Article carrier with rounded corners
AssigneeRiverwood International Corporation
InventorRobert L. Sutherland
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Abstract
A carrier especially suited for carrying beverage cans. The carrier is comprised of a top panel connected to support panels which contain slots for receiving the can chimes. In addition, short side panel flaps connected to the support panels and end panel flaps connected to the top panel assist in holding the cans in place. Webs foldably connected to the side panel flaps and to extensions of the end panel flaps cause the end panel flaps to be automatically drawn into place. The side panel flaps, the webs and the end panel extensions are glued together to hold the carrier in locked condition.
Claims10
A carrier containing a plurality of articles, each article having an upper portion which includes an outwardly projecting lip, comprising:
- a top panel having opposite side edges and opposite end edges;
- a downwardly extending support panel connected to each side edge of the top panel along a fold line, the support panels containing slots through which at least portions of the projecting lips of the articles protrude;
- end panel flaps connected to the opposite end edges of the top panel, the end panel flaps having extensions which extend around outer portions of adjacent articles;
- a side panel flap connected to each support panel and overlying end portions of the end panel flap extensions;
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- each side panel flap being connected to an associated end panel flap extension by a web, the web being connected to the end panel flap extension by a first web fold line and to the side panel flap by a second web fold line.
A blank for forming a carrier for packaging a plurality of articles having an upper portion which includes an outwardly projecting lip, comprising:
- a substantially rectangular blank;
- a central top panel section having opposite side edges and opposite end edges;
- a support panel section connected to each side edge of the top panel section along a fold line, the fold line being interrupted by slits which form slots in a carrier formed from the blank, such slots receiving portions of the outwardly projecting lip of an adjacent article in the carder;
- end panel flaps connected to the opposite end edges of the top panel section, the end panel flaps having extensions for extending around outer portions of adjacent articles in a carrier formed from the blank;
- a side panel flap connected to each support panel section;
- each side panel flap being connected to an associated end panel flap extension by a web, the web being connected to the end panel flap extension by a first web fold line and to the side panel flap by a second web fold line, each side panel flap being connected to an associated support panel section by a fold line, the first fold line of each web extending at an angle to said side panel flap fold line such that said first web fold line is substantially aligned with an associated side panel flap fold line in a carrier formed from the blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.