Can clip carrier with glue flaps
AssigneeRiverwood International Corporation
InventorRobert L. Sutherland
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Abstract
A carrier for articles such as beverage cans of the type that grip the top portions of the cans so as to suspend them from the carrier. The upper ends of the cans extend through apertures in the bottom panel of the carrier, and the chimes or lips of the cans are engaged by support tabs surrounding the aperture. Glue flaps foldably connected to one of the support tabs at each aperture overlie the upper ends of the cans and are glued to the top panel. An opening in the support tab includes an edge which functions as the support edge. In addition, the bottom panel finger holes have a straight transverse inner edge connected to a cover tab along a score line. Spaced arcuate score lines in the bottom panel cause the intervening segments of the bottom panel to buttress the inner edge.
Claims22
A package containing a plurality of articles each of which includes an upper portion having an upper surface and an outwardly projecting lip, comprising:
- a top panel;
- a bottom panel spaced from the top panel and connected thereto by side panels;
- the bottom panel containing a plurality of apertures through which the upper portions of the articles extend;
- a plurality of support tabs foldably connected to the bottom panel adjacent the apertures and extending generally toward the top panel, the support tabs having support edges engaging the lip of an associated article;
- one of the support tabs associated with at least one of the apertures being connected to a flap, the flap overlying at least a portion of the upper surface of an associated article;
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- said one support tab having an opening therein, the opening including an edge which is the support edge of said one support tab.
A blank capable of being formed into a carrier for supporting a plurality of articles each of which has an upper portion including an upper surface and an outwardly projecting lip, comprising:
- a top panel section;
- a bottom panel section;
- a first side panel section extending between the top and bottom panel sections and being connected thereto along top and bottom fold lines;
- a second side panel section connected to one of the top or bottom panel sections along a fold line;
- a flap foldably connected to the second side panel section, the flap being overlapped by and adhered to the other of the top or bottom sections in a carrier formed from the blank;
- the bottom panel section containing a plurality of apertures adapted to receive the upper portions of the articles;
- a plurality of support tabs foldably connected to the bottom panel section adjacent the apertures and adapted to be folded out of the plane of the bottom panel by articles being moved into position through the apertures, the support tabs having support edges which engage the lips of associated articles in a carrier formed from the blank;
- one of the support tabs associated with at least one of the apertures being connected to a flap, the flap extending over a substantial portion of the aperture and overlying at least a portion of the upper surface of an associated article in a carrier formed from the blank;
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- said one support tab having an opening therein, the opening including an edge which is the support edge of said one support tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.