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US 5,531,319 AGranted
Basket-style article carrier with a single integral partition
AssigneeRiverwood International Corporation
InventorGlen R. Harrelson
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Abstract
A basket-style carrier for packaging four bottles or other articles in two adjacent rows. A partition panel connected to opposite side panels is formed from a cutout in the body of a central handle panel. The layout, glue pattern and partition panel formation permits the carrier to be rapidly formed.
Claims12
A basket-style carrier for packaging four articles arranged in two adjacent rows, comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a pair of opposite side panels connected to a pair of opposite end panels;
- a central handle panel having opposite ends connected to the end panels;
- a single partition panel extending transversely of the handle panel and connected thereto along a substantially vertical fold line located substantially midway between the end panels;
- the handle panel containing a cutout portion from which the partition panel has been formed;
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- the partition panel extending continuously between the side panels and having opposite ends connected to the side panels.
4 more elements
An elongated blank for forming a basket-style carrier for packaging four articles arranged in two adjacent rows, comprising:
- an end panel section having opposite substantially parallel transverse edges;
- a first side panel section connected along an edge to one of the transverse end panel section edges and a second side panel section connected along an edge to the other transverse end panel section edge, the side panel sections being of equal length;
- a first partial end panel section connected to the first side panel section opposite the edge thereof connected to the end panel section;
- a second partial end panel section connected to the second side panel section opposite the edge thereof connected to the end panel section;
- a handle panel section connected to the second partial end panel section opposite the edge connected to the second side panel section, the handle panel section having a length substantially equal to the length of the side panel sections;
- the handle panel section containing a slit defining a single partition panel connected to the handle panel section by a fold line, said fold line being substantially parallel to the parallel transverse edges of the end panel section and being spaced from the second partial end panel section by an amount substantially equal to half the length of the handle panel section;
- means connected to the blank for forming a bottom panel in a carrier formed from the blank;
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- means for connecting the partition panel to opposite side panels of such a carrier.
6 more elements
An elongated blank for forming a basket-style carrier for packaging four articles arranged in two adjacent rows, comprising:
- an end panel section having opposite substantially parallel transverse edges;
- a first side panel section connected along an edge to one of the transverse end panel section edges and a second side panel section connected along an edge to the other transverse end panel section edge;
- a first partial end panel section connected to the first side panel section opposite the edge thereof connected to the end panel section;
- a second partial end panel section connected to the second side panel section opposite the edge thereof connected to the end panel section;
- a handle panel section connected to the second partial end panel section opposite the edge connected to the second side panel section;
- the handle panel section containing a slit defining a partition panel connected to the handle panel section by a fold line;
- means connected to the blank for forming a bottom panel in a carrier formed from the blank;
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- a glue flap extending from opposite ends of the partition panel for connecting the partition panel to opposite side panels of a carrier formed from the blank, the slit defining the partition panel extending beyond the handle panel section to define the glue flaps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.