Basket-style carrier with open article-viewing areas
AssigneeRiverwood International Corporation
InventorGlen Harrelson
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Abstract
A basket-style carrier containing openings in the side and end panels through which the lower portions of packaged articles can be seen. Flaps connected to one or more opening edges are folded into the interior of the carrier so as to block the pricing bar code on adjacent articles without obstructing the view through the openings. The openings extend down to the bottom panel but do not interfere with connections to riser panels connecting a handle panel to the end panels. The openings also allow the carriers to fit into molded packing trays of the type which include inwardly extending reinforcing elements. The carrier is designed to allow the reinforcing elements to extend into the carrier through the carrier openings.
Claims20
A basket-style article carrier for carrying two rows of articles, comprising:
- opposite side panels connected to a bottom panel;
- opposite end panels connected to the side panels;
- a handle panel located between the side panels;
- the handle panel including opposite ends connected by fold lines to riser panels, the riser panels being connected by fold line to an associated end panel;
- each end panel being comprised of two end panel sections, each end panel section being foldably connected to one of the opposite side panels;
- one of the end panel sections of each end panel having a relatively wide portion extending transversely beyond the fold line connecting the end panel to the riser panels, the relatively wide portion overlapping and being adhered to the associated end panel section;
- each end panel containing an opening substantially equally spaced from the side panels;
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- each side panel containing an opening spaced from the end panels;
- each side panel opening having at least one edge connected by a fold line to a flap, said flap being folded into the interior of the carrier so as to allow bottom portions of adjacent articles to be seen through the side panel opening.
A basket-style article carrier for carrying two rows of articles, comprising:
- opposite side panels connected to a bottom panel;
- opposite end panels connected to the side panels;
- a handle panel located between the side panels;
- each end panel containing an opening substantially equally spaced from the side panels and extending for a substantial distance into the bottom panel;
- each side panel containing an opening spaced from the end panels and extending for a substantial distance into the bottom panel;
- each side panel opening including an upper edge;
- a flap connected by a fold line to the upper edge of each side panel opening, each side panel flap including a substantially vertical interior fold line and two angled fold lines originating on said interior fold line and extending toward the fold line at the upper edge of an associated opening, each side panel flap being folded into the interior of the carrier so as to allow bottom portions of adjacent articles to be seen through the side panel openings, the angled fold lines and the fold line at the upper edge of said associated opening forming an inwardly extending triangular section.
A blank for forming a basket-style carrier, comprising:
- two outer handle panel sections connected to each other by a central fold line;
- each outer handle panel section having opposite end edges extending substantially at right angles to the central fold line and a lower edge extending transversely of the end edges;
- an inner handle panel section connected by a fold line to one of the end edges of each of the outer handle panel sections;
- a riser panel flap connected by fold line to the opposite end edge of each of the outer handle panel sections;
- two pairs of spaced end panel sections on each side of the central fold line, each end panel section connected by fold line to a riser panel flap;
- one pair of end panel sections containing an opening spaced from an associated side panel section;
- a side panel section connected to and located between each pair of spaced end panel sections;
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- each side panel section containing an opening spaced from an associated end panel section, each side panel opening having at least one edge connected by a fold line to a flap, said flap being foldable into the interior of a carrier formed from the blank so as to allow bottom portions of articles packaged in such a carrier to be seen.
A shipping package, comprising:
- a packing tray having a bottom wall, opposite side walls and opposite end walls;
- a plurality of reinforcing members extending from the side walls to the bottom wall;
- a plurality of basket-style article carriers in the packing tray, each carrier including opposite side panels, opposite end panels, a bottom panel and a handle panel, the carriers being arranged in the tray so that the side walls of the packing tray are adjacent a side panel of a carrier;
- each side panel of the carriers having at least one opening therein;
- the carriers being positioned so that the opening in the side panel adjacent a side wall of the packing tray is substantially aligned with a reinforcing member of extending from said side wall;
- at least a portion of the aligned reinforcing member extending into the associated opening in the adjacent side panel of a carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.