Two tier can carton

A sleeve style carton for a can matrix, said matrix being formed from plural cans where the axis of each can is parallel to the axis of every other can, said carton comprising

• top, bottom and opposed side walls, said walls being foldably connected one to the other, each of said walls having opposed ends, and said top wall having first and second sections,
• a corner flap formed integral with each side wall at each end of each side wall, each corner flap being wrapped around a matrix corner can relatively tightly so as to draw all cans of said can matrix together against one another in a plane normal to said can axes, in order to aid in minimizing movement of the cans within said can matrix one relative to the other, said corner flaps being connected one with the other when so wrapped,
• a primary compound panel foldably connected along one edge to said first top wall section and foldably connected along an opposite edge to said second top wall section, said foldable connections of said primary compound panel with said top wall sections being parallel to said foldable connections of said top wall with said opposed side walls,
• said primary compound panel being sized so that when said primary compound panel is folded between said first and second top wall sections that said top, bottom and opposed side walls are wrapped relatively tightly around said can matrix in a plane parallel to said can axes also in order to aid in minimizing movement of the cans within said can matrix one relative to the other, said primary compound panel being connected on its obverse surface to an adjacent surface of said first top wall section and on its reverse surface to an adjacent surface of said second top wall section when so wrapped.

A sleeve style carton for a can matrix, said matrix being formed from plural cans where the axis of each can is parallel to the axis of every other can, said carton comprising

• top, bottom and opposed side walls, said walls being foldably connected one to the other, each of said walls having opposed ends, and said top wall having first and second sections,
• a primary compound panel foldably connected along one edge to said first top wall section and foldably connected along an opposite edge to said second top wall section, said foldable connections of said primary compound panel with said top wall sections being parallel to said foldable connections of said top wall with said opposed side walls,
• said primary compound panel being sized so that when said primary compound panel is folded between said first and second top wall sections that said top, bottom and opposed side walls are wrapped relatively tightly around said can matrix in a plane parallel to said can axes in order to aid in minimizing movement of the cans within said can matrix one relative to the other, said primary compound panel being connected on its obverse surface to an adjacent surface of said first top wall section and on its reverse surface to an adjacent surface of said second top wall section when so wrapped, and
• a glue flap foldably connected to one side edge of one of said bottom wall and a side wall, said glue flap being glued along its length to the other of said bottom wall and said side wall, said glue flap by which said stop, bottom and opposed side walls are connected in sleeve style configuration not being directly connected to said top wall.

A method of locating an intermediate floor panel on top a lower package matrix, said method comprising the steps of

• providing said floor panel with at least one locator tab deflectable out of the plane of said floor panel into engaging relationship with at least one package in said lower matrix,
• orienting said floor panel on top said lower matrix while moving said lower matrix in a machine direction,
• deflecting said tab out of the plane of said floor panel toward at least one package of said lower matrix, and
• exposing said floor panel to a force in a direction different from the machine direction of said floor panel so as to engage said locator tab as desired with said one package in order to locate said floor panel as desired on top said lower matrix.