Carton
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorsAlain Saulas, Jean-Yves Daniel, Jean-Michel Auclair
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Abstract
A carton for packaging primary containers arranged in at least three lateral rows in which the center of said rows has fewer containers than adjacent rows. The carton comprises a pair of superposed tray structures (70) which are connected together by a wrapper (10) having a handle structure (52). The trays each have a retaining keel (94) extending inwardly of the tray for retaining the center row of containers in an inwardly offset condition with respect to the adjacent rows of containers.
Claims12
A carton for packaging a plurality of primary containers arranged in at least three lateral rows, a centre of said rows having fewer containers than adjacent ones of said rows comprising:
- a support panel (72) upon which said containers are to be placed;
- a top panel (16);
- first and second side walls (14, 17) connected to said top panel (16);
- means (24) for retaining said support panel (72) in a position with respect to said side panels (14, 18);
- means (94) between said support panel (72) and at least one of said side walls (14, 18) and extending inwardly of said package for retaining said centre row of said containers (A) in an inwardly offset condition with respect to said adjacent rows of said containers.
A carton as defined in any of the preceding claims wherein said support panel (72) forms a portion of a tray (70) for retaining the primary containers placed thereon, said means (24) for retaining said support panel (72) in position including means for fixing said tray (70) with respect to said top panel (16) and first and second side walls (14, 18).
A carton as defined in any of the preceding claims, wherein said centre row retaining means (94) includes a first panel (96) hingedly connected to said support panel (72) and a second panel (95) hingedly connected between said first panel (96) and a side wall (78) of said tray, said first and second panels (96, 95) being disposed for positioning between endmost containers of said centre row and said adjacent rows.
A carton as defined in any of the preceding claims wherein said support panel (72) may be connected to said first panel and side walls (14, 18) and forms a bottom wall for said carton.
A carton accommodating a plurality of primary containers arranged in an least three lateral rows, a centre of said rows having fewer containers than adjacent ones of said rows, comprising:
- a support panel (72) upon which said containers are to be placed;
- a top panel (116);
- first and second side walls (114, 118) connected to said top panel (116);
- means (124) for retaining said support panel (72) in a position with respect to said side panels (114, 118);
- means (94) between said support panel (72) and at least one of said side walls (14, 18) and extending inwardly of said package for retaining said centre row of said containers (A) in an inwardly offset condition with respect to said adjacent rows of said containers and a handle (150) formed at least partially from said top panel (116) and said first and second side panels (114, 118) and which, during use, protrudes partially into said carton adjacent to said centre row.
A tray (70) for carrying a plurality of articles comprising a base panel (72) and upwardly projecting side panels (74, 76, 78, 80), the tray (70) being adapted to accommodate at least three adjacent rows of articles (A) wherein the central row has one less article (A) than the outer rows and wherein two adjacent rows are longitudinally displaced from one another to provide a closely packed formation, the tray (70) comprising means (94) which projects inwardly into the tray (70) to prevent movement of articles within the tray characterised in that said inwardly projecting means (94) is provided at each end of said central row to restrict movement of articles in said central row, said inwardly projecting means (94) comprising a lateral panel (95) which is hinged to and projects inwardly from a tray side wall panel (78, 80) and a lower panel (96) which is hinged to and projects upwardly from the base panel (72), said lower and lateral panels (95, 96) being hingably connected to one another.
A carton blank (10) for forming a tray (70) for carrying a plurality of articles (A) which blank (10) comprises a base panel (72;
- 272), side panels (74, 76, 78, 80;
- 274, 276, 282) hinged thereto, the tray when formed being adapted to accommodate at least three adjacent rows of articles wherein the central row has one less article than the outer rows and wherein two adjacent rows are longitudinally displaced from one another to provide a closely packed formation, the blank (10) further comprising means (94) which are adapted to project inwardly into the tray (70) to prevent movement of articles within the tray (70) when in use characterised in that said means (94) for projecting inwardly comprises a lateral panel (75) which is hinged to and struck from a tray side wall panel (78, 80) and a lower panel (96) which is hinged to and struck from the base panel (72;
- 272) said lower and lateral panels (95, 96) being hingably connected to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.