Beveled corner carton with an interlocking separator pad

A carton with two ends for carrying a plurality of containers in two layers with at least two rows in each layer and an interlocking separator pad for keeping the layers of containers separate comprising:

• (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with each end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and an angle panel foldably attached to each side panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each angle panel, each said angle panel and foldably attached side end flap constituting a side end closure, with each side end closure having an aperture, wit said side end closures being held together by securing means;
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• (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, each of which is an interlocking end, said pad having four angled corners, each of which is adjacent an angle panel of the carton, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with each end of the pad having an interlocking end portion of the pad that is interlocked with said apertures in the side end closures on the end of the carton to which said end of the pad is adjacent, with at least one end of the pad having a leading flap that is folded into a plane which is at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel of the carton.

A blank for a carton with two ends for carrying a plurality of containers in two layers with at least two rows in each layer and an interlocking separator pad for keeping the layers of containers separated comprising:

• (a) said carton blank having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panel, with each end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and an angle panel foldably attached to each side panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each angle panel, each said angle panel and foldably attached side end flap constituting a side end closure, with each side end closure having an aperture, with said side end closures being designed to be held together by securing means;
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• (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, each of which is an interlocking end, said pad having four angled corners, each of which is designed to be adjacent an angle panel of the carton, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of articles with each end of the pad having an interlocking end portion of the pad that is designed to be interlocked with said apertures in the side end closures on the end of the canon to which said end of the pad is to be adjacent, with at least one end of the pad having a leading flap that is designed to be folded into a plane which is at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel of the carton.

A container carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of generally cylindrical containers comprising:

• (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with each end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and an angle panel foldably attached to each side panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each angle panel, each said angle panel and foldably attached side end flap constituting a side end closure, with each side end closure having a slot, with said side end closures being held together by glue;
• (b) two layers of generally cylindrical containers at least two rows of containers in each layer;
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• (c) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, each of which is an interlocking end, said pad having four angled corners, each of which is adjacent an angle panel of the carton, said pad being located between the two layers of containers with each end of the pad having two tabs each of which extends trough a slot in a side end closure thereby interlocking the separator pad with the side end closures with at least one end of the pad having a leading flap being lodged between the side end closures on one end of the carton and an adjacent layer of containers in the carton.

A carton loaded with a plurality of containers, comprising:

• a bottom panel;
• a top panel;
• a first side panel;
• a second side panel;
• a first end at least partially closed by a first top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a first bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel, a first side end panel and a second side end panel;
• a second end at least partially closed by a plurality of second end flaps;
• two layers of generally cylindrical containers with at least two rows of containers in each layer;
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• a separator pad disposed between the two layers of containers, the separator pad having a first end and a second end, the first end having a leading flap and a first tab, the first tab being interlocked with a first aperture extending at least through the first side end panel, and the leading flap being folded into a plane which is at least substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel, wherein
• each container has two ends and an axis extending between the two ends, the axes of the containers being generally perpendicular to the separator pad.

A carton loaded with a plurality of containers, comprising:

• a bottom panel;
• a top panel;
• a first side panel;
• a second side panel;
• a first end at least partially closed by a first plurality of end flaps, the first plurality of end flaps comprising a first top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a first bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel, a first angle panel foldably connected to the first side panel, a first side end panel foldably connected to the first angle panel, a second angle panel foldably connected to the second side panel, and a second side end panel foldably connected to the second angle panel;
• a second end at least partially closed by a plurality of second end flaps;
• two layers of generally cylindrical containers with at least two rows of containers in each layer;
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• a separator pad disposed between the two layers of containers, the separator pad having a first and a second end, the first end having a first tab and a second tab, the first tab being interlocked with a first aperture extending at least through the first side end panel and the first angled panel, and the second tab being interlocked with a second aperture extending at least through the second side end panel and the second angled panel, wherein
• each container has two ends and an axis extending between the two ends, the axes of the containers being generally perpendicular to the separator pad.