Carrier capable of hanging from a back of a container
AssigneeLBP Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsMatthew R. Cook, Barry L. Silverstein, Kurt M. Wolf, James A. Hubbard, Jr.
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Abstract
A carrier is formed of foldable sheet material, the carrier being usable with a container. The container has a top, a bottom and sides, the top having a handle, and at least one of the sides having a mouth for emptying contents from the container. The carrier includes a bottom, side panels adjoined and connected to the bottom, and a handle panel formed with at least one of the side panels. The handle panel includes a first aperture for fitting over the handle on the top of the container such that at least a portion of one of the side panels of the carrier rests against a side of the container directly opposite to the mouth.
Claims8
A carrier formed of foldable sheet material, the carrier comprising:
- a bottom;
- a plurality of side panels adjoined and connected to the bottom;
- and
- a handle panel formed in continuation of one of the side panels, wherein the handle panel comprises:
- a first fold line being parallel to a plane formed by the bottom;
- a first aperture being perpendicular to the first fold line;
- a second aperture being perpendicular to the first fold line and in line with the first aperture;
- and
- a first perforated line in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein pressure applied on the first perforated line tears apart material to produce a third aperture in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture;
- wherein when the third aperture is open in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture, the handle panel is foldable along the first fold line over a container to accommodate a shape of the container and to facilitate penetration of a handle of the container through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture;
- a second perforated line defining a finger opening in the handle panel, wherein pressure applied inside the second perforated line dislocates material to produce the finger opening;
- and
- wherein the carrier is attachable back-to-back to an identical carrier, the finger opening matching a finger opening in the identical carrier.
A carrier formed of foldable sheet material, the carrier comprising:
- a bottom;
- and
- a plurality of side panels adjoining and connected to the bottom;
- and
- a side handle panel formed in continuation of one of the side panels, wherein the side handle panel comprises:
- a first fold line being parallel to a plane formed by the bottom;
- a first aperture being perpendicular to the first fold line;
- a second aperture being perpendicular to the first fold line and in line with the first aperture;
- a first perforated line in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein pressure applied on the first perforated line tears apart material to produce a third aperture in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture;
- wherein when the third aperture is open in continuation of the first aperture and the second aperture, the side handle panel is foldable along the first fold line over a container to accommodate a shape of the container and to facilitate penetration of a handle of the container through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture;
- a second perforated line defining a finger opening in the handle panel, wherein pressure applied inside the second perforated line dislocates material to produce the finger opening;
- wherein the side panels form an open compartment,
- wherein the open compartment is divided by a central foldable handle panel extending from the open compartment, and wherein the side handle panel is foldable over the central foldable handle panel of the carrier to form a compartment cover;
- wherein the central foldable handle panel folds to form a handle;
- and
- wherein the carrier is attachable back-to-back to an identical carrier, the finger opening matching a finger opening in the identical carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.