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US 8,387,784 B2Granted
Package for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsAna Gonzalez, Emili Requena, Paul Bradford, Andrea Coltri-DePaula
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Abstract
A package for holding a plurality of containers. The package has a top panel, end panels and side panels. The package has retention features in the top panel for retaining the containers. The package has handle features in the end panel for forming a handle for grasping and carrying the package.
Claims44
A package for holding a plurality of containers, the package comprises:
- panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the package, the panels comprise a top panel, at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, and at least one end panel foldably connected to the at least one side panel;
- at least one feature in the top panel that receives and holds a top portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers, the at least one feature comprises an opening in the top panel and a retention feature adjacent the opening to engage at least one container of the plurality of containers to at least partially attach the at least one container to the package,
- wherein the at least one end panel comprises a handle for grasping and carrying the package, and
- the end panel comprises a plurality of curved fold lines extending across the end panel, the end panel is shaped to conform to at least one container of the plurality of containers and comprises two convex end portions, each convex end portion is shaped to conform to a respective container of the plurality of containers.
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A blank for forming a package for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprises:
- panels that comprise a top panel, at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, and at least one end panel foldably connected to the at least one side panel, the panels are for forming an interior of the package formed from the blank;
- at least one feature in the top panel that is for receiving and holding a top portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers in the package formed from the blank, the at least one feature comprises an opening in the top panel and a retention feature adjacent the opening for engaging the at least one container of the plurality of containers to at least partially attach the at least one container to the package, and
- the at least one end panel comprises handle features for forming a handle for grasping and carrying the package formed from the blank, a plurality of curved fold lines extending across the end panel, two end portions and an intermediate portion positioned between the two end portions, each end portion is for being shaped to conform to a respective container of the plurality of containers and the intermediate portion is for being positioned between the respective containers at the end of the package and is for being shaped to conform to the respective containers.
A method of forming a package for containing a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank having a top panel, at least one side panel foldably connected to the top panel, at least one end panel foldably connected to the at least one side panel, at least one feature in the top panel that comprises an opening in the top panel and a retention feature adjacent the opening, the at least one end panel comprises handle features and a plurality of curved fold lines extending across the end panel;
- inserting at least a top portion of a container through the opening and engaging the top portion of the container with the retention feature to at least partially attach the container to the package;
- forming a handle from the handle features;
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- positioning the end panel to have two convex end portions that are shaped to conform to a respective container of the plurality of containers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.