# US 8,770,468 B2 · Folding box for receiving a group of containers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,770,468 B2 - Document ID: US8770468B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/143,665 - Filed: 2010-01-06 - Published: 2011-12-08 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2009-01-09 - Assignees: Graphic Packaging International Europe Netherlands B.V. - Applicants: Bernard Skolik; Jens Eckermann - Inventors: Bernard Skolik; Jens Eckermann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770468B2 ## CPC - B65D 5/445: {Reinforcements formed separately from the container} - B65D 5/0227: {with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by heat-sealing, by applying adhesive to the flaps or by staples} - B65D 5/566: {Linings made of relatively rigid sheet material, e.g. carton (B65D5/0281 and B65D5/58 takes precedence; combined with a flexible lining B65D5/56, B65D5/60; for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3858; for shock absorbing purposes B65D81/1275)} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A folding box for receiving a group of containers includes a cuboid-shaped external packaging made of cardboard. The external packaging has side walls, bottom walls and top walls. The folding box also includes a lining on the inside of the external packaging at least in the corner region between the side walls, top walls and/or bottom walls. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A folding box for receiving a group of containers comprising: a cuboid-shaped external packaging made of cardboard and having side walls, bottom walls and top walls; and lining on the inside of the external packaging at least in the corner region between the side walls and top walls or bottom walls, wherein the lining comprises at least two inner side walls which are adhesively bonded to the external packaging and which has a reinforcement flap articulated to the upper or to the lower longitudinal side, wherein the lining is not adhesively bonded to the external packaging at the reinforcement flaps, wherein the at least two inner side walls are articulated to one another via webs, wherein the webs are arranged in the lower half of the transverse sides, the side walls are articulated to one another via score lines or the top wall or the bottom wall are articulated to at least one side wall via at least one score line, and wherein the score lines are slit open between the side walls of the external packaging at the points at which the webs of the lining are present. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the external packaging has side walls articulated to one another on transverse sides. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The folding box according to claim 2, in which one side wall has an edge connecting tab articulated to a transverse side and which is joined to an adjacent side wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The folding box according to one of claim 1, in which the top wall is articulated to an upper longitudinal side or the bottom wall is articulated to a lower longitudinal side of at least one side wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The folding box according to claim 4, in which the top wall comprises a plurality of top wall flaps which are articulated to upper longitudinal sides of different side walls, or in which the bottom wall comprises a plurality of bottom wall flaps which are articulated to the lower longitudinal sides of different side walls. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which at least one side wall has a handle opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The folding box according to claim 6, which has handle openings in two opposing side walls. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The folding box according to claim 6, in which a handle flap is articulated to the upper edge of the handle opening. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The folding box according to claim 6, in which an adhesive strip is arranged on the upper edge of the handle opening, on the inside of the side wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the external packaging consists of kraft cardboard. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the lining has a plurality of inner side walls articulated to one another on transverse sides. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which at least one inner side wall has an inner handle opening which overlaps a handle opening of the external packaging. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The folding box according to claim 12, in which an inner handle flap is articulated to the upper edge of the inner handle opening. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the inner side walls are articulated to one another via score lines, or in which the reinforcement flap is articulated to the inner side wall via a score line or a discontinuous stamped line, or the inner handle flap is articulated to an inner side wall via a score line or a discontinuous stamped line. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the lining consists of recycled cardboard. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the lining is adhesively bonded to the external packaging at the outer edges of the inner side walls. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, in which the lining is adhesively bonded to the external packaging approximately in the middle of the inner side walls. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, containing a compartment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, containing a group of bottles. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The folding box according to claim 1, wherein the webs comprise portions of the lining, each of the portions of the lining being located between openings in the lining. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The folding box according to claim 20, wherein the portions of the lining comprise a score line extending between the openings. ### Claim 22 A folding box for receiving a group of containers comprising: an external packaging made of cardboard and having side walls, bottom walls and top walls; and a lining on the inside of the external packaging at least in the corner region between the side walls and top walls or bottom walls; wherein the lining comprises inner side walls which are adhesively bonded to the external packaging and which have at least one reinforcement flap articulated to the upper or to the lower longitudinal side, wherein the side walls are articulated to one another via score lines, wherein the inner side walls are articulated to one another via webs, and wherein the score lines are slit open between the side walls of the external packaging at the points at which the webs of the lining are present.