Carrier for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJohn Murdick Holley, Jr.
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Abstract
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The panels comprise at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels. The carrier includes at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion and at least one divider flap foldably attached to the at least one central panel. The at least one divider flap extends to one of the front panel and the back panel to divide one of the front portion and the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces. The at least one divider flap having a main panel foldably connected to the at least one central panel. At least one beveled portion is foldably connected to the main panel.
Claims27
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the panels comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels;
- at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion;
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- at least one divider flap foldably attached to the at least one central panel and extending to one of the front panel and the back panel and spaced apart from the least two side panels to divide one of the front portion and the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces, the at least one divider flap having a main panel foldably connected to the at least one central panel and at least one beveled portion foldably connected to the main panel and oblique to the main panel,
- the at least one divider flap comprises an attachment flap foldably connected to the at least one beveled portion, the attachment flap being in face-to-face contact with the one of the front panel and the back panel.
A blank for forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels;
- at least one central panel configured to divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion when the carrier is formed from the blank;
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- at least one divider flap foldably attached to the at least one central panel and configured to extend to one of the front panel and the back panel and be spaced apart from the at least two side panels to divide one of the front portion and the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces when the carrier is formed from the blank, the at least one divider flap having a main panel foldably connected to the at least one central panel, at least one beveled portion foldably connected to the main panel and oblique to the main portion panel when the carrier is formed from the blank,
- at least one divider flap comprises an attachment flap foldably connected to the at least one beveled portion, the attachment flap is configured to be in face-to-face contact with the one of the front panel and the back panel when the carrier is formed from the blank.
A method of forming a carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, at least two side panels, at least one central panel, and at least one divider flap foldably attached to the at least one central panel, the at least one divider flap having a main panel foldably connected to the at least one central panel, at least one beveled portion foldably connected to the main panel, and an attachment flap foldably connected to the at least one beveled portion;
- forming the interior,
- dividing the interior into a front portion and a back portion with the at least one central panel,
- dividing one of the front portion and the back portion into at least two container receiving spaces by positioning the at least one divider flap so that the at least one divider flap extends to a respective one of the front and back panels and is spaced apart from the at least two side panels;
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- positioning the attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the one of the front panel and the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.