Carrier for containers
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsRaymond R. Spivey, Sr., Raymond S. Kastanek
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Abstract
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton includes a top retainer having a top panel and at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel. The top panel includes at least one retaining portion having at least one receptacle for retaining at least one container of the plurality of containers, and the at least one retaining portion is removable from the carton. The carton further includes a tray having a bottom panel and at least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel. The at least one top end flap and the at least one bottom end flap cooperate to form a closed end of the carton.
Claims32
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
- a top retainer comprising a top panel and at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top panel comprises at least one retaining portion having at least one receptacle for retaining at least one container of the plurality of containers, and the at least one retaining portion is removable from the carton;
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- a tray comprising a bottom panel and at least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel,
- the at least one top end flap and the at least one bottom end flap cooperate to form a closed end of the carton,
- the at least one retaining portion comprises a first retaining portion comprising a first receptacle having a first opening and a second retaining portion comprising a second receptacle having a second opening, the first retaining portion being removably connected to the top panel and the second retaining portion and the top panel comprising a first tear line removably connecting the top panel to the first retaining portion and extending across an entire width of the top panel and a second tear line removably connecting the first retaining portion to the second retaining portion and extending across the entire width of the top panel, the first opening and second opening each being spaced apart from the first tear line and the second tear line.
In combination, a top retainer blank and a tray blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers,
- the top retainer blank comprises a top panel and at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top panel comprises at least one retaining portion having at least one receptacle for retaining at least one container of the plurality of containers in the carton formed from the top retaining blank and the tray blank, the at least one retaining portion is removable from the top retainer blank,
- the tray blank comprises a bottom panel and a least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, and
- the at least one top end flap and the at least one bottom end flap cooperate to form a closed end of the carton formed from the top retainer blank and the tray blank,
- the at least one retaining portion comprises a first retaining portion comprising a first receptacle having a first opening and a second retaining portion comprising a second receptacle having a second opening, the first retaining portion being removably connected to the top panel and the second retaining portion and the top panel comprising a first tear line removably connecting the top panel to the first retaining portion and extending across an entire width of the top panel and a second tear line removably connecting the first retaining portion to the second retaining portion and extending across an entire width of the top panel, the first opening and second opening each being spaced apart from the first tear line and the second tear line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.