Carton with divider

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10106291-B2
Application number	US-201615177653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2016
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

A carton for holding at least one article. The carton includes an outer portion having a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels include a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel. A reinforcement portion is attached to the outer portion. The reinforcement portion comprises an attached portion in face-to-face contact with at least one panel of the plurality of panels and an unattached portion. The unattached portion comprises a divider extending between at least two panels of the plurality of panels and dividing the interior into a first compartment and a second compartment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carton for holding at least one article, the carton comprising:
an outer portion comprising a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel; and
a reinforcement portion attached to the outer portion, the reinforcement portion comprises an attached portion in face-to-face contact with at least one, of the front panel and the back panel and the reinforcement portion comprises an unattached portion, the unattached portion comprises a divider extending between at least two panels of the plurality of panels and dividing the interior into a first compartment and a second compartment.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the outer portion comprises an outer layer of paperboard and the reinforcement portion comprises an inner layer of paperboard.

3. The carton of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of panels is a first plurality of panels and the reinforcement portion comprises a second plurality of panels comprising a first panel, a second panel foldably connected to the first panel, a third panel foldably connected to the second panel, a fourth panel foldably connected to the third panel, and a fifth panel foldably connected to the fourth panel.

4. The carton of claim 3 , wherein the first panel is adhesively attached to the second side panel and the second panel is adhesively attached to a portion of the front panel.

5. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the fifth panel is adhesively attached to the back panel.

6. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the third panel is free from adhesive attachment to the outer portion.

7. The carton of claim 6 , wherein the fourth panel is free from adhesive attachment to the outer portion.

8. The carton of claim 7 , wherein the third panel comprises the divider that extends between the front panel and the back panel.

9. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the fourth panel is adhesively attached to the fifth panel and in face-to-face contact with the fifth panel.

10. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the first side panel is free from contact with the reinforcement portion.

11. The carton of claim 1 , comprising at least two flaps in at least one of the panels, each of the flaps being foldably connected to the at least one panel to form a respective inspection opening when the flaps are folded with respect to the at least one panel.

12. The carton of claim 11 , wherein the at least two flaps are foldably connected to the front panel, at least one of the two flaps comprises a portion of the reinforcement portion.

13. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the at least two flaps comprises a first flap and a second flap, the first flap being positionable into the first compartment, the first flap being positionanble into the first compartment to divide the first compartment, and the second flap being positionable into the second compartment to divide the first compartment.

14. A carton for holding at least one article, the carton comprising:
an outer portion comprising a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, the outer portion comprises a plurality of end flaps, each end flap of the plurality of end flaps is foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels; and
a reinforcement portion attached to the outer portion, the reinforcement portion comprises an attached portion in face-to-face contact with at least one panel of the plurality of panels and an unattached portion, the unattached portion comprises a divider extending between at least two panels of the plurality of panels and dividing the interior into a first compartment and a second compartment,
the plurality of end flaps is free from contact with the reinforcement portion.

15. A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one article, the blank comprising:
an outer blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel; and
a reinforcement blank attached to the outer blank, the reinforcement blank comprises an attached portion in face-to-face contact with at least one of the front panel and the back panel and the reinforcement blank comprises an unattached portion, the unattached portion comprises a divider for extending between at least two panels of the plurality of panels and dividing the interior of the carton formed from the blank into a first compartment and a second compartment.

16. The blank of claim 15 , wherein the outer blank comprises an outer layer of paperboard and the reinforcement blank comprises an inner layer of paperboard.

17. The blank of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of panels is a first plurality of panels and the reinforcement blank comprises a second plurality of panels comprising a first panel, a second panel foldably connected to the first panel, a third panel foldably connected to the second panel, a fourth panel foldably connected to the third panel, and a fifth panel foldably connected to the fourth panel.

18. The blank of claim 17 , wherein the first panel is adhesively attached to the second side panel and the second panel is adhesively attached to a portion of the front panel.

19. The blank of claim 18 , wherein the fifth panel is adhesively attached to the back panel.

20. The blank of claim 19 , wherein the third panel is free from adhesive attachment to the outer blank.

21. The blank of claim 20 , wherein the fourth panel is free from adhesive attachment to the outer blank.

22. The blank of claim 21 , wherein the third panel comprises the divider that is for extending between the front panel and the back panel in the carton formed from the blank.

23. The blank of claim 22 , wherein the fourth panel is adhesively attached to the fifth panel and in face-to-face contact with the fifth panel.

24. The blank of claim 15 , comprising at least two flaps in at least one of the panels, each of the flaps being foldably connected to the at least one panel to form a respective inspection opening when the flaps are folded with respect to the at least one panel in the carton formed from the blank.

25. The blank of claim 24 wherein the at least two flaps are foldably connected to the front panel, at least one of the two flaps comprises a portion of the reinforcement blank.

26. The blank of claim 25 , wherein the at least two flaps comprises a first flap and a second flap, the first flap being positionable into the first compartment, the first flap being positionable into the first compartment to divide the first compartment in the carton formed from the blank, and the second flap being positionable into the second compartment to divide the second compartment in the carton formed from the blank.

27. A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one article, the blank comprising:
an outer blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, the outer blank comprises a plurality of end flaps, each end flap of the plurality of end flaps is foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels; and
a reinforcement blank attached to the outer blank, the reinforcement blank comprises an attached portion in face-to-face co

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc
• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Kearns Matthew R

Classifications

• B65D2571/00839

  Integral reinforcements · CPC title

• B65D2571/0037

  extending from at least a side wall · CPC title

• B65D5/48014 Primary

  formed by folding extensions hinged to the side edges of a tubular body (B65D5/48004 takes precedence; partition separated by erecting the body B65D5/48048) · CPC title

• B65D5/443

  Integral reinforcements, e.g. folds, flaps (double walls B65D5/02) · CPC title

• B65D2571/0066

  formed from one single sheet · CPC title