Carton with tamper resistant features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10287073-B2
Application number	US-201514733238-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2015
Priority date	Jun 10, 2014
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier has a bottom panel, at least one front panel, at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion. At least one front divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel and at least one back divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. At least one retention flap is foldably connected to at least one of the at least one front panel, the at least one back panel, the at least two side panels, and the at least one central panel. The at least one retention flap engages a container and provides stability to the respective container in one of the front or back container-receiving spaces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. 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 plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one front panel, at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, the at least one front panel comprising at least a first front panel and a second front panel;
at least one front divider flap foldably connected to the at least one central panel and extending to the first front panel to divide the front portion into at least one front container-receiving space,
at least one back divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel and extending to the at least one back panel to divide the back portion into at least one back container-receiving space,
at least one retention flap foldably connected to at least one of the at least one front panel, the at least one back panel, the at least two side panels, and the at least one central panel, the at least one retention flap engages a respective container of the plurality of containers and provides stability to the respective container in one of the at least one front container-receiving space and at least one back container-receiving space;
wherein the at least one retention flap comprises at least a first retention flap foldably connected to the at least one back panel and a second retention flap foldably connected to the second front panel, and the second front panel is spaced apart from the at least one back panel by the back portion;
wherein the at least one front container-receiving space and the at least one back container-receiving space are substantially open along a top edge of the carrier when the at least one retention flap engages the respective container of the plurality of containers.

2. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one retention flap comprises an aperture for receiving a top portion of the respective container of the plurality of containers.

3. The carrier of claim 2 , wherein the at least one retention flap comprises a base portion foldably connected to one of the at least one front panel, the at least one back panel, the at least two side panels, and the at least one central panel and a distal portion foldably connected to the base portion, the distal portion comprises the aperture.

4. The carrier of claim 3 , wherein the distal portion comprises a plurality of tabs adjacent the aperture, the plurality of tabs being defined by cuts extending from the aperture.

5. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one retention flap is foldably connected at the top edge of the carrier.

6. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one back panel comprises a first back panel and a second back panel, and the at least two side panels comprise a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, and a fourth side panel, the first front panel is foldably connected to the first side panel at a first fold line and the second side panel at a second fold line, the second front panel is foldably connected to the second side panel at a third fold line; the first back panel is foldably connected to the third side panel at a fourth fold line and the second back panel at a fifth fold line, the second back panel is foldably connected to the fourth side panel at a sixth fold line.

7. The carrier of claim 6 , wherein the at least one retention flap further comprises a third retention flap, the first retention flap is foldably connected to the first back panel, the second retention flap is foldably connected to the second front panel, and the third retention flap is foldably connected to the second side panel.

8. The carrier of claim 6 , wherein the at least one container-receiving space comprises a first container-receiving space, a second container-receiving space, and a third container-receiving space.

9. The carrier of claim 8 , further comprising a first handle aperture in the second side panel and the second front panel, and a second handle aperture in the first central panel, the first handle aperture is aligned with the second handle aperture.

10. The carrier of claim 9 , further comprising a third handle aperture at least partially in the second back panel and the fourth side panel, and a fourth handle aperture in the second central panel, the third handle aperture is aligned with the fourth handle aperture.

11. The carrier of claim 10 , further comprising a fifth handle aperture in the first front panel and the first side panel, at least a portion of the first handle aperture, the second handle aperture, the third handle aperture, the fourth handle aperture and the fifth handle aperture align and form a handle opening in the carrier.

12. The carrier of claim 8 , wherein the first front panel, first side panel, and the at least one front divider flap form the first container-receiving space, the first back panel, third side panel, and the at least one back divider flap form the second container-receiving space, and the second back panel, fourth side panel, and the at least one back divider flap form the third container-receiving space.

13. The carrier of claim 12 , wherein the at least one retention flap further comprises a third retention flap, the first article retention flap is foldably connected to the first back panel, the second article retention flap is foldably connected to the second front panel, and the third article retention flap is foldably connected to the second side panel.

14. 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 plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one front panel, at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion;
at least one front divider flap foldably connected to the at least one central panel and extending to the at least one front panel to divide the front portion into at least one front container-receiving space,
at least one back divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel and extending to the at least one back panel to divide the back portion into at least one back container-receiving space,
at least one retention flap foldably connected to at least one of the at least one front panel, the at least one back panel, the at least two side panels, and the at least one central panel, the at least one retention flap engages a respective container of the plurality of containers and provides stability to the respective container in one of the at least one front container-receiving space and at least one back container-receiving space;
wherein that at least two side panels comprises a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, and a fourth side panel, the at least one back panel comprises a first back panel and a second back panel, the at least one front container-receiving space comprises a front container-receiving space at least partially defined by the central panel, the at least one front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, and the at least one back container receiving space comprises a first back container-receiving space at least partially defined by the central panel, the first back panel, and the third side panel, and a second back container-receiving space adjacent the first back container-receiving space and at least partially defined by the central panel, the second

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc
• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Zammit Mark
• Spartis Elias

Classifications

• B65D71/0022 Primary

  formed by folding or erecting one blank, and provided with vertical partitions · CPC title

• B65D2571/00475

  and extending ion a substantially vertical plane · CPC title

• B65D2571/0066

  formed from one single sheet · CPC title

• B65D2571/00802

  Other shapes · CPC title

• B65D2571/00314

  with locating holes or cuts · CPC title