Carrier for containers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10766680-B2
Application number	US-201816045939-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2018
Priority date	Aug 9, 2017
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels includes a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel. At least one divider flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one divider flap folded away from the one of the front panel and the back panel to form at least one opening in the one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one divider flap extends through the interior of the carrier to the at least one central panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carrier for holding at least one container, the carrier comprising:
a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel;
at least one divider flap foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one divider flap folded away from the one of the front panel and the back panel to form at least one opening in the one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one divider flap extends through the interior of the carrier to the at least one central panel,
at least one of the front panel and the back panel comprises at least one notch at an upper edge thereof, the at least one notch provides an access path to a portion of the at least one central panel aligned with the at least one notch,
the at least one central panel comprises a notch at an upper edge thereof, and, in a folded configuration of the carrier, the at least one notch and the notch of the at least one central panel are aligned such that the access path extends through the notch of the at least one central panel.

2. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening provides access to the interior of the carrier.

3. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening extends at least partially into the at least one side panel.

4. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one divider flap is a first divider flap and the carrier further comprises a second divider flap foldably connected to the one of the front panel and the back panel, the second divider flap extends from the one of the front panel and the back panel to the at least one central panel, the at least one opening is a first opening, and the second divider flap is folded away from the one of the front panel and the back panel to form a second opening in the one of the front panel and the back panel.

5. The carrier of claim 4 , wherein the first opening is in communication with the second opening.

6. The carrier of claim 5 , wherein an attachment flap is foldably connected to each of the first divider flap and the second divider flap.

7. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the at least one side panel is a first front side panel and the plurality of panels further comprises a second front side panel, a first back side panel, and a second back side panel.

8. The carrier of claim 7 , wherein the at least one divider flap is a first divider flap foldably connected to the back panel and the carrier further comprises a second divider flap foldably connected to the back panel and extending to the at least one central panel, the carrier further comprises a third divider flap and a fourth divider flap each foldably connected to the at least one central panel and extending to the front panel.

9. A carrier for holding at least one container, the carrier comprising:
a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel;
at least one divider flap foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one divider flap folded away from the one of the front panel and the back panel to form at least one opening in the one of the front panel and the back panel, the at least one divider flap extends through the interior of the carrier to the at least one central panel,
at least one of the front panel and the back panel comprises at least one notch at an upper edge thereof, the at least one notch provides an access path to a portion of the at least one central panel aligned with the at least one notch,
wherein the at least one notch is a first notch at an upper edge of the front panel and the access path is a first access path, and the back panel comprises a second notch at an upper edge thereof that provides a second access path to a portion of the at least one central panel aligned with the second notch,
wherein the at least one central panel comprises a third notch at an upper edge thereof, and wherein in a folded configuration of the carrier, the first notch and the third notch are aligned such that the first access path extends through the third notch to a portion of the back panel.

10. The carrier of claim 9 , wherein in the folded configuration of the carrier, the second notch and the third notch are aligned such that the second access path extends through the third notch to a portion of the front panel.

11. The carrier of claim 9 , wherein the front panel comprises a fourth notch at an upper edge thereof, wherein in the folded configuration of the carrier the fourth notch provides a fourth access path to a portion of the central panel aligned with the fourth notch.

12. The carrier of claim 9 , wherein the at least one side panel comprises a chamfer at an upper edge thereof, the chamfer is adjacent the at least one central panel such that the at least one central panel is exposed above the chamfer.

13. A blank for forming a carrier for holding at least one container, the blank comprising:
a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a back panel, at least one central panel, at least one side panel, and at least one bottom panel,
the blank further comprising at least one divider flap foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel,
the at least one divider flap is for being folded away from the one of the front panel and the back panel to form at least one opening in the one of the front panel and the back panel in the carrier formed from the blank, the at least one divider flap extends through the interior of the carrier formed from the blank to the at least one central panel,
at least one of the front panel and the back panel comprises at least one notch at an upper edge thereof, the at least one notch provides an access path to a portion of the at least one central panel aligned with the at least one notch in the carrier formed from the blank,
the at least one central panel comprises a notch at an upper edge thereof, and, in a folded configuration of the carrier formed from the blank, the at least one notch and the notch of the at least one central panel are aligned such that the access path extends through the notch of the at least one central panel.

14. The blank of claim 13 , wherein the at least one opening provides access to the interior of the carrier formed from the blank.

15. The blank of claim 13 , wherein the at least one opening extends at least partially into the at least one side panel in the carrier formed from the blank.

16. The blank of claim 13 , wherein the at least one divider flap is a first divider flap and the blank further comprises a second divider flap foldably connected to the one of the front panel and the back panel, the second divider flap extends from the one of the front panel and the back panel to the at least one central panel in the carrier formed from the blank, the at least one opening is a first opening in the carrier formed from the blank, and the second divider flap is folded away from the one of the front panel and the back panel to form a second opening in the one of the front panel and the back panel in the carrier formed from the blank.

17. The blank of claim 16 , wherein the first opening is in communication with the second opening in the carrier f

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Holley Jr John Murdick

Classifications

• B65D71/0022 Primary

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

• B65D2571/00802

  Other shapes · CPC title

• B65D5/5035

  Paper elements (in combination with wooden elements B65D5/5095) · CPC title

• B31B50/26

  Folding sheets, blanks or webs · CPC title

• B65D2571/00388

  Two rows of more than two cells · CPC title