Carrier with lid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548708-B2
Application number	US-202117324244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2021
Priority date	May 22, 2020
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

A carrier for holding one or more products. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a side panel. A central panel can at least partially divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion. The side panel can extend at least partially from the front panel to the central panel. A lid can at least partially close a top of the carrier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carrier for holding one or more products, the carrier comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a side panel;
a central wall comprising a central panel and at least partially dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, the side panel extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel;
a lid at least partially closing a top of the carrier, wherein the lid comprises a cover panel foldably connected to the front panel and extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel to at least partially cover the front portion of the carrier;
a handle wall foldably connected to the central wall; and
folding features that facilitate folding the handle wall from an upright configuration over the cover panel to a folded configuration.

2. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the lid further comprises a cover flap foldably connected to the side panel, and the cover panel at least partially overlaps the cover flap.

3. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the side panel is a first side panel, the plurality of panels comprises a second side panel extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel, the lid further comprises a first cover flap foldably connected to the first side panel a second cover flap foldably connected to the second side panel, and the cover panel at least partially overlaps the first cover flap and the second cover flap.

4. The carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a handle extending in the handle wall, wherein the handle wall extends upwardly from the central wall when the handle wall is in the upright configuration.

5. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a back panel, the cover panel is a front cover panel, and the lid further comprises a back cover panel foldably connected to the back panel and extending at least partially from the back panel to the central panel to at least partially cover the back portion of the carrier.

6. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the central panel is a front central panel, the central wall further comprises a back central panel in an overlapping relationship with the front central panel, the handle wall comprises a front handle panel in an overlapping relationship with a back handle panel, the front handle panel is foldably connected to the front central panel along a first fold line, and the back handle panel is foldably connected to the back central panel along a second fold line.

7. The carrier of claim 6 , wherein the folding features comprise a plurality of folding apertures extending in at least one of the front central panel and the front handle panel, each folding aperture of the plurality of folding apertures is aligned with a respective segment of the second fold line so that the segments can be at least partially received through the respective folding apertures when the handle wall is in the folded configuration.

8. The carrier of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a back panel, the lid comprises a cover panel foldably connected to the back panel, the cover panel at least partially covers the back portion of the carrier, and the handle wall at least partially overlaps the cover panel when the handle wall is in the folded configuration.

9. The carrier of claim 6 , wherein the folding features comprise a plurality of front folding apertures extending in at least one of the front central panel and the front handle panel and a plurality of back folding apertures extending in at least one of the back central panel and the back handle panel, each front folding aperture of the plurality of front folding apertures is aligned with a respective segment of the second fold line so that the segments can be at least partially received through the respective front folding apertures when the handle wall is in the folded configuration, and each back folding aperture of the plurality of back front folding apertures is aligned with a respective segment of the first fold line so that the segments can be at least partially received through the respective back folding apertures when the handle wall is in the folded configuration.

10. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein the handle wall is folded over one of the back portion and the front portion of the carrier in the folded configuration.

11. The carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a handle opening extending in the handle wall.

12. The carrier of claim 1 , wherein a handle extends in the handle wall, and a portion of the handle wall extending above the handle when the handle wall is in the upright configuration contacts the lid when the handle wall is in the folded configuration.

13. A carrier for holding one or more products, the carrier comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a side panel;
a central wall comprising a central panel and at least partially dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, the side panel extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel;
a lid at least partially closing a top of the carrier, wherein the lid comprises a cover panel foldably connected to the front panel and extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel to at least partially cover the front portion of the carrier, the lid further comprises a cover flap foldably connected to the side panel, a locking tab foldably connected to the cover panel, and a slot extending between the cover flap and the side panel, and the cover panel at least partially overlaps the cover flap and the locking flap is at least partially inserted into the slot;
a handle wall foldably connected to the central wall; and
folding features that facilitate folding the handle wall from an upright configuration to a folded configuration.

14. The carrier of claim 13 , wherein the locking tab is foldably connected to the cover panel along a fold line, the locking tab has an edge extending from an end of the fold line, and the edge at least partially engages the cover flap adjacent the slot to resist removal of the locking tab from the slot.

15. A blank for forming a carrier for holding one or more products, the blank comprising:
a plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a side panel;
a central panel for at least partially forming a central wall in the carrier formed from the blank for at least partially dividing the carrier formed from the blank into a front portion and a back portion, the side panel being for extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel when the carrier is formed from the blank;
a cover feature for at least partially closing a top of the carrier formed from the blank, wherein the cover feature comprises a cover panel foldably connected to the front panel, the cover panel being for extending at least partially from the front panel to the central panel to at least partially cover the front portion of the carrier formed from the blank;
a handle panel foldably connected to the central panel, the handle panel being for at least partially forming a handle wall when the carrier is formed from the blank; and
folding features in at least one of the handle panel and the central panel for facilitating folding the handle wall from an upright configuration over the cover panel to a folded configuration when the carrier is formed from the blank.

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Holley Jr John Murdick

Classifications

• B65D2571/00487

  and formed integrally with a partition · CPC title

• B65D5/64

  Lids · CPC title

• B65D2571/0066

  formed from one single sheet · CPC title

• B65D71/0014 Primary

  with one longitudinal partition · CPC title

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title