Carton with insert

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9334093-B2
Application number	US-201414274975-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2014
Priority date	May 13, 2013
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels can comprise a top panel and a side panel. An insert comprises a central panel and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel. An attachment flap can be foldably connected to the crown retention panel. The top panel can at least partially overlap the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel can be spaced apart from the side panel in the interior of the carton, and at least a portion of the attachment flap can be at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel and a side panel; and
an insert comprising a central panel and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel along a fold line, an attachment flap being foldably connected to the crown retention panel;
wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel is spaced apart from the side panel in the interior of the carton, a portion of the central panel extends from the fold line toward the side panel so that a free edge of the central panel is disposed proximate the side panel, and at least a portion of the attachment flap is at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the crown retention panel is positioned for contact with at least one container of the plurality of containers.

3. The carton of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the crown retention panel is generally parallel to the side panel.

4. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the attachment flap is a first attachment flap and the insert comprises a second attachment flap foldably connected to the crown retention panel.

5. A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel and a side panel; and
an insert comprising a central panel and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel, a first attachment flap and a second attachment flap each being foldably connected to the crown retention panel, wherein each of the first attachment flap and the second attachment flap comprises a proximal portion foldably connected to the crown retention panel along a first lateral fold line and a distal portion foldably connected to the proximal portion along a second lateral fold line;
wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel is spaced apart from the side panel in the interior of the carton, and at least a portion of the attachment flap is at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel.

6. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the distal portions are at least partially attached in face-to-face contact to the side panel, and the proximal portions extend generally horizontally from the crown retention panel to the respective distal portions.

7. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the attachment flap comprises a proximal portion foldably connected to the crown retention panel along a first lateral fold line and a distal portion foldably connected to the proximal portion along a second lateral fold line.

8. The carton of claim 7 , wherein the first lateral fold line is spaced apart from an outer edge of the crown retention panel.

9. The carton of claim 8 , wherein a portion of the outer edge of the crown retention panel comprises a lowermost edge of the crown retention panel.

10. The carton of claim 7 , wherein the first lateral fold line comprises a lowermost portion of the crown retention panel.

11. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the fold line is a lateral fold line and the free edge of the central panel is an outer free edge of the central panel, and the crown retention panel extends generally downwardly from the lateral fold line.

12. The carton of claim 1 , further comprising a dispenser comprising an outer dispenser pattern and an inner dispenser pattern, wherein:
the outer dispenser pattern comprises an outer dispenser panel extending in at least the top panel and the side panel, outer the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by an outer tear line extending in at least the top panel and the side panel; and
the inner dispenser pattern comprises an inner tear line extending in at least the central panel.

13. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the outer dispenser panel is for being folded upwardly when the dispenser is actuated, and the attachment flap is at least partially attached to a portion of the outer dispenser panel in the side panel so that the attachment flap and the crown retention panel are folded upwardly with the outer dispenser panel when the dispenser is actuated.

14. The carton of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the inner tear line extends from an interior edge of the central panel adjacent an opening in the central panel formed by the crown retention panel.

15. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the inner tear line comprises a first inner tear line and the inner dispenser pattern comprises a second inner tear line, at least a portion of the central panel extending between the first inner tear line and the second inner tear line is at least partially attached to a portion of the outer dispenser panel in the top panel, the outer dispenser panel is for being folded upwardly when the dispenser is actuated, and the portion of the central panel is folded upwardly with the outer dispenser panel when the dispenser is actuated.

16. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the side panel is a first side panel, the carton further comprises a second side panel, and the insert further comprises a side flap foldably connected to the central panel along a lateral fold line, the side flap extending generally downwardly and obliquely from the central panel towards the second side panel in the interior of the carton.

17. The carton of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, wherein the insert comprises an inner end flap foldably connected to the central panel proximate the closed end.

18. The carton of claim 17 , wherein the inner end flap extends obliquely from the central panel to the closed end of the carton.

19. The carton of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of end flaps comprises at least a top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top end flap at least partially overlaps the inner end flap, and the carton further comprises a handle formed in the closed end of the carton, the handle comprising an outer handle flap foldably connected to the top end flap and an inner handle flap foldably connected to the inner end flap, the outer handle flap at least partially overlapping the inner handle flap.

20. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the central panel comprises an opening at least partially formed by the crown retention panel, the opening extending adjacent the fold line.

21. A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel and a side panel; and
an insert comprising a central panel and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel, an attachment flap being foldably connected to the crown retention panel, the attachment flap comprising a proximal portion foldably connected to the crown retention panel along a first lateral fold line and a distal portion foldably connected to the proximal portion along a second lateral fold line;
wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel, at least a portion of the cr

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc

Inventors

• Holley Jr John Murdick

Classifications

• B65D71/38 Primary

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• B65D2571/00574

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• B65D5/0281

  the tubular body presenting double or multiple walls (for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3853) · CPC title

• B65D2571/00444

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• B65D2571/00814

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