Carton with insert

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9540159-B2
Application number	US-201414275204-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2014
Priority date	May 13, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton can comprise 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. An insert can comprise a central panel, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central 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 the inner side panel 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, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central 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, and the inner side panel is at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel,
wherein the crown retention panel is foldably connected to the central panel along a first lateral fold line that is spaced apart from the side panel and is foldably connected to the inner side panel along a second lateral fold line, and the insert comprises a spacer portion foldably connected to the central panel along a third lateral fold line and foldably connected to the inner side panel along a fold area, the third lateral fold line being spaced apart from 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 , the crown retention panel extends generally downwardly from the central panel and is spaced apart from the inner side panel.

4. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the side panel is a first side panel and the crown retention panel is a first crown retention panel, the carton further comprising a second side panel, and the insert further comprising a second crown retention panel that is foldably connected to the central panel and is spaced apart from the second side panel.

5. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the second crown retention panel comprises an attachment flap at least partially in face-to-face contact with the second side panel.

6. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the inner side panel is a first inner side panel, and the insert further comprises a second inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel and at least partially in face-to-face contact with the second side panel, the second crown retention panel being at least partially spaced apart from the second inner side panel.

7. 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 further comprises a corner flap foldably connected to the inner side panel, the corner flap at least partially overlapping the closed end of the carton.

8. 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, and wherein the insert comprises an inner end flap foldably connected to the central panel proximate the closed end.

9. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the insert comprises an attachment flap foldably connected to the second crown retention panel, at least a portion of the attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with the second side panel.

10. 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, the 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.

11. The carton of claim 1 , further comprising a handle extending in at least the top panel and the central panel.

12. The carton of claim 11 , wherein the handle comprises a first outer handle flap and a second outer handle flap, each foldably connected to an outer grip portion in the top panel.

13. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the handle further comprises a first inner opening and a second inner opening in the central panel, each of the first inner opening and the second inner opening being generally aligned with the respective first outer handle flap and the second outer handle flap.

14. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the handle further comprises a first inner handle flap and a second inner handle flap, each foldably connected to an inner grip portion in the central panel, the first outer handle flap, the second outer handle flap, and the outer grip portion at least partially overlapping the respective first inner handle flap, second inner handle flap, and inner grip portion.

15. The carton of claim 11 , wherein the handle comprises an outer handle flap foldably connected to an outer grip portion in the top panel, an inner handle opening in the central panel that is at least partially aligned with the outer handle flap, an inner grip portion extending in the central panel, and a handle reinforcement flap foldably connected to the central panel, the handle reinforcement panel at least partially overlapping the inner grip portion, and the outer grip portion at least partially overlapping the handle reinforcement flap and the inner grip portion.

16. The carton of claim 15 , wherein the handle further comprises an inner handle flap foldably connected to the inner grip portion of the central panel adjacent the inner handle opening.

17. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the inner side panel is adhered to the side panel and is in a generally parallel planar relationship with the side panel.

18. In combination, a carton blank and an insert blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers:
the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, and a side panel; and
the insert blank comprising a central panel, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel;
wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel is for being disposed in a position that is spaced apart from the side panel when the carton is formed from the carton blank and the insert blank, and the inner side panel is disposed at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel,
wherein the crown retention panel is foldably connected to the central panel along a first lateral fold line that is spaced apart from the side panel and is foldably connected to the inner side panel along a second lateral fold line, and the insert blank comprises a spacer portion foldably connected to the central panel along a third lateral fold line and foldably connected to the inner side panel along a fold area.

19. The combination of claim 18 , wherein the crown retention panel is for being positioned to be in contact with at least one container of the plurality of containers when the carton is formed from the carton blank and the insert blank.

20. The combination of claim 18 , wherein the crown retention panel is at least partially separable from at least the inner side panel along a cut line.

21. The combination of claim 18 , wherein the side panel is a

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc

Inventors

• Boersma Harmen
• Holley Jr John Murdick

Classifications

• B65D2571/0053

  attached · CPC title

• B65D2571/00814

  for reinforcing · CPC title

• B65D71/38 Primary

  the packaging elements {, e.g. wrappers} being formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks · CPC title

• B65D2571/00574

  whereby contents can still be carried after the line has been torn · CPC title

• B65D2571/00666

  formed from two or more sheets · CPC title