Wrap-around carton for bottles or the like

Claim 2

A wraparound carrier blank comprising a top, a pair of side and a pair of closure panels adapted to be wrapped about a plurality of articles during the normal movement of the blank with a longitudinal centerline thereof disposed generally normal to a predetermined path of travel of the articles during which movement opposite side and closure panels are folded into generally parallel relationship, and means formed as an integral portion of at least one of said last-mentioned panels operable upon by positioning means for repositioning the blank, when its longitudinal centerline is not normal to the predetermined path, to the normal position thereof.

Claim 3

A wraparound carrier blank comprising a top, a pair of side and a pair of closure panels adapted to be wrapped about a plurality of articles during the normal movement of the blank with a longitudinal centerline thereof disposed generally normal to a predetermined path of travel of the articles during which movemEnt opposite side and closure panels are folded into generally parallel relationship, and means formed as an integral portion of one of said pair of panels operable upon by tightening means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path.

Claim 4

A wraparound carrier blank comprising a top, a pair of side and a pair of closure panels adapted to be wrapped about a plurality of articles during the normal movement of the blank with a longitudinal centerline thereof disposed generally normal to a predetermined path of travel of the articles during which movemEnt opposite side and closure panels are folded into generally parallel relationship, and means formed as an integral portion of one of said pair of panels operable upon by tightening means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path.

Claim 5

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said repositioning means is a free edge of said one panel, and said free edge is disposed in transverse relationship to a transverse centerline of said blank.

Claim 6

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said repositioning means are a pair of free edges of said one panel positioned in opposed relationship to each other, and said free edges are disposed in transverse relationship to a transverse center line of a said blank.

Claim 7

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said one panel is one of said pair of closure panels, and both said one closure a panel and said remaining closure panel are provided with said repositioning means.

Claim 8

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said one panel and the corresponding remaining panel are both provided with said repositioning means, and said repositioning means are each a pair of free edges positioned in opposed relationship to each other and in transverse relationship to a transverse centerline of said blank.

Claim 9

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 including means formed as an integral portion of one of said pair of panels operable upon be tightening means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path.

Claim 10

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 including means formed as an integral portion of one of said pair of panels operable upon by tightening means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path, and said drawing means are formed in said closure panels.

Claim 11

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 including means formed as an integral portion of one of said of panels operable upon by tightening means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path and said drawing means are defined by a free edge in each of said last-mentioned pair of panels disposed in transverse relationship to the longitudinal centerline of said blank.

Claim 12

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said repositioning means in part defines an opening for embracingly receiving a lower end portion of one of the articles.

Claim 13

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 2 wherein said last-mentioned pair of panels are the closure panels, and said drawing means is a free edge in each closure panel disposed in transverse relationship to the longitudinal centerline of the blank.

Claim 14

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 2 wherein said drawing means in part defines an opening each of said pair of panels for embracingly receiving a lower end portion of one of the articles.

Claim 15

A wraparound carrier blank comprising a top, a pair of side and a pair of closure panels adapted to be wrapped about a plurality of articles during the normal movement of the blank with a longitudinal centerline thereof disposed generally normal to a predetermined path of travel of the articles during which movement opposite side and closure panels are folded into generally parallel relationship, each closure a panel being joined along a fold line to an adjacent side panel, an opening formed in each pair of adjoining side and closure panels in bridging relationship to the associated fold line, each opening being defined in part by an edge portion deposed disposed generally parallel to its associated fold line and by another edge portion disposed generally transverse to its associated fold line, said first-mentioned edge portions defining means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path, and said another edge portions defining means for repositioning the blank, when its centerline is not normal to the predetermined path, to the normal position thereof.

Claim 16

A wraparound carrier blank comprising a top, a pair of side and a pair of closure panels adapted to be wrapped about a plurality of articles during the normal movement of the blank with a longitudinal centerline thereof disposed generally normal to a predetermined path of travel of the articles during which movement opposite side and closure panels are folded into generally parallel relationship, each closure a panel being joined along a fold line to an adjacent side panel, an opening formed in each pair of adjoining side and closure panels in bridging relationship to the associated fold line, each opening being defined in part by an edge portion deposed disposed generally parallel to its associated fold line and by another edge portion disposed generally transverse to its associated fold line, said first-mentioned edge portions defining means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path, and said another edge portions defining means for repositioning the blank, when its centerline is not normal to the predetermined path, to the normal position thereof.

Claim 17

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 13 wherein said opening openings are formed predominantly from the material of the side panels.

Claim 18

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 10 wherein said repositioning means is a pair of transversely spaced edges of said opening.

Claim 19

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 12 wherein said drawing means is an edge of said opening disposed normal to said longitudinal centerline

Claim 20

The wraparound carrier blank as defined in claim 15 including means formed as an integral portion of one of a said pair of panels operable upon by tightening means for drawing the side panels into tightly embracing relationship with the plurality of articles during the movement of the latter and the blank along the predetermined path, and said drawing means is an edge of said opening disposed normal to said longitudinal center line.