US3709400A
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Article carrier
Assignee: Federal Paper Board Co Inc
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Filing: 1971-06-23
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Granted: 1973-01-09
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Expires: 1991-06-23
Abstract
Abstract A cellular bottle carrier formed from a single sheet of cut and scored paperboard or similar sheet material which is characterized by a multi-ply rigid, suspending and longitudinal partition member subdividing its interior into two halves and by sets of cross partition members for each half with the center cross partition member being excised from a panel forming a ply of the longitudinal partition member and being hinged at its free end to a side wall and the remaining cross partition elements of each set thereof being derived in part by cutting strap forming portions from the upper corners of the side wall which are integrally hinged to the longitudinal partition member and which have attached thereto the upper portions of full depth separating panels which are derived from plies of the longitudinal partition member, thereby enabling the carrier to be produced with sufficient cells for 8 bottles and with partition panels providing substantially full depth separation of the bottles in adjoining cells.
Inventors
- 👤 E Arneson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:18
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/0003; B65D71/0022; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00141; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/0037; B65D2571/00376; B65D2571/00388; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00456; B65D2571/00475; B65D2571/00487; B65D2571/00518; B65D2571/00524; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00802; B65D2571/00833; B65D2571/00932; B65D2571/00938; B65D2571/00944; B65D2571/00956
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
414 words
An article carrier formed from a blank of flexible sheet material, comprising a pair of rectangular bottom panels foldably connected to each other along a central fold line, side wall panels foldably connected to the side edges of the bottom panels, end wall panels foldably connected along vertical hinge lines to the end edges of the side wall panels, each of said end wall panels having a longitudinal center partition forming panel connected along a vertical hinge line to the inner edge thereof, said longitudinal partition panels having upper marginal portions extending above the top edge of the side wall panels and being connected in paired relation at each end of the carrier, a pair of handle forming sections spanning the space between and secured to said upper marginal portions of said longitudinal partition panels, said handle sections being foldably connected at one end thereof along vertical hinge lines to the upper marginal portions of an adjacent pair of said longitudinal partition panels, handle reinforcing panels connected along vertical hinge lines at the other ends of said handle sections and inwardly folded so as to extend between the latter, a pair of relatively narrow cross partition straps foldably connected to each of the side walls on parallel vertical hinge lines in the upper margins thereof which are spaced apart approximately twice the length of said stRaps, the cross partition straps of each pair thereof being foldably connected at their opposite ends along vertical hinge lines to a handle section and a handle reinforcing panel, respectively, a pair of center cross partition panels integrally hinged to a pair of said longitudinal partition panels and having flaps at their outer ends connecting said center cross partition panels on vertical hinge lines to the side wall panels intermediate the hinge connections therewith of said cross partition straps, said cross partition panels each being cut from the associated longitudinal partition panel in an area extending from the hinged connection therewith toward the end of said longitudinal partition panel which is connected with the end wall panel, and supplemental cross partition panels cut from said longitudinal partition panels and hinged into cross partition relation on vertical hinge lines, which are spaced from the end wall panels a distance approximately the same as the hinged connection of said cross partition straps with said longitudinal partition structure, which supplemental cross partition panels co-operate with said cross partition straps to provide substantially full depth separation for the bottles in the adjoining cells.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
414 words
An article carrier formed from a blank of flexible sheet material, comprising a pair of rectangular bottom panels foldably connected to each other along a central fold line, side wall panels foldably connected to the side edges of the bottom panels, end wall panels foldably connected along vertical hinge lines to the end edges of the side wall panels, each of said end wall panels having a longitudinal center partition forming panel connected along a vertical hinge line to the inner edge thereof, said longitudinal partition panels having upper marginal portions extending above the top edge of the side wall panels and being connected in paired relation at each end of the carrier, a pair of handle forming sections spanning the space between and secured to said upper marginal portions of said longitudinal partition panels, said handle sections being foldably connected at one end thereof along vertical hinge lines to the upper marginal portions of an adjacent pair of said longitudinal partition panels, handle reinforcing panels connected along vertical hinge lines at the other ends of said handle sections and inwardly folded so as to extend between the latter, a pair of relatively narrow cross partition straps foldably connected to each of the side walls on parallel vertical hinge lines in the upper margins thereof which are spaced apart approximately twice the length of said stRaps, the cross partition straps of each pair thereof being foldably connected at their opposite ends along vertical hinge lines to a handle section and a handle reinforcing panel, respectively, a pair of center cross partition panels integrally hinged to a pair of said longitudinal partition panels and having flaps at their outer ends connecting said center cross partition panels on vertical hinge lines to the side wall panels intermediate the hinge connections therewith of said cross partition straps, said cross partition panels each being cut from the associated longitudinal partition panel in an area extending from the hinged connection therewith toward the end of said longitudinal partition panel which is connected with the end wall panel, and supplemental cross partition panels cut from said longitudinal partition panels and hinged into cross partition relation on vertical hinge lines, which are spaced from the end wall panels a distance approximately the same as the hinged connection of said cross partition straps with said longitudinal partition structure, which supplemental cross partition panels co-operate with said cross partition straps to provide substantially full depth separation for the bottles in the adjoining cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
An article carrier as set forth in claim 1, and said cross partition straps being cut from the upper corners of said side wall panels and integrally connected at their inner ends to the handle panels and the handle reinforcing panels, respectively, and said supplemental cross partition panels having top marginal portions connected to said cross partition straps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
97 words
An article carrier as set forth in claim 1 wherein said supplemental cross partition panels are in paired relation at opposite ends of the carrier and wherein the panels of one pair of said supplemental cross partition panels each have a hinged connection with the longitudinal partition panel from which it is cut which is spaced from the hinged connection of said longitudinal partition panel with the associated end wall panel a distance corresponding approximately to the spacing from said end wall of the hinged connection of the associated cross partition strap with the longitudinal partition structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
An article carrier as set forth in claim 1 wherein said longitudinal partition structure includes a panel which is hinged to the top edge of a longitudinal partition panel from which one of said center cross partition panels is cut and which is folded downwardly so that it is disposed between the pairs of cells at one end of the carrier so as to provide substantially full depth separation between the bottles in said pairs of cells.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
295 words
A carrier for a plurality of bottles comprising a bottom wall, upright side walls hinged to the side edges of the bottom wall, end walls connecting corresponding ends of the side walls, a multi-ply rigid suspending and longitudinal partition member subdividing the carrier into two halves, a set of cross partition elements in each of said halves which are longitudinally spaced to divide the same into four bottle accommodating cells, each set of cross partition elements including a panel element which is integrally connected at one end thereof to a panel forming a ply of said longitudinal partition member on a vertical hinge line spaced equal distances from the end walls, said longitudinal partition panel ply being integrally hinged to one end wall and said panel element being cut from a portion of said panel ply which extends between said vertical hinge line and the end wall to which said panel ply is hinged and having an integrally hinged glue flap at the end opposite said vertical hinge line which is secured to the side wall at the center thereof, a pair of strap-like elements constituting cross partition members which are cut from the upper corners at opposite ends of the side wall and integrally hinged to said side wall on vertical hinge lines spaced equal distances from the adjacent end wall and from the hinged connections of Said panel element with said side wall and the longitudinal partition member and supplemental cross partition panels cut from panels forming plies of said longitudinal partition member and hinged on vertical hinge lines into transverse planes with the top margins overlying said strap-like cross partition elements whereby to provide the carrier with sufficient cells to accommodate eight bottles and with substantially full depth separation of the bottles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
295 words
A carrier for a plurality of bottles comprising a bottom wall, upright side walls hinged to the side edges of the bottom wall, end walls connecting corresponding ends of the side walls, a multi-ply rigid suspending and longitudinal partition member subdividing the carrier into two halves, a set of cross partition elements in each of said halves which are longitudinally spaced to divide the same into four bottle accommodating cells, each set of cross partition elements including a panel element which is integrally connected at one end thereof to a panel forming a ply of said longitudinal partition member on a vertical hinge line spaced equal distances from the end walls, said longitudinal partition panel ply being integrally hinged to one end wall and said panel element being cut from a portion of said panel ply which extends between said vertical hinge line and the end wall to which said panel ply is hinged and having an integrally hinged glue flap at the end opposite said vertical hinge line which is secured to the side wall at the center thereof, a pair of strap-like elements constituting cross partition members which are cut from the upper corners at opposite ends of the side wall and integrally hinged to said side wall on vertical hinge lines spaced equal distances from the adjacent end wall and from the hinged connections of Said panel element with said side wall and the longitudinal partition member and supplemental cross partition panels cut from panels forming plies of said longitudinal partition member and hinged on vertical hinge lines into transverse planes with the top margins overlying said strap-like cross partition elements whereby to provide the carrier with sufficient cells to accommodate eight bottles and with substantially full depth separation of the bottles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A carrier as set forth in claim 5 wherein said supplemental cross partition panels are cut from panels forming plies of said longitudinal partition member which ply forming panels are hinged to said end walls at opposite ends of said carrier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A carrier as set forth in claim 5 wherein each said supplemental cross partition panel is hinged on a vertical hinge line to a panel forming a ply of said longitudinal partition which panel is hinged to an end wall at the adjacent end of the carrier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
332 words
A one piece article carrier forming blank which is cut and creased to divide the same into a bottom wall forming section, side wall forming panels, an end wall forming panel hingedly connected to each end of each of said side wall panels, a center partition forming panel hingedly connected to each of said end wall panels, one of said side wall forming panels being connected on a hinge forming crease line to a side of the bottom wall forming section, each of the center partition forming panels at one end of the side wall panels having a cross partition panel cut therefrom so as to extend from a crease line spaced inwardly of the free edge thereof in the direction of the associated side wall panel and handle forming panels divided into two portions, each of which is hingedly connected at one end thereof to inner edge extensions of adjacent center partition forming panels and each said handle forming panel portion having a handle reinforcing panel hinged to the edge thereof which is opposite its hinged connection with the respective center partition forming panel, said handle forming panel portions and handle reinforcing panels being connected to the side wall panels by cross partition forming straps which are hingedly connected thereto at opposite ends thereof, and supplemental cross partition panels cut from said center partition forming panels which have a dimension transversely of the blank corresponding approximately to the dimension of the side wall panels in the same direction, said supplemental cross partition panels each having a dimension in a direction longitudinally of the blank which is no less than one-half the corresponding dimension of the adjoining end wall forming panels whereby when said center partition forming panels are folded inwardly and overlie the adjoining end wall panels a top marginal portion of each supplemental cross partition panel will overlie a portion of a cross partition forming strap adjacent the hinged connection of said strap with the associated center partition forming panel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
332 words
A one piece article carrier forming blank which is cut and creased to divide the same into a bottom wall forming section, side wall forming panels, an end wall forming panel hingedly connected to each end of each of said side wall panels, a center partition forming panel hingedly connected to each of said end wall panels, one of said side wall forming panels being connected on a hinge forming crease line to a side of the bottom wall forming section, each of the center partition forming panels at one end of the side wall panels having a cross partition panel cut therefrom so as to extend from a crease line spaced inwardly of the free edge thereof in the direction of the associated side wall panel and handle forming panels divided into two portions, each of which is hingedly connected at one end thereof to inner edge extensions of adjacent center partition forming panels and each said handle forming panel portion having a handle reinforcing panel hinged to the edge thereof which is opposite its hinged connection with the respective center partition forming panel, said handle forming panel portions and handle reinforcing panels being connected to the side wall panels by cross partition forming straps which are hingedly connected thereto at opposite ends thereof, and supplemental cross partition panels cut from said center partition forming panels which have a dimension transversely of the blank corresponding approximately to the dimension of the side wall panels in the same direction, said supplemental cross partition panels each having a dimension in a direction longitudinally of the blank which is no less than one-half the corresponding dimension of the adjoining end wall forming panels whereby when said center partition forming panels are folded inwardly and overlie the adjoining end wall panels a top marginal portion of each supplemental cross partition panel will overlie a portion of a cross partition forming strap adjacent the hinged connection of said strap with the associated center partition forming panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
103 words
A one piece article carrier forming blank as set forth in claim 8 wherein a supplemental center partition panel is cut from the area of blank material between said center partition forming panels at one end of the blank which is hingedly connected to the inner longitudinally extending edge of one of said center partition forming panels so that said supplemental center partition panel may be folded about its hinged connection and sandwiched between said center partition forming panels when the carrier is erected to provide substantially full depth separation between articles in the pairs of cells at one end of the carrier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
A one piece article carrier forming blank as set forth in claim 8 wherein each supplemental cross partition panel is cut from a center partition forming panel so as to hinge on a line extending transversely of the blank and spaced from the transverse hinge line connecting the center partition forming panel with the adjacent end wall panel a distance corresponding to the width of said End wall panel.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-01-09 | 1976-07-10 | 1977-01-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-01-09 | 1980-07-10 | 1981-01-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-01-09 | 1984-07-10 | 1985-01-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |