US3721368A
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Bottle carriers and method of fabricating same
Assignee: Federal Paper Board Co Inc
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Filing: 1970-08-10
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Granted: 1973-03-20
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Expires: 1990-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A strap style cellular carrier for bottled beverages, or like articles, which is formed from an elongate paperboard blank and a method of fabricating the same in collapsed condition which is characterized by cutting the blanks from a continuous web of stock material, which may be printed on the outside face, with the blanks extending lengthwise in the long direction of the web and nested laterally so that continuous lines of heat activatable adhesive may be applied to the inside faces of the blanks which adhesive lines will traverse nested handle and center partition forming panels extending from the top forming side wall margin at one side of adjoining blanks and nested bottom forming panels extending from the bottom forming side wall margins at the opposite sides of the blanks, thereafter activating the adhesive only on the areas of the handle and partition forming panels which are to be adhered to each other and finally folding the blanks while they are advanced in a continuous stream without the need for timing or indexing the individual blanks thereby enabling continuous high speed travel of the carriers during fabrication and high volume production with minimum material.
Inventors
- 👤 E Arneson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:38
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/0003; B65D71/0022; B65D2301/00; B65D2301/10; 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; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00722; B65D2571/00728; B65D2571/00783; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/933; Y10S229/936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
305 words
A cut and scored paperboard blank for forming a collapsible cellular bottle carrier of rectangular shape which blank is in the form of an elongate, generally rectangular paperboard strip, said strip being divided by transverse hinge forming scores into an end panel which forms a part of one end wall of the carrier when set up and two adjoining side wall and center partition forming sections, one of said sections including a panel constituting the opposite end wall of said carrier to which the other one of said sections is integrally joined along one of said transverse scores and said other one of said sections having a panel at the free end which forms with the end wall panel at the opposite end of the blank said one end wall of the carrier, said side wall and center partition forming sections each having a bottom wall panel extending from one margin and a handle forming panel extending from the opposite margin, each said bottom wall panel being offset in the longitudinal direction of the blank from the associated handle forming panel in the opposite margin of said section and said bottom wall panels and handle panels each being separated from the corresponding panel on that side of the blank by a cut out area corresponding approximately in dimensions to the dimensions of one of the adjoining panels on that side of the blank, each said section having cross strap members cut therein in the area bEtween the side wall and the handle forming panel which strap members are adapted to swing into transverse planes when the carrier is set up in open position for receiving bottles with the opposite ends of each strap connected on vertical hinge lines to the top of a side wall panel and the bottom of a longitudinal center partition panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
305 words
A cut and scored paperboard blank for forming a collapsible cellular bottle carrier of rectangular shape which blank is in the form of an elongate, generally rectangular paperboard strip, said strip being divided by transverse hinge forming scores into an end panel which forms a part of one end wall of the carrier when set up and two adjoining side wall and center partition forming sections, one of said sections including a panel constituting the opposite end wall of said carrier to which the other one of said sections is integrally joined along one of said transverse scores and said other one of said sections having a panel at the free end which forms with the end wall panel at the opposite end of the blank said one end wall of the carrier, said side wall and center partition forming sections each having a bottom wall panel extending from one margin and a handle forming panel extending from the opposite margin, each said bottom wall panel being offset in the longitudinal direction of the blank from the associated handle forming panel in the opposite margin of said section and said bottom wall panels and handle panels each being separated from the corresponding panel on that side of the blank by a cut out area corresponding approximately in dimensions to the dimensions of one of the adjoining panels on that side of the blank, each said section having cross strap members cut therein in the area bEtween the side wall and the handle forming panel which strap members are adapted to swing into transverse planes when the carrier is set up in open position for receiving bottles with the opposite ends of each strap connected on vertical hinge lines to the top of a side wall panel and the bottom of a longitudinal center partition panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
337 words
A cut and scored paperboard blank for use in fabricating a collapsible cellular bottle carrier which blank is in the form of an elongate, generally rectangular strip of material, said strip being divided by transverse hinge forming scores into an end panel which forms a part of one end wall of the carrier when set up and two adjoining side wall and center partition forming sections, one of said sections including a panel for forming the opposite end wall of the carrier when set up, and the other one of said sections having a panel which co-operates with said end panel for forming said one end wall of the carrier, said side wall and center partition forming sections each having a bottom wall panel extending laterally from one margin and a handle forming panel extending laterally from the opposite margin, each of said sections having cross strap members cut therein in the area between the side wall and the associated handle forming panel which strap members are adapted to swing into transverse planes when the carrier is opened up with the opposite ends of each strap member connected on hinge forming lines to the top of a side wall panel and the bottom of a longitudinal center partition panel, said side wall and partition forming sections having the bottom wall panels and the handle forming panels extending in spaced relation to each other along opposite side margins of the blank, said bottom wall panels being offset in the longitudinal direction of the blank relative to said handle forming panels, and said bottom wall forming panels of each blank being disposed in spaced relation along the side margin of the blank with the separating space of sufficient lateral and longitudinal dimensions to accommodate a bottom wall forming panel of an adjoining blank so as to permit nesting of bottom wall forming panels of adjoining blanks with said panels aligned longitudinally for application of adhesive in lines which extend in aligned relation in the lengthwise direction of the blanks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
337 words
A cut and scored paperboard blank for use in fabricating a collapsible cellular bottle carrier which blank is in the form of an elongate, generally rectangular strip of material, said strip being divided by transverse hinge forming scores into an end panel which forms a part of one end wall of the carrier when set up and two adjoining side wall and center partition forming sections, one of said sections including a panel for forming the opposite end wall of the carrier when set up, and the other one of said sections having a panel which co-operates with said end panel for forming said one end wall of the carrier, said side wall and center partition forming sections each having a bottom wall panel extending laterally from one margin and a handle forming panel extending laterally from the opposite margin, each of said sections having cross strap members cut therein in the area between the side wall and the associated handle forming panel which strap members are adapted to swing into transverse planes when the carrier is opened up with the opposite ends of each strap member connected on hinge forming lines to the top of a side wall panel and the bottom of a longitudinal center partition panel, said side wall and partition forming sections having the bottom wall panels and the handle forming panels extending in spaced relation to each other along opposite side margins of the blank, said bottom wall panels being offset in the longitudinal direction of the blank relative to said handle forming panels, and said bottom wall forming panels of each blank being disposed in spaced relation along the side margin of the blank with the separating space of sufficient lateral and longitudinal dimensions to accommodate a bottom wall forming panel of an adjoining blank so as to permit nesting of bottom wall forming panels of adjoining blanks with said panels aligned longitudinally for application of adhesive in lines which extend in aligned relation in the lengthwise direction of the blanks.
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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) | 1976-03-19 | 1976-09-18 | 1977-03-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-03-19 | 1980-09-18 | 1981-03-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-03-19 | 1984-09-18 | 1985-03-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |