Carrier for containers

Claim 2

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar bodY structure having a side wall panel and end wall panels, each provided with an integral spine-forming flap, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and being means for defining compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and directly integrally connected at one end to an end of one of said spine-forming flaps by fold means for effecting said one spine-forming flaps to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to a fold-in flap by other fold means for effecting said foldin flap to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank and having a direct integral connection with one of said straps, the spine-forming flaps at the other side of the blank from said one spine-forming flaps having ends free and defining means for connection with said handle panel, and a reinforcing flap integrally connected to the extreme outer margin of one handle panel and having fold means for effecting the same to be folded in over said one handle panel to lie between it and the other handle panel and to extend above beside and below the handle openings, the reinforcing flap having means at one end for juxtapositioning relative to the spine-forming flaps integrally connected to the handle panels and means at the other end for juxtapositioning relative to the free end of each spine-forming flap which in turn is positioned to overlie one of the fold-in flaps.

Claim 3

A blank, as defined in claim 1, in which at least one of the fold-in flaps is provided with window means for leaving exposed an area of the handle panel to which it is integrally connected when juxtaposed thereto.

Claim 4

A blank, as defined in claim 1, in which each fold-in flap is provided with window means for leaving exposed an area of the handle panel when juxtaposed thereto.

Claim 5

A blank, as defined in claim 1, having finishing flap means integral with a main handle panel for folding over the top of the handle structure and for adhering to the face of the opposite panel.

Claim 6

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like, comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure, having a side wall panel, and end wall panels, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and being means for defining compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and directly integrally connected at one end to a spine flap by fold means for effecting said spine flap to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to part of a fold-in flap by other fold means for effecting said fold-in flap to be folded in an juxtaposed thereto, at least one of said fold-in flaps being provided with window means for leaving exposed an area of the handle panel when juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank and having a direct integral connection with one of said straps.

Claim 7

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like, comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure, having a side wall panel, and end wall panels, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and being means for defining compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and directly integrally connected at one end to a spine flap by fold means for effecting said spine flap to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to part of a fold-in flap by other fold means for effecting said fold-in flap to be folded in an juxtaposed thereto, at least one of said fold-in flaps being provided with window means for leaving exposed an area of the handle panel when juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank and having a direct integral connection with one of said straps.

Claim 8

A blank, as defined in claim 5, in which both of the folded flaps are provided with said window means.

Claim 9

A blank, as defined in claim 5, having a finishing flap integral with a main handle panel and adapted to be folded over the top of the handle and adhered to the face of the opposite panel.

Claim 10

A blank, as defined in claim 5, in which the fold-in flap is made up of a narrow strip hingedly connected to a side margin of the main handle panel by said other fold means and extending outwardly therefrom to meet a strip extending parallel to the margin of the handle panel and spaced therefrom which, in turn, is connected to a foot parT extending outwardly and downwardly, the straps and foot parts framing said window means and a major area thereof being adapted to be adhered to the handle panel, and the foot part having a part projecting beyond a lower margin of the main handle panel for hinged connection with a connecting strap by said direct integral connection.

Claim 11

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure having a side wall panel and end wall panels, each provided with an integral spine-forming flap, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and being means for defining compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and directly integrally connected at one end to an end of one of said spine-forming flaps by fold means for effecting said one spine-forming flaps to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to a fold-in flap by other fold means for effecting said fold-in flap to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank and having a direct integral connection with one of said straps, a spine-forming flaps at the other side of the blank from said one spine-forming flaps having ends free and defining means for connection with said handle panel, and a reinforcing flap integrally connected to the extreme outer margin of one handle panel remotest from said base and having fold means for effecting the same to be folded in over said one handle panel to lie between it and the other handle panel and to extend above beside and below the handle openings.

Claim 12

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure having a side wall panel and end wall panels, each provided with an integral spine-forming flap, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and being means for defining compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and directly integrally connected at one end to an end of one of said spine-forming flaps by fold means for effecting said one spine-forming flaps to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to a fold-in flap by other fold means for effecting said fold-in flap to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank and having a direct integral connection with one of said straps, a spine-forming flaps at the other side of the blank from said one spine-forming flaps having ends free and defining means for connection with said handle panel, and a reinforcing flap integrally connected to the extreme outer margin of one handle panel remotest from said base and having fold means for effecting the same to be folded in over said one handle panel to lie between it and the other handle panel and to extend above beside and below the handle openings.

Claim 13

A carrier for bottles or the like made from a blank of flexible sheet material, comprising, a body structure having a base, side walls, and end walls, and a multi-ply handle structure connected to the side and end walls. said handle structure being connected to the body structure by juxtaposed spine flaps extending inwardly from the center of each of the end walls and projected upwardly beyond them and forming a part of the handle structure the spine flaps at one end of the container being directly integrally connected to said handle structure and at the other end the spine flaps having initially free ends adhesively connected to the handle structure, a pair of connecting straps spaced from each other and from the end walls and extending between each side wall and the handle structure to define compartments. the handle structure being made up of main outer panels each directly integrally connected at one end to the spine flaps doubled thereunder and at the other end adhesively connected to the initially free ends of the spine flaps and to a fold-in connecting flap directly hingedly connected thereto and doubled thereunder, and a reinforcing flap integral with one of said handle panels at the extreme outer margin thereof remote from said base and folded between the handle panels and having a continuous structure extending along a major length of the top of, beside and along a major length of the bottom of the handle opening, said continuous structure being adhered to areas of the respective main outer panel.

Claim 14

A carrier for bottles or the like made from a blank of flexible sheet material, comprising, a body structure having a base, side walls, and end walls, and a multi-ply handle structure connected to the side and end walls. said handle structure being connected to the body structure by juxtaposed spine flaps extending inwardly from the center of each of the end walls and projected upwardly beyond them and forming a part of the handle structure the spine flaps at one end of the container being directly integrally connected to said handle structure and at the other end the spine flaps having initially free ends adhesively connected to the handle structure, a pair of connecting straps spaced from each other and from the end walls and extending between each side wall and the handle structure to define compartments. the handle structure being made up of main outer panels each directly integrally connected at one end to the spine flaps doubled thereunder and at the other end adhesively connected to the initially free ends of the spine flaps and to a fold-in connecting flap directly hingedly connected thereto and doubled thereunder, and a reinforcing flap integral with one of said handle panels at the extreme outer margin thereof remote from said base and folded between the handle panels and having a continuous structure extending along a major length of the top of, beside and along a major length of the bottom of the handle opening, said continuous structure being adhered to areas of the respective main outer panel.

Claim 15

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which the reinforcing flap has a part sandwiched between the spine-forming flaps at at least one end of the handle.

Claim 16

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which the reinforcing flap has a part sandwiched between the spine-forming flaps at both ends of the carrier.

Claim 17

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which the reinforcing flap has a part overlying the fold-in flaps which are adhered at their other surface to the reinforcing panel.

Claim 18

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which the reinforcing flap has a portion wHich stops short of the spine-forming flaps at each end of the handle.

Claim 19

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which at least one fold-in flap has a cut-out part constituting a window, and the free end of one spine-forming flap extends through said window and is directly adhered to the exposed area of the main handle panel.

Claim 20

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which each fold-in flap has a cut-out part constituting a window, and the free ends of the spine-forming flaps at that end of the handle extend through said windows and are adhered to the underlying exposed area of the respective main handle panels.

Claim 21

A carrier, as defined in claim 10, in which one of the main handle panels is provided with a narrow finishing flap which is folded over the top of the carrier and adhered to the exposed face of the opposite main handle panel.

Claim 22

A carrier for bottles or the like made from a blank of flexible sheet material, comprising, a body structure having side walls and end walls, and a multi-ply handle structure connected to the side and end walls, said handle structure being connected to the body structure by juxtaposed spine flaps extending inwardly from the center of each of the end walls and projected upwardly beyond them and forming a part of the handle structure, the spine flaps at one end of the container being directly integrally connected to said handle structure and at the other end the spine flaps having initially free ends adhesively connected to the handle structure, a pair of connecting straps spaced from each other and from the end walls and extending between each side wall and the handle structure to define compartments, a handle structure being made up of main outer panels each directly integrally connected at one end to the spine flaps doubled thereunder and at the other end adhesively connected to the initially free ends of the spine flap and to a fold-in connecting flap directly hingedly connected thereto and doubled thereunder, at least one of said fold-in flaps having a cut-out part constituting a window therein exposing an underlying area of the main handle panel, each fold-in flap having a part extending below the main panel to a direct integral connection with one of said straps, and one spine-forming flap having its initially free end extending through said window and adhered directly to the exposed area of the main handle panel.

Claim 23

A carrier for bottles or the like made from a blank of flexible sheet material, comprising, a body structure having side walls and end walls, and a multi-ply handle structure connected to the side and end walls, said handle structure being connected to the body structure by juxtaposed spine flaps extending inwardly from the center of each of the end walls and projected upwardly beyond them and forming a part of the handle structure, the spine flaps at one end of the container being directly integrally connected to said handle structure and at the other end the spine flaps having initially free ends adhesively connected to the handle structure, a pair of connecting straps spaced from each other and from the end walls and extending between each side wall and the handle structure to define compartments, a handle structure being made up of main outer panels each directly integrally connected at one end to the spine flaps doubled thereunder and at the other end adhesively connected to the initially free ends of the spine flap and to a fold-in connecting flap directly hingedly connected thereto and doubled thereunder, at least one of said fold-in flaps having a cut-out part constituting a window therein exposing an underlying area of the main handle panel, each fold-in flap having a part extending below the main panel to a direct integral connection with one of said straps, and one spine-forming flap having its initially free end extending through said window and adhered directly to the exposed area of the main handle panel.

Claim 24

A carrier, as defined in claim 18, in which each flap is provided with a window and the initially free end of the respective spine-forming flap extends through each window and directly adheres to the respective main handle panel.

Claim 25

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure, having a side wall panel, and end wall panels, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and adapted to define compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and integrally connected at one end to a spine flap adapted to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to part of a fold-in flap adapted to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, at least one of said fold-in flaps being provided with a window adapted to leave exposed an area of the handle panel when juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank from its panel to an integral connection with one of said straps, the fold-in flap being made up of a narrow strip hingedly connected to a side margin of the main handle panel and extending outwardly therefrom to meet a strip extending parallel to the margin of the handle panel and spaced therefrom which in turn is connected to a foot part extending outwardly and downwardly, the straps anD foot parts framing said window and a major area thereof being adapted to be adhered to the handle panel, and the foot part having a part projecting beyond a lower margin of the main handle panel for hinged connection with a connecting strap.

Claim 26

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure, having a side wall panel, and end wall panels, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and adapted to define compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and integrally connected at one end to a spine flap adapted to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to part of a fold-in flap adapted to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, at least one of said fold-in flaps being provided with a window adapted to leave exposed an area of the handle panel when juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank from its panel to an integral connection with one of said straps, the fold-in flap being made up of a narrow strip hingedly connected to a side margin of the main handle panel and extending outwardly therefrom to meet a strip extending parallel to the margin of the handle panel and spaced therefrom which in turn is connected to a foot part extending outwardly and downwardly, the straps anD foot parts framing said window and a major area thereof being adapted to be adhered to the handle panel, and the foot part having a part projecting beyond a lower margin of the main handle panel for hinged connection with a connecting strap.

Claim 27

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like, comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure having a side wall panel and end wall panels, each provided with an integral spine-forming flap, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and adapted to define compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and integrally connected at one end to an end of one of said spine-forming flaps adapted to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to a fold-in flap adapted to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank from its panel to an integral connection with one of said straps, the spine-forming flaps at one side of the panel each having an integral connection to a handle panel, the spine-forming flaps at the other side of the blank having ends free for connection with said handle panel, a reinforcing panel integrally connected to the outer margin of one handle panel and adapted to be folded in over said one handle panel to lie between it and the other handle panel and to extend above beside and below the handle openings, the fold-in flap being made up of a narrow strip hingedly connected to a side margin of the main handle panel and extending outwardly therefrom to meet a strip extending parallel to the margin of the handle panel and spaced therefrom which, in turn, is connected to a foot part extending outwardly and downwardly, the straps and foot parts framing a window and a major area thereof being adapted to be adhered to the handle panel, the foot part having a part projecting beyond a lower margin of the main handle panel for hinged connection with a connecting strap.

Claim 28

A blank of foldable sheet material for making a carrier for bottles or the like, comprising, a centrally located base, at each side of the base a similar body structure having a side wall panel and end wall panels, each provided with an integral spine-forming flap, a handle structure and means connecting it to the body structure, a pair of connecting straps forming part of said connecting means and extending between each side wall and the handle structure and adapted to define compartments, each handle section being made up of a main panel having a handle opening and integrally connected at one end to an end of one of said spine-forming flaps adapted to be infolded and juxtaposed thereto, and at the other end integrally connected to a fold-in flap adapted to be folded in and juxtaposed thereto, each fold-in flap having a part extending inwards of the blank from its panel to an integral connection with one of said straps, the spine-forming flaps at one side of the panel each having an integral connection to a handle panel, the spine-forming flaps at the other side of the blank having ends free for connection with said handle panel, a reinforcing panel integrally connected to the outer margin of one handle panel and adapted to be folded in over said one handle panel to lie between it and the other handle panel and to extend above beside and below the handle openings, the fold-in flap being made up of a narrow strip hingedly connected to a side margin of the main handle panel and extending outwardly therefrom to meet a strip extending parallel to the margin of the handle panel and spaced therefrom which, in turn, is connected to a foot part extending outwardly and downwardly, the straps and foot parts framing a window and a major area thereof being adapted to be adhered to the handle panel, the foot part having a part projecting beyond a lower margin of the main handle panel for hinged connection with a connecting strap.

Claim 29

A blank assembly for forming two carriers for bottles and the like, said blank assembly comprising sheet material having arranged thereon and formed therefrom two identical blanks with like ends in opposing contacting relation each of said blanks including panel means including remotely disposed handle panels, one handle panel of each blank having a reinforcing panel integrally connected to an outer margin thereof, and said reinforcing panels being disposed on said sheet material in overlapping relation between said blanks whereby a minimum of said sheet material is required.

Claim 30

A blank assembly for forming two carriers for bottles and the like, said blank assembly comprising sheet material having arranged thereon and formed therefrom two identical blanks with like ends in opposing contacting relation each of said blanks including panel means including remotely disposed handle panels, one handle panel of each blank having a reinforcing panel integrally connected to an outer margin thereof, and said reinforcing panels being disposed on said sheet material in overlapping relation between said blanks whereby a minimum of said sheet material is required.

Claim 31

The blank assembly of claim 22 wherein said reinforcing panels are also disposed in interlocking relation.