Light bulb package

Claim 2

A carton for packaging an article having the form of an electric light bulb which carton is formed from a blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored so that it is divided into a series of wall forming panels which are connected and which provide, when set up, a collapsible open ended outer tube structure having an inner bulb supporting structure disposed therein adjacent one end which bulb supporting structure includes a pair of bulb supporting panels positioned in oppositely disposed axial planes, said pair of bulb supporting panels being spaced from each other and each being spaced from an oppositely disposed side wall of said outer tube structure, said pair of bulb supporting panels each having cut therein smaller panels which are adapted to be engaged by the body portion of a light bulb disposed between the same with side portions of the bulb body extending into the apertures resulting from cutting said body engaging panels therein, said inner bulb supporting structure including an axially extending panel member disposed along the inside face of a wall forming panel of said outer tube structure and hinged to an end edge thereof, which panel member is hingedly connected to an edge of each of said pair of bulb supporting panels and said pair of bulb supporting panels having hinged flaps at the opposite edges thereof, which are secured to a tube wall forming panel which is disposed opposite said axially extending connecting panel member, and at least one of said pair of bulb supporting panels having a relatively narrow hinged panel at an edge thereof which, when the collapsed outer tube structure is opened up, will swing into the space between said bulb supporting panel and the adjacent tube wall forming panel so as to hold the outer tube structure in set up condition.

Claim 3

A carton as set forth in claim 1 wherein said smaller panels are hinged adjacent the outermost end of said bulb supporting structure so as to enable said panels to hinge outwardly in the direction of the oppositely disposed side walls of said outer tube when engaged by the body portion of said light bulb.

Claim 4

A collapsible carton for packaging an article having the general shape of an electric light bulb with a bulbous body portion and a slender connecting member, which carton is formed from a blank of foldable sheet material cut and creased so that it is divided into a series of panels which are connected and provide, when in set up condition, an outer tube structure having a bulb supporting structure therein, said bulb supporting structure including a pair of bulb supporting panels in oppositely disposed, spaced axial planes, said bulb supporting panels being connected by a panel which lies along the inside face of a side wall forming panel of said outer tube structure and is hinged to the end edge thereof, said connecting panel being hinged along opposite side edges to side edges of said bulb supporting panels On axially extending hinge lines, each said bulb supporting panel being spaced from an oppositely disposed side wall forming panel of the outer tube structure, said pair of bulb supporting panels each having cut therein smaller panels which are adapted to be engaged by said bulbous body portion of an article inserted in the space between the same and hinged outwardly thereof with said bulbous body portion extending into the openings in the bulb supporting panels resulting from cutting therein said smaller panels and said bulb supporting panels having relatively narrow hinged panels at the innermost ends which, when the outer tube structure is set up, will hinge into a transverse plane and engage with side wall forming panels of the outer tube structure so as to hold the same in set up condition.

Claim 5

A collapsible carton for packaging an article having the general shape of an electric light bulb with a bulbous body portion and a slender connecting member, which carton is formed from a blank of foldable sheet material cut and creased so that it is divided into a series of panels which are connected and provide, when in set up condition, an outer tube structure having a bulb supporting structure therein, said bulb supporting structure including a pair of bulb supporting panels in oppositely disposed, spaced axial planes, said bulb supporting panels being connected by a panel which lies along the inside face of a side wall forming panel of said outer tube structure and is hinged to the end edge thereof, said connecting panel being hinged along opposite side edges to side edges of said bulb supporting panels On axially extending hinge lines, each said bulb supporting panel being spaced from an oppositely disposed side wall forming panel of the outer tube structure, said pair of bulb supporting panels each having cut therein smaller panels which are adapted to be engaged by said bulbous body portion of an article inserted in the space between the same and hinged outwardly thereof with said bulbous body portion extending into the openings in the bulb supporting panels resulting from cutting therein said smaller panels and said bulb supporting panels having relatively narrow hinged panels at the innermost ends which, when the outer tube structure is set up, will hinge into a transverse plane and engage with side wall forming panels of the outer tube structure so as to hold the same in set up condition.

Claim 6

A blank for forming a carton adapted to package an article having the form of an electric light bulb, said blank comprising a generally rectangular sheet member of paperboard or similar foldable sheet material which is divided by parallel, longitudinally spaced, transverse score lines into a series of wall forming panels of a size sufficient to provide, when connected, an outer tube member for enclosing said article, a generally rectangular partition forming panel member of reduced longitudinal dimension extending along one side edge of said tube forming member and divided therefrom on a longitudinally extending line which is cut in part to free portions of the partition panel and score in part to form a hinged connection, said partition forming panel member being subdivided by parallel, transverse score lines which are spaced in the longitudinal direction of the blank so as to divide said panel member into a pair of cross partition forming panels each having a dimension in the lengthwise direction of the blank which equals the corresponding dimension of each of a pair of the wall forming panels in said tube forming member, said pair of cross partition panel forming members being freed from said pair of tube wall forming members, and a connecting panel between said cross partition panels having a dimension in the lengthwise direction of the blank which is less than the corresponding dimension of the adjoining tube wall forming panel and which is hinged thereto on said dividing line, narrow glue flaps divided therefrom by hinge forming score lines along the free end margins of said partition forming panel and each of said cross partition forming panels having a relatively narrow panel extending along the outer side margin of the blank which is divided therefrom by a hinge forming score line extending longitudinally of the blank.

Claim 7

A blank for forming a carton adapted to package an article having the form of an electric light bulb, said blank comprising a generally rectangular sheet member of paperboard or similar foldable sheet material which is divided by parallel, longitudinally spaced, transverse score lines into a series of wall forming panels of a size sufficient to provide, when connected, an outer tube member for enclosing said article, a generally rectangular partition forming panel member of reduced longitudinal dimension extending along one side edge of said tube forming member and divided therefrom on a longitudinally extending line which is cut in part to free portions of the partition panel and score in part to form a hinged connection, said partition forming panel member being subdivided by parallel, transverse score lines which are spaced in the longitudinal direction of the blank so as to divide said panel member into a pair of cross partition forming panels each having a dimension in the lengthwise direction of the blank which equals the corresponding dimension of each of a pair of the wall forming panels in said tube forming member, said pair of cross partition panel forming members being freed from said pair of tube wall forming members, and a connecting panel between said cross partition panels having a dimension in the lengthwise direction of the blank which is less than the corresponding dimension of the adjoining tube wall forming panel and which is hinged thereto on said dividing line, narrow glue flaps divided therefrom by hinge forming score lines along the free end margins of said partition forming panel and each of said cross partition forming panels having a relatively narrow panel extending along the outer side margin of the blank which is divided therefrom by a hinge forming score line extending longitudinally of the blank.

Claim 8

A blank as set forth in claim 4 wherein said pair of cross partition forming panels each have a pair of smaller panels cut therein which remain connected along hinge forming, longitudinally spaced, transverse score lines.

Claim 9

A blank as set forth in claim 4 wherein said pair of cross partition forming panels each have a generally circular smaller panel cut therein which remains connected by a hinge forming area adjacent the innermost side edge of the partition forming panel member.