Bottle carrier

Claim 2

A multi-cellular article carrier which is formed from an elongate blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored to provide, in erected condition, hingedly connected body forming side, end wall and bottom wall panels, a multi-panel longitudinal partition and handle structure extending in depending relation from the top edges of said end wall panels and connected at its opposite ends to center portions of the end wall panels by glue tabs, said glue tabs being integrally hinged to the top edges of the end wall panels and extending down along the inside faces of said end wall panels, and cross partition forming strap members which are spaced longitudinally so as to divide the space on each side of the longitudinal partition and handle structure into a plurality of bottle accommodating cells of equal size, which cross partition forming strap members are taken from panels in the longitudinal partition structure and are each connected at one end thereof by a glue tab to the inside face of a side wall panel, with the opposite end of each of said cross partition strap members extending to an integral hinge connection with the panel of said longitudinal partition and handle structure from which the strap member is taken.

Claim 3

A collapsible multi-cellular article carrier which is formed from an elongate blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored to provide, when in erected condition, body forming, upstanding side and end walls and a bottom wall which bottom wall comprises two panel members which are integrally hinged along one edge thereof to the bottom edges of oppositely disposed side walls and which have interengaging locking means in the margins which are opposite the hinged connection with the side walls, a multi-ply longitudinal partition and handle structure which is hingedly connected at its opposite ends to the oppositely disposed end walls on vertical hinge lines and disposed intermediate said side walls so as to provide bottle receiving space on each side thereof, said longitudinal partition and handle structure having glue panels integrally hinged to a ply thereof which are adhered to the inner faces of the end walls and extend downwardly along said vertical hinge lines, and cross partition forming strap members dividing said space on opposite sides of the longitudinal partition and handle structure into a plurality of article accommodating cells of equal size, which cross partition forming strap members are taken from a ply of the longitudinal partition and handle structure, said cross partition forming strap members each being connected at one end by an integrally hinged glue tab to the inside face of a side wall, with the opposite end of each said cross partition forming strap member having an integrally hinged connection with the ply of said longitudinal partition and handle structure from which said cross partition strap member is taken.

Claim 4

A collapsible multi-cellular article carrier which is formed from an elongate blank of foldable sheet material cut and scored to provide, when in erected condition, body forming, upstanding side and end walls and a bottom wall which bottom wall comprises two panel members which are integrally hinged along one edge thereof to the bottom edges of oppositely disposed side walls and which have interengaging locking means in the margins which are opposite the hinged connection with the side walls, a multi-ply longitudinal partition and handle structure which is hingedly connected at its opposite ends to the oppositely disposed end walls on vertical hinge lines and disposed intermediate said side walls so as to provide bottle receiving space on each side thereof, said longitudinal partition and handle structure having glue panels integrally hinged to a ply thereof which are adhered to the inner faces of the end walls and extend downwardly along said vertical hinge lines, and cross partition forming strap members dividing said space on opposite sides of the longitudinal partition and handle structure into a plurality of article accommodating cells of equal size, which cross partition forming strap members are taken from a ply of the longitudinal partition and handle structure, said cross partition forming strap members each being connected at one end by an integrally hinged glue tab to the inside face of a side wall, with the opposite end of each said cross partition forming strap member having an integrally hinged connection with the ply of said longitudinal partition and handle structure from which said cross partition strap member is taken.

Claim 5

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cross partition forming strap members are arranged in pairs and each pair is connected to the inside face of a side wall by a glue tab which is integrally hinged to each strap member of the pair thereof.

Claim 6

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 3 wherein each pair of said cross partition forming strap members is cut from a single ply of said longitudinal partition and handle structure which extends below the handle forming portion thereof and wherein said integrally hinged glue tab is attached to the associated side wall at a point below the top edge of said side wall.

Claim 7

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cross partition forming strap meMbers are cut from a ply of the longitudinal partition and handle structure which extends below the handle forming portions of said structure.

Claim 8

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cross partition forming strap members are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of said longitudinal partition and handle structure and the strap members of each pair thereof are hingedly connected to a common glue tab which glue tab is secured to the inside face of a side wall.

Claim 9

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein panels for separating the articles at the bottoms thereof are cut in said bottom wall panel members and folded into planes upstanding from said bottom wall panel members so as to be disposed between bottom portions of the bottles.

Claim 10

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 7 wherein at least one of said panels for separating the articles at the bottoms comprises a hinged marginal portion on one of said bottom wall forming panel members which is hinged into a vertical plane when the carrier is in erected condition.

Claim 11

A multi-cellular carrier as set forth in claim 2 wherein one of said bottom wall panel members is provided with spaced apertures and the co-operating bottom wall panel member is provided with a relatively narrow locking panel having locking and latching tab members which are engaged in locking relation in said spaced apertures when the carrier is in erected condition.

Claim 12

An elongate blank of foldable sheet material which is cut and scored for fabricating a collapsible multi-cellular carrier for bottled products or similar articles, which carrier, in erected condition, is characterized by having an open top with body forming side and end walls in upstanding relation to a bottom wall, a multi-ply longitudinal partition and handle structure which is connected at its opposite ends to the end walls on vertical hinge lines and cross partition forming strap members dividing the space on each side of the longitudinal partition and handle structure into a plurality of articles accommodating cells of equal size, said blank being divided by transverse score lines into side wall and end wall forming panels, longitudinally spaced bottom wall forming panels extending laterally of a hinge forming longitudinal score line at one side of the side wall forming panels, longitudinal partition and handle forming panel sections extending laterally along the opposite sides of the side wall forming panels and offset in the lengthwise direction of the blank relative to the side wall forming panels, said partition and handle forming panel sections being freed in part by longitudinal cutting lines extending along the side wall forming panels and portions of the end wall forming panels and being freed at one end by transverse cutting lines, said partition and handle forming panel sections having hinge forming transverse scores at the opposite ends which define one side edge of a glue panel, each of said partition and handle forming sections being integrally connected to an end wall forming panel along a relatively short hinge forming score line, and cross partition strap forming members cut in the outermost side margins of the longitudinal partition and handle forming panel sections which cross partition forming strap members each have opposite ends terminating at a hinge forming score line extending transversely of the blank and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction approximately one half the longitudinal dimension of an end wall forming panel.

Claim 13

An elongate blank of foldable sheet material which is cut and scored for fabricating a collapsible multi-cellular carrier for bottled products or similar articles, which carrier, in erected condition, is characterized by having an open top with body forming side and end walls in upstanding relation to a bottom wall, a multi-ply longitudinal partition and handle structure which is connected at its opposite ends to the end walls on vertical hinge lines and cross partition forming strap members dividing the space on each side of the longitudinal partition and handle structure into a plurality of articles accommodating cells of equal size, said blank being divided by transverse score lines into side wall and end wall forming panels, longitudinally spaced bottom wall forming panels extending laterally of a hinge forming longitudinal score line at one side of the side wall forming panels, longitudinal partition and handle forming panel sections extending laterally along the opposite sides of the side wall forming panels and offset in the lengthwise direction of the blank relative to the side wall forming panels, said partition and handle forming panel sections being freed in part by longitudinal cutting lines extending along the side wall forming panels and portions of the end wall forming panels and being freed at one end by transverse cutting lines, said partition and handle forming panel sections having hinge forming transverse scores at the opposite ends which define one side edge of a glue panel, each of said partition and handle forming sections being integrally connected to an end wall forming panel along a relatively short hinge forming score line, and cross partition strap forming members cut in the outermost side margins of the longitudinal partition and handle forming panel sections which cross partition forming strap members each have opposite ends terminating at a hinge forming score line extending transversely of the blank and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction approximately one half the longitudinal dimension of an end wall forming panel.

Claim 14

An elongate blank as set forth in claim 10 wherein said longitudinal partition and handle forming panel sections each include a handle forming portion and a handle reinforcing panel which extends from a hinge forming transverse score line at the free end of said handle forming panel section.

Claim 15

An elongate blank as set forth in claim 10 wherein said longitudinal partition and handle forming sections each include an outer handle forming panel cut in the material adjoiniNg the side wall forming panels and a handle panel reinforcing portion taken from the material extending laterally of said outer handle forming panel.