CA1156987A - Carton with carrying strap - Google Patents

Carton with carrying strap

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CA1156987A
CA1156987A CA000426016A CA426016A CA1156987A CA 1156987 A CA1156987 A CA 1156987A CA 000426016 A CA000426016 A CA 000426016A CA 426016 A CA426016 A CA 426016A CA 1156987 A CA1156987 A CA 1156987A
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aperture
side wall
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Rodney K. Calvert
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Mead Corp
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Abstract

ABSTRACT

A carton for accommodating beverage containers and the like includes a carrying strap comprising an endless band which includes a part anchored internally of the carton by being looped around one or more of the containers and an exposed handle part located adjacent one end of the carton which part can be grasped to lift and carry the carton.

Description

~.~S~ ;t The invention relates to a carton for accommodating a number of discrete articles, in particular beverage con-tainers such as bottles or cans.

U. S. Patent No. 3,904,036 issued September 9, 1975 and owned by the assignee of this invention discloses an enclosed bottle container in which the top panel is provided with hand gripping apertures to facilitate carrying the package.

The current trend toward packaging large numbers of primary packages such as one or two dozen items in a secondary con-tainer has resulted in a need for an improved carrying devicefor such packages. One example of a package having a carry-ing strap is disclosed in French Patent Application No.
7825707 filed on September 1, 1978 and publ.ished on March 28, 1980 under Serial No. 2,434,763~ In this French patent application a carrying strap is disposed about the exterior of a package such as a carton Eormed of paperboard and the carrying strap is anchorea in slits formed at the carton corners. In a modification o:E the invention oE this French patent application, a carrying strap is inserted through opposed ~ide walls and between two rows of packaged articles and is looped about the outer surEaces of these opposed walls and an interconnecting wall to form a carrying strap.
Obviously the carrying straps o~ this French patent appli-cation are not securely related with the associated con tainer and are very difficult to apply to the carton particularly in the case of the strap that must be inserted throuyh opposed side walls and het~een adjacent rows of packaged items.

According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a carton comprising top, bottom, side and end walls foldably joined to form a generally cubical structure, one of said end walls including top and bottom wall end panels foldably joined to one end of said top and bottom walls respectively, and side wall flaps foldably joined to corresponding ends of said side walls, one of said end panels being formed with an elongate slot and each of said side wall flaps being formed with an aperture sized and positioned so as to regis-ter with said elongate slot when the carton is set up in completed condition.

According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a carton blank comprising a bottom wall, end wall panels foldably joined to the ends of said bottom wall, an elongate aperture formed in an end wall panel at one end of said bottom wall, a side wall foldably joined to a side edge of said bottom wall, end flaps foldably joined to the ends of said side wall, a registerable aperture formed in an end flap at the end of said side wall corresponding to said one end of said bottom wall, and a tearable strip ex-tending from said registerable aperture to the outer edge of the associated end flap.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a packaye formed according to this invention;

~L~5~ 7 ~ 3 --Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank for forming a carton according to the invention;

Figure 3 is a collapsed carton formed from the blank of Figure 2 as supplied by the manufacturer to the packager;

Figure 4 is an end view of the filled and completed carton incorporating a carrying strap;

Figure 5 is a s¢rap section taken along the line 5-5 in Figure 4; and Figure 6 is a scrap section taken along the line 6-6 in Figure 4.

BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings, a carton 1 is formed from a paperboard blank 2 or other similar foldable sheet material~
As i~ best shown in Figure 2, top wall 3 is foldably joined along fold line Fl to side wall 5 and is foldably joined along fold line F2 to side wall 6. Bottom wall 4 is fold-ably joined to the bottom edge of side wall 6 along fold line F7 and glue flap L is foldably joined to a side edge of bottom wall 4 along fold line F8.

While the invention is not limited for use in packaging bottles having tapered neck portions, the carton shown in the drawings is especially adapted for use in conjunction with bottles. Thus side walls 5 and 6 are provided with fold lines F3 and F4 respectively so as to allow the upper por-tion of these side walls to tilt inwardly and thereby toaccommodate the difference in width of the top wall 3 and the bottom wall 4.

In order to form a sleeve from the blank shown in Figure 2 r the blank is folded along the fold lines F5 and F6 and into the condition represented by Figure 3. The carton is secured in this condition by means of glue applied to glue ~:lap L which causes that flap to become adhered to the portion of side wall 5 which is disposed at the right hand S end of the blank as the blank i5 viewed in Figure 2. The carton is in this condition when completed by the manufac-turer and shipped to the packager.

The packager sets up the collapsed blank as shown in Figure 3 into an open ended sleeve as is well known. Groups of containers such as bottles B are loaded into the open ends of the set up sleeve following the application of a carry-ing strap to one group o bottles prior to loading through one end of the sleeve.

As best seen in Figure 6 of the drawing the bottles B are arranged within the carton in a number of rows of which rows Rl, R2 are bounded by carrying strap 7 which is applied immediately prior to loading ~hose rows into one end of the carton sleeve. The carrying strap 7 is preformed and applied by a suitable machine as described and claimed in co-pending Canadian Patent Application Serial No. 377,246 filed on May 8, 1981 in the name of The Mead Corporation.
Strap 7 comprises a strip of plastic material which is ultrasonically welded or otherwise formed into an endless band and subsequently looped around two rows Rl, R2 of bottles prior to loading.

The end closure structure S of the carton adjacent bott~e rows Rl, R2 comprises a top wall end panel 8 foldably joined to the top wall 3 about a longitudinal fold line 9. The end panel 8 has its free edge shaped to provide a tongue 10.
The end closure structure S further includes bottom wall end panel 11 foldably ~oined to the bottom wall 4 along a longitudinal fold line 12 and side wall flaps 13, 14 fold-ably joined t~ side walls 5, 6 along longitudinal fold lines 15, 16 respectively.

~ t7 The end panel 11 has formed th~rein adjacent its longitudinal free edge 17 an elongate slot 18 through which a handle part of the strap 7 is exposed. Each of the side wall flaps 13, 14 is formed with a generally rectan~ular aperture 19, 20 respectively which is isolated from the free longitudinal edge 21, 22 of the flap by a breakable strip 23, 24 respec-tively. Each is formed by per:Eorating the area of paper-board located between the aperture and the ree longitudinal edge of the end flap.

After the carton has been loaded so that the bottle rows Rll R2 are positioned with their tops and bases in abutment with top and bottom walls 3, 4 respecti~ely and adjacent the end closure structure S, a handle part 25 of the looped carrying strap is located at the open end of the sleeve. In order to close the end structure S an application of ~lue is applied across the bottom wall end panel 11 on either side of the elongate slot 18 in the areas indicated at G in ~'igure 2. The side wall flaps 13, 14 are then folded in-wardl~ towards one another about fold lines 15, 16 respec~
tively so that breakable strips 23, 24 overlie the handle part 25 of strap 7 and top wall end panel 8 is folded down-wardly about fold line 9 into overlapping relationship with the sid~ wall flaps 13, 14~ Thus, the end panel 8 is posi-tioned in cooperation with the carrying strap such that the tongue 10 is located between the central bottles of row Rl and the handle part 25 of carrying strap 7 to provide a backing panel for the handle part 25. It is apparent from Figure 2 that the top wall end panel 8 is connected to each of side wall flaps 13, 14 by means of gusset panels 26, 27 respectively. Such gusset panels are of known construction and have the effect of coordinating downward closing move-ment oE the top wall end panel 8 automatically during inward folding of side wall flaps 13, 14.

The bottom wall end paneI 11 is-then folded upwardly about 3S fold line 12 into overlapping relationship with top wall ~:~5~ 7 end panel 8 and adhered thereto to complete the end closure S. Referring to Figure 4 it is apparent that the handle part 25 of the carrying strap 7 is positioned such that when the end closure S is completed, the handle part 25 is exposed to view and extends across the slot 18 in bottom wall end panel 11. Moreover, the apertures 19, 20 are sized and positioned so as to register with the slot 18 at the extremities thereof so that the breakable strips 23, 24 extend across slot 18 adjacent the extremities and in overlapping relationship with the handle part 25 of the carrying strap 7. This feature permits the handle part to be moved outwardly away rom close proximity with bottle row Rl which it normally occupies. This outward movement is achieved in use when the handle part 25 is grasped to lift the carton which causes breakable strips 23, 24 to break thus allowing the handle part to move towards the extremities of slot 18 and outwardly from the end closure to a carrying position as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 6. In order to provide a satisfactory length for carrying purposes and to enhance the outward movement, the handle part 25 includes a folded portion 28 doubled back on itself and overlapped outwardly of the breakable strip 24. The folded portion normally is stowed within the car-ton behind end flap 13 as best seen in Figure 6 of the drawings. Hence, when the handle part 25 is grasped, the folded portion ~8 unfolds to provide an increased length of the strip at the handle part 25 after which breakage of the breakable strips occurs as described above so that the handle adopts the extended position shown in phantom lines in Figure ~.

The opposite end closure of the carton is closed in a simi-lar manner to complete the carton except in that structure no provision is made for a carrying handle and parts which correspond generally with the elements of closure S are designated with corresponding numerals to which the letter "a" is added.

7 _ The carrying handle 7 thus includes an internally looped anchored part 29 located entirely within the carton and a carrying part 25 located adjacent one end closure structure S of the carton. It will be seen from Figures 5 and 6 that the anchored part 29 extends transversely of the car~
tOII and passes alony the inner surface of carton side walls 5, 6 towards the carton end S to provide the handle part.
The bottles in rows Rl, R2 therefore are bounded between the internal looped portion 29 of the carrying strap and the end closure structure S of the carton. In this way some of the bottles within the carton represented by those constituting rows Rl and R2 are used to secure the carrying strap of the carton so that the carton weight is transfer-red to the end closure structures through bottle rows Rl, R2 when the carton is lifted by the carrying strap. Thus the bottles B are carried on their sides.

The internally looped part 29 of the carrying strap 2~ may be passed around a group of bottles having more or less bottles than those illustrated and moreover the construction also is applicable to a carton having only one article accom-modated therein. It is contemplated that the end closur~
structure could be modified and the overlapping relationship of the various panels altered. For example, the slot 18 could be formed in the top wall end panel 8.

It is also contemplated that the carrying strap could be arranged to have its handle part located adjacent one of the other walls of the carton, e.g. a side wall by suitably modifying the construction.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The invention is particularly well adapted for use in con-junction with secondary packages for packaging large numbers of primary packages of consumer items.

Claims (5)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A carton comprising top, bottom, side and end walls, foldably joined to form a generally cubical structure, one of said end walls including top and bottom wall end panels foldably joined to one end of said top and bottom walls respectively, and side wall flaps foldably joined to corresponding ends of said side walls, one of said end panels being formed with an elongate slot and each of said side wall flaps being formed with an aperture sized and positioned so as to register with said elongate slot when the carton is set up in completed condition.
2. A carton according to Claim 1, in which each of said side wall flaps at said one end of the carton includes a tearable strip normally isolating its aperture from the outer edge of the flap and wherein each aperture is caused to communicate with said edge when the strip is torn away to provide a recessed notch in the flap extending inwardly from said edge.
3. A carton blank comprising a bottom wall, end wall panels foldably joined to the ends of said bottom wall, an elongate aperture formed in an end wall panel at one end of said bottom wall, a side wall foldably joined to a side edge of said bottom wall, end flaps foldably joined to the ends of said side wall, a registerable aperture formed in an end flap at the end of said side wall corresponding to said one end of said bottom wall, and a tearable strip extending from said registerable aperture to the outer edge of the associated end flap.
4. A blank according to Claim 3, wherein a fold line is formed in said side wall and disposed in alignment with said registerable aperture and with said tearable strip.
5. A blank according to Claim 3, wherein said elongate aperture is spaced from said one end of said bottom panel a distance which is approximately equal to the distance by which said registerable aperture is spaced from an imagin-ary extension of the bottom edge of said side wall.
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US06/161,408 US4295598A (en) 1980-06-20 1980-06-20 Carton with carrying strap
US161,408 1980-06-20
CA000376816A CA1152043A (en) 1980-06-20 1981-05-04 Carton with carrying strap
CA000426016A CA1156987A (en) 1980-06-20 1983-04-15 Carton with carrying strap

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