JP3923538B2 - Packaging multipack with carrying handle - Google Patents

Abstract

A carton accomodating a plurality of articles, such as bottles, comprising a top (16, 26), a base (12, 30) and a pair of side walls (14, 28) interconnecting said top and base thereby forming a tubular structure, said top being provided with two spaced rows of apertures (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) through which the top portions of said articles protrude and a carrying handle means (18, 20, 22) extending upwardly from said top characterised in that said handle means is located between said two rows of apertures and is off set from a plane disposed midway between said rows of apertures.

Description

The present invention relates to a wraparound type carton that includes a carrying handle that houses a plurality of articles and is raised upward.
European Patent Document EP 0 456 448 discloses a carton having a top part, a bottom part, and a pair of side walls connecting the top part and the bottom part to form a cylindrical structure and store a plurality of articles such as bottles. is doing. The carton has a carrying handle extending upward from the top and a locking tab for restraining the panels facing each other at the bottom of the carrying handle to keep the carrying handle upright for use. And have.
The present invention and its preferred embodiments are intended to eliminate all or at least some of the problems associated with the prior art described above.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a carton that houses a plurality of articles such as bottles is provided. The carton includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a pair of side walls connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, thereby forming a cylindrical structure. The top is provided with a plurality of openings formed in two spaced apart rows and a carrying handle structure. The upper portion of the article protrudes from the opening. The handle structure includes a hand-held opening extending upward from the top. In this carton, the handle structure is disposed between two rows formed by the openings and is offset from a central plane between the opening rows.
According to an additional feature of this aspect of the invention, the handle structure may have a pair of adjacent panels foldably connected to each other at a connection away from the top of the carton . The pair of panels forms a handle raised above direction. Preferably, the handle structure may have fixing means for connecting the lower portions of the handle structure to each other so that the two handle panels do not open around the connecting portion . More preferably, the fixing means includes a tab cut out from a joint portion between the top portion and one of the handle panels, and the tab is engaged with one of the openings formed adjacent to the other handle panel. Match.
According to another additional feature of the embodiment of the invention, the tab (locking tab) is hooked into one of the openings formed in the top and held by one top of the article. You can also.
In another aspect of the present invention, a carton blank for housing a plurality of articles is provided. The carton blank includes a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, first and second handle panels both having hand-held openings, and a second top panel ; A second sidewall panel and a second bottom panel are provided. These panels are arranged in the order of description and adjacent to each other are connected so as to be bendable. The first and second bottom panels can be connected to each other, thereby forming a carton having a cylindrical structure. Here, the first and second handle panels for forming the raised handle are arranged so that the handle is deviated from the central section of the assembled carton.
According to an additional feature of this aspect of the invention, the first and second top panels include a plurality of openings. Each of these openings can receive the top of an article held by the assembled carton.
According to a further additional feature of this aspect of the invention, there is further provided a tab cut out from a joint between one of the top panels and one of the handle panels. The tab is engageable with one of the openings cut out from the other top panel to form an upright handle.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a plan view of a carton blank forming a carton according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a carton center with a handle raised upward;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the completed carton according to the present invention with one bottle removed to show one of the locking tabs.
Referring to the drawings, and in particular, as shown in FIG. 1, an elongated blank 10 formed from a paper board or similar foldable sheet material comprises a bottom structure 12 arranged in series, a first side panel 14 and Intermediate panel 15, first top panel 16, first handle panel 18, second handle panel 20, third handle panel 22, fourth handle panel 24, and second top. A panel 26, an intermediate panel 27, a second side panel 28 and a second bottom structure 30, which comprise fold lines 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 are connected so that they can be bent sequentially.
The lower part of the side panels 14 and 28 forming the bottom structure 12 and 30 and the bottom panel are not directly related to the present invention and are well-known in the art, and therefore details thereof will be omitted.
The necks of the three bottles received in the openings 54, 56, 58 in a state of being spaced apart from each other and projecting from the top panel 16. Each of these openings is shaped to form lock portions 54a, 56a, 58a in the vicinity of the lower portion of the handle panel 18. Similarly, three bottles that are also received in the openings 60, 62, 64, also spaced apart and aligned, partially protrude from the top panel 26. However, these openings 60, 62, 64 do not have a lock portion as described above.
Locking tabs 66, 68, and 70 are cut out from the handle panel 24 and connected to the lower end of the handle panel 24 so as to be foldable along a fold line 46. Each of these locking tabs has a D-shaped locking head, and each of these locking heads has a locking edge 66a, 68a, 70a, respectively.
Both handle panels 20 and 22 are formed with handle openings 72 and 74, respectively, and these openings have cushion flaps 76 and 78, respectively.
A reinforcing panel 80 is located adjacent to the handle panels 18 and 20. The reinforcing panel 80 is connected to the handle panel 20 along a fold line 82. The reinforcing panel 80 is separated from the handle panel 18 by a cutting line 84 extending from the fold line 40 to one of the side edges of the handle panel 18. A reinforcing panel 86 is located adjacent to the handle panels 22 and 24. The reinforcing panel 86 is connected to the handle 22 along a fold line 88. The reinforcing panel 86 is separated from the handle panel 24 by a cutting line 89 extending from the folding line 44 to the side edge of the handle panel 24. These reinforcing panels 80 and 86 are foldably connected by a fold line 90 along side edges shared by both.
A reinforcing panel 92 is located adjacent to the other side edge of the handle panels 18 and 20. The reinforcing panel 92 is connected to the handle panel 20 along a fold line 94. The reinforcing panel 92 is separated from the handle panel 18 by a cutting line 96 extending from the folding line 40 to the side edge of the handle panel 18. A reinforcing panel 98 is located adjacent to the other side edge of the handle panels 22, 24. The reinforcing panel 98 is foldably connected to the handle panel 22 along a fold line 100. The reinforcing panel 98 is separated from the handle panel 24 by a cutting line 102 extending from the folding line 44 to the side edge of the handle panel 24. These reinforcing panels 92 and 102 are foldably connected by a fold line 104 along side edges shared by both.
Optionally, openings 110, 112 are cut out from each common edge of the reinforcing panels 80, 86, and 92, 98 so that the fold line 42 is broken. Thereby, as will be described below, the folding operation at the time of assembling the carton becomes easier.
In order to complete the portable device of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, continuous folding and sticking operations are required. The bending operation is not limited to that described below, and can be appropriately changed depending on the manufacturing conditions.
The blank is wrapped around a set of six bottles, two in each row, with the necks 114 of the bottles protruding from the neck receiving openings as shown in FIG. It is like that. Both handle panels form a handle H that rises between the rows of bottles.
In order to attach the carton blank to the bottle , first , the handle reinforcing panels 80 and 86 are folded along the folding lines 82 and 88, respectively, and overlapped with the handle panels 18, 20 and 22, 24. Similarly, the reinforcing panels 92 and 98 are folded along the folding lines 94 and 100 and overlapped with the handle panels 18, 20, 22, and 24.
Then, up the handle panel 18, 20 in a state close to each other, thereby the state in which the respective handle openings are aligned with one another. At this time , the locking tabs 66, 68, and 70 are folded 180 ° around the folding line 46 and overlapped with the top panel 26 . Folding along the fold line 42 the handle panel 18, 20 Gaité, respectively heavy sleeping in the handle panel 22, 24. As a result, the locking tabs 66, 68, and 70 are located at positions corresponding to the openings 54, 56, and 58, respectively.
Then causing engagement of each tab in each opening. At this time, the heads of the locking tabs 66, 68, 70 are viewed through the openings 54, 56, 58 in a state where the locking edges 66a, 68a, 70a are hooked on the locking portions 54a, 56a, 58a. It becomes.
Then, the gel piece folded along fold lines 38 and 46 from a state in which a top panel 16, 26 to the handle structure and the same plane. Then to kick Installing the bottle set to be packed this blank. At that time, the handle H formed by the handle panels 18, 20, 22, and 24 is offset from a plane located in the middle of the opening row between the two rows constituting the bottle as shown in FIG. It will be arranged in.
When the carton is arranged so that each opening is above the corresponding neck of the bottle, the heads of the locking tabs 66, 68, 70 are received by the bottle neck in each opening 54, 56, 58. It is in a position that prevents it from being done. When covered with a carton blank on the bottle neck in this state, the head of the locking tab 66, 68, 70 are folded outwardly, is disposed between the neck of the bottles adjacent the handle panel 18 to . FIG. 3 shows a position when one end of the bottle in front is removed and the locking tab 66 is bent outward . In this way, the handle panels 18, 24 are constrained to each other by the locking tabs 66, 68, 70, so that they are kept substantially vertical during use.
It will be understood that the handle H is disposed offset from the center plane between the aperture rows, so that the stress generated on the locking tab is reduced and excellent handle strength is obtained. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the present invention is not limited to the use of cartons including locking tabs. In fact, "it was shifted from the center (off-centre)" handle, can also be applied to the carton that does not have a tab for the lock. By using a “off-center” handle, the handle strength can be improved.
This carton is completed as shown in FIG. For this purpose, the side walls 14, 28 are folded downward and the bottom structures 12, 30 are kept stacked on each other under the bottom of the bottle. A cushion structure S for the hand as shown in FIG. 2 is provided between two handle openings aligned with each other. This cushion structure is formed by a flap that overlaps the two handle panels. As appropriate, the handle panels 20 and 22 are bent along the fold line 40/44 to a substantially right angle position shown in FIG. 2, thereby improving the user's feeling of use. For convenience, the top of the handle is located above the cap of each bottle. Therefore, when overlapping, the handle panels 20 and 22 are bent along the fold line 40/44 and hooked onto the bottle cap C as shown in FIG .
In the above-described configuration, the handle strength is further increased by the reinforcing panels 80, 86, 92 and 98.
Thus, the present invention and preferred embodiments thereof relate to an article carrier, which is strong enough to hold a plurality of bottles firmly, but communicates to the handle. There is also some flexibility so that the applied load can be absorbed by the carrying device. This blank shape minimizes the amount of paper board required. This portable can be automatically attached to the bottle array by hand or machine. The present invention can be applied to various portable devices, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Claims (8)

A top part, a bottom part, and a pair of side walls connecting the top part and the bottom part, thereby forming a cylindrical structure, and the top part is provided with a plurality of openings and a hand-held opening, and upward from the top part An extended carrying handle structure, the openings are formed in two spaced apart rows, and the top of the article protrudes from the openings, and the handle structure has two rows formed by the openings. A carton that accommodates a plurality of articles such as bottles that are located between them and are offset from the center plane between the rows of openings. 2. The carton of claim 1, wherein the handle structure further comprises a pair of adjacent panels forming a handle that is foldably connected to each other at a connection portion away from the top of the carton and raised upward. Carton featuring. In carton of claim 2 wherein the carton, characterized in that it comprises a fixing means for connecting the lower portion of the該携row handle structure to each other both handle panels so as not to open around the connecting portion. 4. The carton according to claim 3, wherein the fixing means includes a tab cut out from a joint portion between the top portion and one handle panel, and the tab has an opening formed adjacent to the opposite handle panel. Carton characterized by engaging with one. 5. A carton as claimed in claim 4, wherein the locking tab latches with one of the openings formed in the top and is held within the opening by an upper portion of the article. . A carton blank for accommodating a plurality of articles, a first bottom panel, a first side wall panel, a first top panel, and first and second handle panels each having a handheld opening And a second top panel, a second side wall panel, and a second bottom panel, each panel being foldably connected to each other, the first and second bottom panels being connected to each other. The first and second handle panels for forming a raised carton and a carton having a cylindrical structure can be formed from a central section of the carton with the handle assembled. A carton blank that is arranged so as to be displaced. 7. A carton blank according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the first and second top panels have a plurality of openings each capable of receiving the neck of an article held by the assembled carton. Characteristic carton blank. 8. A carton blank according to claim 7, comprising a tab cut from a joint between one of said top panels and one of said handle panels, said tab being formed on the other top to form an upright handle. A carton blank configured to be able to engage with one of the openings cut out from the panel.

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