U.S. patent number 3,596,823 [Application Number 04/821,295] was granted by the patent office on 1971-08-03 for end-loaded, top-opening carton.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Container Corporation of America. Invention is credited to Karl Zitzelman.
United States Patent |
3,596,823 |
Zitzelman |
August 3, 1971 |
END-LOADED, TOP-OPENING CARTON
Abstract
An end-loaded, top-opening carton formed from a cut and scored
blank and adapted when open to display articles therein, and
comprising an outer carton including tray and cover portions formed
from a main panel, opposed pairs of side and end panels, the latter
being hingedly connected along adjacent edges of one of the side
panels. The carton is characterized by an insert collar employed in
the loading thereof and arranged to surround articles during
loading into the carton, the collar being adhered to the interior
faces of the tray portion.
Inventors: |
Zitzelman; Karl (Newfoundland,
PA) |
Assignee: |
Container Corporation of
America (Chicago, IL)
|
Family
ID: |
25233027 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/821,295 |
Filed: |
May 2, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
229/121; 206/268;
206/557; 229/228; 206/264; 206/273; 229/122 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D
85/1036 (20130101); B65D 5/545 (20130101); B65D
5/28 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65D
5/28 (20060101); B65D 5/54 (20060101); B65D
85/08 (20060101); B65D 5/20 (20060101); B65D
85/10 (20060101); B65d 005/22 () |
Field of
Search: |
;229/33,44R,44CB,14,51C,87C ;206/41.2 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Bockenek; David M.
Claims
I claim:
1. An end-loaded, top-opening carton formed from a cut and scored
blank made of paperboard or the like, said carton when opened being
adapted for the display of articles and comprising:
a. tray and cover portions each having:
i. a main panel;
ii. opposed pairs of side and end panels;
iii. said portions being hingedly interconnected along adjacent
edges of one of said side panels;
b. an insert collar having at least three sections coextensive with
both end walls and one sidewall of said tray portion and adapted to
enclose the articles prior to inserting the articles and said
collar into said outer carton;
i. each of said sections extending above the tops of both of said
end walls and said one sidewall of said tray portion for the entire
length of each;
c. said collar being adapted to be adhered to said end panels of
said tray portion and having a height greater than the height of
the panels of said tray portion.
2. A carton according to claim 1 wherein the other of said side
panels are connected together along a cut and nicked line.
3. A carton according to claim 1 wherein said collar is embossed at
a plurality of points thereon for application thereto of adhesive
for holding said collar to said tray portion.
4. A carton according to claim 1 wherein said main panel of said
tray portion has a glue flap extending therefrom adapted to be
glued against the inner side of said side panel, said glue flap
having a width corresponding to the height of said collar.
5. A carton according to claim 1 wherein said collar is configured
to surround four sides of said articles.
6. An end-loaded, top-opening carton formed from a cut and scored
blank made of paperboard or the like, said carton being adapted
when opened for the display of articles and comprising:
a. top, bottom, front and back panels hingedly connected together
to form a carton sleeve;
b. said front and back panels each having a pair of tabs extending
from each end thereof;
c. each of said tabs having a width which is one-half the width of
the panel form which it extends;
d. each of said top and bottom panels having a flap extending from
each end thereof of a width equal to one-half the width of either
of said front and back panels;
e. said flaps and said tabs being adapted to be adhered together to
define a cover portion and a tray portion for said carton;
f. a cut and nicked line extending longitudinally in said front
panel midway of the width thereof;
g. a hinge line extending longitudinally in said back panel midway
of the width thereof;
h. a collar adapted to surround said articles and hold them in
place prior to the insertion of said collar and articles into said
carton sleeve;
i. said collar having a width greater than the height of said tray
portion and adhesively secured to said tray portion only.
7. A carton according to claim 6 wherein said collar is embossed at
a plurality of points thereon for application thereto of adhesive
for holding said collar to the inside faces of said tray
portion.
8. A carton according to claim 6 wherein said bottom panel has a
glue flap extending therefrom adapted to be glued against the inner
side of said front panel, said glue flap having a width
corresponding to the width of said collar.
9. A carton according to claim 8 wherein said collar is configured
to surround but three sides of said articles.
10. An end-loaded, top-opening carton formed from a cut and scored
blank made of paperboard or the like, said carton being adapted
when opened for the display of articles and comprising:
a. top, bottom, front and back panels hingedly connected together
to form a carton sleeve;
b. said front and back panels each having a pair of tabs extending
from each end thereof;
c. each of said top and bottom panels having a flap extending from
each end thereof, each of which is of a width corresponding to the
width of the tabs extending from said front and back panels;
d. said flaps and said tabs being adapted to be adhered together to
define a cover portion and a tray portion for said carton;
e. a cut and nicked line extending longitudinally in said front
panel along a line corresponding to the meeting line of said
adhered flaps and tabs;
f. a hinge line extending longitudinally in said back panel along a
line generally corresponding to the meeting line of said adhered
flaps and tabs;
g. a collar adapted to surround said articles and hold them in
place prior to the insertion of said collar and articles into said
carton sleeve;
h. said collar having a width greater than the height of said tray
portion and adhesively secured to said tray portion only.
11. A carton according to claim 10 wherein said collar is embossed
at a plurality of points thereon for application thereto of
adhesive for holding said collar to the inside faces of said tray
portion.
12. A carton according to claim 10 wherein said bottom panel has a
glue flap extending therefrom adapted to be glued against the inner
side of said front panel, said glue flap having a width
corresponding to the width of said collar.
13. A carton according to claim 12 wherein said collar is
configured to surround but three sides of said articles.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to that form of carton particularly adapted
to display articles of an elongate type, such as small cigars or
the like, the carton having a collar adapted to be adhered to the
inner sides and to be employed in the loading thereof.
2. The Prior Art
The prior art patents disclosing cartons of the type having cover
and tray portions and with or without collars have not taught the
use of the collars for the loading operation. For example, Koltz et
al. U.S. Pat. No. 3,207,416, which shows a collar upon opening of
the cover, does not teach the use of such collar to facilitate the
loading of the carton. The Pat. No. 345,351 (French) teaches a
carton having cover and tray portions, but not formed from a
unitary blank. Nor does this patent teach the use of a collar for
the loading thereof. Robinson Pat. No. 459,734 (British) which
shows a carton which may be end loaded, does not teach the use of a
separable collar which can be employed for surrounding the articles
to be loaded into the carton.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The structure according to the present invention has for one of its
salient features the provision of a carton consisting of cover and
tray portions each comprised of a main panel and opposed side and
end panels, the tray and cover portions being hingedly connected
along adjacent edges of one of the side panels, the carton being
adapted to be end loaded and being provided with a collar enclosing
the articles to be packed therein, the collar being adhered to the
inside faces of the gray portion after the loading thereof.
DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a pair of cut and scored blanks for
forming a carton according to one embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing a pair of blanks for
constructing a carton according to another embodiment of the
invention;
FIG. 3 is an end view of a carton sleeve formed from the blank seen
in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the carton of FIG. 1 in the
erected and partly closed condition thereof, and showing the same
being end loaded prior to the final closing thereof;
FIG. 5 is a view showing the blanks of FIG. 2 in the erected
condition, and being end loaded in a fashion similar to that shown
in FIG. 4; and
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a carton constructed according
to the invention and having a the cover portion thereof separated
from the tray portion thereof for display of the contents
therein.
Referring now to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the improved end-loaded,
top-opening carton according to the present invention is denoted
generally by the reference numeral 10 and is formed from a cut and
scored blank 10A and an insert collar 10B folded and arranged to
provide a cover portion 10C and a tray portion 10D. Cover and tray
portion 10C and 10D together defining an outer carton, adapted to
hold articles A, and the respective cover and tray portions 10C and
10D thereof include main panels comprised of a bottom panel 11 and
a top panel 14. The cover and tray portions 10C and 10D are also
comprised of side panels including front panel 12 and a back panel
17.
Bottom panel 11 is joined to front panel 12 along a score line 13,
and top panel 14 is joined to front panel 12 along a score line 16.
A score line 18 joins back panel 17 to the top panel 14 and a glue
flap 19 hingedly connected to bottom panel 11 at a score line 21 is
adapted to be glued to the back panel 17 to define a carton sleeve
seen in FIG. 4.
The front panel 12 is divided into a lower half-panel 22 and an
upper half-panel 23 connected together by a cut and nicked line
24.
Back panel 17 is likewise divided into an upper half-panel 26 and a
lower half-panel 27 along a fold line 28. It may be noted at this
point that the width of the glue flap 19 is the same as the width
of the lower half-panel 27, and is glued to the lower half-panel 27
only and not the upper half- panel 26.
The front and back panels 12 and 17 include structure for forming
end panels for the carton seen in FIG. 4, and lower half-panel 22
accordingly has tabs 29 extending from each end thereof and
hingedly connected thereto along fold lines 31. Upper half-panel 23
also has a tab 32 extending from each end thereof and foldably with
respect to the upper half-panel 23 along score lines 33.
In the same fashion back panel 17 is provided with tabs 34 and 37
extending respectively from each end of the upper and lower
half-panel 26 and 27 foldable with respect thereto along respective
score lines 36 and 38.
All of the aforesaid tabs cooperate with a flap 39 extending from
each end of the bottom panel 11 and the top panel 14, flap 39 being
foldable with respect thereto along fold lines 41. Tabs 29 and 37
together with the flaps 39 extending from the bottom panel 11 thus
define a lower end panel for the carton 10, while tabs 32 and 34
together with flaps 39 extending from top panel 14 define an upper
end panel for the cover portion 10C.
The carton according to the present invention is partly erected as
seen in FIG. 4, and is adapted to be loaded with the articles A,
these being enclosed as seen in FIG. 4 by the collar 10B consisting
of sections 42, 43, 44 and 46. Sections 42 and 44 thereof are
provided with embossments 45 for glue patches GP whereby the collar
10B can be affixed to the inner faces of the tray portion 10D.
When the articles A are loaded into the carton 10, section 42 is
folded along score line 47 against the ends of the articles A. At
the conclusion of such operation the tabs 29, 32, 34, and 37 are
folded against the collar 10B, and flap 39 is folded to position
against the tabs to complete the forming of carton 10.
It should be noted that the height of the collar 10B is greater
than the height of the tray portion 10D but preferably less than
the total height of the carton 10 to facilitate the opening
thereof. As seen in FIG. 6 the cover portion 10C is swingable about
the fold line 28 after the front panel is swingable about the fold
line 28 after the front panel is severed along the cut and nicked
line 24.
Referring now to FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, there is shown another
embodiment of the invention referred to generally by the reference
numeral 50 and formed from a cut and scored blank 50A and a collar
50B. Blank 50A has bottom panel 11 thereof connected by a score
line 51 to the back panel 17, and the latter is connected by a
score line 52 to the top panel 14, which in turn is connected by a
score line 53 to the front panel 12. Bottom panel 11 has its glue
flap 19 glued to the inner side of the lower half-panel 22 of the
front panel 12 as seen in FIG. 3, the width of the glue flap 19 in
this instance being greater than the height of the lower half-panel
22, and being equal to the width of the collar 50B.
The latter is comprised of sections 54, 56 and 57 connected
together along score lines 58. Portions 54 and 57 have embossments
59 for glue patches GP to hold the collar 50B in position against
the inner faces of the tray portion 10D.
In this embodiment of the invention the collar 50B is adapted to
enclose the articles A during loading of the carton, and when the
loading of the articles A is completed the carton 50 is closed in
the same manner as the carton 10 of the other embodiment. In this
second embodiment of the invention the glue flap 19 forms a part of
the collar for display of articles A.
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