CN101479155B - Gusseted carton - Google Patents

Abstract

A carton (160) is formed from a major blank (5) that may be reinforced at selected locations to increase the strength of the carton. The carton includes gusseted corners (80) that in part form an interior carton volume (163). The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration.

Description

The carton that angle brace is arranged

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the rights and interests of No. the 60/796th, 566, the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on May 1st, 2006, and it incorporates this paper into way of reference integral body in view of the above.

Related application

No. the 11/345th, 185, the U. S. application that is entitled as " carton (GUSSETED CARTON) that angle brace is arranged " that the application relates on February 1st, 2006 and submits to, its content is incorporated this paper into way of reference integral body in view of the above, occurs at this as it.

Background technology

It is known distributing carton (dispensing carton).Conventional distribution carton can have top panel, and distribution member (dispensing feature) is formed at wherein.This carton can be used to hold the article such as drinking container, and for example, when carton was opened, article can distribute by top panel or by another panel.Usually, conventional carton must be refrigerated, so that make the container of being packed into keep cooling.When carton is no longer refrigerated, for example when carton when electric refrigerator shifts out with dispense container, it is undesirable warm that container may become.So container must be refrigerated or be cooled off in other mode once more.In addition, be included in distribution member in the conventional carton may make that in a single day carton is opened just can not be closed again securely.Therefore, in case carton is opened, the article that are retained in the carton may drop out from carton inadvertently.

Conventional carton is formed by single ply board or similar material usually.Carrying handle can be formed in one or more panels of carton, and is used for carton.Because carton often is used to carry the article of phase counterweight, drinking container for example, thus must increase the intensity of the other parts of handle or carton, so that adapt to the load of carton.The conventional approach that is used to increase the load-bearing capacity of paperboard carton is made carton with blank different, more crash-resistant paper board material, or with identical but have the carton material preparing blank of heavy gauge more or paper thickness (caliper).These conventional approachs increase usually and make the cost that carton is associated, and according to the intensity and/or the thickness cost that increase whole blank, have generally also increased the manufacturing cost of material.Yet some part of blank may be not load-bearing, and the fringe cost that is associated with the intensity of the non-bearing part that increases blank is wasted.

Summary of the invention

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, carton is formed by main at least blank and the inferior blank that is attached to main blank.Carton comprises first side panel, bottom panel, second side panel, first end panel, the second end panel and a plurality of angle brace.An angle brace is arranged on each place, angle of bottom panel, and is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly, so that the angle of sealing or enclosed carton.

Inferior blank can be set to make carton become multilayer at selected part place.According to first embodiment, first side panel, second side panel and a plurality of angle brace are formed by main at least blank, and bottom panel and first end panel and the second end panel are formed by the lap of main blank with time blank.According to the aspect of first embodiment, inferior blank reinforces master's blank is so that increase the intensity and the load-bearing capacity of multilayer carton.Inferior blank can be set to reinforce main blank in many desirable positions.The reinforcing through selecting of the specific region of main blank can produce the high-intensity carton with high load capacity, and uses the plate of relatively small amount.

According to the one side of first embodiment, the top closing section can be opened, and passes through the top of being opened, and ice, cold water, extra container and/or other article can be placed in the carton.The internal capacity of carton for example can be used to keep the liquid, other liquid of the water that is produced by the ice that melts, condensation and such as the article of for example refuse, particulate matter etc.

According to another aspect of first embodiment, carton can comprise the side top panel that is connected to side panel collapsibly.Carton can be placed by deployed configuration, and in deployed configuration, side top panel extends upward substantially, with the internal capacity of the increase of partly defining carton.Closure panel can be connected to side top panel collapsibly.Before carton is placed deployed configuration, the top of closure panel and side top panel closed carton.When carton is in its deployed configuration, can use independent closure panel to come the top of closed carton.

According to another aspect of first embodiment, carton can comprise the handle panel, when carton is in its deployed configuration, defines inner carton volume this grip surfaces plate portion.When carton is in deployed configuration and carton top and opens wide, and when carton was in deployed configuration and top closure, before opening carton, the handle panel can be used to carton.

According to another aspect of first embodiment, the bottom receptacle of carton can be configured to have the height that extends on the bottom panel of carton, the seam of glue of no use or other adhesive seal below bottom receptacle.Therefore, bottom receptacle can be liquid-tight.

By the reference following detailed, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and by appended claim, can understand others of the present invention, feature and details more completely.

Description of drawings

According to convention, the various parts of the accompanying drawing of discussing below may not be drawn in proportion.Various parts and size of component in the accompanying drawing may be exaggerated or dwindle, more clearly to illustrate embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 1 is the planar view of multilayer blank that is used for forming carton according to first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 A is the planar view of the main blank of multilayer blank illustrated among Fig. 1.

Fig. 2 B is the planar view of the inferior blank of multilayer blank illustrated among Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 has illustrated the number of assembling steps that forms carton according to wherein Fig. 1 multilayer blank of first embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 5 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 6 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 7 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 8 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Fig. 9 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Figure 10 has illustrated the number of assembling steps of Fig. 1 blank.

Figure 11 has illustrated according to first embodiment has the assembled cartons that is contained in container wherein.

Figure 12 has illustrated the carton that is in deployed configuration that the top is opened and has the ice poured on the carton contents.

Figure 13 has illustrated when carton is in its deployed configuration again the carton after the top of closed carton.

The specific embodiment

The first embodiment of the present invention relates generally to a kind of carton such as the article of for example drinking container of being suitable for storing and distributing.Carton provides and be suitable for holding for example bottom receptacle of liquid, ice or other cooling system conditioner in carton bottom.In one exemplary embodiment, ice can be joined the top of opening of carton, with the drinking container of preserving in the cooling carton.When ice-out, thereby in all or part of be kept at bottom receptacle of the overflow water that produces.Carton can also comprise again closing feature (reclosure feature), and wherein closure panel can be bonded with each other, with the top of opening of closed carton.The extensible bottom that strides across carton of inferior blank that reinforces, and upwards enter in the handle of carton, to increase the load-bearing capacity of carton.

The article that this carton embodiment inside holds can comprise container, such as for example petaloid bottles drinking container (petaloid bottle beverage container), metallic beverage can, glass bottle or plastic bottle or such as for example those other containers that use in packaged food and other products.In order to illustrate but not in order to limit the purpose of the scope of the invention, following detailed description is described as the cardinal principle cylindrical metal drinking container that is positioned in the carton.In this manual, term " side ", " end ", " bottom ", " bottom ", " top " and " top " are represented about the determined orientation of complete stack-mounted erected carton.

Fig. 1 is the planar view of multilayer blank 8 that is used for forming carton 160 (illustrating) in Figure 11 according to first embodiment of theinvention.Blank 8 is formed by main blank 5 and adhesion, lamination or the inferior blank 6 that otherwise is attached to the reinforcing of main blank 5.The inside face of main blank 5 or lower surface can be seen in Fig. 1.In illustrated embodiment, inferior blank 6 adheres to the medial surface of main blank 5, but it can adhere to lateral surface.

Multilayer blank 8 is " multilayers ", and the inferiorblank layer 6 and the mainblank layer 5 that are to constitute institute's combination of multilayer blank 8 comprise overlapping basically part.In addition, the major part of the overlapped surfaces of inferior blank layer and mainblank layer 6,5 can adhere to with adjoining each other.For example, blank 5 and 6 has different girths or " coverage zone (footprint) ", and need be not overlapping in all positions, but all surfaces at least basically of time blank 6 can be contiguous to and/or adhere to the medial surface of main blank 5.

Go out as shown in fig. 1, blank 8 can be about cross central line C_TWith longitudinal centerline C_LSymmetry or almost symmetrical.Main blank 5 and time blank 6 also can be about cross central line C_TWith longitudinal centerline C_LSymmetry.Therefore, some element in the accompanying drawing can green phase with or similar reference number represent so that part symmetry in the reflection blank 8 or symmetry fully.

Fig. 2 A is the planar view of main blank 5, and Fig. 2 B is the planar view of the inferior blank 6 of reinforcing.With reference to figure 2A, main blank 5 comprisesbottom panel 10, be connected to first andsecond side panel 20 of the both sides ofbottom panel 10 respectively collapsibly attransverse line 21 places, be connected to first sidetop panel 32 offirst side panel 20 collapsibly attransverse line 31 places, be connected to firsttop closure panels 42 of first sidetop panel 32 collapsibly attransverse line 41 places, be connected to second sidetop panel 34 ofsecond side panel 20 and secondtop closure panels 44 that is connected to second sidetop panel 34 attransverse line 43 places collapsibly collapsibly attransverse line 33places.End panel 60 is connected to the both ends ofbottom panel 10 collapsibly atlongitudinal folding line 62places.Handle panel 70 is connected to the distal portion of eachend panel 60 collapsibly atlongitudinal folding line 71 places.(racetrack)grip member 75 of runway shape can be formed in each handle panel 70.Other grip member can be attached in the handle panel 70.In this manual, using term " end " and " side " is for ease of reference, and and does not mean that the relative size ofpanel 20,60.

Angle brace 80 is arranged at the place, each angle ofbottom panel 10, extends between theside panel 20 of adjacency and end panel 60.Eachangle brace 80 all is included intransverse line 21 places and is connected tofirst gusset panel 82 ofend panel 60 collapsibly, is connected tosecond gusset panel 86 offirst gusset panel 82 atbevelled fold line 84 places collapsibly, is connected to the thirdangle support panel 90 ofsecond gusset panel 86 and the4th gusset panel 94 that is connected to thirdangle support panel 90 atbevelled fold line 92 places collapsibly attransverse line 31 or 33 places collapsibly.First gusset panel andsecond gusset panel 82,86 can for example define its edge by arc orcurved edge 96.

First closure panel 42 can have the lipostomous 48 that is formed at wherein.Lipostomous 48 can define by the abate part in the main blank 5 for example, notch portion, slit or by other the rupturable line of rupture in the blank 5.Second closure panel 44 can have closure panel orflap 50, and closure panel orflap 50 define by a pair oftransverse line 51 and thecurved cuts 54 of extending betweenfold line 51 in the distal portion of second closure panel 44.Curved cuts 54 defines the closure projection (closure projection) 56 that extrudes from second closure panel 44.The size of the lipostomous 48 infirst closure panel 42 forms holds closure projection 56 (Figure 13) in stack-mountedcarton 160.

The handle accommodation hole of longitudinal extension (handle-receiving aperture) 46 can be formed in thepanel 32,42 and be formed in thepanel 34,44.The size ofhandle accommodation hole 46 forms the handle flap of holding from the handle of stack-mounted carton 160 (Figure 11).Handle accommodation hole 46 can define by the abate part in the blank 5 for example, notch portion, slit or by other the lacerable line of rupture in the main blank 5.

With reference to figure 2B, in-to-in is reinforced the one or more selected part that time blank 6 is set to cover and/or reinforce main blank 5.Inferior blank 6 can have for example about line of centers C_L, C_TSymmetry.Inferior blank 6 comprises thattime bottom panel 102,inferior bottom panel 102 can be for example identical with the bottom panel 10 (Fig. 2 A) of main blank 5 sizes or slightly littler than thebottom panel 10 of main blank 5.First andsecond end panel 104 are connected to two ends oftime bottom panel 102 collapsibly atlongitudinal folding line 103 places, andinferior handle panel 106 is connected to the distal portion of eachtime end panel 104 collapsibly atlongitudinal folding line 105 places.Also with reference to figure 2A, eachtime end panel 104 substantially can be consistent on size and dimension with theend panel 60 of main blank 5, andinferior handle panel 106 substantially can be consistent on size and dimension with handle panel 70.Eachtime handle panel 106 can have inferior grip member 108, and inferior grip member 108 cardinal principles are consistent on shape and function with thegrip member 75 in the overlapping handle panel 70.Grip member 75,108 is overlapping and match, to form the two-layer handle 144 (illustrating) in the stack-mountedcarton 160 in Figure 11.

With reference to figure 1,2A and 2B, multilayer blank 8 can form by the medial surface that inferior blank 6 is adhered to main blank 5.In the panel 106,104,102,104,106 of inferior blank 6 each can adhere to thecorresponding panel 70,60,10,60,70 of main blank 5 respectively.The hot melt adhesive of adhesive tape, application or other adhesives and instrument can be used to main blank and inferior blank 5,6 are adhered to each other.Longitudinal folding line 105,103,103,105 in the inferior blank 6 will be substantially respectively with main blank 5 inlongitudinal folding line 71,62,62,71 coincide so that can be along the folding multilayer blank 8 of overlapping fold line.

Discuss with reference to Fig. 1-11 and multilayer blank 8 to be assembled intocarton 160 and pack into the illustrative methods ofcarton 160 of article.

Fig. 3 has illustrated the initial number of assembling steps in the exemplary assembling method that wherein multilayer blank 8 is assembled into carton 160.Also with reference to figure 2A, be foldedback panel 34,44,50 aroundtransverse line 33 along the direction of curved arrow A.Be foldedback panel 32,42 around transverse line 31 (can't see among Fig. 3).On the direction of curved arrow B, inwardly fold first andsecond side panel 20 along transverse line 21.Thus, the inner face offirst gusset panel 82 is contacted with theinferior end panel 104 of time blank 6, and adhere to theinferior end panel 104 of time blank 6.Can by glue, adhesive tape, other adhesives or other instrument for example used withgusset panel 82 adhere totime end panel 104 towards surface (facing surface).Folding step atfold line 21,31,33 places can be used as discrete step to carry out, perhapsfold line 31,33 places folding can with carry out simultaneously at the folding oftransverse line 21 places.

With reference to figure 4, on the direction of curved arrow C around the inside fold blank 8 of the corresponding longitudinal folding line 103 (in Fig. 4, can't see) in longitudinal folding line in the main blank 5 62 and time blank 6.Fig. 4 has illustrated this folding operation at the place, an end of blank 8.Each end at blank 8 folds, so that break (pre-break) (for example unclamping) blank 8 in advance at longitudinal folding line 62,103 places.

With reference to figure 5, by upwards drawing side panel 20 (in Fig. 5, can't see), and makeside panel 20 on the direction of curved arrow D, rotate deploying portion stack-mounted multilayer blank 8 aroundtransverse line 21pivots.Side panel 20 is also rotated to head lamp brush guard pivot aroundfold line 21 with thepanel 32,42 and 34,44 that links to each other, and makes them roughly extend vertically or erectly with respect to bottom panel 10.The vertical orientation ofpanel 32,42 and 34,44 cardinal principle is shown in Figure 6.

With reference to figure 6, the end that blank 8 is shown is folding around the longitudinal folding line in longitudinal folding line in the main blank 5 62 and time blank 6 103 on the direction of curved arrow E.Overlapping end panel 60,104 and overlapping handle panel 70,106 erectly or roughly erectly erect.The opposed end of fold blank 8 similarly.In Fig. 6, thebottom panel 10 of main blank 5 andend panel 60 are covered by the panel 102,104 of inferior blank 6 respectively, and thereforereference number 10,60 is placed in the parenthesis.Go out as shown in Figure 6,gusset panel 82 can keep not adhering totime end panel 104 in abutting connection with thefree part 83 ofbevelled fold line 84, and can be crooked away from panel 104.Under the upright situation of end panel 60,104, partly the stack-mounted carton is the almost parallel hexahedron form with open-top that article can be housed.

With reference to figure 7, partly the stack-mounted carton can be equipped with article.In the embodiment that illustrates, partly the stack-mounted carton is equipped with 18 12 ounce beverage containers C roughly cylindraceous that are provided with by 3 * 6 * 1 configuration.The overlapping end panel 60,104 (respectively shown in Fig. 2 A, the 2B) of main blank and time blank 5,6 forms double-ply first andsecond end panel 110 of reinforcing in each end of carton, and overlapping bottom panel 10,102 (respectively in Fig. 2 A, 2B) forms the two-layer bottom panel of reinforcing 120.Overlapping handle panel 70,106 forms the two-layer handle panel of reinforcing 140.Overlapping grip member 75,108 in overlapping handle panel 70,106 separately (respectively in Fig. 2 A, 2B) is mutually aimed at, and can adhere to each other and be formed on two-layer handle 144 in eachhandle panel 140.

With reference to figure 8, a partly end of stack-mounted carton is shown, wherein second sidetop panel 34 is folded in the opening top on of carton aroundtransverse line 33 with thepanel 44,50 that links to each other on the direction of curved arrow F.Then, around folding first sidetop panel 32 oftransverse line 31 andfirst closure panels 42, make they andpanel 34,44 overlapping.Selectively, can be aroundfold line 31 folding firstside top panel 32, subsequently aroundfold line 33 folding second side top panel 34.When insidefolding panel 32,34,gusset panel 90,94 is folding toward each other around bevelled fold line 92.The opposed end of folded part ground stack-mounted carton similarly.

With reference to figure 9, a partly end of stack-mounted carton is shown, wherein thirdangle support panel 90 and the 4th gusset panel 94 (shown in Figure 8) fold aroundlongitudinal folding line 62 on the direction of curved arrow G.The opposed end of folded part ground stack-mounted carton similarly.At this moment, one or two in firstside top panel 32 andfirst closure panel 42 can adhere to one or two in second sidetop panel 34 and second closure panel 44.The top ofpanel 32,34,42,44 closed carton.

With reference to Figure 10, a partly end of stack-mounted carton is shown, wherein two-layer handle panel 140 folds around overlappingfold line 71 and 105 on the direction of curved arrow H.Also, make inside the contacting withgusset panel 90 ofhandle panel 140 thus towards the surface with reference to figure 9.Glue or other adhesives can be applied togusset panel 90, so thathandle panel 140 adheres to gusset panel 90.The folding similarly also opposed end of bonding carton is to form thehexahedral carton 160 of almost parallel of storage container C illustrated among Figure 11.

With reference to Figure 11, firstside top panel 32 andfirst closure panel 42 cover secondside top panel 34 andsecond closure panel 44, but this orientation can be opposite.Panel 32,42,34,44 can be fixed together by adhesives, to formtop closing section 150 such as for example glue.Thus, the top ofcarton 160 is closed or is closed basically.Go out as shown in Figure 11, under the carrying state,handle panel 140 extends upward fromend panel 110 usually.Can use themulti-ply handle 144 that is defined in the reinforcing in thehandle panel 140 to comecarton 160.

By thehandle flap 146 ofhandle 144 being filled in thehandle accommodation hole 46 at the direction head lamp brush guard pivotrotating handles panel 140 of arrow I and in each end ofcarton 160, can be selectively or appropriate location that thepanel 32,42,34,44 that constitutestop closing section 150 is remained on the carton top of opening.In this configuration,panel 32,42,34,44 can be put down the top of stridingcarton 160 basically, thereby forms top closing section 150.The handle flap of filling in thehandle accommodation hole 46 146 can for example be used to make top panel andclosure panel 32,42,34,44 to remain in closure state on carton top, and making does not need adhesives thatpanel 32,42,34,44 is fixed on the appropriate location.

Figure 12 has illustrated thecarton 160 that is in its deployed configuration, and whereintop closing section 150 is opened, and ice is poured on the carton contents, and is contained in theinternal capacity 163 of carton.Can for exampleopen carton 160 so that on the direction of arrow J, make progress and be pulled outwardlypanel 32,42 by drawing first closure panel 42.Then, can on the direction of another arrow J,retract panel 34,44.Also with reference to figure 8, when respectively around the folded-out panel offold line 31,33 32,34,gusset panel 94 is folded-out with respect to gusset panel 90 (it is adhered to handle panel 106) aroundbevelled fold line 92.

Go out as shown in Figure 12, when carton top was opened, for example, ice, cold water or other cooling of tool can be introduced in theinternal capacity 163 ofcarton 160, so that its contacting container C.First height H of closedcarton 160_C1In Figure 12, be shown as consistent with the height ofside panel 20 substantially.Go out as shown in Figure 11, when bypanel 32,42,34,44 closed carton, height H_C1Consistent with the carton height.Go out as shown in Figure 12, whenpanel 32,42,34,44 extends upward, second height H_C2The height of the internal capacity of expression carton 160.Panel 32,34,82,86,90,94,140 defines the top part ofinternal capacity 163, and wherein theangle brace 80 at each angle ofcarton 160 is used for frombottom panel 10 upward to second height H of launching_C2Basically seal the angle of carton.Therefore, can be by openingtop closing section 150 and extending upward the capacity thatpanel 140,32,34,90,94 increases thecarton 160 of expansion.

When carton be in shown in Figure 12 open with deployed configuration the time, can use themulti-ply handle 144 that is defined in the reinforcing in thehandle panel 140 to come carton 160.Except container C, the ice of adding or other cooling system conditioner can constitute the sizable weight bycarton 160 burdens.Two layer segments that comprise thecarton 160 of the part that time blank 6 and main blank 5 are overlapping are that carton has increased sizable intensity, become possibility so that carry the load of phase counterweight in carton 160.The zone that the reinforcing that is provided by inferior blank 6 can need reinforcement with forexample carton 160 especially is a target, so that waste plate seldom in forming carton.In illustrated embodiment, the panel 106,104,102,104,106 (Fig. 2 B) of inferior blank 6 from agrip surfaces plate 140, down to anend panel 110,pass bottom panel 120 and extend throughrelative end panel 110 and handle panel 140.Therefore, when the user usedhandle 144 carton, reinforcedpreform 6 was arranged to the quite most load of burden.

Figure 13 has illustrated thecarton 160 that is in its deployed configuration, and wherein the top of carton is bypanel 42,44,50 closures.In this configuration,panel 32,34 erectly extends substantially, makes that the height of internal capacity ofcarton 160 is H_C3The 3rd height H_C3Can be slightly less than second height H_C2By on the direction of arrow K, coming the top of closedcarton 160 opening on the top of carton aroundfold line 41,43 folding first and secondtop closure panels 42,44 respectively.The closure flap of top closure panels 44 (closure flap) 50 parts are back crooked aroundfold line 51 on the direction of arrow L, makeclosure projection 56 extend substantially downwards.Closureprojection 56 is moved downward and is pressed in the lipostomous 48 in first closure panel 42.The top that the joint ofclosure projection 56 in lipostomous 48 keepstop closure panels 42,44 to stride acrosscarton 160 is in the appropriate location.When carton is in expansion illustrated among Figure 13 and closed configuration, can usemulti-ply handle 144carton 160 that are defined in the reinforcing in the handle panel 140.The top of closedcarton 160, this can reduce the possibility that article drop out inadvertently from carton.

According to one aspect of the present invention, by increasing carton height to the second height H_C2With the 3rd height H_C3The additional internal capacity that provides can be used for holding the cooling media of suitable large volume, as for example ice, perhaps for example may need that cool off even additional container or other article.Except internal capacity, in the deployed configuration of the closure shown in the deployed configuration of opening shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13, can also pass throughhandle panel 140carton 160 with expansion.

According to one embodiment of the present of invention, has a height H when illustrated from Figure 11_C1Closed configuration change into the height H that has shown in Figure 12_C2Open with deployed configuration the time, the height of the internal capacity ofcarton 160 has increased at least 10%.Launch and the height H of the internal capacity of thecarton 160 of closed configuration being in shown in Figure 13_C3Also can be than first height H of the carton that is in closed configuration_C1Exceed at least 10%, and the corresponding increase of carton interior volume.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, height H_C2And H_C3Than first height H_C1Exceed at least 25%.

Again with reference to Figure 12, according to an illustrative aspects of the present invention,angle brace 80 can partly define in the stack-mountedcarton 160 to the liquid-tight bottom receptacle 165 of small part.The top ofbottom receptacle 165 or upper bound represent by the dotted line among Figure 12, and represented the part of the bottom ofcarton 160, below this part, do not form gummed sealing or seam that water or other liquid may seepages.That is,, in carton, be lower than the position of the top ofbottom receptacle 165, adhesive seal or other joint that fluid may spill the material ofcarton 160 are not set according to first embodiment.Also with reference to figure 1 and 2A, therefore,bottom receptacle 165 can be formed by the continuous part of the folding material of blank 8.The height indicator that is lower than its liquid-tight that does not just have glue joint part ofholder 165 is shown the height H among Figure 12_RWith reference to figure 2A, height H_RSubstantially can be consistent along the vertex thatcurved edge 96 is connected togusset panel 84 collapsibly withgusset panel 82.

Height H_RCan for example be defined as the function ofcarton 160 height.For example, with reference to Figure 12 and 13,bottom receptacle 165 can define to have and becarton 160 height H_C1At least about 15% height H_RThe liquid-tight part.In another embodiment, the height H ofholder 165_RCan becarton 160 height H_C1At least about 40%.The height H of holder_RCan increase or reduce by the geometric configuration that changesangle brace 82,86, for example incarton 160, to hold greater or lesser desirable liquid volume.

If desired, can open the back atcarton 160 and incarton 160, place extra article.For example, if container C is a drinking container, then ice can be placed on the container C, and is kept in the carton with cooled containers.When ice-out, theholder 165 incarton 160 bottoms is used to keep from all or part of of the water of the ice overflow ofmelting.Holder 165 can also be used for for example holding the thin particulate matter that may spill by glue joint in other mode.If one or morecontainer C carton 160 transport or storage process in be damaged, thenbottom receptacle 165 can be used to keep all or part of of broken container contents.

Blank 8 can for example be configured to any needed degree by water-resistant material, so that the liquid ofcarton 160 bottoms remains to the times selected amount in bottom receptacle 165.Therefore,carton 160 can be constructed so that the liquid that is retained in thebottom receptacle 165 reaches height H at liquid at least_RBegin to be retained in thecarton 160 before.

Carton according to the principle of the invention can be formed by the material such as for example cardboard.Therefore, if be exposed to water or long time period of other liquid, because the part penetrablility of carton material, carton may allow liquid to discharge via wet carton surface.In this manual, term " liquid-tight " is commonly used to define that part that the continuous part by material of carton forms substantially, that part that does not perhaps have any glue joint that liquid or thin particulate matter can be by its seepage, and therefore term " liquid-tight " comprises owing to be exposed to water or other liquid and the carton of the part seepage water that may become in time for a long time.

In the above embodiments, the configuration that is described to 3 * 6 * 1 ofcarton 160 holds 18 12 ounces of can container C.Yet the container of other layout, package, article and other products can be contained in the carton of constructing according to the principle of the invention.For example, if the size and dimension of carton is formulated to other configuration, for example 3 * 4 * 1,4 * 3 * 1,3 * 6 * 1,2 * 4 * 1,2 * 5 * 1,2 * 6 * 1,4 * 6 * 1 etc. and the multilayer version of previous configuration preserve article, also will work satisfactorily according to the carton of principle of the invention structure.Can also change the size of blank 8, for example to hold various vessel forms.For example, 16 ounces petaloid bottles can be contained in the carton of constructing according to the principle of the invention.

In the above in the exemplary embodiment of Tao Luning, main blank and time blank can by for example clay coated newsprint (clay coated newsprint) (CCN), the unbleached sulfate board of homogeneity (solid unbleached sulfate board) (SUS) and other material form.Usually, blank can be made of the cardboard that for example has at least about 14 paper thickness, makes it heavier and harder than common paper.Blank also can be made of other material, for example by card board or have any other material that is suitable for making carton can play at least haply as the character of above-mentioned effect and constitute.

Blank can scribble for example clay coating.Then, can be on the clay coating print product, advertisement and out of Memory or image.Then, blank can scribble varnish, with printed information on the protection blank.Blank can also be coated with on the either side of blank or both sides, for example moisture proof barrier.Blank can also or be coated with one or more flaky materials at selected panel or panel part office lamination.

Above embodiment can be described as having by gluing one or more panels together.Term " glue " is used for comprising and generally is used for paperboard carton panels is fixed on all categories of the adhesives of appropriate location.

Term used herein " line " not only comprises straight line, but also comprises the line of other type, such as for example crooked, curve or the line (angularly displaced line) or the broken cord that have angle to be provided with.

In according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, fold line can be to help linear substantially form along its folding fracture or reduction arbitrarily in the blank, but needs not to be straight line.More particularly, but be not in order to dwindle scope of the present invention, the example of fold line comprises: score line; Crease line; Otch or a series of otch, its line of weakness along hope partly extends in the material and/or extends fully through material; And the various continuous and/or overlapping combination of these example feature.

In illustrated embodiment, selected fold line is shown as and comprises isolated otch, and is folding to help along this line.If otch below the bottom receptacle of carton part or in abutting connection with the bottom receptacle part of carton, can use and be less than 100% otch and prevent along the fold line seepage.Selectively, in the holder part or near the reservoir portion office, can omit otch or cut.

In this manual, " panel " or " flap " needs not be flat or other form plane." panel " or " flap " can for example comprise a plurality of interconnected generally flat or planar sections.

For the purpose of description that goes out given herein, term " line of rupture " can be used to for example refer to usually, is formed on cut line, score line, crease line, tear line or fold line (or its various continuous and/or overlapping combinations) in the blank." lacerable " line of rupture is to be used for the line of rupture that is torn in the general use of carton.The example of lacerable line of rupture is a tear line.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, form pallet (tray) or other structure.As an embodiment and with reference to figure 1, can revise blank 8 by for example omitting some element ofpanel 32,34,42,44, so that form the pellet type carton of opening.

Though it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the top embodiment of reference example the present invention has been discussed, can have carried out various increases, modifications and variations to it, and not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention that propose as following claim.

Claims (37)

1. carton, it forms by main at least blank with described main blank bonded assembly time blank, and described carton comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel;

Second side panel;

The first end panel;

The second end panel;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is arranged between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly, wherein

Described first side panel, described second side panel and described a plurality of angle brace are formed by described at least main blank,

Described bottom panel, described first end panel and described the second end panel are formed by described at least main blank and described blank;

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly; And

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly, and wherein said first in command's panel and described second in command's panel are formed by described at least main blank and described blank.

2. carton as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises:

First in command's parts, it is formed in described first in command's panel; And

Second in command's parts, it is formed in described second in command's panel.

3. carton as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises:

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly; And

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly.

4. carton as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises:

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly; And

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly.

5. carton as claimed in claim 1, it also comprises:

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly, and each end of wherein said first side top panel is connected in the described angle brace collapsibly; And

First closure panel, it is connected to the distal portion edge of described first side top panel collapsibly.

6. carton as claimed in claim 5, it also comprises:

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly, and each end of wherein said second side top panel is connected in the described angle brace collapsibly;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly; And

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly.

7. carton as claimed in claim 1, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly.

8. carton as claimed in claim 1, wherein each angle brace comprises at least four bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly.

9. carton as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carton are the almost parallel hexahedrons.

10. carton, it comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The first end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly;

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly, and extends across the top of described carton;

Lipostomous, it is in described first closure panel;

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly, and extends across the top of described carton;

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly, and described closure flap comprises closure projection, and the size of described closure projection forms in the described lipostomous that is contained in described first closure panel;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly;

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly, and comprises the first in command's flap that is formed at wherein; And

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly, and comprises the second in command's flap that is formed at wherein.

11. 10 carton as claimed in claim, it also comprises:

At least one handle accommodation hole, it is formed in described first closure panel at least in part.

12. carton as claimed in claim 10, wherein each handle panel adheres in the described angle brace at least two.

13. carton as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first side top panel and described second side top panel extend across the top of described carton.

14. carton as claimed in claim 10, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly.

15. carton as claimed in claim 10, wherein liquid-tight bottom receptacle is defined in the base section of described carton.

16. carton as claimed in claim 10, wherein said carton are the almost parallel hexahedrons.

17. a carton blank, it is formed by main at least blank and the inferior blank that is attached to described main blank, and described carton blank comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel, it is connected to first side of described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side panel, it is connected to second side of described bottom panel collapsibly;

The first end panel, it is connected to the first end of described bottom panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to the second end of described bottom panel collapsibly;

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly;

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly;

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly;

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly,

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly, wherein

Described first side panel, described second side panel and described a plurality of angle brace are formed by described at least main blank, and

Described bottom panel, described first end panel, described the second end panel and the described first and second handle panels are formed by described at least main blank and inferior blank.

18. 17 carton blank as claimed in claim, it also comprises:

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly;

Lipostomous, it is in described first closure panel;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly; And

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly, and described closure flap comprises closure projection, and the size of described closure projection forms in the described lipostomous that is contained in described first closure panel.

19. as claim 17 or 18 described carton blank, wherein said first side panel, described second side panel and described a plurality of angle brace are formed by described at least main blank;

Described bottom panel, described first and second end panel and the described first and second handle panels are formed by described at least main blank and described blank.

20. carton blank as claimed in claim 19, it also comprises:

First in command's parts, it is formed in described first in command's panel; And

Second in command's parts, it is formed in described second in command's panel.

21. carton blank as claimed in claim 17, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and at least one in the described gusset panel is connected in the described side top panel collapsibly.

22. a carton blank, it comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second side panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The first end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly;

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly;

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly;

Lipostomous, it is in described first closure panel;

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly;

Closure flap, it is connected to described second closure panel collapsibly, and described closure flap comprises closure projection, and the size of described closure projection forms in the described lipostomous that is contained in described first closure panel;

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly;

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly.

First in command's parts, it is the first in command's flap that is formed in described first in command's panel; And

Second in command's parts, it is the second in command's flap that is formed in described second in command's panel.

23. carton blank as claimed in claim 22, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and wherein each angle brace is connected among in the described end panel one, described side panel one and the described side top panel one collapsibly.

24. the method for an assembled cartons, it comprises:

Carton blank is provided, and described carton blank comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel;

Second side panel;

The first end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

First in command's panel, it is connected to described first end panel collapsibly;

The second end panel, it is connected to described bottom panel collapsibly;

Second in command's panel, it is connected to described the second end panel collapsibly;

First side top panel, it is connected to described first side panel collapsibly;

Second side top panel, it is connected to described second side panel collapsibly;

A plurality of angle braces, each place, angle is provided with an angle brace at described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly;

First closure panel, it is connected to described first side top panel collapsibly; And

Second closure panel, it is connected to described second side top panel collapsibly;

Form the hexahedral open-top shape of almost parallel by described blank;

Article are encased in the hexahedral open-top shape of described almost parallel; And

At least one at least a portion in the described angle brace is adhered to described first in command's panel; And

Form the top closing section by described at least first closure panel and described second closure panel.

25. method as claimed in claim 24, it also comprises at least one at least a portion in the described angle brace is adhered to described second in command's panel.

26. method as claimed in claim 24, wherein said top closing section also comprise described first side top panel and described second side top panel.

27. method as claimed in claim 24, it also comprises around the folding described first in command's panel of the fold line that described first in command's panel is connected to described first end panel, so that described first in command's panel contacts a part of two in the described angle brace.

28. method as claimed in claim 27, in the wherein said angle brace at least one is connected to the side top panel of adjacency at the fold line place, and first in command's panel folds like that around the fold line that described first in command's panel is connected to described first end panel is folding as described.

29. method as claimed in claim 24, it also comprises each at least a portion in the described angle brace is adhered in the described end panel one.

30. 24 method as claimed in claim wherein forms the top closing section and comprises the closure projection that extrudes in described second closure panel is engaged with lipostomous in being formed at described first closure panel.

31. method as claimed in claim 24, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and wherein each angle brace is connected among in the described end panel one, described side panel one and the described side top panel one collapsibly.

32. a method of utilizing carton, it comprises:

Carton is provided, and described carton comprises:

Bottom panel;

First side panel;

Second side panel;

The first end panel;

The second end panel;

A plurality of angle braces are provided with an angle brace at each place, angle of described bottom panel, and this angle brace is placed between the side panel and end panel of adjacency, and is connected to the side panel and the end panel of adjacency collapsibly; And

The top closing section, it extends across the top of described carton, described top closing section comprises first side top panel that is connected to described first side panel collapsibly and second side top panel that is connected to described second side panel collapsibly at first, and described carton also comprises first in command's panel that is connected to described first end panel and the second in command's panel that is connected to described the second end panel;

Carry described carton by the described first and second handle panels;

Open described top closing section;

Extend upward described first side top panel substantially and extend upward described second side top panel substantially, so that described carton is in deployed configuration, wherein described at least first side top panel, described second side top panel and described angle brace are connected to the top part of the internal capacity of the expansion of defining described carton.

33. method as claimed in claim 32, it also is included in opens the described top closing section top of closed described carton afterwards.

34. as claim 32 or 33 described methods, wherein make before described carton is in deployed configuration, described carton has first height, and when making described carton be in deployed configuration, described carton has second height, second aspect ratio first is highly high.

35. method as claimed in claim 34, wherein second aspect ratio first highly exceeds at least 10%.

36. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein said top closing section also comprise lipostomous and the closure flap that can engage with described lipostomous.

37. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein each angle brace comprises at least two bonded assembly gusset panel collapsibly, and wherein each angle brace is connected among in the described end panel one, described side panel one and the described side top panel one collapsibly.

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