PACKAGE, ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THEREFOR
    11.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230150742A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17912517

    申请日:2021-03-18

    IPC分类号: B65D71/40

    CPC分类号: B65D71/403 B65D2571/00444

    摘要: A package, a carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier are disclosed. The carrier comprises an engaging panel with at least one article-receiving aperture disposed in engagement with a part of an article. The engaging panel has a first side edge, a first end edge, a corner defined by the first side and end edges, and a corner area. The article-receiving aperture comprises a first engaging edge across the corner area from the corner. The corner area is defined at least partially by the first engaging edge, and end portions of each of the first side and end edges extending from the corner, respectively. The corner area is folded with respect to the remainder of the engaging panel such that the end portion of the first side edge is angled with respect to an adjoining portion of the first side edge. Also disclosed is a package comprising an article carrier and at least one article, the at least one article having an upwardly tapered upper portion, the carrier comprising an engaging panel comprising a first, upper, ply and a second, lower, ply, the lower ply including at least one lower aperture having an annular series of lower ply tabs formed around the at least one lower aperture, wherein the lower ply tabs are angled upwardly with respect to the engaging panel such that the lower ply tabs are in face-contacting engagement with the upper portion of the at least one article, the upper ply includes at least one upper aperture arranged substantially coaxially with the at least one lower aperture and has an annular series of upper ply tabs formed around the at least one upper aperture, the upper ply tabs are angled upwardly with respect to the engaging panel such that at least some of each of the upper ply tabs is in face-contacting engagement with a respective adjacent pair of the lower ply tabs.

    APPLICATOR PLATE, APPARATUS AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230121478A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17949766

    申请日:2022-09-21

    IPC分类号: B65B17/02

    摘要: Aspects of the invention relate to an applicator plate (10) for use in an apparatus (80) for attaching a set of frangibly adjoined top engaging clips (110) to a group of articles ‘C’. The applicator plate (10) having a generally planar body; and a plurality of apertures (16a-26f) within the body. Each aperture (16a-26f) has a series of internal walls (16i-16x) arranged such that each aperture (16a-26f) has a polygonal shape.

    ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THEREFOR
    13.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230101163A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17910131

    申请日:2021-03-09

    IPC分类号: B65D71/42

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier. The article carrier (90; 290) comprises a plurality of top-engaging openings or engaging structures RT1, RT2, RTS each having an annular series of engaging teeth or tabs (16; 216) along the perimeter of that opening. The annular series of engaging tabs (16; 216) of each opening is interrupted by at most two gaps (26, 26A, 26B). A notional diametrical line z-z′ passes through the center of each of the at most two gaps (26, 26A, 26B) and extends substantially perpendicular to the grain direction GR of paper material from which the article carrier (90; 290) is formed.

    ARTICLE CARRIER, BLANK AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230091859A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17909411

    申请日:2021-03-05

    IPC分类号: B65D71/46

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article top engaging device, a carrier (90) for packaging one or more articles (B) and a blank (10) for forming the carrier. The article carrier comprises a sleeve structure (12/18) defining at least in part an interior of the article carrier for receiving at least one article, the sleeve structure including at least one substantially planar portion. An end closure structure (14/16) is hingedly connected to a first end of the sleeve structure to at least partially close the first end. At least one glue flap (20, 22) is hingedly connected to the planar portion of the sleeve structure for pivotal movement with respect to the planar portion. at least one glue flap is disposed generally in the plane of the planar portion of the sleeve structure when the at least one article l is received in the interior of the article carrier.

    Carton and blank therefor
    15.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11565862B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17291399

    申请日:2019-11-07

    发明人: Nathaniel B. Ball

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton, and a blank for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of panels defining an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a first panel and a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel. An end closure panel is hingedly connected to the first panel. A foldable gusset is disposed in the interior of the carton. The gusset hingedly connecting between the end closure panel and the second panel. A gusset opening is defined, at least, in panels forming the gusset. The carton comprises an opening feature which is at least partially removable from the carton. The opening feature is defined at least in part by first and second tear lines each extending from the gusset opening.

    CARTON AND BLANK THEREFOR
    16.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220363462A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17769896

    申请日:2020-10-16

    发明人: Yoko MATSUBA

    IPC分类号: B65D71/20

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank for forming the carrier. The carton comprises plurality of panels including a side panel and a heel panel hingedly connected to the side panel by a fold line. The carton comprises a plurality of bottom-receiving openings including first and second openings. Each of the first and second openings is formed in part in the side panel and in part in a heel panel. The first opening has a first maximum width measured along a notional line parallel to the fold line. The second opening has a second maximum width measured along a notional extension of the fold line. The second maximum width is greater than the first maximum width.

    ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THERFOR
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220297911A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17638309

    申请日:2020-07-16

    IPC分类号: B65D71/18 B65D71/20

    摘要: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of panels forming a tubular structure for surrounding at least two articles each having a recess. The article carrier comprises a pair of article retention devices each comprising a flap (80) for engaging the recess of a respective one of said at least two articles to inhibit movement thereof. The flaps are hingedly connected by a respective hinged connection to one of the plurality of panels in opposition to each other. The article carrier comprises a pair of handle openings (A4) defined in said one of the plurality of panels. The handle openings and the flaps define a handle in said one of the plurality of panels.

    Apparatus for applying a multi-can engagement collar to a group of beverage cans

    公开(公告)号:US11414227B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US16977016

    申请日:2019-02-22

    摘要: An apparatus for applying an engagement collar to a group of articles, which includes an application area defining a horizontal support surface for receiving a group of articles, a horizontal press plate positioned above the support surface and mounted for vertical movement relative to the support surface, and an actuation assembly operatively connected to the press plate for moving the press plate relative to the support surface to apply an engagement collar to the group of articles positioned on the support surface within the application area, wherein the actuation assembly includes an actuation lever that is located below the press plate and in front of the application area to provide an ergonomic work environment.

    FLEXIBLE PITCH PRODUCT METERING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220250851A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17612143

    申请日:2020-05-15

    摘要: A product management system (100) includes —a continuous first track (104), including a lug queuing section (108), a lug engagement section (110), and a product engagement section (112), each section being configured and adapted to effectuate specific lug movement steps, —a continuous chain (116) partially following the track configured and adapted to actuate lugs (106) about at least a portion of the track, —a series of lugs (106) moveably disposed along the track (104) configured for moving a product along the product engagement section of the track, —a star wheel (120) disposed at the lug engagement section (110) of the track (104) configured for metering lugs (106) to engage the chain (116) from the queuing section (108) of the track (104) and to control a variable pitch between each of the lugs along the transferring chain, —and a magnetism source (122) configured to direct the lugs (106) to the queuing section (108), and to the end of the queuing section (108).