MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGING AND RESULTING PACKAGING

• US 20090283580A1
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GYRE Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: York Container Company
• Inventors: LITTLE, Troy
• Granted Patent: US 7,819,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 229/117.160
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48014 formed by folding extensions hinged to the side edges of a tubular body B65D5/48004 takes precedence; partition separated by erecting the body B65D5/48048
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5033 Corner pads or corner posts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 229/918 Corner construction

Abstract

In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing packaging and resulting packaging and associated pre-assemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in packaging that has increased side panel strength and corner strength so as to enable effective vertical stacking of packaging when the packaging includes product.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing dual-use display ready package, the method comprising:

cutting a first blank including a front panel, back panel and two side panels,

cutting a plurality of second blanks, each second blank including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections, and

affixing the central portion of each of the second blanks to a corresponding side panel of the first blank to provide a pre-assembly for the packaging, such that, when the packaging is fully assembled, each of the auxiliary support sections are affixed at one lateral end thereof to the corresponding side panel and rigidly abut either the front or back panel at the other lateral end of the auxiliary support section.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the side panels of the first blank and the corresponding central portions of the second blanks are affixed to one another via application of an adhesive.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the front panel of the first blank further includes at least one perforated section removable to provide an access opening for the package.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the side panels of the first blank each include perforated sections removable to provide hand grips for the package.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each second blank includes a perforated section removable to provide a hand grip for the package.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising printing at least one image or color on at least one side of the first blank.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first blank further comprises a package divider panel, and the method further comprises affixing a lateral end of the package divider panel to the front panel.

8. A dual-use display ready package pre-assembly comprising:

a first blank including a front panel, back panel and two side panels; and

a plurality of second blanks each including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections;

wherein the central portions of each of the second blanks are affixed to corresponding side panels of the first blank to provide the package pre-assembly such that, when the package pre-assembly is fully assembled, each of the auxiliary support sections are affixed at one lateral end thereof to the corresponding side panel and rigidly abut either the front or back panel at the other lateral end of the auxiliary support section.

9. The pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the side panels of the first blank and the corresponding central portions of the second blanks are affixed to one another via application of an adhesive.

10. The pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the front panel of the first blank further includes at least one perforated section removable to provide an access opening for the package.

11. The pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the side panels of the first blank each include perforated sections removable to provide hand grips for the package.

12. The pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein each second blank includes a perforated section removable to provide a hand grip for the package.

13. The pre-assembly of claim 8, further wherein the first blank is imprinted on at least one side with at least one image or color.

14. The pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the first blank further comprises a package divider panel, wherein the lateral end of the package divider panel is affixed to the front panel.

15. A plurality of blanks for a dual-use display ready package pre-assembly, the plurality of blanks comprising a first blank including a front panel, back panel and two side panels;

and

a second blank including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections;

wherein at least one side panel of the first blank is configured to correspond to and mate with the central portion of the second blank such that, when the first and second blanks are affixed to one another to provide a pre-assembly and the pre-assembly is fully assembled, each of the auxiliary support sections are affixed at one lateral end thereof to the side panel and rigidly abut either the front or back panel at the other lateral end of the auxiliary support section.

16. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the front panel of the first blank further includes at least one perforated section removable to provide an access opening for the package.

17. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the side panels of the first blank each include perforated sections removable to provide hand grips for the package.

18. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the second blank includes a perforated section removable to provide a hand grip for the package.

19. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein at least one side of the first blank is imprinted with at least one image or color.

20. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the first blank further comprises a package divider panel configured to cooperate and mate at a lateral end with the front panel.

21. A method of manufacturing a package pre-assembly, the method comprising:

cutting a first blank including a front panel, back panel and two side panels,

cutting a plurality of second blanks, each second blank including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections, and

affixing the central portion of each of the second blanks to a corresponding side panel of the first blank to provide a pre-assembly for the packaging, such that, when the packaging is fully assembled, each of the auxiliary support sections are affixed at one lateral end thereof to the corresponding side panel and rigidly abut either the front or back panel at the other lateral end of the auxiliary support section.

22. A method of manufacturing and incorporating a supplemental blank in a packaging pre-assembly, the method comprising:

cutting the supplemental blank, the supplemental blank including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections, and

affixing the central portion of the supplemental blank to a side panel of a primary blank to provide the packaging pre-assembly, such that, when the packaging is fully assembled, each of the auxiliary support sections are affixed at one lateral end thereof to the side panel and rigidly abut a neighboring front or back panel at the other lateral end of the auxiliary support section.

23. A supplemental blank for incorporation in a package pre-assembly, the supplemental blank comprising:

a central portion hingedly attached to auxiliary support sections, one auxiliary support section on each lateral side of the central portion, wherein,

the central portion of the supplemental blank is configured to be affixed to a side panel of a primary blank to provide the package pre-assembly, such that, each of the auxiliary support sections are affixed at one lateral end thereof to the side panel and rigidly abut the front or back panel of the first blank at the other lateral end of the respective auxiliary support section.