CARTONS

• US 20130193196A1
• Filed: 08/10/2011
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Concept Packaging Service Limited
• Original Assignee: Concept Packaging Service Limited
• Inventors: Hallam, Chris, Mistry, Mayur
• Granted Patent: US 9,090,371 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 229/126
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2100/00 Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2100/0024 having all side walls attached to the bottom
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/00 Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 3/04 essentially cylindrical
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 3/14 Discs fitting within container end and secured by bending, rolling, or folding operations
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 3/20 with end portion of body adapted to be closed, by flattening or folding operations, e.g. formed with crease lines or flaps
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/00 Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper rigid pallets with side walls B65D19/02
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/0209 the tubular body having a curved or partially curved cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/0245 with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps, to form a sunken or hollow end wall, e.g. for the packaging of books internal supporting elements B65D5/50
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/3621 collapsed along two fold lines of the tubular body

Abstract

There is provided a carton comprising a side wall (4) comprising a first panel (6) connected to a second panel (8), a first lower flap (16) hingedly connected to the first panel, the first and second panels having free ends, a second lower flap (18) hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged locking base panel (30) hingedly connected to the first lower panel and an inner base panel (36) hingedly connected to the second lower panel, a plurality of strengthening tabs (54,56,58,60) attached to the hinged base locking panel or the inner base panel, the first lower flap being folded over and affixed to the first panel, the second lower flap being folded over and affixed to the second panel, the hinged base locking panel being folded along a hinge line (34) thereof and affixed to the inner base panel, in which substantially diagonal weakening lines (80,82,84,86) are positioned on the lower flaps.

Claims

1. A carton comprising a side wall comprising a first panel connected to a second panel, a first lower flap hingedly connected to the first panel, the first and second panels having free ends, a second lower flap hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged locking base panel hingedly connected to the first lower panel and an inner base panel hingedly connected to the second lower panel, a plurality of strengthening tabs attached to the hinged base locking panel or the inner base panel, the first lower flap being folded over and affixed to the first panel, the second lower flap being folded over and affixed to the second panel, the hinged base locking panel being folded along a hinge line thereof and affixed to the inner base panel, in which substantially diagonal weakening lines are positioned on the lower flaps.

2. A The carton according to claim 1, in which the weakening lines are positioned so as to lie outside of the pocket area occupied by the strengthening tab when the carton is in its final made up condition.

3. A The carton according to claim 1, in which the weakening lines overlie the strengthening tabs when the carton is in its final made up condition.

4. A carton comprising a side wall comprising a first panel connected to a second panel, a first lower flap hingedly connected to the first panel, the first and second panels having free ends, a second lower flap hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged locking base panel hingedly connected to the first lower panel and an inner base panel hingedly connected to the second lower panel, a plurality of strengthening tabs attached to the hinged base locking panel or the inner base panel, the first lower flap being folded over and affixed to the first panel, the second lower flap being folded over and affixed to the second panel, the hinged base locking panel being folded along a hinge line thereof and affixed to the inner base panel, in which there are further short creases on the lower flaps.

5. A The carton according to claim 4, in which the hinged base locking panel is substantially circular in cross sectional shape and has a plurality of strengthening tabs attached by fold lines positioned either side of the central fold line.

6. A The carton according to claim 4, in which the first and/or second lower flaps are glued to the first and/or second panel of the side wall to form a connection in a central section only.

7. The carton according to claim 6, in which the connection between the lower flaps and the side wall is made by a creased line.

8. The carton according to claim 6, in which the connection between the lower flaps and the side wall is made by a combination of a partial cut or score combined with a creased section.

9. The carton according to claim 6, in which the free ends of the connection between the lower flaps and the side wall are made by a creased line.

10. The carton according to claim 4, in which the lower flaps have free ends and the free ends of the lower flaps create a pocket open at one end to cooperate with the one or more strengthening tabs on the hinged locking base panel when the carton is erected into its final made up state.

11. The carton according to claim 4, in which the base comprises a base panel hingedly connected to a side wall panel.

12. The carton according to claim 11, in which the base is hingedly connected to a side panel (which may be via an intermediate flap) by a curved hinge connection.

13. The carton according to claim 12, in which a curvature of the curved hinge connection corresponds to a curvature of the side wall of the carton.

14. The carton according to claim 4, in which the hinged locking base panel is hingedly connected to a side wall panel.

15. The carton according to claim 4, in which the hinged base locking panel is hingedly connected to a side panel (which may be via an intermediate flap) by a curved hinge connection.

16. The carton according to claim 15, in which a curvature of the hinged connection corresponds to a curvature of the side wall of the carton.

17. The carton according to claim 4, in which the hinged base panel is connected to the locking base panel.

18. The carton according to claim 4, in which the hinged locking base panel is hinged with a hinge line substantially perpendicular to a hinge between the first panel and another panel.

19. A method of construction of a carton from a blank, the blank comprising a side wall having free ends, the side wall comprising a first panel connected to a second panel, a first lower flap hingedly connected to the first panel, a second lower flap hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged base panel connected to the first lower panel and a base locking panel hingedly connected to the second lower panel, the method comprising the steps of folding the first lower flap above the first panel, folding the second lower flap over the second panel, folding the hinged locking base panel about the central crease line, affixing part of the of the reverse of the hinged base panel to a corresponding part of the face of the base locking panel comprising folding the first and second panels relatively towards each other, fixing the free ends of the side wall and moving the hinged locking base panel and the inner base panel to form a base of the carton, in which substantially diagonal weakening lines are positioned on the lower flaps.

20. The method of construction according to claim 19, in which where there are two panels forming the side wall, the free end of the first panel is affixed to the free end of the second panel, but if there are more than two panels, the relevant free ends are fixed together.

21. A method of construction of a carton from a blank, the blank comprising a side wall having free ends, the side wall comprising a first panel connected to a second panel, a first lower flap hingedly connected to the first panel, a second lower flap hingedly connected to the second panel, a hinged base panel connected to the first lower panel and a base locking panel hingedly connected to the second lower panel, the method comprising the steps of folding the first lower flap above the first panel, folding the second lower flap over the second panel, folding the hinged locking base panel about the central crease line, affixing part of the of the reverse of the hinged base panel to a corresponding part of the face of the base locking panel comprising folding the first and second panels relatively towards each other, fixing the free ends of the side wall and moving the hinged locking base panel and the inner base panel to form a base of the carton, in which there are further short creases on the lower flaps.

22. The method of construction according to claim 21, in which where there are two panels forming the side wall, the free end of the first panel is affixed to the free end of the second panel, but if there are more than two panels, the relevant free ends are fixed together.