Stacking ball carton, blank and method

• US 5,044,548 A
• Filed: 09/28/1989
• Issued: 09/03/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leo T. Olsen
• Original Assignee: Leo T. Olsen
• Inventors: Fester, Thomas W., Olsen, Leo T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins, Gary E.
• Application Number:
  US07/414,093
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 229/120.03, 229/120.18, 206/315.9, 206/614, 206/621
• US Class Current: 229/120.03
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows
• 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

Abstract

A stacking carton for a plurality of spherical or nesting products in which the carton comprises four tubular internal sections, four wall members or tube sides, and opposed closed ends is disclosed. The tubular sections are defined by two anchored full panel struts having anchor tabs for being secured interiorly of the tube sides, and two partial panel struts having a secured portion and an unsecured portion positioned in spaced relationship each to the other, the space being such that the contained articles such as a gold ball cannot pass through the space, and anchor tabs for the secured portions which are secured to the interior portions of their respective sides. The blank of the present invention is designed for a folding carton which has a tubular body and with four internal sections. The blank is characterized by four adjacent tube side panels, two of which are center panels and meet at an adjacent fold line, and two of which are remote panels which extend laterally from the respective center panels. At the remote ends anchors secure the struts of the partial strut panel member and glue flaps at the far ends of the carton secure the full strut to the respective central tube sides header portions. The bottom and top forming members extend from opposite sides of the tube sides.

Claims

1. A stacking carton for holding a plurality of members in four stacks, said carton having four internal tubular sections of a tube, said tube having opposed closed ends and four sidewalls, comprising, in combination,

two anchored full panel struts adjacent each other and extending at an angle with respect to each other,

anchor tabs each attached to one of said two full panel struts which run substantially the full length of each strut and are secured to a mid-portion of an adjacent sidewall,

two partial panel struts attached to said full panel struts, each partial panel strut having a portion secured to one of said sidewalls and an unsecured portion, each portion being spaced from the other a distance to inhibit the lateral shifting of contents of the carton,

and an anchor tab attached to each partial panel strut for securing the secured portion of each partial panel strut,

said anchor tabs each being secured at a mid-position to an adjacent one of said sidewalls, whereby a single carton having four internal stacking sections can be formed in knock down configuration.

2. A locking bottom in combination with the carton of claim 1,

said locking bottom having a bottom panel essentially rectangular terminating in a tuck flap,

a slot in said bottom,

and a bottom lock member having a remote tab for securing over the bottom.

3. In the stacking carton of claim 1,

a sleeve cover,

said sleeve cover being divided into four removable stack lids intersecting and defining intersection,

and a plurality of opening tabs centrally disposed at the intersection of the four stack lids.

4. A blank for a folding carton which carton has a tubular body with four internal tubular sections, said blank comprising,

four essentially rectangular sides,

two of said tube sides being center tube sides and meeting at a mutual fold line,

two of said tube sides being remote tube sides and extending respectively from each of the tube centers,

and strut forming members secured by means of two anchors to the two remote tube sides,

said strut forming members including:

an anchored full strut extending from each the anchored partial strut,

an unsupported partial strut at an end of said anchored full strut remote from each the anchored partial strut,

and a glue flap extending from the remote end of each said anchored full strut.