Materials for and method for manufacturing packaging and resulting packaging

• US 7,819,305 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Issued: 10/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GYRE Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: York Container Company
• Inventors: Little, Troy
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins; Gary E
• Application Number:
  US12/121,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20090283580A1
• Time in Patent Office: 894 Days
• Field of Search: 229/120.18, 229/122.32, 229/122.33, 229/199, 229/918, 229/919, 206/774, 493/89, 493/94, 493/96, 493/907
• US Class Current: 229/122.32
• 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 pre-assembly, the method comprising:

cutting a first blank including a front panel, a first back panel, a second back panel two side panels, a divider panel, five bottom panels, and an adhesive panel;

cutting a plurality of second blanks, each second blank including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections divided from the central portion by scoring lines;

affixing the central portion of each of the second blanks to a corresponding side panel of the first blank;

folding the two side panels in on themselves to form a shell and applying adhesive to the adhesive panel to couple the divider panel to an interior side of the front panel, and two of the auxiliary support sections are bent back on themselves along their respective scoring lines;

positioning the first and second back panels to partially overlap each other and affixing adhesive to one or both of the back panels to affix them to one another to complete manufacture of the pre-assembly; and

wherein, when the pre-assembly is finally assembled as a packaging, two of the auxiliary support sections that have not been bent back on themselves automatically rigidly and diagonally abut either the front or one of the back panels.

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. A plurality of blanks forming a pre-assembly, the pre-assembly comprising:

a first blank including a front panel, a first back panel, a second back panel, two side panels, a divider panel, five bottom panels and an adhesive panel;

a plurality of second blanks each including a central portion and a plurality of auxiliary support sections divided from the central portion by scoring lines;

the central portion being affixed to one of the side panels of the first blank;

the two side panels being folded on themselves to form a shell and the divider panel being coupled to an interior side of the front panel via the adhesive pad, and two of the auxiliary support sections being bent back on themselves along their respective scoring lines, and wherein, when the pre-assembly is finally assembled as a packaging, two of the auxiliary support sections that have not been bent back on themselves automatically rigidly and diagonally abut either the front or one of the back panels; and

the first and second back panels positioned to partially overlap each other and one or both of the back panels being affixed to one another to complete manufacture of the pre-assembly.

8. The plurality of blanks of claim 7, wherein the front panel of the first blank further includes at least one perforated section removable to provide an access opening for the package.

9. The plurality of blanks of claim 7, wherein the side panels of the first blank each include perforated sections removable to provide hand grips for the package.

10. The plurality of blanks of claim 7, wherein the second blank includes a perforated section removable to provide a hand grip for the package.

11. The plurality of blanks of claim 7, wherein at least one side of the first blank is imprinted with at least one image or color.