Multipack carrier for packaging containers

• US 8,297,438 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2012
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stephen Arthur Crossman
• Original Assignee: Stephen Arthur Crossman
• Inventors: Crossman, Stephen Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K
• Application Number:
  US13/430,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20120241332A1
• Time in Patent Office: 218 Days
• Field of Search: 206/170, 206/174, 206/199, 206/145, 206/147, 206/148, 206/149, 206/150, 206/151, 206/152, 206/153, 206/158, 206/159, 206/161, 206/427
• US Class Current: 206/174
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/20 Carrying beverage vessels, e.g. bottles
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 67/02 Clips or clamps for holding articles together for convenience of storage or transport
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 71/50 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank

Abstract

A multipack carrier for packaging containers is an apparatus that is used to hold, bundle, and transport packaging containers together. The packaging containers is any kind of bottle, can, or jar that is used to store consumer goods. The apparatus comprises of a plurality of plastic braces, a paper board carrier, a grasping mechanism, and a printed graphic. The plastic braces allows the apparatus to clutch each individual packing containers, and the paper board carrier allows the apparatus to simultaneous support all of the plastic braces. In the preferred embodiment, the plastic braces are created by injecting recyclable resin into a plastic injection mold and onto the paper board carrier. The printed graphic can be illustrated on the apparatus because of the material of the paper board carrier. The grasping mechanism allows a person to pick up and carry the apparatus with the packing containers.

Claims

1. A multipack carrier for packaging containers comprises,

a plurality of plastic braces;

a paper board carrier;

a grasping mechanism;

a printed graphic;

each of said plurality of plastic braces comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, an adhesive, and a flex slit;

said paper board carrier comprises a plurality of brace holes and a plurality of adhesion holes;

said top portion comprises a neck hole, a plurality of contact extensions, a plurality of separation slits, a raised rib, and a top adhesion arc;

said bottom portion comprises a nesting hole, a recessed rib, and a bottom adhesion arc;

each of said plurality of plastic braces being concentrically positioned along said plurality of brace holes;

said paper board carrier being positioned in between said top portion and said bottom portion for each of said plurality of plastic braces; and

said adhesive traversing through said plurality of adhesion holes in order to connect said top portion and said bottom portion to said paper board carrier.

2. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

said plurality of brace holes and said plurality of adhesion holes traversing through said paper board carrier, wherein said paper board carrier is designed, constructed, and diecut before the plurality of plastic braces are injection molded onto the paper board carrier;

said plurality of adhesion holes being positioned around each of said plurality of brace holes;

said top adhesion arc for each of said plurality of plastic braces being positioned above said plurality of adhesion holes for each of said plurality of brace holes; and

said bottom adhesion arc being positioned above said plurality of adhesion hole for each of said plurality of brace holes.

3. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 2 comprises,

said top adhesion arc being connected to said bottom adhesion arc by said adhesive, wherein said paper board carrier is inserted in an injection mold that is designed to accommodate said paper board carrier and cavities for said top portion and said bottom portion.

4. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

said neck hole being delineated by said plurality of contact extensions;

said plurality of contact extensions being radially positioned around said neck hole;

said plurality of separation silts being located in between said plurality of contact extensions;

said raised rib being concentrically positioned around said neck hole and said plurality of contact extensions;

each of said plurality of contact extensions being connected said raised rib opposite to said neck hole;

said top adhesion arc being concentrically connected around said raised rib;

said nesting hole being delineated by said recessed rim;

said recessed rim being concentrically positioned below said raised rim;

said bottom adhesion arc being concentrically connected around said recessed rim; and

said bottom adhesion arc being concentrically positioned below said top adhesion arc.

5. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

said flex slit being concentrically positioned around said raised rib and said recessed rib;

said flex slit being positioned adjacent to said raised rib and said recessed rib;

said flex slit traversing through said top portion and said bottom portion; and

said flex slit for each of said plurality of plastic braces being oriented towards each other.

6. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 1 comprises,

said grasping mechanism comprises a plurality of finger holes;

said plurality of finger holes being positioned adjacent to each other; and

said plurality of finger holes traversing through said paper board carrier.

7. A multipack carrier for packaging containers comprises,

a plurality of plastic braces;

a paper board carrier;

a grasping mechanism;

a printed graphic;

each of said plurality of plastic braces comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, an adhesive, and a flex slit;

said paper board carrier comprises a plurality of brace holes and a plurality of adhesion holes;

said top portion comprises a neck hole, a plurality of contact extensions, a plurality of separation slits, a raised rib, and a top adhesion arc;

said bottom portion comprises a nesting hole, a recessed rib, and a bottom adhesion arc;

each of said plurality of plastic braces being concentrically positioned along said plurality of brace holes;

said paper board carrier being positioned in between said top portion and said bottom portion for each of said plurality of plastic braces; and

said adhesive traversing through said plurality of adhesion holes in order to connect said top portion and said bottom portion to said paper board carrier.

8. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 7 comprises,

said plurality of brace holes and said plurality of adhesion holes traversing through said paper board carrier, wherein said paper board carrier is designed, constructed, and diecut before the plurality of plastic braces are injection molded onto the paper board carrier;

said plurality of adhesion holes being positioned around each of said plurality of brace holes;

said top adhesion arc for each of said plurality of plastic braces being positioned above said plurality of adhesion holes for each of said plurality of brace holes; and

said bottom adhesion arc being positioned above said plurality of adhesion hole for each of said plurality of brace holes.

9. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 8 comprises,

said top adhesion arc being connected to said bottom adhesion arc by said adhesive, wherein said paper board carrier is inserted in an injection mold that is designed to accommodate said paper board carrier and cavities for said top portion and said bottom portion.

10. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 7 comprises,

said neck hole being delineated by said plurality of contact extensions;

said plurality of contact extensions being radially positioned around said neck hole;

said plurality of separation silts being located in between said plurality of contact extensions;

said raised rib being concentrically positioned around said neck hole and said plurality of contact extensions;

each of said plurality of contact extensions being connected said raised rib opposite to said neck hole;

said top adhesion arc being concentrically connected around said raised rib;

said nesting hole being delineated by said recessed rim;

said recessed rim being concentrically positioned below said raised rim;

said bottom adhesion arc being concentrically connected around said recessed rim; and

said bottom adhesion arc being concentrically positioned below said top adhesion arc.

11. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 7 comprises,

said flex slit being concentrically positioned around said raised rib and said recessed rib;

said flex slit being positioned adjacent to said raised rib and said recessed rib;

said flex slit traversing through said top portion and said bottom portion; and

said flex slit for each of said plurality of plastic braces being oriented towards each other.

12. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 7 comprises,

said grasping mechanism comprises a first flap, a second flap, a first hand hole, a second hand hole, and a locking device;

said first flap being rotatably connected adjacent to said paper board carrier;

said second flap being rotatably connected adjacent to said to said paper board carrier opposite to said first flap;

said first flap being attached to said second flap by said locking device opposite to said paper board carrier;

said first hand hole traversing through said first flap;

said second hand hole traversing through said second flap;

said first hand hole and said second hand hole being positioned in between said paper board carrier and said locking mechanism; and

said first hand hole and said second hand hole being concentrically positioned to each other.

13. A multipack carrier for packaging containers comprises,

a plurality of plastic braces;

a paper board carrier;

a grasping mechanism;

a printed graphic;

each of said plurality of plastic braces comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, an adhesive, and a flex slit;

said paper board carrier comprises a plurality of brace holes and a plurality of adhesion holes;

said top portion comprises a neck hole, a plurality of contact extensions, a plurality of separation slits, a raised rib, and a top adhesion arc;

said bottom portion comprises a nesting hole, a recessed rib, and a bottom adhesion arc;

each of said plurality of plastic braces being concentrically positioned along said plurality of brace holes;

said paper board carrier being positioned in between said top portion and said bottom portion for each of said plurality of plastic braces; and

said adhesive traversing through said plurality of adhesion holes in order to connect said top portion and said bottom portion to said paper board carrier.

14. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 13 comprises,

said plurality of brace holes and said plurality of adhesion holes traversing through said paper board carrier, wherein said paper board carrier is designed, constructed, and diecut before the plurality of plastic braces are injection molded onto the paper board carrier;

said plurality of adhesion holes being positioned around each of said plurality of brace holes;

said top adhesion arc for each of said plurality of plastic braces being positioned above said plurality of adhesion holes for each of said plurality of brace holes; and

said bottom adhesion arc being positioned above said plurality of adhesion hole for each of said plurality of brace holes.

15. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 14 comprises,

said top adhesion arc being connected to said bottom adhesion arc by said adhesive, wherein said paper board carrier is inserted in an injection mold that is designed to accommodate said paper board carrier and cavities for said top portion and said bottom portion.

16. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 13 comprises,

said neck hole being delineated by said plurality of contact extensions;

said plurality of contact extensions being radially positioned around said neck hole;

said plurality of separation silts being located in between said plurality of contact extensions;

said raised rib being concentrically positioned around said neck hole and said plurality of contact extensions;

each of said plurality of contact extensions being connected said raised rib opposite to said neck hole;

said top adhesion arc being concentrically connected around said raised rib;

said nesting hole being delineated by said recessed rim;

said recessed rim being concentrically positioned below said raised rim;

said bottom adhesion arc being concentrically connected around said recessed rim; and

said bottom adhesion arc being concentrically positioned below said top adhesion arc.

17. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 13 comprises,

said flex slit being concentrically positioned around said raised rib and said recessed rib;

said flex slit being positioned adjacent to said raised rib and said recessed rib;

said flex slit traversing through said top portion and said bottom portion; and

said flex slit for each of said plurality of plastic braces being oriented towards each other.

18. The multipack carrier for packaging containers as claimed in claim 13 comprises,

said grasping mechanism comprises at least one plastic handle bar;

and

said plastic handle bar being connected to said top adhesion arc in between said plurality of plastic braces.