US3249283A - Condensable carton - Google Patents

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US3249283A
US3249283A US380444A US38044464A US3249283A US 3249283 A US3249283 A US 3249283A US 380444 A US380444 A US 380444A US 38044464 A US38044464 A US 38044464A US 3249283 A US3249283 A US 3249283A
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Donald L Craddock
Dennis M Gorski
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
    • B65D5/721—Contents-dispensing means consisting of mobile elements forming part of the containers or attached to the containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—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
    • B65D5/0005—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 of variable capacity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—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
    • B65D5/02—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 by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—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
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4204—Inspection openings or windows

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  • the present invention relates to folding cartons, and more particularly, to tuck-end cartons and the like of the type used to package elongate, rigid articles, such as cigars, spaghetti, pencils and the like.
  • a new and improved closed-end carton having generally rigid, tubular upper and lower portions joined by an intermediate, flexible bellows portion.
  • the contents of the package upon opening one end of the carton and moving the upper and lower portions toward one another to effectively condense the carton, the contents of the package will be exposed for facile removal. Thereafter, relaxation of the applied condensing forces will accommodate the return or expansion of the carton to its normal size.
  • the new and improved carton includes upper and lower glue flaps, upper and lower front, rear, and side walls and conventional tuck-end closures.
  • the upper and lower walls are connected by flexible, collapsible bellows, while the glue flaps are maintained completely separated.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank for a preferred embodiment of a condensable carton embodying the principles of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a new and improved condensable carton in its normal condition with parts broken away to show internal details;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the new carton, in its normal condition, taken along line 33 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the new carton in its condensed condition
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the new carton taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view of a blank for an alternate embodiment of the carton of the invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the alternate embodiment of the new and improved carton in its condensed condition
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the alternate embodiment of the carton taken along line 88 of FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the alternate embodiment of the carton of the invention in its normal condition.
  • a preferred embodiment 10 of the new and improved condensable carton which may be generally rectangular in shape, includes a first upper side wall 11, an upper front wall 12, a second upper side wall 13, an upper rear wall 14, and an upper glue flap 15, consecutively articulated by vertical score lines 16, 17, 18, 19,
  • a rigid upper portion 3 and a rigid lower portion 9 of the carton 10 are movable toward one another to condense the carton and to that end, an intermediate, carton encircling bellows structure 7 is provided.
  • the upper and lower side walls are connected along lines of weakness 36, 31, respectively, to side bellows .panels 3 2, 33 which are hinged and collapsible along a score line 34.
  • the upper and lower, front and rear walls are connected along lines of weakness 35, 36 to front and rear main bellows panels 37, 38 which are hinged and collapsible along a line of weakness 39 comprised of spaced out scores.
  • the main bellows panels 37, 38 are of substantially equal length and are separated from the side bellows :panels by vertical cuts 40.
  • Conventional tuck-end closures are hinged to the edges of the upper and lower rear walls and include top and bottom walls 50, 51 having articulated closing flaps 52, 53. Further, if desired or found necessary, foldable dust flaps may be hinged to the upper edges of the side walls 11, 13 to cooperate with the flaps 52, 53. It is contemplated that in certain applications well known alternative end closures such as sealed end, reverse tuck, or like structures may be used to close one or both ends of the carton.
  • the upper edge of the upper front wall is slightly relieve-d to provide a notch 54 which accommodates access tothe closing flap 52 to facilitate its untucking in the opening of the completed package.
  • Visual display of the packaged contents may be had by the inclusion of an appropriate window 55 in the front wall of the carton.
  • the blank for the new and improved oar-ton is formed into a tube by gluing, or otherwise suitably securing, the upper and lower glue flaps 15, 25 to the upper and lower first side walls 11, 21, as shown in FIG. 2. Thereafter, the tube may the squared, filled with the articles to be packaged, a plurality of cigars C, for example, and conventionally end-closed by tucking in the flaps 52, 53. All of the carton erecting steps may be efficiently accomplished with conventional and readily available machinery.
  • FIGS. 6-9 An alternative bellows structure 7a is shown in FIGS. 6-9, and comprises main front trapezoidal bellows panels 70, 71 hingedly connected along their shonteir sides and articulated to the upper and lower, front and rear walls along lines of weakness 73, 74, respectively.
  • main front trapezoidal bellows panels 70, 71 hingedly connected along their shonteir sides and articulated to the upper and lower, front and rear walls along lines of weakness 73, 74, respectively.
  • all elements common to the alternate embodiment shown in FIGS. 6-9 and the preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-6 are identified by common reference numerals.
  • the side panels 32, 33 of the preferred embodiment are completely eliminated; however, the remainder of the carton structure is retained, as shown clearly in FIGS. 6-9.
  • a liner or inner carrier tray may be provided for use with the condensable canton of the invention.
  • a tray may take the U-shaped form illustrated in FIGS. 7-9 and include side panels 61, 62 articulated to a bottom panel 63.
  • the side panels 61, 62 of the pray bridge the gap between the upper and lower side walls and tend to keep the upper and lower rigid tubular portions 8, 9 in alignment by preventing pivotal movement about the score lines at which the bellows panels are hinged to the body walls.
  • the tray prevents the accidental escape of a packaged article through the gap created by the tapers of the trapezoidal panels and the eliminated side bellows panels.
  • the carton of the invention and it's contents may be overwrapped with cellophane or the like, typically the case with cigars, 101 when comestibles such as macaroni products are packaged, cellophane or a similar transparent, relatively flexible plastic material may be adhered to internal portions of the carton to seal the window and the cuts or openings in the bellows structure.
  • an improved carton structure including (a) .a first readily grippable body portion having a plurality of walls and a first independent glue flap definitive of a predetermined cross section,
  • said bellows structure being collapsible outwardly away from said upper and lower body portions in a manner non-interfering with the grippability of the same to effectively shorten said combined length
  • said be l-lows structure being limited to a single thickness of paperboard throughout and being readily collapsible to effectively shorten said combined length.

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CH680965A CH427636A (fr) 1964-07-06 1965-05-14 Emballage réductible
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US3338407A (en) * 1966-04-11 1967-08-29 Kerr Chemicals Inc Carton and carton blank therefor
US3338403A (en) * 1965-03-16 1967-08-29 Kerr Chemicals Inc Package of aerosol cans, carton and carton blank therefor
US3367552A (en) * 1966-12-07 1968-02-06 Milprint Inc Dispenser carton with swingable bottom
US5065936A (en) * 1989-06-01 1991-11-19 King Charles S Collapsible box for tissues/papers
US5725144A (en) * 1996-06-26 1998-03-10 Tenneco Packaging Collapsible paperboard carton
EP0872427A1 (fr) * 1997-04-15 1998-10-21 Zeiler Ag Emballage-distributeur et flan pour la réalisation de l'emballage-distributeur
EP1048577A1 (fr) * 1999-04-26 2000-11-02 Zeiler Ag Flan pour emballage avec distributeur
US20040178252A1 (en) * 2003-03-11 2004-09-16 Stone James L. Reclosable container
US20040195301A1 (en) * 2003-04-07 2004-10-07 Nelson Daniel J. Retail carton and baking tray
US20040195299A1 (en) * 2003-04-07 2004-10-07 Petrelli J. Anthony Container for holding and dispensing multiple types of items
ES2217993A1 (es) * 2004-07-06 2004-11-01 Miguel Torres S.A. Embalaje de botella.
US6860400B2 (en) 2003-03-18 2005-03-01 Caraustar Custom Packaging Container with friction dispenser

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US3338403A (en) * 1965-03-16 1967-08-29 Kerr Chemicals Inc Package of aerosol cans, carton and carton blank therefor
US3338407A (en) * 1966-04-11 1967-08-29 Kerr Chemicals Inc Carton and carton blank therefor
US3367552A (en) * 1966-12-07 1968-02-06 Milprint Inc Dispenser carton with swingable bottom
US5065936A (en) * 1989-06-01 1991-11-19 King Charles S Collapsible box for tissues/papers
US5725144A (en) * 1996-06-26 1998-03-10 Tenneco Packaging Collapsible paperboard carton
EP0872427A1 (fr) * 1997-04-15 1998-10-21 Zeiler Ag Emballage-distributeur et flan pour la réalisation de l'emballage-distributeur
EP1048577A1 (fr) * 1999-04-26 2000-11-02 Zeiler Ag Flan pour emballage avec distributeur
US6863212B2 (en) 2003-03-11 2005-03-08 Caraustar Custom Packaging Reclosable container
US20040178252A1 (en) * 2003-03-11 2004-09-16 Stone James L. Reclosable container
US6860400B2 (en) 2003-03-18 2005-03-01 Caraustar Custom Packaging Container with friction dispenser
US20040195301A1 (en) * 2003-04-07 2004-10-07 Nelson Daniel J. Retail carton and baking tray
US20040195299A1 (en) * 2003-04-07 2004-10-07 Petrelli J. Anthony Container for holding and dispensing multiple types of items
US6866189B2 (en) 2003-04-07 2005-03-15 Caraustar Custom Packaging Retail carton and baking tray
US6871778B2 (en) 2003-04-07 2005-03-29 Caraustar Custom Packaging Container for holding and dispensing multiple types of items
ES2217993A1 (es) * 2004-07-06 2004-11-01 Miguel Torres S.A. Embalaje de botella.
ES2217993B1 (es) * 2004-07-06 2005-08-01 Miguel Torres S.A. Embalaje de botella.

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