EP4136039C0 - ARTICLE CARRIER - Google Patents

ARTICLE CARRIER

Info

Publication number: EP4136039C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: article carrier; article; carrier
Prior art date: 2020-04-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP21724850.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4136039A1 (en

EP4136039B1 (en

Inventor

Elina Blehm

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

WestRock Packaging Systems LLC

Original Assignee

WestRock Packaging Systems LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2020-04-17

Filing date

2021-04-16

Publication date

2024-12-25

2021-04-16 Application filed by WestRock Packaging Systems LLC filed Critical WestRock Packaging Systems LLC

2021-04-16 Priority to EP24222525.8A priority Critical patent/EP4516694A3/en

2023-02-22 Publication of EP4136039A1 publication Critical patent/EP4136039A1/en

2024-12-25 Application granted granted Critical

2024-12-25 Publication of EP4136039C0 publication Critical patent/EP4136039C0/en

2024-12-25 Publication of EP4136039B1 publication Critical patent/EP4136039B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2041-04-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D71/0003—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars
- B65D71/0022—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars formed by folding or erecting one blank, and provided with vertical partitions
- 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
- B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D71/0003—Tray-like elements provided with handles, for storage or transport of several articles, e.g. bottles, tins, jars
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
- B65D2571/00216—Wrapper locking means non integral with the wrapper
- B65D2571/00222—Adhesive members, e.g. tape
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00333—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper
- B65D2571/0037—Partitions, i.e. elements contacting a major part of each aarticle or extending across the whole length of the wrapper extending from at least a side wall
- B65D2571/00376—Squarings or the like
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
- B65D2571/00438—Holes
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
- B65D2571/00438—Holes
- B65D2571/0045—Holes for hands
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
- B65D2571/00456—Handles or suspending means integral with the wrapper
- B65D2571/00475—Handles or suspending means integral with the wrapper and extending ion a substantially vertical plane
- B65D2571/00487—Handles or suspending means integral with the wrapper and extending ion a substantially vertical plane and formed integrally with a partition
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
- B65D2571/00654—Blanks
- B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00833—Other details of wrappers
- B65D2571/00839—Integral reinforcements
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
- B65D2571/00833—Other details of wrappers
- B65D2571/00932—Flattenable or foldable packages

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Cartons (AREA)
Packages (AREA)

EP21724850.9A 2020-04-17 2021-04-16 Article carrier Active EP4136039B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP24222525.8A EP4516694A3 (en)	2020-04-17	2021-04-16	Article carrier and blank therefor

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US202063011803P	2020-04-17	2020-04-17
US202063025618P	2020-05-15	2020-05-15
US202163146868P	2021-02-08	2021-02-08
PCT/US2021/027748 WO2021212012A1 (en)	2020-04-17	2021-04-16	Article carrier and blank therefor

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24222525.8A Division EP4516694A3 (en)	2020-04-17	2021-04-16	Article carrier and blank therefor

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4136039A1 EP4136039A1 (en)	2023-02-22
EP4136039C0 true EP4136039C0 (en)	2024-12-25
EP4136039B1 EP4136039B1 (en)	2024-12-25

Family

ID=75888174

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP21724850.9A Active EP4136039B1 (en)	2020-04-17	2021-04-16	Article carrier
EP24222525.8A Pending EP4516694A3 (en)	2020-04-17	2021-04-16	Article carrier and blank therefor

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24222525.8A Pending EP4516694A3 (en)	2020-04-17	2021-04-16	Article carrier and blank therefor

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20230174281A1 (en)
EP (2)	EP4136039B1 (en)
KR (1)	KR20230003500A (en)
WO (1)	WO2021212012A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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WO2024182576A1 (en) *	2023-03-01	2024-09-06	Graphic Packaging International, Llc	Carrier for containers
EP4484317A1 (en) *	2023-06-30	2025-01-01	WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC	Article carrier and blank therefor

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2021
- 2021-04-16 EP EP21724850.9A patent/EP4136039B1/en active Active
- 2021-04-16 KR KR1020227039070A patent/KR20230003500A/en active Pending
- 2021-04-16 WO PCT/US2021/027748 patent/WO2021212012A1/en unknown
- 2021-04-16 US US17/919,472 patent/US20230174281A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2021-04-16 EP EP24222525.8A patent/EP4516694A3/en active Pending

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP4516694A2 (en)	2025-03-05
KR20230003500A (en)	2023-01-06
EP4136039A1 (en)	2023-02-22
EP4136039B1 (en)	2024-12-25
US20230174281A1 (en)	2023-06-08
WO2021212012A1 (en)	2021-10-21
EP4516694A3 (en)	2025-05-14

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JP1739682S (en)	2023-03-23	baby carrier
JP1748148S (en)	2023-07-06	baby carrier
EP3934855A4 (en)	2022-12-07	ARTICLE FEATURES INCLUDED
EP4154854A4 (en)	2023-11-01	ABSORBENT ARTICLE
EP4316819A4 (en)	2025-04-09	MATTER ARTICLE
DK3725593T3 (en)	2022-01-10	CARRIER DECORATION
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EP4442230A4 (en)	2025-07-16	ABSORBENT ARTICLE
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EP4424288A4 (en)	2025-01-22	ABSORBENT ARTICLES
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EP4308224A4 (en)	2025-01-01	ADAPTED BRACHYTHERAPY CARRIER
EP4201385A4 (en)	2024-02-21	ABSORBENT ARTICLE
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EP4129260A4 (en)	2024-03-20	ABSORBENT ARTICLE
EP4011344C0 (en)	2024-09-11	ABSORBENT ARTICLES
EP4219191A4 (en)	2024-04-24	BALE-FORMED ARTICLE
EP3923890A4 (en)	2022-09-07	ABSORBENT ARTICLE
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