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US2696401A
US2696401A US251294A US25129451A US2696401A US 2696401 A US2696401 A US 2696401A US 251294 A US251294 A US 251294A US 25129451 A US25129451 A US 25129451A US 2696401 A US2696401 A US 2696401A
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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
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  • a quantity of milk such as a half ,gallon,.for example, in :twozquart'cartons rather than in a singleihalf gallon container, inasmuch asthe milk, in;man y insta'nces, is: not all used immediatelyiand one cartonmwilliremai'n sealed while-the other isbeingused.
  • Fig, 1 is a side. elevational view.-of a blank. that; is adapted to be formed; to provide a collanfor. holdingm'ilk I cartons togetheras aunit.
  • Fig. 2. is.anelevationalviewof an element adaptedtto be. carried by the blankofFig, l to enablecarrying the cartons secured. together by said collar.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carrier. in assembled form, but without the .cartonsthat are. to be carried thereby;
  • Figr6 isafragmentaryelevational-viewof ablank--show- 'ing'ga' modification of' th'e invention -illustrated in Fig '1".
  • Fig. 8 is an enlarged-'fragmentary seetionahviewtaken alongline 88-of Fig: 7.
  • FIG. 9 isa fragmentary elevationalview-of the h'andl'e portion'of ablank showing'a modification of the invention shown in%Figs.' -1,6.
  • Fig: 10- is a"fragmentaryperspective view ofthe handle .portion of Fig. 9 in assembled relation.
  • the enl'arged end portion of strip 1 (left hand end as seen in Fig. 1,), is generally designated..8 and folding crease Zdittides said p'ortion into" two equalparts9,f1'0:
  • Fig; 2 showsxonezof the means that maybe used-to provide:saidzzprojectionsz
  • This :means comprises a blank or element 28":tha't"is-dividedbya folding crease 29 i1'1to two equaltand correspondingly shaped parts 30*.
  • 'Theparts '30 are' symmetrical at opposite sides of the crease '29:
  • Edges '31 ifo'feaoh'part 30 extend 'diverg'entl'y'from'the ends-of crease "29 *for"the same distance: andthen eonvergently as at 32 to apices that are notched outto pro- '-vide'*recesses'- When the parts 30* are folded 'on' themselves-'along the folding crease Z9 their-correspond-ingedges are in alignment and the edges of notches 33 are in registration or alignment.
  • the portion 8 at one end of strip 1 is enlarged by projecting one of the longitudinally extending edges of said strip, while the opposite longitudinally extending edge of said strip along portion 25 is in longltudinal alignment with the remainder of said opposite edge.
  • Each of the projecting parts of halves 9, 10 is formed with a pair of spaced finger receiving openings 35 so arranged that the openings 35 in part 9 will register with the openings 35 in part 10 when parts 9, 10 are folded on themselves along crease 2.
  • each pair of openings 35 in each of the parts 9, 10 the said extensions of said parts are each formed with a generally A-shaped opening 36 in which the portion above the cross bar of the A is cut out. These openings 36 are in registration when parts 9, it) are folded on themselves.
  • each of the A-shaped openings 36 The distance from the apex of each of the A-shaped openings 36 to the lower end of each leg of the A is equal to the distance between the center of crease 29 in element 28 and the bottom of each notch or recess 33. This permits the element 23 to be fitted in the A opening 36 with one of the halves 30 disposed in each leg of the opening.
  • the resiliency of the cardboard material of element 2% permits a side of each notch 33 to snap across the lower closed end of each leg of the A opening 36 so that the said element 23 will be held in said opening in the position seen in Fig. 3 projecting equally from opposite sides of the handle portion 8 in the form of oppositely extending gable-like projections that are generally designated 40 in Fig. 3.
  • the operation of securing a pair of gable-top cartons together comprises the steps of folding parts 9, 10 on themselves and then inserting the element 28 (when the latter is bent to inverted V-shape along line 29) through the registering A openings 36.
  • the parts 9, 10 are then positioned between a pair of cartons 41 (Fig. with the gable-projections 40 extending into the opposedly opening recesses 24 that are formed by the gable tops of the cartons.
  • the remainder of the strip 1 is then folded along lines 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to relatively tightly enclose the cartons 41 and locking tab 17 is thrust through the opening or slot 16 thereby locking the collar about said cartons.
  • the openings 35 are at opposite sides of the apices of the gable top of each of the cartons and two fingers of one hand can readily be thrust through said openings for easily carrying the cartons.
  • the web left between openings 35 greatly strengthens the handle so there is no likelihood of the handle being torn away or injured.
  • the positioning of the finger openings at opposite sides of the A opening 36 and at the opposite sides of the gable tops of the cartons enables the handle portion of the carrier to be sufficiently low to be unobjectionable in handling and in shipping the cartons in large numbers.
  • the element 28 Upon lifting the carrier with the fingers through openings 35 the element 28 will engage below the gable tops of the cartons, and as the halves 30 of the element 28 are held in the legs of the A opening against movement toward each other, the gable engaging projections 40 formed by element 28 will positively prevent any substantial upward movement of the carrier relative to the cartons and the cartons cannot possibly fall from the carrier until the carrier is intentionally removed.
  • Figs. 6 to inclusive show several modified forms of the invention in which the elements that are adapted to engage under the gable tops of the cartons are integral with the blank that forms the collar and handle.
  • the blank 43 shown in Fig. 6 is identical in every respect with blank 1 of Fig. 1 except for the handle portion that is generally designated 44.
  • a folding crease 45 divides portion 44 into two equal parts, the same as crease 2 in Fig. l.
  • the parts 46, 47 of blank 43 that project upwardly above the upper edge of the remainder of the blank are each formed with a horizontally elongated hand opening 48 that are in registration with each other when the parts 46, 47 are brought together. Finger openings may be used the same as in Fig. 1 if desired.
  • each part 46, 47 is stamped out at one side of a vertical medial line to provide a pair of laterally projecting pieces 49 each being integrally connected with the part from which it is stamped along a line that is coincidental with each of said vertical medial lines, and along this line each piece 49 is formed with a folding crease 50.
  • the upper and lower edges 51 of the pieces 49 extend generally horizontally and slightly divergently relative to each other in the same general direction from the upper and lower ends of the folding crease 50.
  • the free outer end edges of the pieces 49 are vertical.
  • Each piece 49 is formed with a vertical folding crease 53 that is substantially midway between crease 50 and the free outer end edge of said piece. Crease 53 in each piece 49 may be slightly closer to crease 50 than to said outer edge, so that upon each piece being folded on itself along crease 53, and then swinging the folded pieces to positions at right angles to the main portion 44, there will be a narrow end marginal portion 54 that projects to the opposite side of said portion 44.
  • This folding of the pieces 49 is done before the parts 46, 47 are folded on themselves, and the pieces 49 in said parts 46, 47 are so folded that the folded piece 49 on part 46 will extend through the opening in piece 47 from which the piece 49 in part 47 was cut, and piece 49 on part 47 will extend through the opening in part 46 from which the piece 49 on part 46 was cut.
  • the upper and lower divergently extending edges of the said openings in parts 46, 47 will be disposed at opposite sides of a medial vertical line on the parts 46, 47 when the latter are folded together in opposed relation, hence there are no through openings in the handle portion below the hand openings 48.
  • the marginal portions 54 (Fig. 8) will be in overlapping engaging relationship, so that the folded pieces 49 will not unfold.
  • the handle portion 44 is folded on itself after the pieces 49 have been respectively folded on themselves as above described, and said handle portion is then disposed between a pair of cartons with the oppositely outwardly projecting pieces 49 extending into recesses 24 of said cartons. The remainder of the blank is then folded around the cartons in the same manner as blank 1. Pieces 29 will prevent the carrier from slipping off the cartons when the latter are lifted by lifting the carrier by means of the handle portion 44.
  • the handle portion 60 is formed with a medial vertical crease 61, and registering pairs of finger openings 62 are provided that are the same as openings 35 in Fig. 1.
  • each piece 63 is cut out along vertical, spaced, parallel lines 64, each piece being integrally connected with each half of the handle portion at its upper end, and such connection is defined by a horizontal folding crease 65.
  • Each piece 63 terminates at its lower end in a swallow tail defined by edges 66 that extend convergently upwardly from the lower ends of the edges along lines 64. From the point of intersection of the pair of edges 66 extend a pair of folding creases 67.
  • creases extend gisvergently upwardly to the ends of each folding crease
  • the handle portion 60 is first folded on itself along crease 61 and then pieces 63 are swung oppositely outwardly relative to each other, and upwardly, about each crease 64 until the pieces 63 are against the main body of the handle portion and a staple 68 (Fig. 10) extending through said pieces 63 at a point between each pair of creases 68 and through the folded handle portion secures said handle portion folded and secures said pieces 63 against the handle portion.
  • each pair of divergent creases 67 are adapted to be folded downwardly to meeting relation of the divergently extending edges 66 of pieces 63, and when the staple 68 secures said pieces to the handle portion the said sections 69 form oppositely outwardly projecting gables with edges 66 along the apex of each projection.
  • These gable projections are adapted to be received in the adjacent opposedly opening recesses 24 of the gable top pair of cartons to be carried by the carrier.
  • the remainder of the blank 60 is the same as the corresponding part of strip
  • the handle portion extends between the pair of cartons to be secured together, and the handle portion also eatries projections that are adapted to fit into the space below the apices of the gable tops of said cartons.
  • the handle portion eatries projections that are adapted to fit into the space below the apices of the gable tops of said cartons.
  • Figs. 4, 5 it will be seen that there is no chance of the projections 40 collapsing, hence the carrier is rigid with the cartons when it is in position on them. While the carriers of Figs. 7, are safe, there is a tendency for more looseness.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such pair for holding them together, a fiat cardboard handle adapted to extend between said pair and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such pair for holding them together, a fiat cardboard handle adapted to extend between said pair and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter, said projections having divergently downwardly extending sides adapted to generally correspond to the divergently downwardly extending sides of said gable-tops.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular vertical- 1y elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such pair for holding them together, a flat cardboard handle adapted to extend between said pair and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below the gable tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter, said projections being disposed centrally between the said opposed sides and a pair of finger openings formed in said handle respectively at opposite sides of said projections and above the level of said collar.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular, gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a fiat handle secured to said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when said collar is around the latter, a pair of substantially inverted V- shaped projections projecting oppositely outwardly of opposite sides of said handle for engagement under the gable-tops of said pair of cartons.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular, gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a flat handle secured to said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when said collar is around the latter, a pair of substantially inverted V- shaped projections projecting oppositely outwardly of opposite sides of said handle for engagement under the gabe-tops of said pair of cartons, said handle being a pair of layers of cardboard in opposed engaging relationship and formed with a registering pair of openings, and said projections being the opposite ends of an element extending through said registering openings.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a fiathandle integrally formed on said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when the collar is around the latter, said handle including a portion adapted to extend above the level of said collar, a substantially A-shaped opening formed in said portion and a substantially inverted V-shaped element extending through said opening and projecting from opposite sides of said portion for extending below the gable-tops of said cartons, and finger openings formed in said portion at opposite sides of a line extending centrally through said opening.
  • a carton carrier for a pair of rectangular gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a flat handle integrally formed on said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when the collar is around the latter, said handle including a portion adapted to extend above the level of said collar, a substantially A-shaped opening formed in said portion and a substantially inverted V-shaped element extending through said opening and projecting from opposite sides of said portion for extending below the gable-tops of said cartons, and finger openings formed in said portion at opposite sides of a line extending centrally through said opening, said handle being a cardboard extension of said collar folded on itself to provide a double layer of cardboard, and inter-engaging means respectively on said extension and said element for holding the double layer of cardboard together and for positioning said element in said opening with equal portions of said element projecting from said opposite sides of said handle.
  • a carton carrier for a plurality of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such cartons for holding them together, a flat cardboard handle positioned between certain of said cartons and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below and under the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between'the latter.
  • a carton carrier for a plurality of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such cartons for holding them together, a fiat cardboard handle positioned between certain of said cartons and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below and under the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter, said projections being disposed centrally between the said opposed sides and a pair of finger openings formed in said handle respectively at opposite sides of said projections and above the level of said collar.

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Dec. 7, 1954 Filed Oct. 15, 1951 A. CHURCH ETAL CARTON CARRIER 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTORS HL E/ET CHI/RC6 BY/L/HAOLD G/PfE/VZHH/ @z myw 47' TOR/VE'YS Dec. 7, 1954 CHURCH ET AL CARTON CARRIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 15, 1951 INVENTORS M m E cw N 6 P m Mm r m 9 Y B Unimd a es Patent :GAR'EON'CNRRIER.
AlbertQCliurch. and Harold Greenlaw, Oakland; Calif .assi'gnors .to Edlo, Inc.,. San- Erancisco, Calif a. corporation of California.
Applicationflctober I;;195;1,"SerialNo. 251329 -*9'- Claims. (Gl.'294-87.2)
':normal manner of packing alarge number: ofsuchcartons for shipment or that would tend to cause-injurythereto during transportation and delivery of such cartons.-
'I-htthe marketing ofzmilk; -it v has been established" that ax-large" number of user I purchasers'buy a half gallon '01 "more-of milk. at atime, and others;woul'dipurchase'itfin larger than-quart-cartons' ifsuc'h apurchase'did' not reguire "-liandlingtwowor more separate cartons. To meet this demand, cartonsaofirthe'agabl e "top 'ki'nd' have been made 'in half'gallon-sizes; and special'carriers, such-asshownin oopendin'g- U. "S. Letters Patent application, SeriaP'No. 217,820; fil'ed March 27, v1-951, byd latt-et..al;, :have" been provided for "securing-two of the conventional"horizontal *top-rcartonsofsmaller'than halfgallon si'ze'togetheiz'. This provisionrelative to "the-horizontal or fiat topzcartons was mad'ebecause offthe 'impracticability'of making such-eartons-in larger sizes;
'Itghas'been discovered, sincethe marketing of flat top quart sized cartons inpairs securedtogether byja carrier as' disclosed in said application; thatmany persons prefer to purchase. a quantity of milk such as a half ,gallon,.for example, in :twozquart'cartons rather than in a singleihalf gallon container, inasmuch asthe milk, in;man y insta'nces, is: not all used immediatelyiand one cartonmwilliremai'n sealed while-the other isbeingused.
Also, many of'the smallerdairi'es areequipped'to package milk in.thequart size gable ,top' cartons, fbutitarenot 'equippedlo package milkgin the half gallon..car.tor1s,,and :the. expense involved'in so equipping their-establishments is "too great in comparisomto the demand'tomake'itgprofitable; Thus the provision of .eeonomicalimeans for. securing several'cartons, of say quart sizetoge'ther as a unit and which means includes a provision ,for carrying said. cartons; enables said dairies to packagemilk .in largerthan quart sizes without incurring. the .additionaliexpense. of addi'ngequipment for makingjlarg'er sized icartonanand without devoting room to such equipment.
Other, objects .and' advantages. will appear {in the. drawings'and in the description.
In'the drawings:
Fig, 1 is a side. elevational view.-of a blank. that; is adapted to be formed; to provide a collanfor. holdingm'ilk I cartons togetheras aunit.
Fig. 2. is.anelevationalviewof an element adaptedtto be. carried by the blankofFig, l to enablecarrying the cartons secured. together by said collar.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carrier. in assembled form, but without the .cartonsthat are. to be carried thereby;
Fig. 4' is" a fragmentary perspectiveview'of the'upper end ofa eonventional gable-top milkcarton showing one :of the; two late'rallydirected invertedflgenerally V-s'liaped '-recesse s =at the' upper' end o'f such cartons ICC F-ig; 1S is a side elevational view of the carrier- 0f Fig. 3 With'theupper ends only ofti a pair-of gable-'top'-.cartons held'i'nv saidrcar-rier.
Figr6 isafragmentaryelevational-viewof ablank--show- 'ing'ga' modification of' th'e invention -illustrated in Fig '1".
*Fi'g'. 7 i'sa "fragmentaryperspective view ofthehandl'e portion of thecar'rier'of Fig. 6;.
Fig. 8 is an enlarged-'fragmentary seetionahviewtaken alongline 88-of Fig: 7.
"Fig; 9 isa fragmentary elevationalview-of the h'andl'e portion'of ablank showing'a modification of the invention shown in%Figs.' -1,6.
Fig: 10- is a"fragmentaryperspective view ofthe handle .portion of Fig. 9 in assembled relation.
'Ih'rd'etail, the blank of Fig; 1--comprises"a='horizontally elongated strip 1"of'cardboarddivided bytransversely'ere tendingparallel-folding*creases 2; 3', 4; 5; 6 and 7*(et'artingtfrom the'-left-'thand"side asseeninFig; 1)"'for folding said strip. to provideuatrectangular collar adapted to enclose "thezupper endsof a: pair of" milk" cartons "that are inside" by side engaging relationship.
The width of strip" between crease 3 and the left-hand fiend of said. strip lS'ZSllbStflIltlflllY' greater than the re.- rnaind'er'of the strip, across which creases 4 to "1 inclusive extend; andthevwidth of the said remai'ningxstripxis uniform exceptifor'a tab'thatisformedon 'the' righthandend portion, as willbe described'more' in' detail later on.
The enl'arged end portion of strip 1 (left hand end as seen in Fig. 1,), is generally designated..8 and folding crease Zdittides said p'ortion into" two equalparts9,f1'0:
The portion" l l 'between creases3; 4fforms"half of one side ofiithe collar"for"thei cartons (Fig, 3;)". "P'ortion"12 between creases 4'; 5 forms one end of the co'llar'andithe portion- 13"between creases 5, "6 forms the full side of the collarithat isopposed to portion' 11', andportion '1'4bejtween' creases 6,. 7.-f0rms the end of the collar that is op- ,posite Itoiend'12'. The right hand end: portion .15- of. strip ljto the .righ'toflcrease 7 forms the side of the collar op- ,posedito portion 13 and .overlapsithe portion. 11.
The portion 11'.is ..about..centrally formed. with. agen- -erall'y horizontally elongatedislot .I'61that .is adapted to .re- .ceive at downwardlyextending Ibekingtab '17 formed on ;the..terrninating-,free. endiof portion '15. Whentlieiab. 17 Jisthrust. downwardly iinto' slot 1&6,.the. collar. is locked: in collar form against. opening.
In. Fig 4; the upper. .end of a conventional gable-top cartonisyshown. These ..cartons are' .squarein'horizontal .cross sectionalv contour and. two of. the-opposedlsides 18 .are .extendediupwardly as indicated. at 19 and theupper .marg'ina'lhportions 2070f said. extensions. are.:stapled.,.to- .gether'by staples .21. "The other. two. opposed'sides 22.0f the carton .are integrallyconnected. with the sides 18. and have. .upward' extensions 23" that. aretdldtd inwardly .toward'eaeh otherwhen the marginal'portions- 2T0.are.staple d together whereby. laterallyoppositely outwardly opening g'enerally. inventedl .vvshaped recesses. 24. are formed .at the. uppermost endtoffthereartonu As. one marginal. ;por- .tionlflof'one.extension..19,is provided with a.fiap'25 that extends .over .the. outer. side. of the .othen of saidv marginal portions 2'0, and is stapled to. said-marginal. portions .20, the V-shaped. recess,. 24.aterminates at its ,apexinaa relatively sharp :inverted V pointtthesides of which arenthe margihalportiohs. .20 .thatarezatopposite. sides-of the pair .of. staples 11, the. latter being. fairlymear'the-centerof the .marginallportions r20.
The; laterally oppositely outwardly opening recesses .24 are usednforreceiving:projections that are. carried: by the strip. 1 (Whenthe latter is around=the-top' of zarpair ofsaid cartons) 'so that thezcollar cannottbe slipped upwardlyand aoifathmcarrtohsawhen the? collar is onthezcartons;
Fig; 2 showsxonezof the means that maybe used-to provide:saidzzprojectionsz This :means comprises a blank or element 28":tha't"is-dividedbya folding crease 29 i1'1to two equaltand correspondingly shaped parts 30*. 'Theparts '30 are' symmetrical at opposite sides of the crease '29:
Edges '31 ifo'feaoh'part 30 extend 'diverg'entl'y'from'the ends-of crease "29 *for"the same distance: andthen eonvergently as at 32 to apices that are notched outto pro- '-vide'*recesses'- When the parts 30* are folded 'on' themselves-'along the folding crease Z9 their-correspond-ingedges are in alignment and the edges of notches 33 are in registration or alignment.
The portion 8 at one end of strip 1 is enlarged by projecting one of the longitudinally extending edges of said strip, while the opposite longitudinally extending edge of said strip along portion 25 is in longltudinal alignment with the remainder of said opposite edge.
Each of the projecting parts of halves 9, 10 is formed with a pair of spaced finger receiving openings 35 so arranged that the openings 35 in part 9 will register with the openings 35 in part 10 when parts 9, 10 are folded on themselves along crease 2.
Below each pair of openings 35 in each of the parts 9, 10 the said extensions of said parts are each formed with a generally A-shaped opening 36 in which the portion above the cross bar of the A is cut out. These openings 36 are in registration when parts 9, it) are folded on themselves.
The distance from the apex of each of the A-shaped openings 36 to the lower end of each leg of the A is equal to the distance between the center of crease 29 in element 28 and the bottom of each notch or recess 33. This permits the element 23 to be fitted in the A opening 36 with one of the halves 30 disposed in each leg of the opening. The resiliency of the cardboard material of element 2% permits a side of each notch 33 to snap across the lower closed end of each leg of the A opening 36 so that the said element 23 will be held in said opening in the position seen in Fig. 3 projecting equally from opposite sides of the handle portion 8 in the form of oppositely extending gable-like projections that are generally designated 40 in Fig. 3.
The operation of securing a pair of gable-top cartons together comprises the steps of folding parts 9, 10 on themselves and then inserting the element 28 (when the latter is bent to inverted V-shape along line 29) through the registering A openings 36. The parts 9, 10 are then positioned between a pair of cartons 41 (Fig. with the gable-projections 40 extending into the opposedly opening recesses 24 that are formed by the gable tops of the cartons. The remainder of the strip 1 is then folded along lines 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to relatively tightly enclose the cartons 41 and locking tab 17 is thrust through the opening or slot 16 thereby locking the collar about said cartons.
When the collar is in this position it will be seen that the openings 35 are at opposite sides of the apices of the gable top of each of the cartons and two fingers of one hand can readily be thrust through said openings for easily carrying the cartons. The web left between openings 35 greatly strengthens the handle so there is no likelihood of the handle being torn away or injured. The positioning of the finger openings at opposite sides of the A opening 36 and at the opposite sides of the gable tops of the cartons enables the handle portion of the carrier to be sufficiently low to be unobjectionable in handling and in shipping the cartons in large numbers.
Upon lifting the carrier with the fingers through openings 35 the element 28 will engage below the gable tops of the cartons, and as the halves 30 of the element 28 are held in the legs of the A opening against movement toward each other, the gable engaging projections 40 formed by element 28 will positively prevent any substantial upward movement of the carrier relative to the cartons and the cartons cannot possibly fall from the carrier until the carrier is intentionally removed.
Figs. 6 to inclusive show several modified forms of the invention in which the elements that are adapted to engage under the gable tops of the cartons are integral with the blank that forms the collar and handle.
The blank 43 shown in Fig. 6 is identical in every respect with blank 1 of Fig. 1 except for the handle portion that is generally designated 44. A folding crease 45 divides portion 44 into two equal parts, the same as crease 2 in Fig. l. The parts 46, 47 of blank 43 that project upwardly above the upper edge of the remainder of the blank are each formed with a horizontally elongated hand opening 48 that are in registration with each other when the parts 46, 47 are brought together. Finger openings may be used the same as in Fig. 1 if desired.
Below each hand opening 48 each part 46, 47 is stamped out at one side of a vertical medial line to provide a pair of laterally projecting pieces 49 each being integrally connected with the part from which it is stamped along a line that is coincidental with each of said vertical medial lines, and along this line each piece 49 is formed with a folding crease 50.
The upper and lower edges 51 of the pieces 49 extend generally horizontally and slightly divergently relative to each other in the same general direction from the upper and lower ends of the folding crease 50. The free outer end edges of the pieces 49 are vertical.
Each piece 49 is formed with a vertical folding crease 53 that is substantially midway between crease 50 and the free outer end edge of said piece. Crease 53 in each piece 49 may be slightly closer to crease 50 than to said outer edge, so that upon each piece being folded on itself along crease 53, and then swinging the folded pieces to positions at right angles to the main portion 44, there will be a narrow end marginal portion 54 that projects to the opposite side of said portion 44. This folding of the pieces 49 is done before the parts 46, 47 are folded on themselves, and the pieces 49 in said parts 46, 47 are so folded that the folded piece 49 on part 46 will extend through the opening in piece 47 from which the piece 49 in part 47 was cut, and piece 49 on part 47 will extend through the opening in part 46 from which the piece 49 on part 46 was cut. The upper and lower divergently extending edges of the said openings in parts 46, 47 will be disposed at opposite sides of a medial vertical line on the parts 46, 47 when the latter are folded together in opposed relation, hence there are no through openings in the handle portion below the hand openings 48. The marginal portions 54 (Fig. 8) will be in overlapping engaging relationship, so that the folded pieces 49 will not unfold.
It is obvious that the pieces 49 need not be so folded that marginal portions 54 are in overlapping relationship, since the halves of each of said pieces can be stapled together to keep them from unfolding.
In use, the handle portion 44 is folded on itself after the pieces 49 have been respectively folded on themselves as above described, and said handle portion is then disposed between a pair of cartons with the oppositely outwardly projecting pieces 49 extending into recesses 24 of said cartons. The remainder of the blank is then folded around the cartons in the same manner as blank 1. Pieces 29 will prevent the carrier from slipping off the cartons when the latter are lifted by lifting the carrier by means of the handle portion 44.
In Fig. 9 the handle portion 60 is formed with a medial vertical crease 61, and registering pairs of finger openings 62 are provided that are the same as openings 35 in Fig. 1.
Centrally below each pair of openings 62 a piece 63 is cut out along vertical, spaced, parallel lines 64, each piece being integrally connected with each half of the handle portion at its upper end, and such connection is defined by a horizontal folding crease 65. Each piece 63 terminates at its lower end in a swallow tail defined by edges 66 that extend convergently upwardly from the lower ends of the edges along lines 64. From the point of intersection of the pair of edges 66 extend a pair of folding creases 67. These creases extend gisvergently upwardly to the ends of each folding crease In securing the carrier to a pair of gable top cartons the handle portion 60 is first folded on itself along crease 61 and then pieces 63 are swung oppositely outwardly relative to each other, and upwardly, about each crease 64 until the pieces 63 are against the main body of the handle portion and a staple 68 (Fig. 10) extending through said pieces 63 at a point between each pair of creases 68 and through the folded handle portion secures said handle portion folded and secures said pieces 63 against the handle portion.
The triangular sections 69 outwardly of each pair of divergent creases 67 are adapted to be folded downwardly to meeting relation of the divergently extending edges 66 of pieces 63, and when the staple 68 secures said pieces to the handle portion the said sections 69 form oppositely outwardly projecting gables with edges 66 along the apex of each projection. These gable projections are adapted to be received in the adjacent opposedly opening recesses 24 of the gable top pair of cartons to be carried by the carrier. The remainder of the blank 60 is the same as the corresponding part of strip The form of invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5 is preferred, but in each instance it will be noted that the handle portion extends between the pair of cartons to be secured together, and the handle portion also eatries projections that are adapted to fit into the space below the apices of the gable tops of said cartons. In Figs. 4, 5 it will be seen that there is no chance of the projections 40 collapsing, hence the carrier is rigid with the cartons when it is in position on them. While the carriers of Figs. 7, are safe, there is a tendency for more looseness.
We claim:
1. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such pair for holding them together, a fiat cardboard handle adapted to extend between said pair and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter.
2. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such pair for holding them together, a fiat cardboard handle adapted to extend between said pair and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter, said projections having divergently downwardly extending sides adapted to generally correspond to the divergently downwardly extending sides of said gable-tops.
3. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular vertical- 1y elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such pair for holding them together, a flat cardboard handle adapted to extend between said pair and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below the gable tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter, said projections being disposed centrally between the said opposed sides and a pair of finger openings formed in said handle respectively at opposite sides of said projections and above the level of said collar.
4. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular, gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a fiat handle secured to said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when said collar is around the latter, a pair of substantially inverted V- shaped projections projecting oppositely outwardly of opposite sides of said handle for engagement under the gable-tops of said pair of cartons.
5. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular, gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a flat handle secured to said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when said collar is around the latter, a pair of substantially inverted V- shaped projections projecting oppositely outwardly of opposite sides of said handle for engagement under the gabe-tops of said pair of cartons, said handle being a pair of layers of cardboard in opposed engaging relationship and formed with a registering pair of openings, and said projections being the opposite ends of an element extending through said registering openings.
6. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a fiathandle integrally formed on said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when the collar is around the latter, said handle including a portion adapted to extend above the level of said collar, a substantially A-shaped opening formed in said portion and a substantially inverted V-shaped element extending through said opening and projecting from opposite sides of said portion for extending below the gable-tops of said cartons, and finger openings formed in said portion at opposite sides of a line extending centrally through said opening.
7. A carton carrier for a pair of rectangular gabletop cartons comprising a rectangular collar adapted to extend around said cartons when the latter are in engaging side by side relationship for holding said cartons together, a flat handle integrally formed on said collar extending between two opposed sides of the latter and adapted to extend between said pair of cartons when the collar is around the latter, said handle including a portion adapted to extend above the level of said collar, a substantially A-shaped opening formed in said portion and a substantially inverted V-shaped element extending through said opening and projecting from opposite sides of said portion for extending below the gable-tops of said cartons, and finger openings formed in said portion at opposite sides of a line extending centrally through said opening, said handle being a cardboard extension of said collar folded on itself to provide a double layer of cardboard, and inter-engaging means respectively on said extension and said element for holding the double layer of cardboard together and for positioning said element in said opening with equal portions of said element projecting from said opposite sides of said handle.
8. A carton carrier for a plurality of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such cartons for holding them together, a flat cardboard handle positioned between certain of said cartons and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below and under the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between'the latter.
9. A carton carrier for a plurality of rectangular vertically elongated gable-top cartons comprising a rectangular cardboard collar adapted to extend around such cartons for holding them together, a fiat cardboard handle positioned between certain of said cartons and between two opposed sides of said collar when the latter is around said pair of cartons, oppositely outwardly extending projections on said handle positioned to extend below and under the gable-tops of said cartons when said handle is between the latter, said projections being disposed centrally between the said opposed sides and a pair of finger openings formed in said handle respectively at opposite sides of said projections and above the level of said collar.
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