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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7604116 | Three piece basket carrier A glued three piece folding basket carrier which has two partitions for dividing the carrier into six cells with each partition being constructed of a different material than used to construct the outside basket carrier. Each partition is glued to a handle panel and... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7360647 | Packaging system and method The present invention is directed to a system for packaging bottles having a neck portion. The system includes a tray unit and a bridge. The tray unit has a planar base, first and second opposite sidewalls, and first and second opposite end walls. The sidewalls and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322464 | Fully enclosed carton and blank A carton for holding a plurality of articles, comprises a top wall, a base wall, opposed side walls and opposed end walls. A divider structure for separating adjacent articles is formed from at least one of the end walls. The divider structure includes first and sec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311217 | Nestable display crate for bottle carriers A nestable display crate for bottle carriers having a floor and a wall structure with that is designed to reveal the labels on the bottle carriers. The wall structure is of double thickness and comprises a lower wall portion adjacent the floor and a plurality of int... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7237674 | Carton with dispenser A package includes an article group formed of two or more vertically arranged tiers of similarly dimensioned, cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opp... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225930 | Combination shipping carton and twin dispenser boxes A combination shipping and dispensing carton for carrying pouches which can be converted into side-by-side dispensers for dispensing pouches in their upright position on the shelves of stores. The carton has a bottom panel, top panel and adjoining side panels and fl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225927 | Cup holder having frusto-conical cavities A cupholder for holding containers is provided with a number of container-holding cavities. Each of the container-holding cavities includes pairs of gripping flanges that extend inwardly toward centers of the cavities. The flanges include gripping points that extend... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207474 | Carton with dispenser A carton includes a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to the side edges of the top wall, an end wall interconnecting the side walls and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton. The dispenser includes a detachable portion of the ca... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185758 | Food carrier and method The food carrier has a central vertical support panel with a handle and a pair of trays with beverage cup holders attached to the central support panel. A folded side-wall structure can be unfolded to start the formation of the trays, and a folded bottom panel or tw... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175047 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128257 | Octagonal bulk bin with means to resist initiation of failure of the vertical score in the bin In a bulk bin having side walls joined to one another at adjacent edges along vertical scores, and bottom flaps joined to bottom edges of the side walls along a flap score, with adjacent flaps separated from one another by a flap slot, a shaped cut is made at the te... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128206 | Three piece beverage carrier A three piece beverage carrier has an outer ply, a partition assembly, and a box with the outer ply secured to the partition assembly and the partition assembly expanded and secured to the box. The outer ply comes from a rectangular blank folded lengthwise and the p... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100798 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7011209 | Bottle carrier with improved carrying handle A wrap-around carrier for carrying bottles, which extend through apertures in the upper sidewall with the apertures being spanned by bridges. The bridges between the rows of apertures may be locked or glued. This carrier may have a handle that extends above the tops... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6945390 | Article carrier with handle-reinforcing bridging structure An article carrier for carrying one or more necked articles, has a plurality of panels including a pair of laterally spaced top panels, a pair of handle panels extending upwardly from the top panels to form a carrying handle, and a bridging panel provided to span th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945398 | Carrier with integral accessories for portable display device A carrier for a portable display device that facilitates transportation thereof. The carrier includes a plurality of connected panels configured to permit the carrier to wrap around the portable display device and releasably latch to support the portable display dev... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6736260 | Neck-through the top carton The neck-through the top carton blank for forming a carton with a four-ply handle and two-ply top panels with apertures through which the necks of bottles can be extended. The apertures in the top panel have an arcuate extended opening projecting towards the handle ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6598739 | Bottle carrier A bottle carrier is foldable from a single blank, and is relatively strong, inexpensive to manufacture, aesthetic in appearance, and easy to assemble. The carrier has several advantages: it provides a reduction in paper board costs, improves manufacturing... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6341689 | Basket carrier with partition panels attached to end flaps This invention relates to carriers that have partition panels attached to one or both ends of the carrier via an end flap. All of the outside panels of these carriers are folded about lines that are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the gluer on w... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6336556 | Unitary multi-cell partition and carton or tray containing the same and method A unitary multi-cell partition for packaging articles for use with a multi-sided carton or tray having a circumscribed space therein. The partition is formed of molded pulp and is capable of being disposed in the space and is adapted to receive the articl... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6168013 | Compact basket-style carrier blank A carrier blank (40) for making a basket-style carrier (10) for containing and carrying a plurality of articles, with the carrier blank (40) including an elongate central section (41) and first and second exterior sections (42, 43) formed alongside the el... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6102197 | Containers for articles There is provided a basket type carrier device for a plurality of articles which comprises a lengthwise extending central wall 51, articles receiving compartments disposed on both sides of the central wall 51, and a handle portion 70. Each receiving compa... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5996804 | Container and method for packaging contoured articles The present invention is directed to a container apparatus and method for packaging contoured articles, particularly contoured articles containing hazardous substances. The container apparatus comprises a base member, upstanding sidewall members foldably ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5884756 | Basket-style carrier A carrier for a plurality of objects arranged in four rows includes substantially parallel first and second side walls, substantially parallel first and second end walls interconnecting the side walls, a medial panel extending between the first and second... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5855316 | Two-piece basket carrier A basket-style carrier comprised of two substantially identical carrier units. Each carrier unit has a handle panel ply opposite an end panel. The carrier units are connected by adhering the handle panel plies together to form the centrally located handle... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5848695 | Side-loading basket carrier A basket-style carrier which is loaded through open ends. End panel forming flaps are connected to the edges of a central handle panel and end panel flaps are connected to the edges of bottom panel sections on either side of the handle panel. After loadin... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5775487 | Basket-style carrier with reinforced handle A basket-style carrier for containing and carrying twelve containers or other articles includes first and second end panels opposite each other and first and second side panels opposite each other and connected to the end panels. A bottom is connected to ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5682985 | Article carrier A collapsible basket-type article carrier has end walls joined at the ends of opposing side walls. A portion of the side wall is cut-away to form bands for engaging articles. Riser panels extend inwardly of the end walls. A handle structure extends betwee... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5682984 | Two tier can carton A sleeve style closed end carton for a can matrix. The carton includes a corner flap formed integral with each side wall at each end of each side wall. Those corner flaps are wrapped around the matrix corner cans in the carton relatively tightly so as to ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5645162 | Basket-style carrier with automatic bottom and reinforced handle A basket-style carrier with an automatic bottom for containing and carrying a plurality of articles and having a reinforced, three-ply handle. The carrier comprises first and second end panels opposite each other and first and second side panels opposite ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5624024 | Concession cup carrier A collapsible carrier for tapered articles is disclosed. The carrier includes a pair of upright handle panels secured together in a face-to-face contacting relationship, a pair of divergent upper panels foldably joined respectively to the lower edges of t... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5611425 | Lock for basket sytle carrier A carrier for a plurality of objects arranged in at least two rows includes substantially parallel first and second side walls, substantially parallel first and second end walls interconnecting the side walls, a medial panel extending between and connecte... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5547074 | Article carrier A collapsible basket-type article carrier has end walls joined at the ends of opposing side walls. A portion of the side wall is cut-away to form bands for engaging articles. Riser panels extend inwardly of the end walls. A handle structure extends betwee... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5540325 | Basket-style article carrier with means for maintaining the carrier open during loading A basket-style carrier with means for maintaining the carrier open during loading. The carrier includes a retainer tab foldably connected to at least one end panel of the carrier. When the tab is folded inwardly transversely of the end panel, it maintains... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538130 | Basket-style carrier with dividing strap A basket-style article carrier for carrying nonbreakable articles. A divider strap is connected to and extends between opposite side panels. The strap is connected to the side panels by a glue flap at each end, one of which is connected by fold line to th... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5532044 | Foldable pulp molded cushioning material Disclosed is a flat type pulp-molded cushioning material on which a number of raised portions are provided to serve as shock absorbers and a plurality of notches are provided at predetermined positions to allow said flat cushioning material to be folded a... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5518111 | Removable divider panel for multiple-tier article package A divider panel (20) has a major panel (22) with attached anchor flaps (24, 26) for securing the panel (20) in a multiple-tier article package. The anchor flaps (24, 26) are attached to the major panel (22) along perforated lines (23) that permit the anch... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518110 | Basket-style carrier with end panel lock A basket-style carrier constructed so as to maintain the carrier open during loading. One of the sections forming an end panel of the carrier includes a retaining tab extending across an opening in the adjacent end panel section. This prevents the end pan... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5490593 | Glass bottle carrier with divider A flat paperboard bottle carrier is provided with an integral and depending bottle divider panel which makes the carrier particularly useful for carrying glass bottles. The divider flap extends between adjacent pairs of glass bottles and prevents glass cl... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5465834 | Folding box with a subdivided interior A folded box with a subdivided interior contains a partition arrangement consisting of cardboard zones which are connected integrally to the folding-box blank. One of the partition zones is bonded to a main zone. A web extends transversely from the other ... | 11/14/1995 |
