US3347356A

US3347356A - Two-cell display carton

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Publication number: US3347356A
Application number: US528753A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kossnar Dennis
Original assignee: Container Corp
Current assignee: Container Corp; Smurfit Kappa Packaging Corp
Priority date: 1966-02-21
Filing date: 1966-02-21
Publication date: 1967-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1984-10-17

Description

Oct. 17, 1967 D, KOSSNAR Two-CELL DISPLAY CARTON 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. 2l, 1966 Oct. 17, 1967 D. KossNAR 3,347,356

TWO-CELL DISPLAY CARTON Filed Feb. 2l, 1966 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 17, 1967 D. KOSSNAR 3,347,356

TWO- CELL DI SPLAY CARTON Filed Feb. 21, 1966 3 sheets-sheet s United States Patent O 3,347,356 TWO-CELL DISPLAY CARTON Dennis Kossnar, West Chicago, Ill., assignor to Container Corporation of America, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Filed Feb. 21, 1966, Ser. No. 528,753 11 Claims. (Cl. 206-45.29)

ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A two-cell carton having a particular construction to permit stacking of like cartons on one another while simultaneously withdrawing the product carried in the carton from the carton; this construction including having the upper edges of the central portion of the front wall, the rear wall, the rear portion of the end walls, and a central partition strap of the same height, and having the upper edges of the end portions of the front wall and the forward portions of the end walls of a lesser height.

This invention relates to a and displaying a plurality of adjacent upright positions, structural modifications that like cartons on one another two-cell carton for holding relatively thin packages in and more particularly, to improve the ability to stack while simultaneously providing for the removal of the packages from the carton.

The style carton for which this invention forms an improvement is typically used for displaying and merchandising relatively thin packages or pouches arranged on end in the cartons. Products merchandised in this type package include the powdered concentrates for soft drinks, seasonings and soup mixes, and generally come in a complete line of cliavors and kinds. Each display carton holds many separate packages, and like cartons cornrnonly are stacked on one another to display the complete product line. The front wall of the carton is generally cut away to permit removal of the packages from the carton even with another carton `stacked on it. However, existing cartons cannot be stacked on one another effectively since the displayed packages provide rigidity to the carton, so that frequently after some packages have been removed from lower cartons of a stack, the carton collapses and the stack topples over.

Accordingly, a main object of this invention is to provide an improved display carton having a full height central portion on the front wall and a front to rear partition strap between the front wall central portion and the rear wall to form a firm base upon which like cartons can be stacked and be supported.

A more detailed object of this invention is to provide a double-ply construction for either the full height of the narrowed central portion of the front wall or at least a partial height of this area to reinforce this section of the front wall and the partition strap to add rigidity to the carton independently of the packages carried therein to permit more effective stacking of like cartons.

These and other objects of this invention will be more fully appreciated after reviewing the following specification including las a part thereof the accompanying drawings, wherein: ,j

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the subject two-cell partitioned display carton;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view, partly in section as seen generally from line 2-2 in FIG. 1, of the carton shown in FIG. 1; v

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, partly in section, as seen generally from line 3-3 in FIG. 2 of the carton shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view, as seen from the unprinted or inside surface of the finished carton, of a blank suitable for forming the carton disclosed in FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the subject two-cell partitioned display carton;

FIG. 6 is a plan View, as seen from the unprinted or inside surface of the tinished carton, of a blank suitable for forming the carton disclosed in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of still a third embodiment of the subject two-cell partitioned display carton;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view, partly in section, as seen generally from line 8 8 in FIG. 7, of the carton shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan View, as seen from the unprinted or inside surface of the finished carton, of a blank suitable for forming the carton in FIGS. 7 and 8; and

FIG. l0 is a perspective view of a plurality of like cartons, having the construction disclosed herein, shown in a typical display where they are stacked on one another.

FIGS. 1, 5 and 7 show individual embodiments of the subject two-cell display carton, and FIG. 10 shows how a plurality of like cartons can be stacked on one another for typical display purposes. Each of the cartons, generally designated C, includes a tubular vertical wall structure having a cut-away front wall 10, a full rezar wall 12, and opposing partially cut-away end walls 14. The tubular structure is open at its top, but is closed at its bottom by a bottom wall 16 hinged at its lower edges. A partition strap 18 hinged to an elevated central portion 20 of the front wall, extends front to rea-r of the carton between the end walls 14 and is in turn hinged to the rear Wall 12. The top of the rear wall 12, and the top edges 22 of the rearward portions of the end walls 14, the central portion 20 of the front wall 10, Iand the partition strap 18 all are substantially equally spaced from the bottom wall 16 and define thereby a top edge plane which extends parallel to the bottom wall. The distance between the top edge plane and the bottom wall is slightly in excess of the height of the packages to be displayed by the carton so that the tops of the packages do not protrude above the top of the carton.

A cover and display panel 26 is hinged at 27 along its lower rear edge to the top of the rear wall 12 and provides, in the position shown in FIGS. l, 5, and 7, a display for the carton. The panel can be folded about its hinge 27 to engagement with the previously mentioned top edges 22 to lie in substantially coplanar relationship with the top edge plane to cover and close the open top of the carton. In this carton closed position, panel 26 is firmly supported so that other cartons of similar style can be stacked on it in the manner shown in FIG. 10. The forward portion of the end walls and the end portions of the front wall have their

top edges

30 and 32 trimmed away to be disposed between the cover panel 26 in the carton closed position, and the bottom wall 16. This displays the packages when the carton is in the closed and stacked position (see FIG. 10) while further permits easy removal of the package from the carton through the open front wall. To permit multiple stacking of these cartons, a doubleply reinforcing strut 82 is provided adjacent the partition strap 18 at the central portion 20 of the front wall and extends the full height of the central portion. Preferably, the reinforcing `strut 36, the partition strap 18, and the front Wall central portion 20 are adhesively secured together.

Having thus described the basic carton structure as well as its association with a typical package to be displayed therein, the manner of construction will now be described. For this purpose, attention is directed to FIGS. 4, 6, and 9 which disclose, respectively, the blank suitable for forming the cartons of FIGS. 1, 5, and 7. Each blank consists of an elongated strip of paperboard divided into three sections by

parallel lines

38 and 39 running longitudinally of the blank. The portions of the blank located between the two parallel lines define the tubular wall structure of the carton, the partition strap, and the reinforcing strut. The portions of the blank located above the upper line 38 define generally the cover and display panel 26; while the portions of the blank located below the lower line 39 define the bottom wall structure 16.

Referring now specifically to blank 40 (FIG. 4), front wall panel 6 is hinged by

score lines

43 and 44 to the end wall panels 14, which are hinged in turn on score lines 45 and `46 to the

rear wall panels

12 and 13. Cover panel 26 is hinged along score line 27 to the panel 12, and display panel 28 is hinged to the top panel 26 on the score line 29 and is separated from panel 14 along cut 52. The cover panel 26 extends the full width of the carton, and partition strap panel 53 is hinged on score line 54 to rear wall panel 12 and is separated from cover panel 26 along cut 55. Rear wall panel 56 fills out the tubular structure portion of the blank to the end of panel 26, and is hinged to the panel 26 along score line 57 and is separated from panel 53 along the cut 58.

The bottom wall structure 16 shown is of an automatic lock bottom type and includes a rear bottom panel 16 hinged along the score line 6'1 to

panels

12 and 56, a front bottom panel 62 hinged along score line 63 to the bottom edge .of front panel 10, and end bottom panels 64 `and 66 respectively, hinged on

score lines

65 and 67 to the bottom edges of the end wall panels 14. The bottom

end wall panels

64 and 66 are of triangular configuration and each has hinged thereto on a diagonal score line a triangular panel adapted to be glued to the adjacent bottom wall panel. Thus, panel 68 is hinged on diagonal score line 69 to panel 64, while triangular panel 70 is hinged on diagonal score line 711 to panel 66 and along a continuation of score line 44 to the fro-nt bottom wall panel 62. A rear glue panel 72 is hinged on score line 73 along upper divider line 38 to the rear wall panel 12.

Partition strap and reinforcing strut panels are formed from t-he blank adjacent the front panel and are hinged to the front panel. Thus, partition strap panel 18 is hinged along score line 75 to the full height central portion of the front wall panel 20. The partition strap panel 1'8 is elongated to extend toward the end wall 1-4, but is separated by

cuts

76 and 77 from t-he display panel 28 and end wall respectively, and by cut 7'8 from the front panel 10. The reinforcing structure includes two

panels

80 and 82 hinged respectively, on

score lines

81 and 83 to the front wall panel 42 4and to the panel 80. The panels are separated by cut 84 from the lower portion of the front wall panel 10. The width of panel 80 between the score lines y81 and 83 is substantially equal to the width of the `central portion between the

hinge lines

75 and 81.

To form the carton disclosed in FIGS. 1-3, blank 40 is conveyed, with its unprinted side up, along typical folding and gluing equipment. Adhesive is applied to t-he blank on the

re-inforcing strut panels

80 and 82 and the

panels

80 and 82 are folded about hinge 81 to bond panel 80 to the front wall panel 10 and panel 82 to panel 18. The bottom

wall forming panels

16, 62, 64, and 66 are then folded upwardly about their respective score lines along line 39, and the triangular panel 68 is baekfolded onto panel 64 about score lines 69. Adhesive is then applied to the exposed

triangular panels

68 and 70 on the unprinted side of the panel 69 and on the printed side of panel 70, and to the areas indicated on the display pane-l 28, the rear partition strap panel 53, and the rear wall panel 12 and the -glue panel 72. The

panels

26, 56, 53 and 12, and 60 are then folded upwardly about the score line 45 so that the cover and display panels are adhesively secured together, so that the

partition strap panels

53 and 75 are adhesively secured together, and so that the rear bottom wall panels 16 is adhesively secured to triangular panel 68. The

panels

14, 66 and 70, and 13 and 72, are then folded about the hinge line 44 to adhesively secure panels 13 to

panels

12 and 56, panel 72 to panel 49, and panel 70 to panel 62.

Note that the automatic bottom wall panels fit within the carton structure in the collapsed position hereof below the partition strap to permit, without interference, the unfolding o-f this autornaic lock bottom during the opening of the carton.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show an alternate embodiment of the subject two-cell carton. In this embodiment, the central portion 20 of the carton extends to both sides of the partition strap 174 for the full height of the central portion to provide package retaining lips for each cell. Referring to the blank in FIG. 6, the tubular structure is seen to include a single rear wall panel 147, opposed end wall panels 14, front wall panel 142 and lapped glue panel 172. The bottom wall structure 16 is substantially identical to the FIG. 4 embodiment and includes

panels

16, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70, hinged to the tubular structure wall about line 39 and to one another in a manner described for FIG. 4. Cover panel 149 is hinged to the top of the rear panel 147 and the display panel 151 is hinged on score line to the side of the cover panel.

In FIG. 6, the partition strap panel 174 is hinged at score line 154 to a triangular panel 153 in turn hinged along score line 155 to the lower edge o-f the display panel 151. The partition strap panel is separated from the central portion of -front panel 142 by cut 175 and from the panel 151 by cut 176. Reinforcing strut panels and 182 are hinged about score lines 18-1 and 183 to the central portion of front wia-ll panel 142 and to the panel 1-80, respectively.

To form the carton from the blank 140, the reinforcing strut panels 180 and 1182 are glued and folded about the score line 181, as previously noted, to bond panel 180 to the unprinted side of the front panel and to bond panel 182 to the reinforcing strap panel 174. The bottom wall structure is then folded upwardly about line 39 and panel 68 about score 69, and

panels

68, 70, 151, 153 and 172, are adhesively coated in a manner noted above for FIG. 4. The end wall panel and

bottom wall panels

66 and 70 are folded about score line 144, and the cover panel 149, rear panel 147, and bottom wall panel 60 are then folded about the hinge line 145 to adhesively secure the cover and dis-play panels 14-9 and 151 together and to overlap the lap panel 172 with the end wall panel 14. The triangular panel 153, when secured to the rear Wall panel 147, establishes a rigid connection for the partition strap. The carton opens to that shown in FIG. 6.

The carton embodiment of FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 will now be described, blank 240 in FIG. 9 being quite similar to those disclosed in the previous embodiments. In FIG. 9, the blank 240 includes

front wall panels

241 and 242, a single rear wall panel 247, and end wall panels 214. T-he cover and

display panels

249 and 251 are hinged to the rear panel 247 and each other, respectively, and the partition strap panel 274 is hinged by means of the triangular panel 253 to the display panel 251 as was noted for the corresponding elements in FIG. 6. The bottom structure differs from the previously described bottom structure in that two front

wall bottom panels

259 and 262 are hinged, respectively, to the separate

front wall panels

242 and 241 on score lines 259a and 263. The

other panels

261, 264, 266, 268, and 270 are similar to the corresponding botto-m wall panels previously noted.

In FIG. 9, the partition strap 274 is hinged along hinge line 275 to the central portion of the front wall panel 242 and is separated from the remaining portion of the front wall panel and from the cover panel 251 by

cuts

276 and 278, respectively. The strut reinforcing panel 282 is hinged about hinge line 283 to the central section of the front Wall panel 241.

The carton is formed from the blank by first folding the bottom wall panels about the respective scores on line 39 and app-lying adhesive to the

triangular panels

268 and 270 as noted in the previous embodiments. The inner front wall panel 241, the reinforcing strut panel 28-2 and bottom wall panel 262 are folded a'bout the score 244, and the partition strap panel 274, cover panel 251, triangular panel 21513, and front wall panel 242 are adhesively coated in the areas noted in the figure. The display panel 251, the end wall 2-14, and outer front wall panel 242, partition strap panel 274 and bottom wall pane-

1s

259, 264, and 2618 are then folded about the score line 2-45 to bond together a narrow strip between the

front wall panels

241 and 242, and further to secure the reinforcing strut 282 to the partition strap 274 in the areas noted. The carton opens to that shown in FIG. 7.

While several embodiments of the carton have been shown, it can be noted that each discloses a full height central portion on the front wall and a partition strap connected thereto that together improve the stacking ability of the carton. Further, the double ply of board at the reinforcing strut adjacent the central portion of the front wall and the partition strap strengthens the carton in the area required to form a rigid carton independently of the product in the carton. The partially cut-away front Wall still provides for display of the carried package and permits its removal from even stacked cartons as is shown in FIG. 10.

What is claimed is:

1. A two cell carton for holding and displaying a plurality of thin packages in adjacent upright positions in two parallel rows, comprising:

(a) opposed front and rear walls and opposed end walls hingedly interconnected at their side edges to form a tubular structure open at the top and bottom;

(b) a bottom Wall including panels hinged to the lower edges of the tubular structure walls for closing the open bottom of said tubular structure;y

(c) the rearward portions of the end walls, the central portion of the front wall, and the rear wall being of equal height to define at the top edges thereof a top edge plane extending parallel to the bottom wall and spaced from said bottom wall by a distance greater than the height of the packages to be displayed;

(d) a partition strap connected between the front wall center portion and the rear wall and extending substantially parallel to the end Walls, and having a top edge substantially coplanar with the top edge plane;

(e) the forward portions of the end walls and the end portions of the front wall having top edges disposed below the top edge plane suitable to display and provide for ready removal of the packages from the front of the carton even if a like carton is stacked on said carton.

2. A carton according to claim 1, wherein a display and cover panel is hinged at its lower rear edge to the top edge of the rear wall to fold between a carton closed position supported by at least the previously mentioned partition strap top edge in the top edge plane and a carton open position spaced from the top edge plane.

3. A carton according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing strut is formed in the front wall central portion and includes panels secured to the rear side of the front wall and to the partition strap, said strut extending substantially the full height of the front wall central portion,

4. A carton according to claim 1, wherein said tubular structure is collapsible to a flattened condition having the front wall and one end wall disposed adjacent and in opposing relation to the other end wall and rear wall, and wherein adjacent pairs of said bottom wall panels are hinged to adjacent walls of the tubular structure and are secured to each other to define an automatic lock bottom, and are further foldable into the tubular structure between the opposing walls in the collapsed condition of said tubular structure.

5. A carton according to claim 1, wherein the carton is formed from a unitary paperboard blank having the partition strap formed from the blank area between the front Wall and one end wall adjacent the cut away top edges of said front and end walls.

6. A carton according to claim 1, wherein said partition strap includes panels integrally hinged to the front wall central portion and rear wall and that overlap and are adhesively secured to one another.

7. A carton according to claim 1, wherein the partition strap is hinged to the front and rear Walls about hinge lines extended parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular structure.

8. A carton according to claim 2, wherein said carton is formed from a unitary paperboard blank having panels for the front wall, rear wall, end walls, and partition strap confined between two parallel lines extended across the blank, and wherein the cover and display panel is hinged to the rear wall panel on a score line and is separated from the adjacent end wall panel and partition strap on a cut extended along one of the previously mentioned parallel lines.

9. A carton according to claim 2, wherein a reinforcing strut is formed along the full height of the front wall central portion and includes panels adhesively secured to said front wall central portion and partition strap.

10. A carton according to claim 9, wherein said cover and display panel is double ply having both the front and rear surfaces thereof printed with copy.

11. A carton according to claim 4, wherein said carton is formed from a unitary paperboard blank having only four bottom Wall panels hinged, respectively, to the opposed end, and opposed front and rear walls.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,949,987 3/ 1934 Archer 206-44 2,260,428 10/ 1941 Barr et al 206-44 2,330,927 10/ 1943 Rous et al 20G-45.29 2,457,291 12/ 1948 Wenzel 206-45.29 2,710,131 6/1955 Geller 229-15 2,741,399 4/ 1956 Arneson 220-113 2,747,767 5/ 1956 Bergstein 229-28 X 2,893,593 7/ 1959 Toensmeier 229-28 X 2,942,756 6/ 1960 Collura et al 229-27 X 3,166,213 1/1965 Holmes 229-28 X 3,195,797 7/ 1965 De Feo 229-27 3,208,659 9/ 1965 Blasdell et al. 229-27 3,227,266 1/ 1966 Soma 206-44 DAVIS T. MOORHEAD, Primary Examiner.

Claims

1. A TWO CELL CARTON FOR HOLDING AND DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF THIN PACKAGES IN ADJACENT UPRIGHT POSITIONS IN TWO PARALLEL ROWS, COMPRISING: (A) OPPOSED FRONT AND REAR WALLS AND OPPOSED END WALLS HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTED AT THEIR SIDE EDGES TO FORM A TUBULAR STRUCTURE OPEN AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM; (B) A BOTTOM WALL INCLUDING PANELS HINGED TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE WALLS FOR CLOSING THE OPEN BOTTOM OF SAID TUBULAR STRUCTURE; (C) THE REARWARD PORTIONS OF THE END WALLS, THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE FRONT WALL, AND THE REAR WALL BEING OF EQUAL HEIGHT TO DEFINE AT THE TOP EDGES THEREOF A TOP EDGE PLANE EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE BOTTOM WALL AND SPACED FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL BY A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE PACKAGES TO BE DISPLAYED; (D) A PARTITION STRAP CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FRONT WALL CENTER PORTION AND THE REAR WALL AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE END WALLS, AND HAVING A TOP EDGE SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH THE TOP EDGE PLANE; (E) THE FORWARD PORTIONS OF THE END WALLS AND THE END PORTIONS OF THE FRONT WALL HAVING TOP EDGES DISPOSED BELOW THE TOP EDGE PLANE SUITABLE TO DISPLAY AND PROVIDE FOR READY REMOVAL OF THE PACKAGES FROM THE FRONT OF THE CARTON EVEN IF A LIKE CARTON IS STACKED ON SAID CARTON.