Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
309 words
An article carrier blank comprising a bottom wall, a first side wall foldably joined to a side edge of said bottom wall, a first pair of end wall panels foldably joined respectively to the end edges of said first side wall, a pair of riser panels foldably joined respectively to said first pair of end wall panels along the edges thereof remote from said first side wall, a first pair of handle panels foldably joined respectively to said pair of riser panels, a second pair of handle panels foldably joined respectively to the top edges of said first pair of handle panels, a third riser panel foldably joined to one of said second pair of handle panels along an end Edge thereof, a third end wall panel foldably joined to said third riser panel along the inner edge thereof, a second side wall foldably joined to said third end wall panel along an edge thereof remote from said third riser panel, a fourth end wall panel foldably joined to said second side wall remote from said third end wall panel, a first medial partition panel foldably joined to said fourth end wall panel along an edge thereof remote from said second side wall and including at least one transverse partition panel struck therefrom, and a second medial partition panel having at least one transverse partition panel struck therefrom and being foldably joined to said first medial partition panel along the top edge thereof and disposed alongside but detached from the adjacent one of said pair of riser panels, the longitudinal dimension of each of said medial partition panels plus the longitudinal dimension of the complementary portion of the corresponding riser panels being no greater than the longitudinal dimension of a side wall, and the free end portions of said medial partition panels respectively forming substantially identical transverse partition panels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
309 words
An article carrier blank comprising a bottom wall, a first side wall foldably joined to a side edge of said bottom wall, a first pair of end wall panels foldably joined respectively to the end edges of said first side wall, a pair of riser panels foldably joined respectively to said first pair of end wall panels along the edges thereof remote from said first side wall, a first pair of handle panels foldably joined respectively to said pair of riser panels, a second pair of handle panels foldably joined respectively to the top edges of said first pair of handle panels, a third riser panel foldably joined to one of said second pair of handle panels along an end Edge thereof, a third end wall panel foldably joined to said third riser panel along the inner edge thereof, a second side wall foldably joined to said third end wall panel along an edge thereof remote from said third riser panel, a fourth end wall panel foldably joined to said second side wall remote from said third end wall panel, a first medial partition panel foldably joined to said fourth end wall panel along an edge thereof remote from said second side wall and including at least one transverse partition panel struck therefrom, and a second medial partition panel having at least one transverse partition panel struck therefrom and being foldably joined to said first medial partition panel along the top edge thereof and disposed alongside but detached from the adjacent one of said pair of riser panels, the longitudinal dimension of each of said medial partition panels plus the longitudinal dimension of the complementary portion of the corresponding riser panels being no greater than the longitudinal dimension of a side wall, and the free end portions of said medial partition panels respectively forming substantially identical transverse partition panels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
An article carrier blank according to claim 1 wherein a longitudinal partition panel is foldably joined to said first medial partition panel along a bottom edge thereof, the free end of said longitudinal partition panel extending beyond the free ends of said medial partition panels.