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Carry pack for bottles
Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings BV
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Filing: 1991-01-22
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2011-01-22
Abstract
Abstract Carry pack for bottles made from a single-piece board blank which has a top panel, two side panels and two end panels. The side panels are divided up into three sections by oblique folding lines and their free ends are glued to the end panels. As a result, the bottle carry pack can be flattened again after it has been glued together.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick Bienaime
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:51
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/40; B65D71/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
Cowl-shaped carry pack for at least two bottles comprising a single-piece board blank including a top panel provided with holes for the tops of bottles to be engaged with projections on the bottles bracing themselves against the holes, said top panel having two opposite long sides, wherein a pair of side panels is provided each of which is divided into three sections by folding lines which extend obliquely from one of the holes and towards each other, each said side panel being hinged to one of said opposite long sides of said top panel, said top panel having two opposite short sides extending between said long sides wherein two end panels are hinged to said top panel along fold lines on a said respective short side so that said end panels can be connected to portions of said side panels when the pack is erected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
Cowl-shaped carry pack for at least two bottles comprising a single-piece board blank including a top panel provided with holes for the tops of bottles to be engaged with projections on the bottles bracing themselves against the holes, said top panel having two opposite long sides, wherein a pair of side panels is provided each of which is divided into three sections by folding lines which extend obliquely from one of the holes and towards each other, each said side panel being hinged to one of said opposite long sides of said top panel, said top panel having two opposite short sides extending between said long sides wherein two end panels are hinged to said top panel along fold lines on a said respective short side so that said end panels can be connected to portions of said side panels when the pack is erected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The carry pack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holes have edge areas and cuts are provided to extend radially from the holes in said edge areas to define several sections of said edge areas, some of said edge sections being provided on said side panels and interrupt a fold line hinging the side panels to said top panel.
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