Abstract: A sliding lid is disclosed for use on flanged trays. The lid is prepared from a blank of flexible material such as paperboard or the like and includes side panels which are folded and glued to provide slide channels for accepting the tray flange. The blanks are cut and scored to include integral guides at the leading edges of the slide channels for accepting the tray flange and friction locking means which cooperate with the sides of the tray to retain the lids in place. The lids are intended for use on ovenable trays for packaging and cooking food.

Abstract: An assembled and folded blank for a bulk container with at least one cell has partial bellows corners formed at two adjacent bottom corners by three bottom panels hinged on three adjacent walls, and has a fourth bottom panel hinged on the bottom edge of the wall between the other two corners of the cell. The fourth bottom panel is free of the other three bottom panels which have two side bottom panels hinged on an end bottom panel thereof. The two side bottom panels each have a cut and a partial diagonal score line defining partial bellow corners at two bottom corners of the container. The blank is folded flat by having the walls folded together about two diagonally opposite corners thereof.

Abstract: A panel locking means is provided for securing together two or more corrugated paperboard panels in face-to-face contact. For this purpose, the panels to be secured together are provided with notches which have a narrow entry portion along the edge of a panel and taper outwardly to a wider base portion interiorly of the panel, and locking tabs which have a relatively narrow hinge portion interiorly of a panel and taper outwardly to a wider end portion along the edge of the panel.

Abstract: A single and unitary blank has a plurality of housing forming panels on one end and a plurality of drawer-forming panels on the other end. The housing and drawer panels are joined by a series (here, three) of drawer position control panels which allows the drawer to be pulled far enough to enable the contents thereof to be inserted or removed. However, the series of drawer position control panels also restrains the drawer and prevents it from being completely removed.

Abstract: A rectangular, collapsible container includes a collapsible lock bottom structure in which each bottom side flap is glued to a bottom end flap. At least two of the bottom flaps have fold lines which permit the box bottom to collapse inwardly. The container includes cover flaps which extend from the upper edges of side wall panels and which overlap one another in a closed position. Reinforcing members extend from the upper edges of the end wall panels. Each reinforcing member includes a relatively narrow bridge panel which extends toward the opposite end panel and a locking panel of which extends downwardly from the edge of the bridge panel to a position at the bottom of the container at which it engages a bottom or floor panel to help rigidify the container. Preferably, the container is made from a one piece blank of a suitable sheet material such as cardboard or containerboard.

Abstract: A combination corrugated and fiberboard partition spacer in which the partitions are all slotted from one edge and in which the slots of longitudinal and transverse partitions are reversely oriented and colinearly aligned to form a multiple cell divider or spacer. The novelty of this combination corrugated and fiberboard partition resides in the provision of extra wide slots at selected slot sites of an otherwise all fiberboard partition spacer and the insertion in those extra wide slots of slotted corrugated partitions.

Abstract: In a two piece box having a base tray with a bottom panel, side walls and end walls and an attaching lid, the improvement comprising at least one slot in each said end wall, at least one recess in the upper edge of each of said side walls, and a generally rectangular lid comprising at least one extension finger projecting from each end of said lid for insertion in a corresponding one of said slots in said end walls of said base tray, and at least one T-shaped projection extending horizontally from each side of said lid for insertion in a corresponding one of said recesses in each said side wall of said base tray whereby said lid is removably locked in place in said base tray.

Abstract: An article carrier formed from a unitary blank comprises a bottom wall (21), side walls (1,12) foldably joined to the side edges of the bottom wall, end wall panels (4,6,13,14) foldably joined to the end edges of the side walls and extending inwardly therefrom, medial partition structure (8,9,17,19) foldably joined to the inner edges of the end wall panels and extending medially inward therefrom, handle structure (24,25) joined to the upper portion of the medial partition structure, two pairs of transverse partition panels (39-42, 51-54) disposed between the medial partition structure and the associated side wall on each side of the carrier, an anchoring tab (59,62,65,68) foldably joined to one of the transverse partition panels of each pair and secured to the inner surface of the associated side wall, one of the anchoring tabs on each side of the carrier being larger than the corresponding anchoring tab, and the inner one of the transverse partition panels of one pair being narrower than the corresponding tr

Abstract: A method and means is provided for securing the bottom closure of a polygonal container having a plurality of side panels and a strong weight supporting bottom formed by a plurality of generally triangular bottom panels and a plurality of interconnecting webs between the panels. The method comprises inserting a fin head assembly within the container, the fin head assembly having a plurality of vertically disposed fin plates which are registered in alignment with the junctures between the side edges of the bottom panels. The fin plates are then inserted into the junctures between the side edges of the bottom panels so that each fin plate is embraced between the double thickness of the web panels which are between the side edges of the bottom panels. The fin plates hold the bottom panels and webs in place so that a clip may be placed over the circular array of ribs formed by the double thickness web panels, thereby holding the web panels and the bottom panels in a predetermined configuration.

Abstract: A preformed sleeve type bottle carrier is provided and is arranged for loading at least two bottles through at least one side of the sleeve and has a bottom wall (1) with the two bottles disposed thereon and with a label (L) affixed to the outer surface of at least one of the bottles. According to the invention, means is provided for preventing the disfigurement of the label and comprises a label saving tab (57-64) struck from the bottom wall and joined thereto along a fold line (65-72) disposed generally perpendicular to the side edge of the bottom wall, the label saving tab having a cutaway portion disposed in the upper outer corner of the tab, and the cutaway portion comprising a primary edge (P) disposed below the lowermost part of the label.

Abstract: A dispenser container formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard consists of a tube having a lower closure flap foldably connected to a back wall of the tube and a dispenser bin. The dispenser bin is formed in the lower area of the tube and has a cover which can be raised to disclose the contents of the bin.

Abstract: A two bulb carton formed from a single blank with a step fold has partition walls which space the bulbs from the carton outer walls and from each other.

Abstract: An ornamental package structure for packaging a product is formed of resilient semi-rigid sheet stock and includes a container portion for the product and a closure portion comprising a plurality of top flaps joined to the closure portion along substantially horizontal fold lines. Each of the top flaps has an ornamentation tab projecting upwardly from the outer edge of the top of the flap from one side of the approximate center thereof. The top flaps are folded inwardly to a substantially horizontal position for closing the top of the package with a part of each top flap and the ornamentation tab projecting therefrom overlying the next adjacent top flap, wherein the projection ornamentation tabs provide ornamentation for the closed top of the package and wherein side edges of the projecting ornamentation tabs extend from substantially the center of the closed top of the package. The ornamentation is substantially three-dimensional and attractive and, preferably, represents a ribbon bow.

Abstract: A container including a shipping carton in combination with a plurality of joined display trays. The shipping carton includes an open-ended sleeve. Each modular display tray has an end wall, side walls and a short front wall, and an array of trays is provided wherein each tray in the array is joined along its side walls to adjacent trays.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed carton of the type having a generally rectangular cross-section with four side walls, a bottom closure and a top closure including a vertical fin formed by a face-to-face seal of the outer portions of two opposed top closure flaps integrally formed with and hingedly attached to opposed side walls and triangular folds integrally formed with and hingedly attached to the other opposed side walls, with the improvement comprising means joining said fin portions only at the base thereof in a face-to-face relationship and scorelines placed in said fin portions such that when an upward pressure is applied to one of said triangular folds of said top closure, said fin portions separate at said scorelines above said joining means to allow easy access for separating said fin portions.

Abstract: A flat, folded carton having a snap-up bottom for erection into a generally conical hollow container includes a bottom panel of generally octagonal configuration, and two upstanding side wall panels interconnected by end walls. One side panel is of isosceles trapezoidal shape, while the other side panel is of isosceles triangular shape. The end walls are hingedly connected to the isosceles triangular wall panel, and bonded by a glue strip to the isosceles trapezoidal panel. The resulting container configuration is generally conical, with the planes of the side wall panels extending upwardly and divergently from the bottom panel. Hence, the carton provides an enlarged bell mouth opening for the generally conical hollow container, thereby facilitating the scooping and loading of products into the container.

Abstract: A disposable syringe divided into two units to be packed separately under sterile conditions. The first unit contains a filled cylindrical ampoule with a plug serving as piston and a pierceable seal. The other unit contains a needle, a needle cover which serves as piston rod and a holder for the needle and the ampoule. The second unit contains also a finger rest having a sleeve slidable along the ampoule to a stop on its rear end.

Abstract: An improved wrap-around beverage carrier which provides for total separation between adjacent containers in the carrier is provided in the subject invention. In the preferred embodiment the carrier is designed to hold twelve cans of a given product and is designed in a one-piece configuration. The novel partitioning arrangement within the carrier permits total separation to prevent cans from coming in contact with each other during shipping, thereby avoiding abrasion marks on printed aluminum beverage cans. The novel divider structure is hinged from an interior partitioned panel and has a novel configuration of the panel wherein the novel configuration allows the partition to be used for total separation without requiring additional partition structures to be placed within the carrier.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for folding the gable top of gable top containers into a flat condition preparatory to packing a plurality of such containers into a carton so as to avoid wasted volume during transport of such containers. A gable top container having an extra score line to facilitate such folding of the gable top.

Abstract: A drum closure assembly which includes a ring member and a cover member, the cover member being cooperatively sized for insertion into the ring member. The ring member comprises outer and inner ring portions which are angularly displaced from parallel to one another. The cover member includes a top cover member and an annular wall member designed to abut the inner ring portion of the ring member and to seal the assembly when in use.