Including A Transverse Partition Which Is Part Of The Single Sheet Of Material Patents (Class 229/120.26)
  • Patent number: 11083204
    Abstract: A package for raw dough products is disclosed that includes a tray defining an interior storage space, and a collapsible baking pad having an upper surface configured to support a plurality of raw dough products and adapted for movement between a nested condition dimensioned for placement within the interior storage space of the tray for shipping and a flattened condition separated from the tray for baking the raw dough products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Smith
  • Patent number: 10202220
    Abstract: A divider for a shipping container is formed from a single sheet of material. The divider includes a front panel having a plurality of feet; a first platform panel attached to the front panel along a first fold line; at least one divider assembly, and a rear panel having a plurality of feet. Each divider assembly in turn includes a divider interconnector panel to interconnect the divider assembly to a preceding panel; a divider wall panel attached to the divider interconnector panel along an interconnector-wall fold line; and a divider platform panel attached to the divider wall panel along a wall-platform fold line. The at least one divider assembly is attached to the first platform panel along a first divider assembly fold line and to the rear panel along a final divider assembly fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Summit Packaging Solutions
    Inventor: Daniel Kenneth Reichenberg
  • Patent number: 8991685
    Abstract: Disclosed are partitions formed from a single blank that can be folded and glued on standard machinery, and that can be folded into an erected partition and loaded with product into a container using standard machinery. In certain embodiments, the partitions have a universal nature due to the curvilinear nature of the flaps of the partitions, which allow the partition to be used with bottles and other product of different dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: RTS Packaging LLC
    Inventor: Ashley J. McPeak
  • Publication number: 20150014403
    Abstract: A carton for holding a first product and a second product. The carton comprises a container comprising a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the container. The plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel. The interior is for holding the first product. The plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container. A carrier is attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product. An attachment flap is foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container. The attachment flap is foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and attaches the carrier to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Felicia A. Pinkstone, Michael Keith Hockin
  • Patent number: 8905294
    Abstract: A partitioned container includes an outer case member erectable from a substantially flat condition to an expanded condition, and at least one partition formed from a unitary blank separate from the outer case member and configured to couple to at least one interior surface of the outer case member in the flat condition, the unitary blank including at least one divider panel and a plurality of cross members configured to automatically divide an interior of the outer case member into a plurality of cells when the outer case member is erected to the expanded condition. A partition blank for forming the partition member and a method of manufacturing a partitioned container are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Alliance Packaging, LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Younger, John V. Heise, Allen R. Tresch
  • Patent number: 8628000
    Abstract: A package comprises a carton and a divider. The carton has a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The divider has a divider panel that at least partially divides the interior of the carton and a securing flap that is connected to the divider panel. The securing flap is positioned between the overlapping end flaps of the carton, whereby the divider is at least partially secured to the closed end of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, Sr., Jean-Manuel Gomes, Robert L. Sutherland
  • Patent number: 8567661
    Abstract: A two piece shipping tray having a first unitary blank which provides a bottom panel with opposed end panels and opposed side panels connected by foldable corner gussets and a second unitary blank which provides a two walled cross divider adhered in fixed relation to the bottom panel to provide a knocked-down-flat condition in which the two walled cross divider foldably engages the bottom panel and in which the opposed side panels have a portion of the corresponding foldable corner gussets adhered in fixed relation to the opposed end panels to engage each of the opposed side panels with the bottom panel, which allows the basic configuration of the shipping tray to be manually foldably produced from the knocked-down-flat condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: DeLine Box Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Sullivan, Terence A. Gill, David C. DeLine
  • Patent number: 8485423
    Abstract: A product container and dispenser including a housing having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, a first wall of the housing defining an opening into the internal volume, and a partition structure positioned in the internal volume, the partition structure including a sealing wall aligned with the first wall and a partition wall connected to the sealing wall, wherein the opening is at least partially obstructed by the sealing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Laurel Thomas, William Bogdziewicz, Aaron L. Bates
  • Patent number: 8448843
    Abstract: A container assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a tube portion including a plurality of sides. The container assembly further includes a base portion including a bottom panel and a plurality of flaps extending from the bottom panel. The plurality of flaps overlap a portion of the plurality of sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: Charles E. Bettinger, Allen Keller, Kerry Wall
  • Patent number: 8152051
    Abstract: A partitioned container includes an outer case member erectable from a substantially flat condition to an expanded condition, and at least one partition formed from a unitary blank separate from the outer case member and configured to couple to at least one interior surface of the outer case member in the flat condition, the unitary blank including at least one divider panel and a plurality of cross members configured to automatically divide an interior of the outer case member into a plurality of cells when the outer case member is erected to the expanded condition. A partition blank for forming the partition member and a method of manufacturing a partitioned container are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Alliance Packaging, LLC
    Inventors: Scott D. Younger, John V. Heise, Allen R. Tresch
  • Patent number: 8127980
    Abstract: A package comprises a carton and a divider. The carton has a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The divider has a divider panel that at least partially divides the interior of the carton and a securing flap that is connected to the divider panel. The securing flap is positioned between the overlapping end flaps of the carton, whereby the divider is at least partially secured to the closed end of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, Sr., Jean-Manuel Gomes, Robert L. Sutherland
  • Publication number: 20120000913
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier comprises at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels. The interior of the carrier is divided into a front portion and a back portion by a first and second central panel. A first divider flap is foldably attached to the first central panel and extends to the front panel to divide the front portion into at least two container-receiving spaces. A second divider flap is foldably attached to the second central panel and extends to the back panel to divide the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces. The first central panel has features for facilitating positioning of the second divider flap relative to the second central panel. The second central panel has features for facilitating positioning of the first divider flap relative to the first central panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Brian Smalley, Paul Bradford
  • Patent number: 8033448
    Abstract: A collapsible insert includes a series of adjacent cells. Each cell may include a support surface capable raised to an elevated position above the bottom of the tray by a pair of legs. Each leg may have a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion of each leg extends below the support surface and can rest on the bottom of the tray, and functions to raise the support surface to the elevated position. The upper portion of each leg extends above the support surface and is used to divide each cell and partially constrain food product within a cell while the insert is in the erected position and disposed within a tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventors: Bridget Suzanne Breitfeld, Meina Ibrahim, Sophia Yang, Jeffrey T. Wright
  • Patent number: 8011565
    Abstract: A multi-sided container comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls all are cooperating with one another to form an interior space. At least one of the plurality of diagonal corner walls defined by at least one diagonal corner panel and at least one reinforcement flap overlapping one another and wherein a portion of the bottom wall projects under and beyond a bottom edge of the at least one diagonal corner wall. The at least one reinforcement flap extends from longitudinal ends of the respective opposite side walls. At least one end flap extends from long side of the reinforcement flap and the at least one end flap projects beyond an entire surface of the at least one diagonal corner wall terminating its edge at the end wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: International Paper Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin W Quaintance, Michael A Churvis
  • Patent number: 7861916
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies that are more easily, reliably and quickly assembled into fully assembled containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: York Container Company
    Inventor: Troy Little
  • Patent number: 7780068
    Abstract: A disposable carry-out food container shaped like a picnic basket. The subject food container has a bottom wall having two side edges extending in a longitudinal direction between opposing ends, two end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall at the opposing ends respectively, two side walls extending upwardly from the two side edges of the bottom wall to extend in the longitudinal direction between the opposing ends, two lid panels supported on the walls for pivotal movement about respective lateral axes oriented generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction between a closed position in which the lid panels enclose an open top end of the container and an open position in which the open top end is substantially unobstructed by the lid panels, and at least one handle coupled at opposing ends on the two side walls respectively such that said at least one handle extends generally in a direction of the lateral axes between the two side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: Brian Donnelly
  • Patent number: 7677433
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies that are more easily and quickly assembled into fully assembled containers. According to the invention, a primary flank is affixed to an auxiliary blank using adhesive applied to a second portion section of each of the plurality of divider sections included in the primary blank, such that, as the container is assembled, pressure on the auxiliary blank separates a first portion of each of the plurality of divider sections from second portion and carries each of the plurality of divider tabs to engage with corresponding lock slots of the first and/or second divider lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: York Container Company
    Inventor: Troy Little
  • Publication number: 20090101700
    Abstract: Disclosed is a folding collapsible storage box, which includes folding collapsible box body having a folding bottom plate detachably attached to its bottom wall, and L-shaped, -shaped, collapsible hollow column-like and/or curved partition members selectively installed in the box body to divide the holding space of the box body into multiple compartments for keeping different items, each partition member having two opposite ends pivoted to the upright peripheral walls of the box body and one or multiple folding lines through which the respective partition member is curved and closely attached to the upright peripheral walls of the box body for folding with the box body into a collapsed flat condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Wen-Tsan WANG
  • Publication number: 20090057385
    Abstract: A multi-sided container comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls all are cooperating with one another to form an interior space. At least one of the plurality of diagonal corner walls defined by at least one diagonal corner panel and at least one reinforcement flap overlapping one another and wherein a portion of the bottom wall projects under and beyond a bottom edge of the at least one diagonal corner wall. The at least one reinforcement flap extends from longitudinal ends of the respective opposite side walls. At least one end flap extends from long side of the reinforcement flap and the at least one end flap projects beyond an entire surface of the at least one diagonal corner wall terminating its edge at the end wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Quaintance, Michael A. Churvis
  • Patent number: 7455215
    Abstract: Shipping containers that are convertible to display containers are disclosed. The containers comprise wrap around outer shells of the general type known as ā€œBlissā€ wraps, in combination with interior vertical support structures. The invention presents improved two- and three-piece container constructions, having improved side-to-end panel connections for improved tray strength upon conversion to a display configuration, as well as a variety of interior divider/support options. By advantageous adhesive application together with specialized opening structures such as tear strips, lines of weakness and/or hand holes, various different conversion configurations are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Oscar Rochefort
  • Publication number: 20080223909
    Abstract: A container package assembly includes two support members. Both the support members have a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a vertical support. For each support member, the vertical support is integrally engaged to the top, the bottom, the first side, and the second side. For each support member, the top is substantially parallel to the bottom, the first side is substantially parallel to the second side, and the vertical support is substantially perpendicular to the top and the bottom. For each support member, the first side and the second side have a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge having a top edge length and the bottom edge having a bottom edge length, the top edge length being less than the bottom edge length. The vertical support of the first support member is immediately adjacent the vertical support of the second support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Delkor Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard J. Gessler
  • Patent number: 7210613
    Abstract: A pizza box having a plurality of ribs, which are selectively moveable between a first stored position and a second upright position is provided. The ribs are coupled to at least one actuating strip, which enables the ribs to be simultaneously shifted from the first stored position to the second upright position. The ribs and the actuating strip are formed from the same piece of material. The actuating strip may be configured to interlock with the box to maintain the ribs in the second upright position. There is also a stop tab configured to prevent the actuating strip from moving the ribs beyond a predetermine point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventor: Richard M. Lehrer
  • Patent number: 7066379
    Abstract: Shipping containers that are convertible to display containers are disclosed. The containers comprise wrap around outer shells of the general type known as ā€œBlissā€ wraps, in combination with interior vertical support structures. The invention presents improved two- and three-piece container constructions, having improved side-to-end panel connections for improved tray strength upon conversion to a display configuration, as well as a variety of interior divider/support options. By advantageous adhesive application together with specialized opening structures such as tear strips, lines of weakness and/or hand holes, various different conversion configurations are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Oscar Rochefort
  • Patent number: 7000774
    Abstract: A universal packaging solution for use in packaging cellular telephones and other hand-held electronic devices in cartons adapted with an insert formed from a single piece of cardboard that is die-cut and folded so as to form a packaging container suitable for housing a wide variety of cellular telephones and accessories. Once folded into the intended configuration, the packaging insert defines a chamber having a transparent window for receiving the device, and a base for maintaining the device within a box in a configuration that allows for visual inspection of the device while preventing damage to the device as a result of shock during transit. The packaging insert further includes a plurality of apertures strategically located and spaced for receiving and securing accessories, such as charging units, therein so as to anchor the accessories within the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventor: Dominic Bryant
  • Publication number: 20040238612
    Abstract: A pizza box having a plurality of ribs, which are selectively moveable between a first stored position and a second upright position is provided. The ribs are coupled to at least one actuating strip, which enables the ribs to be simultaneously shifted from the first stored position to the second upright position. The ribs and the actuating strip are formed from the same piece of cardboard. The actuating strip may be configured to interlock with the box or with an actuating strip from another plurality of ribs to maintain the ribs in the second upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Richard M. Lehrer
  • Publication number: 20040238613
    Abstract: A pizza box having a plurality of ribs, which are selectively moveable between a first stored position and a second upright position is provided. The ribs are coupled to at least one actuating strip, which enables the ribs to be simultaneously shifted from the first stored position to the second upright position. The ribs and the actuating strip are formed from the same piece of material. The actuating strip may be configured to interlock with the box to maintain the ribs in the second upright position. There is also a stop tab configured to prevent the actuating strip from moving the ribs beyond a predetermine point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Richard M. Lehrer
  • Patent number: 6702180
    Abstract: A stereoscopic inner spacer composed of paper materials is disclosed, and the stereoscopic inner spacer is made by using crossing and folding. The stereoscopic inner spacer is put in a packaging carton to provide objects supporting and holding, thereby preventing the objects from damage caused by impacts. Furthermore, the stereoscopic inner spacer has many partitions and is adapted to pack various components having the approximated sizes, thereby preventing the objects from intermixing and avoiding the objects from damage resulted from colliding mutually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Fong-Ling Hsu
  • Publication number: 20040000583
    Abstract: A stereoscopic inner spacer composed of paper materials is disclosed, and the stereoscopic inner spacer is made by using crossing and folding. The stereoscopic inner spacer is put in a packaging carton to provide objects supporting and holding, thereby preventing the objects from damage caused by impacts. Furthermore, the stereoscopic inner spacer has many partitions and is adapted to pack various components having the approximated sizes, thereby preventing the objects from intermixing and avoiding the objects from damage resulted from colliding mutually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: Fong-Ling Hsu
  • Publication number: 20030116613
    Abstract: Shipping containers that are convertible to display containers are disclosed. The containers comprise wrap around outer shells of the general type known as “Bliss” wraps, in combination with interior vertical support structures. The invention presents improved two- and three-piece container constructions, having improved side-to-end panel connections for improved tray strength upon conversion to a display configuration, as well as a variety of interior divider/support options. By advantageous adhesive application together with specialized opening structures such as tear strips, lines of weakness and/or hand holes, various different conversion configurations are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Michael B. McLeod, Oscar Rochefort
  • Patent number: 6547126
    Abstract: A partition for a packaging box having a bottom, two opposing sides, and two opposing ends. The partition includes four panels. The first panel is located between and substantially parallel to the ends, between and substantially perpendicular to the sides, and substantially perpendicular to the bottom. The second panel is joined to the box and joined to the first panel along a first fold line. The third panel is located immediately adjacent the first panel. The fourth panel is joined to the third panel along a second fold line that is substantially perpendicular to the first fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: The Dorothy and Ben Freiborg 1980 Trust
    Inventors: Mark L. Freiborg, Bennie Freiborg
  • Patent number: 6536654
    Abstract: A package for at least one bottle comprises a carton, a honeycomb core within the carton for surrounding the bottle, as well as bottom and top honeycomb pads abutting the honeycomb core. The honeycomb core is severed from its outer skin through the honeycomb material to its inner skin so that it may be folded to form an enclosure about the bottle. The bottle has the same height as the honeycomb core and when covered at its ends by the honeycomb pads positioned beneath and on top of the honeycomb core provides an assembly which completely fills the carton. In one embodiment of the invention, four bottles are contained within a square carton and are held in place by two G-shaped honeycomb core portions which cooperate to form four compartments for holding the bottles. In another embodiment, six bottles are packaged in a rectangular carton with the honeycomb core substantially formed by a continuous honeycomb panel severed to allow folding into six compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: EM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Reynolds, Andrew M. Parrella, Raymond A. Kowalski
  • Patent number: 6513705
    Abstract: A preferably one-piece fold-and-glue container has corners reinforced by extensions that fold over and compress self-erecting bellows or gusset corner joints, and cutouts in each of the four front, back and end walls. The corrugated paperboard panels of a single flat blank define a bottom, opposite front and back walls and longitudinally opposite end walls. The joints have bellows panels integral with the front, back and end walls, joined at folds oriented diagonally and being glued to one of the adjacent walls to pull one another perpendicular to the bottom when erected. The end walls have an outer end wall panel integrally extending from the bottom and joined adjacent to the front or back to an extension having a protruding tab at its free end for locking into the bottom when the extension is folded over the gusset joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Pack ā€˜Nā€™ Stack
    Inventor: Phil B. Sheffer
  • Patent number: 6499655
    Abstract: An E Bliss compartmented container comprising an erected E divider blank about which a Bliss body blank has been erected with its endwalls adhesively laminated to endwall panels of the E divider. The E blank comprises a rectangular piece of corrugated fiberboard material having a pair of divider panels, a pair of sidewall panels, a pair of endwall panels and, if desired, a pair of corner post flanges, all symmetrically arrayed about a longitudinal center line. The divider panels comprise the end-most pair of all of the panels of the blank which is completely severed through from end to end along the longitudinal center line, except for a spaced apart pair of intact crush score areas interconnecting the pair of divider panels as a hinge. The body blank comprises a substantially rectangular piece of material having a central bottom panel with integral opposite endwall panels and a pair of sidewall flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventor: Lenard E. Moen
  • Patent number: 6311891
    Abstract: A paperboard container is provided including an E divider and an outer portion formed about the E divider. The E divider includes a pair of divider panels at least one of which includes a front edge with a protrusion formed therealong. The outer portion includes a bottom panel with front and rear panels, a first outer side panel with upright front and rear panels, and a second outer side panel with upright front and rear panels. The lateral front panel includes an opening. As assembled, the lateral rear panel and the upright rear panels are coplanar and adjacent the E divider rear panels. The E divider front panels are coplanar with the lateral front panel, and the upright front panels surround portions of both. The at least one protrusion in the divider panel extends through the lateral front panel opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Gardner
  • Patent number: 6196449
    Abstract: A partition for a box includes at least two flat walls, at least one corrugated wall, and a baseboard. The corrugated wall has a plurality of alternating box-like formations. The baseboard has two central portions symmetrically separated by a first folding line, two opposed outer flaps, and two opposed end flaps. Combined rows of flat and corrugated walls are adhered to inner faces of the outer flaps by outer faces of the outermost flat walls. The combined baseboard, corrugated walls and flat walls can be folded to a very compact state by folding the baseboard about the first folding line such that the corrugated and flat walls are compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Chao-Te Chen