Multi-celled enclosed carton

{
  "publication_number": "US4944405A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Multi-celled enclosed carton",
  "abstract": "A fully enclosed carton divided into four cells. Cell-dividing flaps connected to the bottom panel flaps extend into the interior of the carton through the spaces separating adjacent dust flaps. A cell-dividing flap connected to the top panel flap extends into the interior through spaces separating adjacent bottom panel cell-dividing flaps. The carton is formed from an integral blank, and the contents can be reached through tear strips in the top panel or through openings in the side panels.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A multi-celled carton, comprising: four side panels connected to each other along fold lines, each side panel having an upper edge and a lower edge; a bottom flap connected along a fold line to the lower edge of each of two opposite side panels, the bottom flaps forming a bottom panel; cell-dividing flap means connected along a fold line to an edge of at least one of the bottom flaps opposite the fold line connected said one bottom flap to its associated side panel; the cell-dividing flap means extending into the interior of the carton to divide the interior into two cells; a top flap connected along a fold line to the upper edge of each of the other two opposite side panels, the top flaps forming a top panel closing the upper end of the carton; means maintaining the top flaps in closed position; and cell-dividing flap means connected along a fold line to an edge of at least one of the top flaps opposite the fold line connecting said one top flap to its associated side panel; at least one of the top and bottom cell-dividing flap means including a slot, the other cell-dividing flap means extending through the slot to thereby enable the cell-dividing flap means of said one top flap to extend on either side of the cell dividing flap means of said one bottom flap to divide the interior of the carton into four cells.",
    "2. The carton of claim 1, wherein the cell-dividing flap means of said one bottom flap comprises a plurality of spaced flaps and the cell-dividing flap means of said one top flap comprises a single flap, said single flap extending into the interior of the carton between the spaced flaps of the bottom cell-dividing flap means.",
    "3. A multi-celled carton, comprising: four side panels connected to each other along fold lines, each side panel having an upper edge and a lower edge; a bottom panel; a top flap connected along a fold line to the upper edge of each of two opposite side panels, the top flaps forming an upper panel; cell-dividing flap means connected along a fold line to an edge of at least one of the top flaps opposite the fold line connecting said one top flap to its associated side panel; the cell-dividing flap means extending into the interior of the carton to divide the interior into two cells; the bottom panel comprising a bottom flap connected along a fold line to the lower edge of each of the other two opposite side panels; cell-dividing flap means connected along a fold line to an edge of at least one of the bottom flaps opposite the fold line connecting said one bottom flap to its associated side panel; and at least one of the upper and lower cell-dividing flap means including a plurality of spaced flaps, the other cell-dividing flap means extending into the interior of the carton through the space between flaps to divide the interior of the carton into four cells.",
    "4. The carton of claim 3, including glue means for adhering the top panel to each of said other two opposite side panels.",
    "5. The carton of claim 4, including dust flaps extending from the lower edges of said two opposite side panels, and glue means adhering the bottom flaps to the dust flaps.",
    "6. A blank for producing a multi-celled carton, comprising: four side panels sections comprising two end panel sections and two interior panel sections arranged in a row, the interior panel sections being connected to each other and to the end panel sections by fold lines; bottom panel sections connected by fold lines to one of the end side panel sections and to one of the interior side panel sections which is not adjacent to said one end side panel section; top panel sections connected by fold lines to the other end side panel sections and to the other interior side panel section; cell-dividing flap means connected by a fold line to at least one of the top panel sections opposite the fold line connecting said one top panel section to its associated side panel section; cell-dividing flap means connected by a fold line to at least one of the bottom panel sections opposite the fold line connecting said one bottom flap to its associated side panel section; and at least one of the upper and lower cell-dividing flap means including a plurality of spaced flaps, the other cell-dividing flap means extending into the interior of the carton through the space between flaps to divide the interior of the carton into four cells.",
    "7. The blank of claim 6, including dust flap means connected by fold lines to said other end side panel section and to said other interior side panel section opposite the fold lines connecting the top panel sections to said other end and side panel sections, each dust flap means comprising a plurality of spaced dust flaps adapted to engage and to be adhered to a bottom panel section, the spaced dust flaps being arranged so that the bottom cell-dividing flap means extend into the interior of a carton formed from the blank through the spaces between the dust flaps."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This invention relates generally to enclosed cartons for packaging various kinds of articles. More particularly, it relates to a carton of this type which includes internal dividers for separating the interior into cells.\n\nIt is well known to package articles in cartons which include dividers or separators for segregating the articles from each other. Many cartons of this type, however, require a separate operation to insert the dividers, which adds to the cost of the carton. Also adding to the cost is the greater amount of paperboard needed to fabricate such a carton.\n\nIn addition to the costs associated with the above problems, the packaging requirements of certain articles cause other problems, the solution to which is also usually expensive. For instance, if it is desired to package different types of articles in the same carton and to keep each type completely separate from the others, the package dividers are required to extend substantially all the way from the bottom to the top of the carton, which complicates the carton design considerably. An example of such a requirement would be a carton for packaging different types of food, such as different flavors of food packets or envelopes, where each different type of envelope has to be kept in its own separate compartment. Adding to the complicated design of such a package is the need to provide ready access to each of the cells in the carton so that the food packets can be easily dispensed from the carton as needed.",
  "cpc": [
    "B65D 5/541",
    "B65D 5/48008"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B65D 5/4805",
    "B65D 5/54"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Manville Corp"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "John C. Buford",
    "Leslie H. Porter"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1989-09-29",
  "publication_date": "1990-07-31",
  "grant_date": "1990-07-31",
  "priority_date": "1989-09-29",
  "application_number": "US-41516189-A",
  "family_id": "23644604",
  "cited_by_count": 47,
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}