Westrock Packaging Systems, LLC

Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC

Meadwestvaco Corporation

Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation

Westrock Mwv, LLC

Bradford J Walling

Matthew Earl Zacherle

Aaron L Bates

Caleb Sutherland Loftin

Garrett K Schemmel

John A Gelardi

John Murdick Holley, Jr

Ryan Alan Bailey

Brandon L Ramsuer

Patrick Blin

Linh L Kooc

Kelly A Harrigan

Andrew T Peeler

Laurel Thomas

Kyle Steven Schumaker

Connie Tran

Rahul Bhardwaj

Casey P Grey

Sara Jane Falcon

Stephen G Simmons

Steve Kazanjian

Nathaniel B Ball

John W Cargile, Jr

Gregory P Hayter

Lauren N Chesnet

Meng-Chuan Wu

Fred S Foushee

Ekaterina V Gaidaeva

Eric D Linvill

Wayne A Cameron

David T Hayslette

Matthew E Zacherle

Martinus Cm Bakx

David W Miller

Meredith W Allin

Martinus C Bakx

John M Holley

Kyle Schumaker

Craig W Buscema

Martinus C M Bakx

The disclosure relates to a top engaging carrier formed from a paperboard substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with a polymer film laminated onto the first surface.

Carton and blank therefor

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a top engaging article carrier () for packaging one or more articles (B) and a blank () for forming the carrier. The top-engaging article carrier comprises an engaging panel having an upper panel (A) and a lower panel (B) disposed in face to face contacting relationship with each other. The article carrier comprises a top engaging device (RT) comprising a first article receiving opening (A) in the lower panel and a second article receiving opening (A) in the upper panel. The first article receiving opening comprises a first diameter (d1). The second article receiving opening comprises a second diameter (d2). The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. The article comprises: an upper end, having an end diameter (Cd); a main body, having a body diameter (Bd); and a neck disposed therebetween and having a neck diameter (Nd). The first diameter is equal to or greater than the end diameter (d1≥Cd).

Article carrier and blank therfor

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier () for packaging one or more articles (B). The carrier comprises a main panel () having first (A) and second (A) adjacent apertures, arranged side by side, each for receiving a portion of an article. The main panel further comprises an annular series of tabs () formed around each of the first and second apertures. The tabs of each annular series are hingedly connected to the main panel such that at least some of the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the respective aperture so as to bear against the article. The main panel comprising a first layer (CL) comprising a paperboard substrate and a second layer (PL) providing a tear resistant layer wherein the tear resistant layer is disposed above the paperboard substrate.

A package includes a carton () and a plurality of articles (B). The carton includes carton walls () and at least one handle structure (HA) formed from at least one () of the carton walls. The at least one handle structure includes a tab () formed from the at least one of the carton walls. The tab is hingedly connected, by a hinged connection (), to the at least one of the carton walls and arranged to fold at least in part about an article disposed within the carton to form at least a portion of a handle opening () so as to allow a user (U) to grasp a portion of the article and the carton disposed adjacent to the article.

Carton with integral handle and package

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article top engaging device-, a carrier-for packaging one or more articles B and a blankfor forming the carrier. The top engaging article carrier comprises an engaging panel having upper and lower panelssecured together in face-contacting relationship. The upper panel has at least one first top-engaging opening Aof a first diameter and the lower panel has at least one second top engaging opening Aof a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. Each of the first and second top-engaging openings is defined by a substantially circular, uninterrupted perimeter.

Article top engaging device, article carrier and blank therfor

Aspects of the invention relate to an expandable carton () which can be opened from a closed state having a first capacity, into an opened state having a second, greater capacity such that ice or other additional articles can be loaded into the expanded carton along with the original articles housed therein. The carton () comprises: a top wall (), a bottom wall (), a first side wall (), and a second side wall () hingedly connected to one another to form a tubular structure. The carton () additionally comprises a first end wall () and a second end wall (), each of said end walls () for enclosing an open end of the tubular structure of the carton.

Expandable carton and blank therefor

A carrier for packaging one or more articles, includes outer walls () which define an interior of the carrier. An intermediate wall () at least partially segregates the interior of the carrier in a first direction. A partition structure () divides the interior of the carrier in a second transverse direction. The partition structure is struck, at least in part, from one () of the outer walls. The partition structure is configured and arranged to be automatically erected in the interior of the carrier in response to unfolding a flat collapsed folded blank when the carrier is erected.

Basket style carrier and blank therefor

A blank ()for forming an article carrier () has a main panel () which includes at least one article retention structure Rhaving an aperture Adefined in the main panel and one or more tabs formed about a periphery of the aperture in the main panel. The one or more tabs are connected to the main panel such that the tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the aperture to bear against the article. The main panel includes a paperboard substrate and at least one polymeric layer.

Blank for forming an article carrier

Package

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton () for packaging one or more articles(IO) and to a blank () for forming the carton. The carton comprises a plurality of panels () for forming walls of the carton including: a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. The top wall () comprises a handle structure (H). The handle structure comprises at least one hand aperture (A,A) defined in the top wall. At least one primary fold line () is formed in the top wall and extends from a region of the at least one hand aperture towards at least one of the corners of the top wall. A diagonal severance line () is formed in the top wall inwardly of and spaced from the at least one corner for separating the at least one primary fold line from the at least one corner.

Carton and carton blank

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton for packaging one or more articles. The carton includes a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles. The carton includes an inner end closure flap hinged to a first one of the plurality of outer walls and an outer end closure flap hinged to a second one of the plurality of outer walls. The outer end closure flap at least partially overlies the inner end closure flap. The carton includes an automatically erecting article retaining structure hingedly connected to the outer end closure flap.

Aerosol actuation mechanisms include improvements allowing a user to extend the reach of an aerosol application device, apply an aerosol in a windy environment, improve coverage of the aerosol product, or facilitate improved ability to ensure coverage for an aerosol product.

Aerosol actuators, devices and methods of making and using the same

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Chesterfield, VA, United States of America

Bradford J Walling