Jefferson Smurfit Corporation

Karl A Kohler

Joseph J Hart

A carrier is provided which is made of a carrier box and a separate partition assembly which is secured in the carrier box. The partition assembly is made from transverse and cross partitions which have interengaging slots and tabs which lock together to form the partition assembly without the use of glue. The carrier box is formed from a simple blank having wall panels and bottom panels. The bottom panels are glued together to form a glued bottom and are shaped so that the outer of the bottom panels meet along a junction that is offset from the center of the carrier bottom. In an alternative, and preferred embodiment, the carrier box is formed from a one piece blank and the partition is formed from a one piece blank. The partition includes a transverse partition or divider and at least one cross-partition or divider. The partition is formed from a blank, which is preferably a one-piece blanks. The blank includes a first body section, a second body section, and a handle forming section. The first and second body sections are hingedly connected to each other at a bottom of the partition and form the transverse divider of the partition. The handle forming section is hingedly connected to the first body section at a top of the first body section. The first and second body portions each include at least one fold-out section to define the at least one cross-divider of the partition. Also shown are two embodiments of the carrier itself which includes locking means for holding the bottom of the carrier in place substantially without the use of glue.

Beverage carrier with separate partitions

The combination of a pair of paperboard carton members positioned in a paperboard tray member, wherein the carton members have projections extending from the bottom wall thereof through related openings in adjacent walls of the tray member, and wherein at least one of the members includes means for temporarily holding the carton closure flaps in a generally vertical open position against the carton end wall panels while the cartons are being filled on a packaging line.

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DuPage County, IL, United States of America

Karl A Kohler