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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1996
James T Stout, Ellijay, GA (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A set-up basket style article carrier has a bottom panel, first and second opposed sidewalls attached to the bottom panel, riser panels, a handle attached to the riser panels, transverse partition straps extending between the riser panels and sidewalls, and tapered end panels attached to the riser panels. A blank for the article carrier has a bottom panel, a sidewall joined to the bottom panel along a horizontal fold line, a handle assembly panel joined to the sidewall along a horizontal fold line, a tapered end panel joined to the sidewall along a vertical fold line and to the handle assembly panel along horizontally extending fold lines, and a riser panel joined to the end panel along a fold line offset from vertical to accommodate taper in the tapered end panel. Tapering the end panels permits slanting of the sidewalls so that the bottoms of the sidewalls are closer to the center riser panels than the top of the sidewalls, and the bottom area between the sidewalls, riser panels and transverse partition straps is smaller than the top area between the sidewalls, riser panels and transverse partition straps. A container traveling easily through the top area is grasped in the bottom area by a sidewall, riser panel and partition strap or end panel to reduce pressure exerted on the bottom panel and sagging thereby allowing thinner material to be used for the carrier.