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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2000
Marty Jones, Graham, NC (US);
Robert L. Sutherland, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Jean-Manuel Gomez, Marietta, GA (US);
Riverwood International Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a basket carrier that provides full protection for the bottles being carried, and which can be glued on a straight-line gluer. The provision of nicks (i.e., temporary bridges) between the handle panels and the side walls serves to keep the handle panels in proper alignment during the folding and gluing operation on the gluer. These nicks are easily broken when the carrier is opened to receive bottles in the bottling plant. The present invention also utilizes nicks between the partition panel and the handle ply to hold them in contact but yet prevent bunching of paperboard during the folding and gluing process.