US Patent:
20090301928, Dec 10, 2009
Inventors:
Frederick Beauregard - Northbridge MA, US
John Bergeron - Winchendon MA, US
International Classification:
B65D 75/02
B31B 1/26
Abstract:
A packaging form or blank for one or more lipped containers, where each of the containers has an upper lip that extends outward beyond the periphery of the container body, and where the containers have been placed one inside another to create a nested stack configuration. The form or blank is an elongated, flat construction that defines an opening that is sized and shaped such that when a container body is inserted through the opening, the form rests against the bottom of the lip of the container at the bottom of the stack. When the form is then folded over the stack, the form rests against the top of the lip of the container at the top of the stack. The form or blank also comprises one or more longitudinally-extending sections adapted to be folded to span the space on one side between the form portions that are adjacent to the lips of the containers at the bottom and top of the stack, and laterally-extending flaps that are adapted to be folded to span the spaces between the form portions on two other sides adjacent to the one side, to fully enclose the folded form around the lips of the stack of containers.