Dispensing bottle container assembly including separable composite packages

US4927042A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ring Can Corporation · US

Inventor

• Robert Ring · Haiming, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 1989
• Grant date: May 22, 1990
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D21/0237
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A container assembly comprising two composite packages fastened together for packaging and shipping, but separable for individual use at a retail location. Each package includes an outer paperboard carton and a plastic bottle contained therein, the liquid in the bottle being pourable without removing the bottle from the carton The carton is rectangular and includes front, rear and side walls and a closure flap assembly at its upper end including first and second side flaps connected to and folded substantially perpendicular to said side walls. The edges of the side flaps are shaped to form a first opening for the spout and a second opening defining a handle. The flap assembly also has front and rear flaps which fold over the side flaps and have edges which lie adjacent each other. The front flap has a third opening which aligns with the first opening to accommodate the spout, and the rear flap has a perforated section which aligns with the second opening to form the handle. A second flap assembly at the bottom of the carton includes a handle forming structure.