Patent Application
20200156861
The present disclosure relates to packaging, and more particularly to roll holders for dispensing rolled material such as foil, wrap material, and the like.
Traditional roll dispensers have plastic inserts on either end, facing inward. A roll of material such as foil, wrapping material, or the like, is suspended end to end between the plastic inserts. This allows the roll of material to roll relative to the dispenser so a user can remove a desired amount of material from the dispenser. Typically the rest of the dispenser is made of paper board or the like, and the plastic inserts must be assembled and/or adhered into the dispenser.
The conventional techniques have been considered satisfactory for their intended purpose. However, there is an ever present need for improved rolled material dispensers. This disclosure provides a solution for this need.
A container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines to extend at least partially around an interior space, including a top panel, a front panel, a bottom panel and a back panel. A plurality of end flaps, each end flap foldably connected to a respective one of the panels, are overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space. One of the end flaps includes a roller flap foldably connected thereto, the roller flap extending inward into the interior space for suspending a roll of material thereon.
The roller flap can include a plurality of panels forming a z-shape in cross-section. The roller flap can include an adhesive panel adhered to the bottom panel wherein corresponding edges of the adhesive panel and the bottom panel are offset from one another by a gap. The roller flap can include a top panel that is foldably connected to and is adhered to a respective end flap. The front panel can include a tuck panel. A front closure panel can be foldably attached to the bottom panel and is cooperative with the tuck panel to close or open the interior space.
The plurality of end flaps can include a bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, where the bottom end flap is the end flap that includes the roller flap foldably connected thereto. A back end flap can be foldably connected to the back panel. A top end flap can be foldably connected to the top panel. A front end flap can be foldably connected to the front panel. A second plurality of end flaps can be included at an opposite end of the panels from the first plurality of end flaps. Each end flap of the second plurality of end flaps can be foldably connected to a respective one of the panels, wherein the end flaps of the second plurality of end flaps are overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space opposite the first plurality of end flaps. A second plurality of end flaps can include a bottom flap having a second roller flap foldably connected thereto, the second roller flap extending inward into the interior space for suspending a roll of material thereon. A roll of material can be suspended on the first and second roller flaps in the interior space.
A blank for a container includes a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps as described above.
These and other features of the systems and methods of the subject disclosure will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the drawings.
So that those skilled in the art to which the subject disclosure appertains will readily understand how to make and use the devices and methods of the subject disclosure without undue experimentation, preferred embodiments thereof will be described in detail herein below with reference to certain figures, wherein:
Reference will now be made to the drawings wherein like reference numerals identify similar structural features or aspects of the subject disclosure. For purposes of explanation and illustration, and not limitation, a partial view of an exemplary embodiment of a blank in accordance with the disclosure is shown in
The blank 100 for a container 101 (shown in
A plurality of end flaps, each end flap foldably connected to a respective one of the panels 102, 104, 108, 110, are configured to be overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space 103 as shown in
A second plurality of respective end flaps 148, 152, 156, 160, 164 is foldably connected by respective fold lines 150, 154, 158, 162, 166 at an opposite end of the respective panels 108, 110, 102, 104, 120 from the first plurality of end flaps 128, 132, 136, 140, 144. The end flaps of the second plurality of end flaps 148, 152, 156, 160, 164 are ultimately overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space 103 opposite the first plurality of end flaps 128, 132, 136, 140, 144.
Each of the bottom end flaps 128, 148 includes a respective roller flap 168, 170 foldably connected thereto, the roller flap 168, 170 extending inward into the interior space 103 when the container 101 is constructed as shown in
The reinforcement panel 124 can be folded along the fold line 126 and adhered to the front closure panel 120. The fold line 192 connecting each roller flap 168, 170 to its respective bottom end flap 128, 148 can be folded and the adhesive panel 180 of each roller flap 168, 170 can be adhered to the respective bottom end flap 128, 148. This results in the palletized form of the blank 100 shown in
Bulk blanks 100 can be palletized and shipped to a second facility, for example, where the blanks are formed into containers 101 as follows. The bottom panel 108 is folded into position along the fold line 112. The bottom end flap 128 is folded into position along fold line 130. This forces the roller flap 168 into the z-shape. The closure panel 120 can be folded into position along the fold line 126 and its end flap 144 can be adhered to the bottom end flap 128. A roll 172 of material can be placed in the interior space 103 and one end thereof can be suspended on the roller flap 168. Then the bottom end flap 148, second roller flap 170, and second end flap 164 can be positioned and adhered at the second end of the container 101 in a similar manner as that described above, wherein the second end flap 164 is placed in the center of the roll 172 sot that both ends of the roll 172 are suspended by the roller flaps 168, 170 for easy dispensing of the rolled material from the container 101 without the rolled material contacting the sides of the container 101.
The top panel 102 can be folded into position along the fold line 114, and the front panel 104 can be folded into position along the fold line 106 so that the respective end flaps 136, 140, and 156, 160 can be folded into position, overlapped and adhered to form a lid portion of the container 101. The frangible panel 116 can be adhered to an outer surface of the reinforcement panel 124. A consumer can tear away the perforation line 118, open the lid portion as shown in
The methods and systems of the present disclosure, as described above and shown in the drawings, provide for floating roll end holders with superior properties including forming the roll holders from a common blank and material with the dispenser. While the apparatus and methods of the subject disclosure have been shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that changes and/or modifications may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the subject disclosure.
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/767,618 filed on Nov. 15, 2018, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62767618 | Nov 2018 | US |
