Folding carton with a cradling device

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EP 0 835 814 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	15.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/16

(21)	Application number: 97308031.0

(22)	Date of filing: 10.10.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: B65D 5/50, B65D 85/30

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

10.10.1996 US 28222 P

(71)	Applicant: Union Camp Corporation
	Wayne New Jersey 07470 - 2066 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Clark, Mitchell Great Neck, New York 11021 (US)

(74)	Representative: Chettle, Adrian John et al
	Withers & Rogers 4, Dyer's Buildings Holborn London EC1N 2JT London EC1N 2JT (GB)

(54)	Folding carton with a cradling device

(57) A foldable carton for packaging a bottle or other fragile article, including a cradling device (120) for supporting and holding the article within the carton. The cradling device is defined by two, spaced, parallel walls (118,119) or partitions which are foldable or erectable from flaps integral with the side walls of the carton, the carton being constructed from a single paperboard blank. Parallel walls each include opposing D-shaped apertures (115) for retaining a cylindrical shoulder and cap of the bottle therebetween. A portion of the cradling walls disposed above the apertures are provided with fold lines to allow the bottle to be installed or removed without damaging the packaging.

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