ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIE......FI......................................JDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/00835814EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319981104EP97308031.019971010enenen28222 P 19961010US19981104199845199804151998166 6B 65D 5/50 A 6B 65D 85/30 BdeFaltschachtel mit HalterungenFolding carton with a cradling devicefrCarton pliable avec berceau de support1 Union Camp Corporation00557690AJC/JCD/EP4951600 Valley RoadWayne New Jersey 07470 - 2066USClark, Mitchell1 Harris CourtGreat Neck, New York 11021USChettle, Adrian Johnet al00050862Withers & Rogers 4, Dyer's Buildings HolbornLondon EC1N 2JTGBATBECHDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSE19981104199845

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.