James B Demaio

US Patent:

53852346, Jan 31, 1995

Filed:

Sep 3, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/115697

Inventors:

James T. Stout - Ellijay GA
James B. Demaio - Marietta GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 7500

US Classification:

206427

Abstract:

The top wall of an article carrier is provided with a pair of hand gripping apertures and score lines extend from the apertures to the corners of the top wall. A supplementary score line extends from a point of intersection with a score line and is arranged to extend beyond the edge of the carrier top wall and to a point of intersection with the top portion of the adjacent side wall at each corner of the carrier. The load of the carrier is well distributed so as to avoid any tendency for the side walls to bow outwardly and thus to interfere with a product removal and reinsertion feature formed in each of the carrier side walls. Efficient distribution of the weight also makes possible the usage of lower caliper board than is usually required for heavy duty carriers while still maintaining package integrity and viability with a product remover and reinsertion structure formed in each carton side wall.

US Patent:

52657981, Nov 30, 1993

Filed:

Mar 24, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/856594

Inventors:

James B. DeMaio - Marietta GA
James T. Stout - Ellijay GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 542

US Classification:

229132

Abstract:

A tubular carton includes interconnected bottom, side and top walls. The side walls are disposed perpendicular to the top and bottom walls to form a sleeve, with a dust flap foldably joined to each end of each of the top and bottom walls. An end flap is foldably joined to each end of the side walls, with at least a portion of each of the end flaps being disposed perpendicular to the major axis of the sleeve. An alignment edge is defined along each side edge of at least one of the dust flaps, the alignment edge being defined by a portion of the side edge extending to the fold line connecting an adjacent one of the end flaps to the respective one of the side walls. A corresponding carton blank is also disclosed.

US Patent:

51919761, Mar 9, 1993

Filed:

Dec 3, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/801884

Inventors:

James T. Stout - Acworth GA
James B. DeMaio - Marietta GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 7100

US Classification:

206198

Abstract:

The bottom structure of a heavy duty basket style article carrier is reinforced by an anchoring panel foldably joined to a side edge of bottom panels on each side of the carrier and is foldably joined to a first web panel to which a second web panel is foldably joined, each anchoring panel being secured to the associated bottom panel and the two web panels being collapsible along a common fold line when the carrier is collapsed and an attachment flap is foldably joined to the second web panel on each side of the carrier and is yieldably joined to the lower part of the adjacent end wall panel to form a yieldable lower bottom portion of the associated end wall panel thereby to facilitate locking the carrier in set up condition.

US Patent:

51975980, Mar 30, 1993

Filed:

Jul 30, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/922571

Inventors:

James T. Stout - Acworth GA
James B. DeMaio - Marietta GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 6512
B65D 502
B65D 544

US Classification:

206141

Abstract:

A bottle carrier for packaging and gripping in a taut fashion a plurality of bottles includes top, bottom and side walls, each side wall having a substantially vertically disposed bottom portion and an inwardly inclined top portion foldably joined to the bottom portion to form a tubular structure, top end panels foldably joined to each end edge of the top wall together with a bottom end panel foldably joined to each end edge of the bottom wall and secured in overlapping relation with the associated top end panel. A first collapsible web is foldably joined to each end edge of each top end panel and to the end edge of each of the inwardly inclined top wall portion. A yieldable fold line formed in each collapsible web extends from the adjacent corner of the top wall downwardly in angular relation to the adjacent end edge of the associated inwardly inclined top wall portion.

US Patent:

50406728, Aug 20, 1991

Filed:

Dec 20, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/630879

Inventors:

James B. DeMaio - Marietta GA
James T. Stout - Acworth GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 7500
B65D 548

US Classification:

206162

Abstract:

A basket style article carrier includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls foldably joined to opposite side edges of the bottom wall, end panels foldably joined to each end of each side wall, a riser panel foldably joined to the inner edge of the end panels at one end of the carrier, a pair of medial panels foldably joined respectively to the inner edges of the end panels at the other end of the carrier, a pair of handle panels foldably joined respectively to the medial panels and secured in flat face contacting relation with the medial panels, cross partition structure foldably joined to each medial panel and a longitudinal reinforcing beam panel foldably joined along its top edge to the bottom edge of one medial panel and secured at one end to one of the medial panels and at the other end to one of the riser panels.

US Patent:

53337344, Aug 2, 1994

Filed:

Aug 19, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/109165

Inventors:

James T. Stout - Ellijay GA
James B. DeMaio - Marietta GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 7134

US Classification:

206427

Abstract:

A heavy duty article carrier for packaging cans disposed horizontally includes bottom, top, side and end walls. A composite top wall includes a pair of hand hole apertures and a score line is formed in each side wall near the top edge thereof and the ends of these side score lines are connected with a weakened severance line which adjoins a diagonal score line formed at each corner of the carrier top wall. In addition, a score line is formed in each end wall near the top thereof and each end of these end score lines is interconnected with the adjacent end edge of the top wall and with the adjacent end of an adjacent diagonal weakened severance line formed in the top wall.

US Patent:

53799445, Jan 10, 1995

Filed:

May 26, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/249748

Inventors:

James T. Stout - Ellijay GA
James B. DeMaio - Henderson NV

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 546

US Classification:

22911713

Abstract:

The top wall of an article carrier is provided with at least one hand gripping aperture and a number of score lines are arranged to extend from an end of the hand gripping aperture outwardly in a converging path toward corners of the top wall. Diverging cut lines are formed at the outer end of the score lines and diverge from each other as cut lines one of which extends across the top wall and into the adjacent end wall and the other of which extends in the top wall and into the adjacent side wall. The arrangement of diverging score lines in association with converging cut lines constitutes an effective means of distributing the carrier load. By this means the caliber of board used in the formation of the carrier may be substantially reduced and economies thereby effected.

US Patent:

52210413, Jun 22, 1993

Filed:

Oct 27, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/967288

Inventors:

James T. Stout - Ellijay GA
James B. DeMaio - Marietta GA

Assignee:

The Mead Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

B65D 546

US Classification:

22911713

Abstract:

The invention applies to an article carrier handle structure for a carrier having top, bottom and side walls foldably joined to form a tubular arrangement. The handle structure is struck from the top wall of the carrier and includes a main handle flap together with a minor handle flap and a reinforcing strip. The main and minor handle flaps and the reinforcing strip are constructed in such manner that a five ply handle structure is provided so as to form an unusually sturdy mechanically strong handle.