BOX AND BLANK FOR IT Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B65D17/42 

FIELD: packaging industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a box for placing one or more articles, and more particularly, to a box providing the holder with an upper gripper for placing and retaining one or more articles. The box with the upper gripper for placing and retaining one or more cylindrical articles with the upper part comprises a flange comprising a main panel having one or more openings for placing and retaining the upper part of corresponding one of one or more cylindrical articles, at that each opening comprises a pair of opposite curved parts for forming curved edges of the main panel, which engage with the curved parts of a corresponding one of one or more cylindrical articles under the flange to support a corresponding one of one or more cylindrical articles, at that the curved parts are knocked out from the first part of the main panel, at that each opening also comprises at least one U-shaped part to form a U-shaped edge of the main panel, knocked out at least in part from the second part of the main panel, and the second part is pivotally connected to the first part so that the U-shaped edge engages with the article under the flange to support the article placed in each opening, and the box additionally comprises the end retaining structure to retain in the box of the outermost article of one or more cylindrical articles.

EFFECT: ability of recycling and reduction of material consumption.

6 cl, 7 dwg