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US 10,246,213 B2Granted
Carton with expansion features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorRobert Ayerst
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Abstract
A carton for holding one or more containers includes a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels to form at least one closed end of the carton, and at least one gusset foldably connected between the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel. The at least one gusset is positionable between a first position and a second position wherein the interior of the carton is expanded.
Claims48
A carton for holding one or more containers, comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels to form at least one closed end of the carton;
- at least one gusset foldably connected between the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton, the at least one gusset comprising a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel, the at least one gusset further comprising a tab extending from the first gusset panel to at least partially define a notch in the at least one gusset, the at least one gusset is positionable between a first position and a second position wherein the interior of the carton is expanded;
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- a handle feature in at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, wherein the notch aligns with the handle feature in the at least one closed end of the carton.
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A blank for forming a carton for holding one or more containers, comprising:
- a plurality of panels for folding at least partially around an interior of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels for folding to form at least one closed end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank;
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- at least one gusset foldably connected between the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank, the at least one gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel, the at least one gusset further comprises a tab extending from the first gusset panel to at least partially define a notch in the at least one gusset, the at least one gusset is positionable between a first position and a second position wherein the interior of the carton is expanded;
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- a handle feature in at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, and wherein the notch aligns with the handle feature in the at least one closed end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank.
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A method of forming a carton for holding one or more containers, comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels, and at least one gusset foldably connected to the at least one side panel and at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, and a handle feature in at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, the at least one gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel, the at least one gusset further comprises a tab extending from the first gusset panel to at least partially define a notch in the at least one gusset;
- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the carton and forming at least one closed end of the carton so that the at least one gusset is foldably connected to the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton and so that the notch aligns with the handle feature in the at least one closed end of the carton;
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- expanding the interior of the carton by positioning the at least one gusset from a first position to a second position wherein the carton is expanded.
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A carton for holding one or more containers, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels to form at least one closed end of the carton;
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- at least one gusset foldably connected between the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton, the at least one gusset comprising a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel at a first oblique fold line and an expansion panel foldably connected to the second gusset panel at a second oblique fold line, the at least one gusset further comprising a notch at least partially defined by a free edge of the expansion panel, the free edge extends between the first oblique fold line and the second oblique fold line, the at least one gusset is positionable between a first position and a second position wherein the interior of the carton is expanded.
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A blank for forming a carton for holding one or more containers, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for folding at least partially around an interior of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels for folding to form at least one closed end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank;
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- at least one gusset foldably connected between the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank, the at least one gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel at a first oblique fold line and an expansion panel foldably connected to the second gusset panel at a second oblique fold line, the at least one gusset further comprising a notch at least partially defined by a free edge of the expansion panel, the free edge extends between the first oblique fold line and the second oblique fold line, the at least one gusset is positionable between a first position and a second position wherein the interior of the carton is expanded;
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- a handle feature in at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, and wherein the notch aligns with the handle feature in the at least one closed end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank.
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A method of forming a carton for holding one or more containers, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to the respective plurality of panels, and at least one gusset foldably connected to the at least one side panel and at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps, the at least one gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel at a first oblique fold line and an expansion panel foldably connected to the second gusset panel at a second oblique fold line, the at least one gusset further comprising a notch at least partially defined by a free edge of the expansion panel, the free edge extends between the first oblique fold line and the second oblique fold line;
- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the carton and forming at least one closed end of the carton so that the at least one gusset is foldably connected to the at least one side panel and the at least one closed end of the carton and so that the notch aligns with the handle feature in the at least one closed end of the carton;
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- expanding the interior of the carton by positioning the at least one gusset from a first position to a second position wherein the carton is expanded.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.