Display carton
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsChristopher J. Hession, Daniel Richter
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Abstract
A display carton is disclosed, which includes a tray portion, the tray portion including a back panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, an inside front panel, a right back gusset panel, a left back gusset panel, a right side wall panel, a left side wall panel, a right front gusset panel, and a left front gusset panel; a display portion, the display portion including an extension panel, a display panel, and a top panel, the top panel foldably connected along a fold line to the back panel of the tray portion; and a removable front panel portion foldably connected along a fold line to the inside front panel.
Claims23
A display carton comprising:
- a tray portion, the tray portion assembled from a blank including a back panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, an inside front panel, a right back gusset panel, a left back gusset panel, a right side wall panel, a left side wall panel, a right front gusset panel, and a left front gusset panel, wherein each of the right and left side wall panels includes an inner panel and an outer panel, and wherein upon erecting the carton, the outer panel is folded over the inner panel forming a double sided side wall, each of the inner panels having a horizontal edge, a front vertical edge, a back vertical edge, the front vertical edge being shorter in length than the back vertical edge, and an inner angular edge extending from the front vertical edge to the back vertical edge, and each of the outer panels includes an outer angular edge connected along a fold line to the inner angular edge, a pair of parallel edges, which are perpendicular to the outer angular edge, and an outer edge, the outer edge having a horizontal edge, which extends to a slightly rounded edge to an angled edge, and upon folding the outer panel downward approximately 180 degrees, the angled edge is parallel to a fold line of the inner panel;
- a display portion, the display portion assembled from the blank including an extension panel, a display panel, and a top panel, the top panel foldably connected along a fold line to the back panel of the tray portion;
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- a removable front panel portion of the blank which is foldably connected along a fold line to the inside front panel.
A blank for forming a carton, which is operable to contain a plurality of articles, comprising:
- an extension panel foldably connected to a display panel along a first edge of the display panel;
- a top panel foldably connected to the display panel along a second edge of the display panel;
- a back panel foldably connected to the top panel along a second edge of the top panel, the back panel connected to a right back gusset panel and a left back gusset panel along a right side edge and a left side edge of the back panel, respectively;
- a bottom panel foldably connected to the back panel along a second edge of the back panel, the bottom panel connected to a right side wall panel and a left side wall panel along a right side edge and a left side edge of the bottom panel, respectively, and wherein each of the right and left side wall panels includes an inner panel and an outer panel, and wherein upon erecting the carton, the outer panel is folded over the inner panel forming a double sided side wall, each of the inner panels having a horizontal edge, a front vertical edge, a back vertical edge, the front vertical edge being shorter in length than the back vertical edge, and an inner angular edge extending from the front vertical edge to the back vertical edge, and each of the outer panels includes an outer angular edge connected along a fold line to the inner angular edge, a pair of parallel edges, which are perpendicular to the outer angular edge, and an outer edge, the outer edge having a horizontal edge, which extends to a slightly rounded edge to an angled edge, and upon folding the outer panel downward approximately 180 degrees, the angled edge is parallel to a fold line of the inner panel;
- a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a second edge of the bottom panel, the front panel connected to a right front gusset panel and a left front gusset panel along a right side edge and a left side edge of the front panel, respectively;
- an inside front panel foldably connected to the front panel along a second edge of the front panel;
- a front closure panel foldably connected to the inside front panel along a second edge of the inside front panel;
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- a front closure flap foldably connected to the front closure panel along a second edge of the front closure panel.
A method of erecting a folded carton from a blank, the blank having an extension panel foldably connected to an display panel along a first edge of the display panel, a top panel foldably connected to the display panel along a second edge of the display panel, a back panel foldably connected to the top panel along a second edge of the top panel, the back panel connected to a right back gusset panel and a left back gusset panel along a right side edge and a left side edge of the back panel, respectively, a bottom panel foldably connected to the back panel along a second edge of the back panel, the bottom panel connected to a right side wall panel and a left side wall panel along a right side edge and a left side edge of the bottom panel, respectively, each of the right and left side wall panels having an inner panel and an outer panel, each of the inner panels having a horizontal edge, a front vertical edge, a back vertical edge, the front vertical edge being shorter in length than the back vertical edge, and an inner angular edge extending from the front vertical edge to the back vertical edge, and each of the outer panels includes an outer angular edge connected along a fold line to the inner angular edge, a pair of parallel edges, which are perpendicular to the outer angular edge, and an outer edge, the outer edge having a horizontal edge, which extends to a slightly rounded edge to an angled edge, and upon folding the outer panel downward approximately 180 degrees, the angled edge is parallel to a fold line of the inner panel, a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a second edge of the bottom panel, the front panel connected to a right front gusset panel and a left front gusset panel along a right side edge and a left side edge of the front panel, respectively, an inside front panel foldably connected to the front panel along a second edge of the front panel, a front closure panel foldably connected to the inside front panel along a second edge of the inside front panel, and a front closure flap foldably connected to the front closure panel along a second edge of the front closure panel, the method comprising:
- folding the extension panel and the display panel inwardly to about 90 degrees;
- folding the inside front panel to about 90 degrees;
- folding the right back gusset panel and the right front gusset panel inwardly bringing upward the right side wall panel;
- folding the outer panel over the inner panel of the right side wall panel;
- tucking a tuck tab on the outer panel of the right side wall panel into a slot between the right side wall panel and the bottom panel;
- folding the left back gusset panel and the left front gusset panel inwardly bringing upward the left side wall panel;
- folding the outer panel over the inner panel of the left side wall panel;
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- tucking a tuck tab on the outer panel of the left side wall panel into a slot between the left side wall panel and the bottom panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.