Carton and carton blank
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorPatrick Blin
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Abstract
A package includes a carton (90) and one or more articles (A). The carton includes a top panel (20), a base panel (16), a first side wall (14) and a second side wall (18). The first side wall includes at least one tab (42a) hingedly connected thereto. The at least one tab is configured to provide a support structure for facilitating stacking of the carton. The at least one tab has a lower edge in contact with an upper surface of an article and includes an upper edge in contact with an inner surface of the top panel of the carton so as to support the top panel of the carton above the upper surface of the article.
Claims16
A package comprising a carton and one or more articles, the carton comprising a top panel, a base panel, a first side wall and a second side wall, the first side wall comprising at least one tab hingedly connected thereto, the at least one tab comprising a first tab hinged to the first side wall and a second tab hinged to the first side wall in opposition to the first tab, each of the first and second tabs being configured to provide a support structure for facilitating stacking of the carton, each of the first and second tabs comprising a first portion hinged to the first side wall and a second portion hinged to the first portion and to the top panel, the first portion having a lower edge in contact with an inclined top panel of an article and comprising an upper edge in contact with an inner surface of the top panel of the carton so as to support the top panel of the carton above the inclined top panel of the article, wherein the lower edge of the first portion angles upwardly toward an interior of the carton.
A carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprising a top panel, a base panel, a first side wall and a second side wall, the carton comprising a support structure for facilitating stacking of the carton, the support structure comprising a first tab hinged to the first side wall and a second tab hinged to the first side wall in opposition to the first tab, each of the first and second tabs comprising a first portion hinged to the first side wall and a second portion hinged to the first portion and to the top panel, the first portion having a lower edge for being disposed in contact with an inclined top panel of an article and an upper edge for being disposed in contact with an inner surface of the top panel of the carton for supporting the top panel of the carton above the inclined top panel of the article, wherein the lower edge of the first portion angles upwardly toward an interior of the carton.
A blank for forming a carton comprising a plurality of main panels hinged one to the next in a linear series, the plurality of panels forming a top panel, a base panel, a first side wall and a second side wall in a set-up carton, the blank comprising a support structure for facilitating stacking of the carton, the support structure comprising a first tab hinged to the first side wall and a second tab hinged to the first side wall in opposition to the first tab, each of the first and second tabs comprising a first portion hinged to the first side wall and a second portion hinged to the first portion and to the top panel, the first portion having a lower edge for being disposed in contact with an inclined top panel of an article and an upper edge for being disposed in contact with an inner surface of the top panel of the carton for supporting the top panel of the carton above the inclined top panel of the article, wherein the lower edge of the first portion is configured to angle upwardly toward an interior of the set-up carton.
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