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US 10,865,010 B2Granted
Carton and blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Shared Services, LLC
InventorsDavid J. Brundage, Chad Rebmann, Jory B. Mack
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Abstract
A carton includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a front wall. A display window is formed through at least a portion of the front wall and through at least a portion of the top wall. The display window is formed by an inwardly-folding window panel. The inwardly-folding window panel forms at least a portion of the bottom wall.
Claims8
A carton comprising:
- a top wall, a bottom wall, and a front wall;
- wherein a display window is formed through at least a portion of said front wall and through at least a portion of said top wall, wherein said display window is formed by an inwardly-folding window panel, said inwardly-folding window panel forming at least a portion of said bottom wall;
- wherein said inwardly-folding window panel comprises a first bridge panel hingedly connected along a lower edge of said first bridge panel to said front wall, a second bridge panel hingedly connected to said first bridge panel, and a floor panel hingedly connected to said second bridge panel, said floor panel forming said at least portion of said bottom wall;
- wherein said second bridge panel comprises at least one tab, wherein said second bottom major flap defines at least one aperture, and wherein said at least one tab is received within said at least one aperture.
1 more element
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
- a front panel configured to form a front wall in a set-up carton;
- first and second side wall panels configured to form respective first and second side walls in the set-up carton;
- a rear panel configured to form a rear wall in the set-up carton;
- first and second top flaps configured to form at least part of a top wall in the set-up carton;
- said second top flap being hingedly connected to said front panel along a first fold line;
- a generally-rectangular window panel struck from a portion of said front panel and a portion of said second top flap so as to interrupt said first fold line, said window panel comprising a floor panel configured to form at least a portion of a bottom wall in the set-up carton, said window panel being hingedly connected to a lower portion of said front panel along a second fold line, said window panel being folded into an interior of the set-up carton to form a display window extending through at least a portion of said front wall and through at least a portion of said top wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.