Carton with tab
AssigneeInno-Pak, LLC
InventorsJonathan D. Sill, Steven A. Mayer
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Abstract
A foldable food carton including a lid portion; a bottom portion; and a viewable tab attached to the lid portion, wherein the tab comprises one or more of alphabetic text, numeric text, QR code, bar code, graphic, design, or combination thereof printed on the tab. A method of assembling a carton with a viewable tab, including providing a carton in an unfolded configuration, and folding the carton into an assembled configuration, wherein upon folding the carton into the assembled configuration the tab moves from a first position to a second position.
Claims18
A carton comprising:
- a. a lid portion;
- b. a bottom portion;
- c. a viewable tab attached to the lid portion, wherein the tab comprises one or more of alphabetic text, numeric text, QR code, bar code, graphic, design, or combination thereof printed on the tab;
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- wherein the viewable tab is configured to automatically move from a first position to a second position as a result of at least one of folding the carton to an assembled state or closing the lid portion, wherein in the second position the tab is configurable to be orientated perpendicular to a top surface of the lid portion, and wherein the viewable tab is attached to the lid portion along only a single edge of the viewable tab.
A method of assembling a carton with a viewable tab, the method comprising:
- a. providing a carton in an unfolded configuration, the carton comprising:
- i. a lid portion;
- ii. a bottom portion;
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- iii. a tab attached to an interface between a top surface of the lid portion and a side of the lid portion, wherein the tab is attached to the lid portion along only a single edge of the tab, and wherein the tab comprises one or more of alphabetic text, numeric text, QR code, bar code, graphic, design, or combination thereof printed on the tab;
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- b. folding the carton into an assembled configuration, wherein upon folding the carton into the assembled configuration the tab is configured to move from a first position to a second position, wherein in the second position the tab is orientated perpendicular to a top surface of the lid portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.