Carton for a food product
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJohn Murdick Holley, Jr.
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Abstract
A carton for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels includes a bottom panel, a front panel, and a back panel. At least one side end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, and the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one side end flap cooperate to form an open top of the carton for accessing the interior of the carton. The at least one side end flap has a first locking feature and the other of the front panel and the back panel has a second locking feature, engagement of the first locking feature and the second locking feature secures the at least one side end flap to the other of the front panel and the back panel.
Claims31
A carton for holding at least one food product, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, and a back panel;
- and
- a first side end flap foldably connected to the front panel at a first fold line, a second side end flap foldably connected to the back panel at a second fold line, the front panel, the back panel, the first side end flap, and the second side end flap cooperate to form an open top of the carton for accessing the interior of the carton,
- the first side end flap has a male locking feature, a female locking feature interrupts the second fold line, and engagement of the male locking feature and the female locking feature secures the first side end flap to the back panel.
A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one food product, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the carton formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, and a back panel;
- and
- a first side end flap foldably connected to the front panel at a first fold line, a second side end flap foldably connected to the back panel at a second fold line, the front panel, the back panel, the first side end flap, and the second side end flap are for cooperating to form an open top of the carton formed from the blank for accessing the interior of the carton formed from the blank,
- the first side end flap has a male locking feature, a female locking feature interrupts the second fold line, and engagement of the male locking feature and the female locking feature secures the first side end flap to the back panel when the carton is formed from the blank.
A method of forming a carton for holding at least one food product, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, and a back panel, a first side end flap foldably connected to the front panel at a first fold line, a second side end flap foldably connected to the back panel at a second fold line, the first side end flap has a male locking feature, and a female locking feature interrupts the second fold line;
- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around the interior of the carton;
- folding the first side end flap and the second side end flap such that the front panel, the back panel, the first side end flap, and the second side end flap cooperate to form an open top of the carton for accessing the interior of the carton;
- and
- engaging the male locking feature and the female locking feature to secure the first side end flap to the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.