Folding carton
AssigneeHuhtamaki, Inc.
InventorGeorge Zeiler
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Abstract
A foldable carton is provided. The carton includes a bottom panel, a front panel, a rear panel, end panels, each foldably connected to the edges of the bottom panel. The carton further includes front end flap panels connected to the lateral ends of the front panel and rear end flap panels connected to the lateral ends of the rear panel. Each front end flap panel includes a connecting end section and a triangular fold flap connected to the connected end section. The triangular fold flap is connected to a side edge of the adjacent end panel by a hinged fold line. The connecting end section is secured to the front panel in an overlying arrangement and the triangular fold flap is configured to about the hinged fold line to allow the front panel to freely move between a fully upright position and a partially upright position.
Claims20
A foldable carton comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a longitudinal front edge of the bottom panel;
- a rear panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a longitudinal rear edge of the bottom panel;
- a first end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a lateral edge of the bottom panel;
- a front end flap panel foldably connected to the front panel along a lateral edge of the front panel, the front end flap panel comprising a connecting end section and a triangular fold flap formed by an intermediate fold line extending diagonally through the front end flap panel;
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- a rear end flap panel foldably connected to the rear panel along a lateral edge of the rear panel;
- wherein the triangular fold flap of the front end flap panel is connected to a side edge of the first end panel by a hinged fold line;
- wherein the connecting end section of the front end flap panel is secured to the front panel in an overlapped arrangement;
- wherein the triangular fold flap of the front end flap panel is configured to rotate about the intermediate fold line to permit the front panel to move between a fully upright position and a partially upright position.
A foldable carton comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a front panel connected to a first longitudinal edge of the bottom panel;
- a rear panel connected to a second longitudinal edge of the bottom panel opposite the first longitudinal edge;
- a first end panel connected to a first lateral edge of the bottom panel;
- a front end flap panel attached to the front panel on an interior surface of the front panel, the front end flap panel comprising a triangular fold flap;
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- a rear end flap panel connected to the rear panel along a lateral edge of the rear panel;
- wherein the triangular fold flap of the front end flap panel is connected to a side edge of the first end panel by a hinged fold line;
- wherein the triangular fold flap of the front end flap panel is configured to rotate with respect to the front panel and with respect to the first end panel;
- wherein the triangular fold flap of the front end flap panel is configured to rotate about an intermediate fold line formed in the front end flap panel to permit the front panel to move between a fully upright position and a partially upright position relative to the bottom panel.
A foldable carton comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a longitudinal front edge of the bottom panel;
- a rear panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a longitudinal rear edge of the bottom panel;
- a first end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel along a lateral edge of the bottom panel;
- a front end flap panel foldably connected to the front panel along a lateral edge of the front panel, the front end flap panel comprising a connecting end section and a triangular fold flap formed by an intermediate fold line extending diagonally through the front end flap panel;
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- a rear end flap panel foldably connected to the rear panel along a lateral edge of the rear panel;
- wherein the triangular fold flap of the front end flap panel is connected to a side edge of the first end panel by a hinged fold line;
- wherein the connecting end section of the front end flap panel is secured to the front panel in an overlapped arrangement;
- wherein the carton is configured to transition between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration, wherein the front panel and the bottom panel are positioned in a generally flattened and generally parallel arrangement when the carton is in the folded configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.