Carton and carton blank
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorEric Boukredine
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Abstract
A carton (90) for packaging one or more articles. The carton includes a plurality of walls which extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of walls includes at least one of top (18) and bottom (12, 24) walls, a pair of opposed side walls (14, 16 and 20, 22) and a pair of opposed end walls (26a, 28a, 30a, 34a and 26b, 28b, 30b, 34b). Each of the side walls has opposed upper (17, 19) and lower edges (13, 23). The upper edges of the side walls are disposed at a first distance (d1) from each other. The lower edges of the side walls are disposed at a second distance (d2) from each other. The first distance is substantially different from the second distance. Each of the end walls includes an upper end strap (28b, 30b) and a lower end strap (26b, 34b).
Claims13
A carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprising a plurality of walls which extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of walls including at least one of top and bottom walls;
- a pair of opposed side walls;
- and a pair of opposed end walls, each of said side walls having opposed upper and lower edges, the upper edges of the side walls being disposed at a first distance (d1) from each other, the lower edges of the side walls being disposed at a second distance (d2) from each other, the first distance (d1) being substantially different to the second distance (d2), wherein each of the end walls comprises an upper end strap and a lower end strap, each lower end strap is separate from, and has no direct connection with, the adjacent one of the upper end straps, and wherein each of the at least one of top and bottom walls, the upper end straps and the lower end straps is provided with a centre fold line such that the carton is collapsible into a flat collapsed form by folding the at least one of top and bottom wall, the upper end straps and the lower end straps about their respective centre fold lines.
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a plurality of panels for defining an interior chamber for receiving one or more articles, the plurality of panels including at least one of top and bottom panels;
- and a pair of opposed side panels;
- each of the side panels having opposed upper and lower edges, the upper edges of the side panels being disposed at a first distance (d1) from each other in a setup carton, the lower edges of the side panels being disposed at a second distance (d2) from each other in a setup carton, the first distance (d1) being substantially different to the second distance (d2), wherein the blank comprises end closure panels for forming an upper end strap and a lower end strap at each end of the setup carton, each of the lower end straps is separate from, and has no direct connection with, the adjacent one of the upper end straps, and wherein each of the at least one of top and bottom panels, the upper end straps and the lower end straps is provided with a centre fold line such that the setup carton is collapsible into a flat collapsed form by folding the at least one of top and bottom panels, the upper end straps and the lower end straps about their respective centre fold lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.