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US 12,545,471 B2Granted
Lined paper-based container
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorPaulus Antonius Augustinus Hoefte
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Abstract
A container including a paper-based cradle, a paper-based insert, and a thermoplastic film. The cradle has exterior corner panels that form a transition between the exterior end panels and exterior side panels. The cradle and insert are held together by the thermoplastic film that is thermoformed into conformance with the cradle and insert. The exterior corner panels at the junctures between the exterior end panels and exterior side panel can reduce the potential for defects in the thermoformed thermoplastic film.
Claims26
A container comprising:
- a paper-based cradle comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a pair of opposing exterior end panels, wherein each exterior end panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel and directed towards a top of said container;
- a pair of opposing exterior side panels, wherein each exterior side panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel and directed towards said top;
- and
- four exterior corner panels, wherein each exterior corner panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel at an exterior corner panel proximal end and extends to an exterior corner panel distal end and is directed towards said top, wherein each exterior corner panel comprises opposing exterior corner panel lateral edges extending from said exterior corner panel proximal end to said exterior corner panel distal end, wherein individually each exterior corner panel lateral edge has a corner panel wing foldably connected thereto;
- wherein individually each exterior corner panel is positioned to form a juncture between one exterior end panel and one exterior side panel;
- wherein for each exterior corner panel one corner panel wing is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel and one corner panel wing is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel;
- a paper-based insert partially inboard of said cradle and comprising:
- a continuous brim;
- a pair of interior end panels foldably connected to said brim, wherein each interior end panel is directed towards a bottom of said container and is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel;
- and
- a pair of interior side panels foldably connected to said brim, wherein each interior side panel is directed towards said bottom and is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel;
- and
- a thermoplastic film inboard of said insert and joined to said brim, said bottom panel, said interior end panels, said interior side panels, said exterior end panels, said exterior side panels, and said exterior corner panels;
- wherein individually each corner panel wing in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel has a first wing aperture therethrough;
- and
- wherein said thermoplastic film is joined to said exterior end panels through said first wing apertures.
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A container comprising:
- a paper-based cradle comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a pair of opposing exterior end panels, wherein each exterior end panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel and directed towards a top of said container;
- a pair of opposing exterior side panels, wherein each exterior side panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel and directed towards said top;
- and
- four exterior corner panels, wherein each exterior corner panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel at an exterior corner panel proximal end and extends to an exterior corner panel distal end and is directed towards said top, wherein each exterior corner panel comprises opposing exterior corner panel lateral edges extending from said exterior corner panel proximal end to said exterior corner panel distal end, wherein individually each exterior corner panel lateral edge has a corner panel wing foldably connected thereto;
- wherein individually each exterior corner panel is positioned to form a juncture between one exterior end panel and one exterior side panel;
- wherein for each exterior corner panel one corner panel wing is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel and one corner panel wing is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel;
- a paper-based insert partially inboard of said cradle and comprising:
- a continuous brim;
- a pair of interior end panels foldably connected to said brim, wherein each interior end panel is directed towards a bottom of said container and is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel;
- and
- a pair of interior side panels foldably connected to said brim, wherein each interior side panel is directed towards said bottom and is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel;
- and
- a thermoplastic film inboard of said insert and joined to said brim, said bottom panel, said interior end panels, said interior side panels, said exterior end panels, said exterior side panels, and said exterior corner panels;
- wherein individually each corner panel wing in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel has a second wing aperture therethrough;
- and
- wherein said thermoplastic film is joined to said exterior side panels through said second wing apertures.
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A container comprising:
- a paper-based cradle comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a pair of opposing exterior end panels, wherein each exterior end panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel and directed towards a top of said container;
- a pair of opposing exterior side panels, wherein each exterior side panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel and directed towards said top;
- and
- four exterior corner panels, wherein each exterior corner panel is foldably connected to said bottom panel at an exterior corner panel proximal end and extends to an exterior corner panel distal end and is directed towards said top, wherein each exterior corner panel comprises opposing exterior corner panel lateral edges extending from said exterior corner panel proximal end to said exterior corner panel distal end, wherein individually each exterior corner panel lateral edge has a corner panel wing foldably connected thereto;
- wherein individually each exterior corner panel is positioned to form a juncture between one exterior end panel and one exterior side panel;
- wherein for each exterior corner panel one corner panel wing is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel and one corner panel wing is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel;
- a paper-based insert partially inboard of said cradle and comprising:
- a continuous brim;
- a pair of interior end panels foldably connected to said brim, wherein each interior end panel is directed towards a bottom of said container and is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior end panel;
- and
- a pair of interior side panels foldably connected to said brim, wherein each interior side panel is directed towards said bottom and is in at least partial facing relationship with one exterior side panel;
- and
- a thermoplastic film inboard of said insert and joined to said brim, said bottom panel, said interior end panels, said interior side panels, said exterior end panels, said exterior side panels, and said exterior corner panels;
- wherein individually each said interior side panel has one or more interior side panel apertures therethrough;
- and
- wherein said thermoplastic film is joined to said exterior side panels through said interior side panel apertures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.