Carton and carton blank
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorJean-Michel Auclair
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Abstract
A carton and blank for forming a carton for holding one or more articles, for example, flexible pouches, which carton comprises an article-retaining structure for preventing the dislodgment of the packaged articles through the open ends of the carton. The article-retaining structure comprises a retention panel extends between the carton side walls intermediate the top and base walls of the carton to form a tubular structure in cooperation with the top wall. The retention panel is formed with at least one article receiving aperture, wherein tubular structure is provided with a brace for retaining the tubular structure in an erected form.
Claims15
A carton for holding one or more articles, comprising a sleeve body and an article-retaining structure for preventing dislodgment of packaged articles through open ends of the sleeve body, the sleeve body comprising top and base opposed walls and a pair of opposed side walls, the article-retaining structure comprising a retention panel extending between the side walls intermediate the top and base walls to form a tubular structure in cooperation with the top wall, the retention panel being formed with at least one article-receiving aperture, the tubular structure being provided with a brace for retaining the tubular structure in an erected form, said brace comprising a brace panel hingedly connected to the retention panel and a friction tab hingedly connected to the brace panel, the brace panel being folded into the tubular structure to engage the tubular structure, the friction tab being folded to be pressed against an inside surface of the tubular structure to retain the brace panel in the folded position.
A blank for forming a carton for holding one or more articles, the blank comprising a plurality of panels for forming a carton including a first side wall panel, a base panel, a second side wall panel and a top panel hingedly connected one to next, and an article-retaining structure for connecting between the first and second side wall panels in a set up carton, the retaining structure comprising a retention panel and securing means for connecting the retention panel to one of the first and second side wall panels to form a tubular structure in a set up carton, the retention panel being formed with at least one article-receiving aperture and a brace for retaining the tubular structure in an erected form, the brace comprising a brace panel hingedly connected to the retention panel and a friction tab hingedly connected to the brace panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.