Carton with reinforced corner
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorKarl A. Kohler
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Abstract
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably, and a second side panel. At least one end flap comprises a first portion foldably connected to the one of the first side panel and the second side panel, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, and a third portion foldably connected to the second portion. The carton has at least one reinforced corner that comprises a reinforced end panel and a reinforced portion of one of the first side panel and the second side panel. The reinforced end panel comprises the second portion and the third portion of the at least one end flap. The reinforced portion comprises the third portion of the at least one end flap and a portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel.
Claims37
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprises:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, wherein the interior is for containing the plurality of articles, the plurality of panels comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
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- at least one end flap foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one end flap comprises a first portion foldably connected to the one of the first side panel and the second side panel, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, and a third portion foldably connected to the second portion,
- the carton having at least one reinforced corner that comprises a reinforced end panel and a reinforced portion of one of the first side panel and the second side panel,
- the reinforced end panel comprises the second portion and the third portion of the at least one end flap that are in face-to-face contact, and
- the reinforced portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel comprises the third portion of the at least one end flap that is in face-to-face contact with a portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel.
A blank for forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the blank comprises:
- a plurality of panels that are for forming an interior of the carton formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
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- at least one end flap foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one end flap comprises a first portion foldably connected to the one of the first side panel and the second side panel, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, and a third portion foldably connected to the second portion,
- the at least one end flap being for forming at least one reinforced corner of the carton formed from the blank that comprises a reinforced end panel and a reinforced portion of one of the first side panel and the second side panel,
- the reinforced end panel comprises the second portion and the third portion of the at least one end flap that are in face-to-face contact in the carton formed from the blank, and
- the reinforced portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel comprises the third portion of the at least one end flap that is in face-to-face contact with a portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel in the carton formed from the blank.
A method of forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the method comprises:
- obtaining a blank, the blank comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one end flap foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one end flap comprises a first portion foldably connected to the one of the first side panel and the second side panel, a second portion foldably connected to the first portion, and a third portion foldably connected to the second portion;
- positioning the blank to form the carton, the positioning comprises forming at least one reinforced corner comprising a reinforced end panel and a reinforced portion of one of the first side panel and the second side panel,
- forming the reinforced end panel comprises placing the second portion and the third portion in face-to-face contact, and
- forming the reinforced portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel comprises placing the third portion of the at least one end flap in face-to-face contact with a portion of the one of the first side panel and the second side panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.