Carton With Insert
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsHarmen Boersma, John Murdick Holley, JR.
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Abstract
A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel and a side panel. An insert can comprise a central panel, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel. The top panel can at least partially overlap the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel can be spaced apart from the side panel in the interior of the carton, and the inner side panel can be at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel.
Claims43
A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel and a side panel;
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- an insert comprising a central panel, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel;
- wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel is spaced apart from the side panel in the interior of the carton, and the inner side panel is at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel.
In combination, a carton blank and an insert blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers:
- the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel and a side panel;
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- the insert blank comprising a central panel, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel;
- wherein the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel, at least a portion of the crown retention panel is for being disposed in a position that is spaced apart from the side panel when the carton is formed from the carton blank and the insert blank, and the inner side panel is disposed at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel.
A method of forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
- obtaining a carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a top panel and a side panel;
- obtaining an insert blank comprising a central panel, an inner side panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a crown retention panel foldably connected to the central panel;
- positioning the insert blank relative to the carton blank so that the top panel at least partially overlaps the central panel and the inner side panel is at least partially in face-to-face contact with the side panel;
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- forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels, the forming the interior of the carton comprising forming an open-ended sleeve, and the forming the interior of the carton causing at least a portion of the crown retention panel to be disposed in a position that is spaced apart from the side panel in the interior of the carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.