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US 2019/0300256 A1Published application
Carton and blank therefor
OwnerCaleb S. Loftininventor
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Abstract
A carton includes a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles. The carton includes a major end closure flap hinged to a first outer wall and a minor end closure flap hinged to a second outer wall. The minor end closure flap at least partially overlies the major end closure flap. The carton has an automatically erecting article-retaining structure hingedly connected to the major and minor end closure flaps.
Claims14
A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising:
- a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles, the plurality of outer walls including first and second outer walls;
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- a plurality of end closure flaps for at least partially closing an open end of the tubular structure, the plurality of end closure flaps including first major and first minor end closure flaps,
- wherein the first major end closure flap is hinged to the first outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the first major end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the first outer wall and a closed position where the first major end closure flap at least partially closes the open end,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is hinged to the second outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the first minor end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the second outer wall and a closed position where the first minor end closure flap at least partially closes the open end, the second outer wall being disposed adjacent to the first outer wall,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is coupled to the first major end closure flap such that the first minor end closure flap moves from the opened position thereof toward the closed position thereof in response to movement of the first major end closure flap from the opened position thereof to the closed position thereof,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap at least partially overlies the first major end closure flap when the first major end closure flap is in the closed position thereof, and
- wherein the first major end closure flap is greater in a length dimension than the first minor end closure flap, the length dimension of the first major and first minor end closure flaps being defined by the maximum distance between a free end of a respective one of the first major and first minor end closure flaps and a hinged connection between said respective one of the first major and first minor end closure flaps and the respective one of the plurality of outer walls to which said respective one of the first major and first minor end closure flaps is hinged such that a portion of the first major end closure flap extends proud of the first minor end closure flap when the first major and the first minor end closure flap are each in the opened position.
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A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for providing outer walls of a tubular structure, the plurality of panels including first and second panels;
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- a plurality of end closure flaps for at least partially closing an open end of the tubular structure, the plurality of end closure flaps including first major and first minor end closure flaps,
- wherein the first major end closure flap is hinged to the first panel such that when the tubular structure is set up, the first major end closure flap is hingedly movable between an opened position where the first major end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the first panel and a closed position where the first major end closure flap at least partially closes the open end,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is hinged to the second panel such that when the tubular structure is set up, the first minor end closure flap is hingedly movable between an opened position where the first minor end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the second panel and a closed position where the first minor end closure flap at least partially closes the open end, the second panel being disposed adjacent to the first panel,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is coupled to the first major end closure flap such that the first minor end closure flap moves from the opened position thereof toward the closed position thereof in response to movement of the first major end closure flap from the opened position thereof to the closed position thereof,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap at least partially overlies the first major end closure flap when the first major end closure flap is in the closed position, and
- wherein the first major end closure flap comprises a first length dimension, the first length dimension being defined by the maximum distance between a free end of the first major end closure flap and a hinged connection between the first major end closure flap and the first panel and wherein the first minor end closure flap comprises a second length dimension, the second length dimension being defined by the maximum distance between a free end of the first minor end closure flap and a hinged connection between the first minor end closure flap and the second panel,
- the first length dimension being greater than the second length dimension such that a portion of the first major end closure flap extends proud from the first minor end closure flap.
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A method of forming a carton, the carton comprising:
- a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles, the plurality of outer walls including first and second outer walls;
- and
- a plurality of end closure flaps for at least partially closing an open end of the tubular structure, the plurality of end closure flaps including first major and first minor end closure flaps,
- wherein the first major end closure flap is hinged to the first outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the first major end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the first outer wall and a closed position where the first major end closure flap at least partially closes the open end,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is hinged to the second outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the first minor end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the second outer wall and a closed position where the first minor end closure flap at least partially closes the open end, the second outer wall being disposed adjacent to the first outer wall,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is coupled to the first major end closure flap,
- and wherein the first major end closure flap comprises a first length dimension, the first length dimension being defined by the maximum distance between a free end of the first major end closure flap and a hinged connection between the first major end closure flap and the first panel and wherein the first minor end closure flap comprises a second length dimension, the second length dimension being defined by the maximum distance between a free end of the first minor end closure flap and a hinged connection between the first minor end closure flap and the second panel,
- the first length dimension being greater than the second length dimension such that a portion of the first major end closure flap extends proud from the first minor end closure flap,
- the method comprising the steps of:
- engaging the portion of the first major end closure flap that extends proud from the first minor end closure flap,
- moving the first major end closure flap from the opened position thereof toward the closed position thereof;
- automatically moving the first minor end closure flap from the opened position thereof toward the closed position thereof in response to the moving step of the first major end closure flap such that the first minor end closure flap at least partially overlies the first major end closure flap when the first major end closure flap is moved to the closed position thereof.
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A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising:
- a tubular structure having a plurality of outer walls defining an interior volume for receiving one or more articles, the plurality of outer walls including first, second and third outer walls;
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- a plurality of end closure flaps for at least partially closing an open end of the tubular structure, the plurality of end closure flaps including a first major, a second major and a first minor end closure flaps,
- wherein the first major end closure flap is hinged to the first outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the first major end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the first outer wall and a closed position where the first major end closure flap at least partially closes the open end,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is hinged to the second outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the first minor end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the second outer wall and a closed position where the first minor end closure flap at least partially closes the open end, the second outer wall being disposed adjacent to the first outer wall,
- wherein the second major end closure flap is hinged to the third outer wall so as to be hingedly movable between an opened position where the second major end closure flap lies generally in a plane of the third outer wall and a closed position where the third major end closure flap at least partially closes the open end,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap is coupled to the first major end closure flap such that the first minor end closure flap moves from the opened position thereof toward the closed position thereof in response to movement of the first major end closure flap from the opened position thereof to the closed position thereof,
- wherein the first minor end closure flap at least partially overlies the first major end closure flap when the first major end closure flap is in the closed position thereof,
- and wherein the first minor end closure flap partially overlies the first major end closure flap and the second major end closure flap overlies at least a portion of both the first major and first minor end closure flaps such that the second major end closure flap is secured directly to each of the first major and first minor end closure flaps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.