Stackable carton, blank and method of forming
AssigneeWestRock Shared Services, LLC
InventorJohn Valencia
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Abstract
Carton (100) includes a bottom wall (104), a plurality of side walls (140, 142, 144, 146) connected to the bottom wall, and a top wall (106) releasably coupled to one of the side walls. The carton also includes a handle (112) formed by at least a portion of the top wall. The carton further includes a planar surface (114) at least partially formed by the handle (112) and the top wall (106).
Claims30
A carton for packaging product, the carton comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a plurality of side walls connected to the bottom wall;
- a top wall releasably coupled to one of the side walls;
- a handle formed by at least a portion of the top wall;
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- a planar surface at least partially formed by the handle and the top wall.
A carton for packaging product, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that form an internal volume, a handle and a planar surface of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising:
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel foldably connected to the first side panel;
- a third side panel foldably connected to the second side panel;
- a fourth side panel foldably connected to the third side panel;
- a first handle panel foldably connected to the first side panel and releasably coupled to the second side panel and the fourth side panel;
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- a second handle panel foldably connected to the third side panel and releasably coupled to the second side panel and the fourth side panel,
- wherein the first handle panel overlaps at least a portion of the second handle panel such that the first handle panel and the second handle panel form the handle and at least a portion of the planar surface.
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A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel foldably connected to the first side panel;
- a third side panel foldably connected to the second side panel;
- a fourth side panel foldably connected to the third side panel;
- a first handle panel foldably connected to the first side panel;
- a second handle panel foldably connected to the third side panel;
- a first portion of a locking mechanism on each one of the first handle panel and the second handle panel;
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- a second portion of the locking mechanism on each one of the second side panel and the fourth side panel,
- wherein, when the carton is formed from the blank:
- the first portion of the locking mechanism and the second portion of the locking mechanism cooperate to couple the first handle panel and the second handle panel to the second side panel and the fourth side panel;
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- the first handle panel and the second handle panel form a handle and at least a portion of a planar surface of the carton.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.