Butterfly 3
AssigneeButler Brands, LLC
InventorJulie Tanner Butler
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Abstract
A carton with an elongated expandable flap intended to hold items in a vehicle. Formed of a unitary sheet of blank material. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that Includes two bottom panels, a front wall, a rear wall, first side wall, and a second side wall that define the cavity. Two generally rectangular, opposed first and second side wall are connected to the remaining opposed edges of the bottom panels and project upward therefrom. Each front and rear wall is connected at one of its edges to one of two opposed edges of the bottom panels and projects upward therefrom. A different embodiment could comprise an integrated top panel for closure.
Claims15
A structure for forming a carton comprising:
- two bottom panels each being generally rectangular and having four corners, said two bottom panels lying parallel and opposed to each other;
- a pair of generally rectangular, opposed front wall and rear wall connecting opposed edges of the bottom panel at fold lines to form a collapsible tube of generally rectangular cross-section with a pair of closed ends when assembled;
- a pair of generally rectangular, opposed first side wall and second side wall, both such being connected at fold lines to an edge of said bottom panel at each side of the closed ends of said tube;
- a fully integrated elongated and expandable flap comprising two walls with an expandable bottom.
A carton with an integrated expandable flap providing additional stability in a vehicle.
A carton with an integrated expandable flap providing additional stability between two opposing objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.