Carton For Articles
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJohn Murdick Holley, Jr.
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Abstract
A carton for containing plurality of articles. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels can comprise a side panel. A plurality of end flaps can be respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The plurality of end flaps can at least partially form a closed end of the carton, and the plurality of end flaps can comprise a side end flap. A bevel panel can extend along a corner of the carton so that the side end flap is at least partially connected to the side panel by the bevel panel. The bevel panel can comprise features that are shaped and located at the corner according to geometric aspects of one or more articles of the plurality of articles.
Claims39
A carton for containing plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps at least partially forming a closed end of the carton, the plurality of end flaps comprising a side end flap;
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- a bevel panel extending along a corner of the carton so that the side end flap is at least partially connected to the side panel by the bevel panel, wherein the bevel panel comprises features that are shaped and located at the corner according to geometric aspects of one or more articles of the plurality of articles.
A package comprising a carton and a plurality of articles at least partially contained within the carton, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps at least partially forming a closed end of the carton, the plurality of end flaps comprising a side end flap;
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- a bevel panel extending along a corner of the carton so that the side end flap is at least partially connected to the side panel by the bevel panel, wherein the bevel panel comprises features that are shaped and located at the corner according to geometric aspects of one or more articles of the plurality of articles, wherein the one or more articles is positioned at the corner of the carton.
A blank for forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps being for at least partially forming a closed end of the carton formed from the blank, the plurality of end flaps comprising a side end flap;
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- a bevel panel at least partially connecting the side end flap to the side panel, the bevel panel being for extending along a corner of the carton formed from the blank, wherein the bevel panel comprises features that are shaped and located in the blank according to geometric aspects of one or more articles of the plurality of articles.
A method for forming a carton containing a plurality of articles, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels, a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, and a bevel panel, the plurality of panels comprising a side panel, the plurality of end flaps comprising a side end flap, and the bevel panel at least partially connecting the side end flap to the side panel;
- at least partially forming an interior of the carton by positioning the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around the interior;
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- forming an at least partially closed end of the carton by at least partially overlapping the plurality of end flaps, the forming the at least partially closed end of the carton comprising folding the side end flap relative to the side panel to position the bevel panel along a corner of the carton;
- wherein the bevel panel comprises features that are shaped and located in the blank according to geometric aspects of one or more articles of the plurality of articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.