Carton
AssigneeInno-Pak, LLC
InventorSteven A. Mayer
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Abstract
A carton. The carton may include a floor panel; a plurality of side panels extending about a periphery of the floor panel, the plurality of side panels may include a front side panel, an opposing rear side panel, a first side end panel, and an opposing second side end panel. The carton may further include a corner gussets extending between adjacent side panels; a closure portion, wherein the closure portion may be configured to secure a top opening of the container portion; and an arrangement of vent openings, and wherein the floor panel, side panels, and corner gussets may be configurable to form a compartment region.
Claims18
A carton, comprising:
- a. a floor panel;
- b. a plurality of side panels extending about a periphery of the floor panel, the plurality of side panels comprising a front side panel, an opposing rear side panel, a first side end panel, and an opposing second side end panel;
- c. corner gussets extending between adjacent side panels, wherein the floor panel, side panels, and corner gussets are configurable to form a compartment region;
- d. a closure portion, wherein the closure portion is configured to secure a top opening of the container portion;
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- e. an arrangement of vent openings.
A method of using a vented carton, the method comprising:
- a. providing a vented carton, comprising:
- i. a floor panel;
- ii. a plurality of side panels extending about a periphery of the floor panel, the plurality of side panels comprising a front side panel, an opposing rear side panel, a first side end panel, and an opposing second side end panel;
- iii. corner gussets extending between adjacent side panels, wherein the floor panel, side panels, and corner gussets are configurable to form a compartment region;
- iv. a closure portion, wherein the closure portion is configured to secure a top opening of the container portion;
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- v. an arrangement of vent openings;
- b. placing contents into the compartment region;
- c. closing the top opening of the compartment region using the closure portion;
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- d. venting the carton via the vent openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.