Carton With Locking Features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsSteven M. Oliveira, Chuck Tarlton
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Abstract
A carton for holding products. The carton can comprise a base part comprising a plurality of base panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and an at least partially open top end. A lid part can extend over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part in a closed configuration of the carton. The carton further can comprise locking features for cooperating to resist movement of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration. The locking features can be operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part from the closed configuration to an open configuration of the carton.
Claims52
A carton for holding one or more products, the carton comprising:
- a base part, the base part comprising a plurality of base panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and an at least partially open top end;
- a lid part extending over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part in a closed configuration of the carton;
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- locking features for cooperating to resist movement of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration, the locking features being operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part from the closed configuration to an open configuration of the carton.
In combination, a bottom blank and a top blank for forming a carton for holding one or more products wherein:
- the bottom blank comprises a plurality of base panels, the bottom blank being for at least partially forming a base part having an at least partially open top end when the carton is formed from the bottom blank and the top blank;
- the top blank is for forming a lid part extending over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part when the carton is formed from the bottom blank and the top blank in a closed configuration of the carton formed from the bottom blank and the top blank;
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- the bottom blank and the top blank comprise locking features and, when the carton is formed from the bottom blank and the top blank, the locking features are for cooperating to resist pivoting of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part in the closed configuration of the carton formed from the bottom blank and the top blank and are for being operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part.
A blank for forming a carton for holding one or more products, the blank comprising:
- a base portion, the base portion comprising a plurality of base panels, wherein the base portion is for at least partially forming a base part having an at least partially open top end when the carton is formed from the blank;
- a lid portion for at least partially forming a lid part extending over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part when the carton is formed from the blank in a closed configuration of the carton formed from the blank;
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- locking features for cooperating when the carton is formed from the blank to resist pivoting of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration of the carton formed from the blank, the locking features being operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part when the carton is formed from the blank.
A method of forming a carton, the method comprising:
- obtaining a bottom blank and a top blank, the bottom blank comprising a plurality of base panels, wherein the bottom blank and the top blank comprise locking features;
- forming a base part of the carton by positioning the plurality of base panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the base part, wherein the base part comprises an at least partially open top end;
- forming a lid part of the carton from at least the top blank;
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- positioning the lid part to extend over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part in a closed configuration of the carton;
- wherein the locking features are for cooperating to resist pivoting of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration, and the locking features are operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part from the closed configuration to an open configuration of the carton.
A method of forming a carton, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank, the blank comprising a base portion, a lid portion, and locking features extending in the base portion and the lid portion, the base portion comprising a plurality of base panels;
- forming a base part of the carton by positioning the plurality of base panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the base part, wherein the base part comprises an at least partially open top end;
- forming a lid part of the carton from at least the lid portion of the blank;
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- positioning the lid part to extend over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part in a closed configuration of the carton;
- wherein the locking features are for cooperating to resist pivoting of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration, and the locking features are operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part from the closed configuration to an open configuration of the carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.