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US 3,942,712 AGranted
Carton having hinged hooded cover
AssigneeMichigan Carton Company
InventorsPatrick L. Bundy, Ross R. Harrison
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Abstract
A carton is provided having a hinged reclosable hooded cover, and recess means provided in the upper corners connecting the front wall panel to the side wall panels to provide relief for the upper body portion of the carton when the cover is closed, thereby preventing bowing or other distortion thereof.
Claims18
A carton comprising:
- 1. a body portion having a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, side wall panels, and a bottom panel,
- 2. a reclosable cover comprising
- a. a cover top panel hingedly connected to the rear edge of said rear wall panel,
- b. a cover front wall panel connected to said cover top panel, and
- c. a pair of cover side wall panels connected to said cover front wall panel and said cover top panel, and
- 3. a recess provided at the upper portion of each corner between said front wall panel and said side wall panels of the body of said carton, each said recess having spaced apart sides and extending from an upper marginal edge of said panels thereinto a given length, the length of said recesses being a substantial proportion of the width of said cover front wall and said cover side walls, thereby relieving stress caused by the overlapping of said cover over the top of the body portion of said carton when said cover is closed.
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A blank suitably cut and scored for forming a carton comprising:
- 1. a front wall panel, a rear wall panel, side wall panels, and bottom end flaps adapted to form a body portion,
- 2. means adapted to form a reclosable cover comprising:
- a. a cover top panel hingedly connected to the rear edge of said rear wall panel,
- b. a cover front wall panel connected to said cover top panel, and
- c. a pair of cover side wall panels connected to said cover front wall panel and said cover top panel, and
- 3. a recess provided at the upper portion of each corner between said front wall panel and said side wall panels of the body of said carton, each said recess having spaced apart sides and extending from an upper marginal edge of said panels thereinto a given length, the length of said recesses being a substantial proportion of the width of said cover front wall panel and said cover side walls, thereby relieving stress caused by the overlapping of said cover over the top of the body portion of said carton when said carton is erected and said cover is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.