Carton and carton blank
AssigneeOak Tree Packaging Corporation
InventorJamie A. Shimizu
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Abstract
Two embodiments of cartons, and carton blanks for forming the same, wherein certain panel portions are scalloped by having closure flaps for adjacent blanks scavenged therefrom to minimize the use of paperboard, thus providing an economical carton which includes windows for allowing partial viewing of the contents and yet providing the panels with corner portions for reinforcing and strengthening the cartons.
Claims12
A carton blank (12) comprising a plurality of panels (14, 15, 16, 17) connected together in side-by-side relation along a series of parallel fold lines (20, 21, 22, 23), said plurality of panels including a pair of said panels (14, 16) being spaced from each other by a third panel (15) disposed therebetween;
- said pair of panels each having a pair of closure flaps (24, 26) extending outwardly therefrom and being attached along individual fold lines (28, 30) disposed normal to said series of parallel fold lines;
- said third panel (15) and a fourth panel (17) of said plurality of panels including scalloped end portions (32, 132) for providing windows (52, 152) only in said third panel and said fourth panel in an erected carton.
A carton comprised of a plurality of upstanding panels (14, 15, 16, 17) connected together in side-by-side relation along a series of vertical parallel fold lines (20, 21, 22, 23), a first pair (14, 16) of said panels being spaced from each other by a second pair (15, 17) of said panels disposed therebetween, said first pair of panels each having a pair of top and bottom closure flaps (24, 26 and 25, 27) attached along individual fold lines (28, 30), said top closure flaps and said bottom closure flaps, respectively, being disposable in overlapping relation for completely closing said carton at a top and bottom thereof;
- said second pair of panels including at spaced ends thereof scalloped end portions (32) formed therein for providing windows (52) in said carton solely in said second pair of panels.
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