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US 5,515,966 AGranted
Carton with improved closure and display means
OwnerDonald C. Hodge, Melanie B. Hodge +1inventors
InventorsDonald C. Hodge, Melanie B. Hodge, Kathryn A. Powell
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Abstract
A carton for holding a variety of products characterized by improved closure construction and display characterized by a back panel with a pair of side panels attached thereto, including a bottom portion for holding a product in place and further characterized by a strap located above the lower front panel adapted to traverse the contained product and latched on the back of the carton to hold the product in place for display and sale.
Claims13
A carton comprising:
- a back panel having a front and a back surface, and a first and second longitudinal edges, first panel attached to said first longitudinal edge, second panel attached to said second longitudinal edge,
- said first and second panels being traversed by a lower front panel and a bottom to form a lower container for holding a product in place,
- said first panel having a strap integrally attached thereto located above said lower front panel traversing the front of said carton and being wrapped around said back panel and attached to said back surface of said back panel, and
- means for repetitively coupling said strap to said back surface of said back panel.
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A blank of foldable sheet material comprising:
- a back panel having a front and a back surface and having attached thereto a first panel adapted to form a side of a carton, and a second panel adapted to form the opposite side of said carton,
- a strap integrally attached to said first panel traversing the front surface of said carton and being attached to the back of said back panel to form an upper containment means,
- said strap and said first panel forming a fold line therebetween, wherein said strap is located at an angle from the fold line of said first panel at an angle ranging from about 90.degree. to about 120.degree., and
- a series of tabs at the lower extremity of said blank adapted to be folded to form a bottom of said carton.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.