US 5,586,717 AGranted

Carton and carton hinge construction

AssigneeConcept Packaging Limited

InventorChristopher P. Hallam

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Abstract

A carton. The carton includes a rigid body having an open top and a slot formed therein, and a cover member for covering the open top. The cover member includes an outer cover panel hingedly connected to the body at a hinged connection and having an underside; and an inner cover panel folded upon the underside of the outer cover panel to be in face-to-face relation with the underside of the outer cover panel such that an outer edge of the inner cover panel registers with the hinged connection. The inner cover panel further includes, at the outer edge thereof, a locating flap having a tongue slidably received in the slot formed in the body.

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A "book pack" type carton comprising:

a rigid rectangular inner component having four side walls and a bottom connected to the four side walls, the inner component defining an open top for receiving at least one article therein, one of the four side walls being a rear wall having a slot formed on an inner side thereof;
and
an outer component assembled with the inner component, the outer component being a one-piece member including:
a generally rectangular base panel connected to the bottom of the inner component and extending beyond three of the four side walls of the inner component which do not include the rear wall;
a generally rectangular intermediate panel contiguous with the base panel and separated therefrom by a first fold line, the intermediate panel extending across the rear wall in a direction from the bottom of the inner component toward the open top of the inner component;
and
a cover member for covering the open top of the inner component, the cover member extending beyond the three of the four side walls of the inner component when it covers the open top of the inner component and including:
a generally rectangular outer cover panel contiguous with the intermediate panel and separated therefrom by a second fold line so as to be hingedly connected to the intermediate panel, the cover member being adapted to pivot about the second fold line for covering the open top of the inner component and having an underside;
a generally rectangular inner cover panel contiguous with the outer cover panel and separated therefrom by a third fold line, the inner cover panel being folded upon the underside of the outer cover panel along the third fold line to be in face-to-face relation with the underside of the outer cover panel such that an outer edge of the inner cover panel registers with the second fold line, the inner cover panel further including, at the outer edge thereof, a locating flap having a tongue slidably received in the slot formed on the inner side of the rear wall for assembling the outer component with the inner component.

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Abstract

A "book pack" type carton comprising:

a rigid rectangular inner component having four side walls and a bottom connected to the four side walls, the inner component defining an open top for receiving at least one article therein, one of the four side walls being a rear wall having a slot formed on an inner side thereof;
and
an outer component assembled with the inner component, the outer component being a one-piece member including:
a generally rectangular base panel connected to the bottom of the inner component and extending beyond three of the four side walls of the inner component which do not include the rear wall;
a generally rectangular intermediate panel contiguous with the base panel and separated therefrom by a first fold line, the intermediate panel extending across the rear wall in a direction from the bottom of the inner component toward the open top of the inner component;
and
a cover member for covering the open top of the inner component, the cover member extending beyond the three of the four side walls of the inner component when it covers the open top of the inner component and including:
a generally rectangular outer cover panel contiguous with the intermediate panel and separated therefrom by a second fold line so as to be hingedly connected to the intermediate panel, the cover member being adapted to pivot about the second fold line for covering the open top of the inner component and having an underside;
a generally rectangular inner cover panel contiguous with the outer cover panel and separated therefrom by a third fold line, the inner cover panel being folded upon the underside of the outer cover panel along the third fold line to be in face-to-face relation with the underside of the outer cover panel such that an outer edge of the inner cover panel registers with the second fold line, the inner cover panel further including, at the outer edge thereof, a locating flap having a tongue slidably received in the slot formed on the inner side of the rear wall for assembling the outer component with the inner component.

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