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US 6,199,692 B1Granted
Reduced material box design for round objects
AssigneeVan Ness Plastic Molding Inc.
InventorsWilliam Van Ness, Glenn Thresher
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Abstract
Improved carton construction for spherical objects is disclosed. The carton has front and rear wall panels joined by side panels and top and bottom panels. The front and rear wall panels have a centrally located opening to permit a portion of the spherical article housed within the carton construction to be displayed. The cross-sectional area of the top panel is equal to or only slightly greater than the cross-sectional area of the sphere that is being packaged therein.
Claims9
A carton construction comprising:
- a front wall panel having a top edge and a bottom edge and a pair of side edges parallel to each other;
- a rear wall panel having a top edge and a bottom edge and a pair of side edges parallel to each other;
- a first sidewall panel having a pair of parallel edges, said sidewall panel being connected at said edges to one of said side edges on each of said front and rear wall panel;
- a second sidewall panel having a pair of parallel edges, said sidewall panel being connected at said edges to the opposite edge of said front wall panel and said edge of said rear wall panel;
- said side wall panels having a top edge and a bottom edge;
- a top panel foldably connected to one of said wall panels;
- a bottom panel foldably connected to the other of said wall panels;
- a centrally located opening on said front and rear wall panels adapted permit a portion of a spherical article housed within the carton construction to be displayed;
- a tuck end flap on each of said top and bottom panels and
- wherein the area of the top panel is at least equal to or greater than the cross sectional area of a sphere to be packaged therein.
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A carton construction comprising:
- a front wall panel having a top edge and a bottom edge and a pair of side edges parallel to each other;
- a rear wall panel having a top edge and a bottom edge and a pair of side edges parallel to each other;
- a first sidewall panel connected to one of said side edges on each of said front and rear wall panel;
- a second sidewall panel connected to the opposite edge of said front wall panel;
- said side wall panels having a top edge and a bottom edge;
- a top panel foldably connected to one of said wall panels;
- a bottom panel foldably connected to the other of said wall panels;
- a centrally located opening on said front and rear wall panels adapted permit a portion of a spherical article housed within the carton construction to be displayed;
- a tuck end flap on each of said top and bottom panels and
- wherein the area of the top panel is at least equal to or greater than the cross sectional area of a sphere to be packaged therein and wherein the angle formed by the front panel and each of the sidewall panels is 90° and the angle formed by the rear panel and each of the sidewall panels is 90°.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.