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US 7,658,318 B2Granted
Packages, blanks for making packages and associated methods
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsJoseph C. Walsh, Robert L. Conatser, Raymond S. Kastanek, Kelly R. Fitzwater, Weston R. Wilson
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Abstract
Cartons are formed from two or more continuous webs that can individually or concurrently provided with cuts, scores, or other lines of disruption.
Claims33
A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising:
- a multi-ply front panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a first end panel;
- a back panel;
- a second end panel;
- a top panel;
- and
- a bottom panel, wherein a lid pattern is formed at least in the front panel, the lid pattern defining a latch and a pivotable lid, a base portion of the latch being formed in the outer blank and adhered to the inner blank wherein the latch is defined at least in partially by a perimeter line of disruption in the outer blank.
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A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising:
- a multi-ply first end panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a first side panel;
- a second end panel;
- a second side panel;
- a top panel;
- and
- a bottom panel, wherein a lid pattern is formed at least in the first end panel, the lid pattern defining a latch and a pivotable lid, a base portion of the latch being formed in the outer blank and adhered to the inner blank wherein the inner blank comprises a directional pour spout pattern adjacent to the pivotable lid.
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A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising:
- a multi-ply first end panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a multi-ply first side panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a multi-ply second end panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a multi-ply second side panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a top panel;
- and
- a bottom panel, wherein a lid pattern is formed at least in the first end panel, the lid pattern defining a pivotable lid and a latch, a base portion of the latch being formed in the outer blank and adhered to the inner blank, and wherein
- the inner blank forms a closed sleeve within the outer blank, and
- the inner blank comprises a tear-away pattern comprising a curved tear line disposed behind the first end panel and at least one tear line disposed behind the top panel that allows a portion of the inner blank adjacent to the pivotable lid to be removed from the inner blank to create a dispenser opening after opening the pivotable lid, and
- the inner blank comprises a pour spout section disposed behind the first end panel and for being generally adjacent the dispenser opening when the portion of the inner blank is removed to form the dispenser opening.
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A method of opening and reclosing a carton, comprising:
- providing a carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, the carton comprising:
- a multi-ply first end panel formed from the inner blank and the outer blank;
- a first side panel;
- a second end panel;
- a second side panel;
- a top panel;
- and
- a bottom panel, wherein a lid pattern is formed at least in the first end panel, the lid pattern defining a latch and a pivotable lid, a base portion of the latch being formed in the outer blank and adhered to the inner blank;
- tearing the outer blank along the lid pattern, wherein the base portion separates from the lid during the tearing and leaves a latch aperture in the lid;
- pivoting the lid open;
- pivoting the lid closed;
- and
- engaging the latch in the latch aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.