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US 8,011,564 B2Granted
Easy opening carton having improved stacking strength
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
InventorChester Garner
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Abstract
A carton having a dispensing opening. The carton can be formed from a paperboard blank so it has six corners and two corner panels and has perforations formed therein to provide an easy opening feature for dispensing product. In addition, the formed carton has improved stacking strength.
Claims20
A carton, comprising:
- a top:
- a bottom spaced from the top:
- a first side wall interconnecting the top and the bottom;
- a second side wall generally parallel to and spaced from the first side wall and interconnecting the top and the bottom;
- a first end wall adjoining the top and the bottom;
- a second end wall generally parallel to and spaced from the first end wall and adjoining the top and the bottom and wherein the second end wall is removably interconnected to the second side wall by a perforation line;
- a first corner panel adjoining the first end wall, the first side wall, the top and the bottom, the first corner panel comprising a first edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the first end wall, a second edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the first side wall, a third edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the top, and a fourth edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the bottom;
- and
- a second corner panel adjoining the second end wall, the first side wall, the top and the bottom and wherein the second corner panel is removably interconnected to the top, the bottom and the first side wall.
6 more elements
A blank, comprising:
- an adhesive tab;
- a first side panel connected to the adhesive tab along a first fold line;
- a bottom panel connected to the first side panel along a second fold line;
- a second side panel connected to the bottom panel along a third fold line;
- a top panel connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line;
- a first side panel top flap extending above the first side panel above a fifth fold line;
- a first side panel bottom flap extending below the first side panel below a sixth fold line;
- a bottom panel top flap extending above the bottom panel above a first perforation line;
- a bottom panel bottom flap extending below the bottom panel below a seventh fold line;
- a first corner panel extending above the second side panel above a second perforation line;
- a first corner panel top flap extending above the first corner panel above an eighth fold line, wherein the first corner panel comprises a first edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the second side panel, and a second edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the first corner panel top flap;
- a second corner panel extending below the second side panel below a ninth fold line;
- a second corner panel bottom flap extending below the second corner panel below a tenth fold line;
- a top panel top flap extending above the top panel above a third perforation line;
- and
- a top panel bottom flap extending below the top panel below an eleventh fold line.
13 more elements
A carton, comprising:
- a top:
- a bottom spaced from the top:
- a first side wall interconnecting the top and the bottom;
- a second side wall generally parallel to and spaced from the first side wall and interconnecting the top and the bottom;
- a first end wall adjoining the top and the bottom;
- a second end wall generally parallel to and spaced from the first end wall and adjoining the top and the bottom and wherein the second end wall is removably interconnected to the second side wall by a perforation line;
- a first corner panel adjoining the first end wall, the first side wall, the top and the bottom;
- a second corner panel adjoining the second end wall, the first side wall, the top and the bottom and wherein the second corner panel is removably interconnected to the top, the bottom and the first side wall;
- and
- wherein the carton is formed from a blank having an adhesive tab;
- a first side panel connected to the adhesive tab along a first fold line;
- a bottom panel connected to the first side panel along a second fold line;
- a second side panel connected to the bottom panel along a third fold line;
- a top panel connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line;
- a first side panel top flap extending above the first side panel above a fifth fold line;
- a first side panel bottom flap extending below the first side panel below a sixth fold line;
- a bottom panel top flap extending above the bottom panel above a first perforation line;
- a bottom panel bottom flap extending below the bottom panel below a seventh fold line;
- a first corner panel extending above the second side panel above a second perforation line;
- a first corner panel top flap extending above the first corner panel above an eighth fold line, wherein the first corner panel comprises a first edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the second side panel, and a second edge disposed in direct contact with an edge of the first corner panel top flap;
- a second corner panel extending below the second side panel below a ninth fold line;
- a second corner panel bottom flap extending below the second corner panel below a tenth fold line;
- a top panel top flap extending above the top panel above a third perforation line;
- and a top panel bottom flap extending below the top panel below an eleventh fold line.
21 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.