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US 8,100,256 B2Granted
Reinforced carton with handle
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsRaymond R. Spivey, Sr., Charles F. Ho Fung
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Abstract
A carton for cooperating with a packaging material to contain a plurality of articles and a package formed thereby. The carton comprises a plurality of panels comprising a central panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The side panels are positioned relative to the central panel to at least partially form a space for receiving the articles. A handle is in at least one of the side panels. The handle is adapted for grasping and carrying the carton. A reinforcement flap is foldably attached to the at least one of the side panels. The reinforcement flap has at least one opening for receiving an article. A handle reinforcement flap is foldably attached to the at least one of the side panels.
Claims24
A carton for cooperating with a packaging material to contain a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a central panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel each being respectively positioned relative to the central panel to at least partially form a space for receiving the articles;
- a handle in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the handle is adapted for grasping and carrying the carton;
- a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a lateral fold line for positioning relative to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel for contacting the articles to secure the carton to the articles, the reinforcement flap having at least one opening for at least partially receiving an article of the plurality of articles;
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- at least one handle reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a longitudinal fold line, the at least one handle reinforcement flap has a handle opening for cooperating with the handle.
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A carton for cooperating with a packaging material to contain a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a central panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel each being respectively positioned relative to the central panel to at least partially form a space for receiving the articles;
- a handle in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the handle is adapted for grasping and carrying the carton;
- a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel for positioning relative to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel for contacting the articles to secure the carton to the articles, the reinforcement flap having at least one opening for at least partially receiving an article of the plurality of articles;
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- at least one handle reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one handle reinforcement flap has a handle opening for cooperating with the handle;
- wherein the reinforcement flap comprises lateral extensions extending from respective lateral ends of the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the lateral extensions being respectively foldable relative to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel.
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A carton in combination with a plurality of articles, the carton being for cooperating with a packaging material to contain the plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a central panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel each being respectively positioned relative to the central panel to at least partially form a space for receiving the articles;
- a handle in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the handle is adapted for grasping and carrying the carton,
- a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel for positioning relative to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel for contacting the articles to secure the carton to the articles, the reinforcement flap having at least one opening for at least partially receiving an article of the plurality of articles;
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- at least one handle reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one handle reinforcement flap has a handle opening for cooperating with the handle;
- wherein the central panel is a top panel of the carton attached to a top of the articles.
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A package comprising:
- a carton comprising a central panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a handle in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a lateral fold line for positioning relative to the at least one of the side panels, at least one handle reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a longitudinal fold line, the at least one handle reinforcement flap has a handle opening for cooperating with the handle, the handle is adapted for grasping and carrying of the package and the side panels are positioned relative to the central panel to form a space;
- a plurality of articles at least partially positioned in the space and contained in the carton;
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- a packaging material applied to the carton and the articles to attach the carton to the articles,
- the reinforcement flap comprises at least one opening for at least partially receiving an article of the plurality of articles to secure the articles to the carton.
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A blank for forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles in cooperation with a packaging material, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a central panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel are for being positioned relative to the central panel to at least partially form a space for receiving the articles when the carton is formed from the blank;
- handle features in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the handle features comprising a handle adapted for grasping and carrying the carton formed from the blank;
- a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a lateral fold line for positioning relative to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel and for contacting the articles to secure the carton to the articles when the carton is formed from the blank, the reinforcement flap having at least one opening for at least partially receiving an article of the plurality of articles when the blank is formed into the carton;
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- the handle features comprise at least one handle reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a longitudinal fold line, the at least one handle reinforcement flap has a handle opening for cooperating with the handle.
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A method of forming a package, the method comprising:
- providing a carton comprising a central panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a handle in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and a reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a lateral fold line, the reinforcement flap having at least one opening, at least one handle reinforcement flap foldably attached to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a longitudinal fold line, the at least one handle reinforcement flap has a handle opening for cooperating with the handle, the handle is adapted for grasping and carrying of the package;
- positioning a plurality of articles relative to the carton;
- positioning the carton relative to the articles so that the plurality of articles are at least partially contained in the carton, the positioning the carton comprises positioning the reinforcement flap to contact the articles so that at least one of the articles is received in the at least one opening;
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- applying a packaging material to the carton and the articles to at least partially attach the carton to the plurality of articles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.