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US 9,022,217 B2Granted
Carton with article protection feature
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJohn Murdick Holley, Jr.
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Abstract
A carton for containing at least one article. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. At least two end flaps are respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The at least two end flaps are at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. At least one end flap of the at least two end flaps is connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels by a connecting panel. The carton further comprises an article protection feature for protecting the at least one article. The article protection feature can be positioned on the connecting panel.
Claims28
A carton for containing at least one article, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton;
- at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps being connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels by a connecting panel;
- a first article protection feature for protecting the at least one article, the first article protection feature being positioned on the connecting panel, wherein the first article protection feature comprises a protrusion on an interior side of the connecting panel, the protrusion projecting at least partially into the interior of the carton;
- at least one second article protection feature formed in the at least two end flaps;
- wherein the at least two end flaps comprise a first end flap and a second end flap, the second end flap at least partially overlapping the first end flap, and the at least one second article protection feature comprises a first protrusion formed in the first end flap and a second protrusion formed in the second end flap, the first protrusion being at least partially aligned with the second protrusion.
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A blank for forming a carton for containing at least one article, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for at least partially extending around an interior of the carton formed from the blank;
- at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two end flaps for being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to at least partially form a closed end of the carton formed from the blank, at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps being connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels by a connecting panel;
- a first article protection feature for protecting the at least one article when the carton is formed from the blank, the first article protection feature being positioned on the connecting panel, wherein the first article protection feature comprises a protrusion on an interior side of the connecting panel, the protrusion being for projecting at least partially into the interior of the carton formed from the blank;
- at least one second article protection feature formed in the at least two end flaps;
- wherein the at least two end flaps comprise a first end flap and a second end flap, the at least one second article protection feature comprises a first protrusion formed in the first end flap and a second protrusion formed in the second end flap, and the second end flap being for at least partially overlapping the first end flap so that the first protrusion is at least partially aligned with the second protrusion when the carton is formed from the blank.
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A method of forming a carton for containing at least one article, the method comprising:
- obtaining a carton blank comprising a plurality of panels, at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, a first article protection feature for protecting the at least one article, and at least one second article protection feature formed in the at least two end flaps, wherein at least one end flap of the at least two end flaps is connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels by a connecting panel and the first article protection feature is positioned on the connecting panel, wherein the first article protection feature comprises a protrusion on an interior side of the connecting panel, and wherein the at least two end flaps comprise a first end flap and a second end flap and the at least one second article protection feature comprises a first protrusion formed in the first end flap and a second protrusion formed in the second end flap;
- forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels, the forming the interior of the carton comprising forming an open-ended sleeve;
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- at least partially forming a closed end of the carton by at least partially overlapping the at least two end flaps with respect to one another, the at least partially forming the closed end comprising positioning the connecting panel so that the protrusion of the first article protection feature projects at least partially into the interior of the carton and positioning the second end flap to at least partially overlap the first end flap so that the first protrusion of the second article protection feature is at least partially aligned with the second protrusion of the second article protection feature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.