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US 9,315,288 B2Granted
Carton having a container and a carrier
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsFelicia A. Pinkstone, Michael Keith Hockin
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Abstract
A carton for holding a first product and a second product. The carton comprises a container comprising a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the container. The plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel. The interior is for holding the first product. The plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container. A carrier is attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product. An attachment flap is foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container. The attachment flap is foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and attaches the carrier to the container.
Claims45
A carton for holding a first product and a second product, the carton comprising:
- a container comprising a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first back panel and a second back panel, the interior is for holding the first product, the plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container;
- a carrier attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product;
- and
- an attachment flap foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container and foldably connected to the front panel at a lateral fold line, the lateral fold line at least partially defines the bottom edge, and the attachment flap attaches the carrier to the container;
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- wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the second side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the first back panel is foldably connected to the first side panel along a third fold line, and the second back panel is foldably connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line, the first fold line, the second fold line, the third fold line, and the fourth fold line extend obliquely from the bottom edge.
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A carton for holding a first product and a second product, the carton comprising:
- a container comprising a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel, the interior is for holding the first product, the plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container;
- a carrier attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product, the carrier comprises a plurality of carrier panels that form a sleeve, at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is in face-to-face contact with at least one of the plurality of panels of the container;
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- an attachment flap foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container, the attachment flap is foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and attaches the carrier to the container;
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- wherein at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is removably attached to the attachment flap along a line of weakening.
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A blank for forming a carton for holding a first product and a second product, the blank comprising:
- a container portion for forming a container for holding the first product, the container portion comprising a plurality of panels for forming an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first back panel and a second back panel,
- a carrier portion for forming a carrier for holding the second product;
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- an attachment flap foldably connected to the front panel at a lateral fold line for forming a bottom edge of the container, the lateral fold line at least partially defines the bottom edge, and the attachment flap is for attaching the carrier to the container in the carton formed from the blank;
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- wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the second side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the first back panel is foldably connected to first side panel along a third fold line, and the second back panel is foldably connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line, the first fold line, second fold line, third fold line, and fourth fold lines extend obliquely from the lateral fold line.
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A blank for forming a carton for holding a first product and a second product, the blank comprising:
- a container portion for forming a container for holing the first product, the container portion comprising a plurality of panels for forming an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel,
- a carrier portion for forming a carrier for holding the second product, the carrier portion comprises a plurality of carrier panels for forming a sleeve;
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- an attachment flap foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels at a lateral fold line for forming a bottom edge of the container, the attachment flap comprises a base portion in face-to-face contact with the at least one of the plurality of panels of the container and a protruding portion in face-to-face contact with the at least one of the plurality of carrier panels of the carrier, the attachment flap is for attaching the carrier to the container in the carton formed from the blank, and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is removably attached to the attachment flap along a line of weakening.
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A method of forming a carton for holding a first product and a second product, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a container portion comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first back panel and a second back panel, a carrier portion, and an attachment flap foldably to the front panel at a lateral fold line, the first side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the second side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the first back panel is foldably connected to the first side panel along a third fold line, and the second back panel is foldably connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line, the first fold line, the second fold line, the third fold line, and the fourth fold lines extend obliquely from the bottom edge;
- forming a container from the container portion by positioning the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the container, the interior is for holding the first product, the plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container, the lateral fold line at least partially defines the bottom edge;
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- positioning the attachment flap to attach the carrier portion to at least one of the plurality of panels, the positioning the attachment flap comprises folding the attachment flap at the lateral fold line to four the bottom edge of the container.
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A method of forming a carton for holding a first product and a second product, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a container portion comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel, a carrier portion, and an attachment flap foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels at a lateral fold line, the carrier portion comprising a plurality of carrier panels and at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is removably attached to the attachment flap along a line of weakening;
- forming a container from the container portion by positioning the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the container, the interior is for holding the first product, the plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container;
- positioning the attachment flap to attach the carrier portion to at least one of the plurality of panels, the positioning the attachment flap comprises folding the attachment flap at the lateral fold line to form the bottom edge of the container,
- positioning at least one of the plurality of carrier panels in face-to-face contact with at least one of the plurality of panels of the container, and
- positioning the plurality of carrier panels to form the carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.