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US 9,399,536 B2Granted
Closure clasped gable-topped food carton
OwnerAnthony J. Bertoneinventor
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Abstract
A gable topped food carton is provided having a closure device. The carton has a pour spout with a pair of folded ridge portions. The carton includes a male stud attached to a first of the folded ridge portions and a female socket attached to a second of the folded ridge portions. The male stud is constructed to couple with the female socket to close the pour spout.
Claims15
A gable topped food carton, comprising:
- carton walls defining a pour spout with a pair of folded ridge portions;
- a male stud attached to a first of said pair of folded ridge portions;
- and
- a female socket attached to a second of said pair of folded ridge portions, wherein
- said male stud is constructed to removably couple with said female socket to close said pour spout,
- said male stud extends from a base at a proximal end of said male stud to a distal portion spaced from said base by a proximal portion of said male stud, said distal portion having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of said proximal portion, and said male stud extends through a hole formed in said first of said pair of folded ridge portions, and
- said female socket defines an opening for receiving said distal portion of said male stud, said opening defining a plurality of radial slots extending from a central circular aperture.
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A gable topped food carton comprising:
- carton walls defining a pour spout with a pair of folded ridge portions;
- a male stud extending through a hole formed in a first of said pair of folded ridge portions, said male stud extending from a base at a proximal end of said male stud and extending to a distal portion spaced from said base by a proximal portion of said male stud, said distal portion having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of said proximal portion;
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- a female socket attached to an outer side of a second of said pair of folded ridge portions, said female socket defining a slotted opening for receiving said distal portion of said male stud, and said slotted opening of said female socket defining a plurality of radial slots extending from a central aperture,
- wherein said male stud is constructed to removably couple with said female socket to close said pour spout.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.