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 at least one panel that can form an interior of the carton. The carton comprises at least one protection feature for protecting the articles from breakage. The article protection feature can comprise at least one feature in end flaps of the carton. The article protection feature can comprise an article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel. The article protection flap can be moveable between a first position and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel.
Claims26
A carton for containing at least one article, the carton comprising:
- at least one panel at least partially forming an interior of the carton;
- and
- at least one article protection flap for protecting the at least one article, the at least one article protection flap being foldably connected to the at least one panel along a lateral fold line and moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel and a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel;
- wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a longitudinal crease, a first corner spaced apart from the longitudinal crease by a first distance, and a second corner spaced apart from the longitudinal crease by a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
A blank for forming a carton for containing at least one article, the blank comprising:
- at least one panel for at least partially forming an interior of the carton formed from the blank;
- and
- at least one article protection flap for protecting the at least one article, the at least one article protection flap being foldably connected to the at least one panel along a lateral fold line and moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel and a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel;
- wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a longitudinal crease, a first corner spaced apart from the longitudinal crease by a first distance, and a second corner spaced apart from the longitudinal crease by a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
A method of forming a carton, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel along a lateral fold line, wherein the at least one article protection flap comprises a longitudinal crease, a first corner spaced apart from the longitudinal crease by a first distance, and a second corner spaced apart from the longitudinal crease by a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance;
- positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton;
- and
- folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.