Gun box

Claim 2

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a sheet material blank provided with a plurality of fold lines about which said blank is adapted to be folded into a generally tubular configuration, at least one of said plurality of fold lines in part sets off a locating panel, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, and an insert having means for interlockingly engaging the interlocking means of said locating panel.

Claim 3

The carton blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said insert is constructed from synthetic polymeric plastic material.

Claim 4

The carton blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said insert interlocking means is a boss projecting into the interlocking means of said locating panel.

Claim 5

The carton blank as defined in claim 1 wherein said insert includes cavity means profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank.

Claim 6

The carton blank as defined in claim 4 wherein said insert interlocking means and cavity means are positioned at opposite sides of said insert.

Claim 7

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a sheet material blank provided with a plurality of fold lines about which said blank is adapted to be folded into a generally tubular configuration, at least one of said plurality of fold lines in part sets off a locating panel, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, said interlocking means is an aperture in said locating panel, and an insert having means for interlockingly engaging the aperture of said locating panel.

Claim 8

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a sheet material blank provided with a plurality of fold lines about which said blank is adapted to be folded into a generally tubular configuration, at least one of said plurality of fold lines in part sets off a locating panel, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, said interlocking means is an aperture in said locating panel, and an insert having means for interlockingly engaging the aperture of said locating panel.

Claim 9

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles, such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a generally polygonal sheet material member defined by opposite pairs of longitudinal and transverse edge portions, a plurality of spaced fold lines in part defining a top panel, a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a locating panel in that order, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, said locating panel is defined by one of said longitudinal edge portions and an adjacent fold line, said interlocking means is disposed to one side of the longituDinal midpoint of said locating panel, locating means at the other side of said midpoint for locating another portion of the packaged article, said locating means is another insert profiled in accordance with the contour of another portion of the article.

Claim 10

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles, such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a generally polygonal sheet material member defined by opposite pairs of longitudinal and transverse edge portions, a plurality of spaced fold lines in part defining a top panel, a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a locating panel in that order, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, said locating panel is defined by one of said longitudinal edge portions and an adjacent fold line, said interlocking means is disposed to one side of the longituDinal midpoint of said locating panel, locating means at the other side of said midpoint for locating another portion of the packaged article, said locating means is another insert profiled in accordance with the contour of another portion of the article.

Claim 11

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles, such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a generally polygonal sheet material member defined by opposite pairs of longitudinal and transverse edge portions, a plurality of spaced fold lines in part defining a top panel, a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a locating panel in that order, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, said locating panel is defined by one of said longitudinal edge portions and an adjacent fold line, said interlocking means is disposed to one side of the longitudinal midpoint of said locating panel, locating means at the other side of said midpoint for locating another portion of the packaged article, said locating means is a locating panel portion of said locating panel defined in part by a pair of spaced longitudinally extending fold lines, and said last-mentioned pair of fold lines converge toward the adjacent transverse edge portion in a direction toward said midpoint of said locating panel.

Claim 12

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles, such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a generally polygonal sheet material member defined by opposite pairs of longitudinal and transverse edge portions, a plurality of spaced fold lines in part defining a top panel, a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a locating panel in that order, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, said locating panel is defined by one of said longitudinal edge portions and an adjacent fold line, said interlocking means is disposed to one side of the longitudinal midpoint of said locating panel, locating means at the other side of said midpoint for locating another portion of the packaged article, said locating means is a locating panel portion of said locating panel defined in part by a pair of spaced longitudinally extending fold lines, and said last-mentioned pair of fold lines converge toward the adjacent transverse edge portion in a direction toward said midpoint of said locating panel.

Claim 13

The carton blank as defined in claim 8 including an insert having means for interlockingly engaging the interlocking means of said locating panel.

Claim 14

The carton blank as defined in claim 8 including another locating panel portion between said first-mentioned panel portion and said interlocking means defined by a pair of transverse cut lines and a longitudinal fold line more closely adjacent a fold line joining said locating panel to said second side panel than to an adjacent transverse edge of said locating panel.

Claim 15

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles, such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a generally polygonal sheet material member defined by opposite pairs of longitudinal and transverse edge portions, a plurality of spaced fold lines in part defining a top panel, a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a locating panel in that order, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, and an insert having means for interlockingly engaging the interlocking means of said locating panel.

Claim 16

A carton blank particularly adapted for packaging articles, such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like, comprising a generally polygonal sheet material member defined by opposite pairs of longitudinal and transverse edge portions, a plurality of spaced fold lines in part defining a top panel, a first side panel, a bottom panel, a second side panel, and a locating panel in that order, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged in said blank whereby undesired relative movement of the blank and packaged article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, and an insert having means for interlockingly engaging the interlocking means of said locating panel.

Claim 17

A carton particularly adapted for packaging articles such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like comprising a sheet material blank provided with a plurality of fold lines about which said blank is folded into a generally tubular configuration, at least one of said plurality of fold lines in part sets off a locating panel, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert in said carton profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged therein whereby undesired relative movement of the carton and article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, another panel in spaced relationship to said locating panel, and said insert is disposed between said locating and another panel.

Claim 18

A carton particularly adapted for packaging articles such as rifles, shotguns, hand guns and the like comprising a sheet material blank provided with a plurality of fold lines about which said blank is folded into a generally tubular configuration, at least one of said plurality of fold lines in part sets off a locating panel, means defined by said locating panel for interlockingly engaging an insert in said carton profiled in accordance with the contour of at least a portion of an article adapted to be packaged therein whereby undesired relative movement of the carton and article is precluded by the interlocking engagement provided by said interlocking means, another panel in spaced relationship to said locating panel, and said insert is disposed between said locating and another panel.

Claim 19

The carton as defined in claim 12 wherein said locating panel includes means for orienting the insert for interlocking engagement with said interlocking means in but a single relative position of the insert and interlocking means.

Claim 20

The carton as Defined in claim 12 wherein said interlocking means is contoured for interlocking engagement with said insert in but a single relative position therebetween.

Claim 21

The carton as defined in claim 12 including means spaced from said interlocking means for locating another insert in said carton profiled in accordance with the contour of another portion of the article adapted to be packaged in said carton thereby additionally stabilizing a packaged article.

Claim 22

The carton as defined in claim 12 wherein said insert is constructed from synthetic polymeric plastic material.

Claim 23

The carton as defined in claim 12 wherein the article profile of said insert is a cavity opening in a direction toward said another panel.

Claim 24

The carton as defined in claim 17 wherein said insert interlocking means and cavity means are positioned at opposite sides of said insert.

Claim 25

The carton as defined in claim 18 wherein said insert interlocking means is a boss projecting into the interlocking means of said locating panel, and said last-mentioned locating means is an aperture in said locating panel.