Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
310 words
A top loading rectangular carton made of foldable sheet material, said carton comprising a carton shell and an article divider unit, the shell comprising in foldably connected relationship opposed pairs of sidewall and endwall panels, the top and bottom edges of the respective wall panels being provided with top and bottom closure flaps in foldably connected relationship thereto, one sidewall panel having in an upper central region thereof a hand hole for lifting the carton, the hand hole being closable by a flap hinged to the sidewall portion bordering the upper boundary of the hand hole, the divider unit comprising two divider end panels, one secured to the interior surface of each sidewall panel and joined by a center panel extending laterally across the carton, parallel to the carton endwall panels, to tie the sidewall panelstogether, one end panel having an elongate reinforcing portion secured to and extending over a major portion of the sidewall area between a line defined by the upper edge of the carton sidewall and a line parallel thereto and including the upper boundary of the hand hole, a generally trapezium-shaped tab having a longer and upper edge and a shorter and lower edge which edges are generally parallel to each other, and two sides, said tab being hingedly affixed along the upper edge via a hinge line to the central portion of the elongate reinforcing portion, each of said sides extending from the lower tab edge to a point short of said hinge line, said tab overlapping the whole length of the hand hole flap and having a length at least one and a half times the length of the flap and a width at least one third that of the flap, such that in a carrying condition the tab and flap coact to provide a corrugation of material of double thickness for the hand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
310 words
A top loading rectangular carton made of foldable sheet material, said carton comprising a carton shell and an article divider unit, the shell comprising in foldably connected relationship opposed pairs of sidewall and endwall panels, the top and bottom edges of the respective wall panels being provided with top and bottom closure flaps in foldably connected relationship thereto, one sidewall panel having in an upper central region thereof a hand hole for lifting the carton, the hand hole being closable by a flap hinged to the sidewall portion bordering the upper boundary of the hand hole, the divider unit comprising two divider end panels, one secured to the interior surface of each sidewall panel and joined by a center panel extending laterally across the carton, parallel to the carton endwall panels, to tie the sidewall panelstogether, one end panel having an elongate reinforcing portion secured to and extending over a major portion of the sidewall area between a line defined by the upper edge of the carton sidewall and a line parallel thereto and including the upper boundary of the hand hole, a generally trapezium-shaped tab having a longer and upper edge and a shorter and lower edge which edges are generally parallel to each other, and two sides, said tab being hingedly affixed along the upper edge via a hinge line to the central portion of the elongate reinforcing portion, each of said sides extending from the lower tab edge to a point short of said hinge line, said tab overlapping the whole length of the hand hole flap and having a length at least one and a half times the length of the flap and a width at least one third that of the flap, such that in a carrying condition the tab and flap coact to provide a corrugation of material of double thickness for the hand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The top loading rectangular carton of claim 1 wherein said tab overlaps the whole length of the hand hole flap and has a length at least twice the length of the flap and a width at least one third that of the flap, such that in a carrying condition the tab and flap coact to provide a corrugation of material of double thickness for the hand.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the tab has a width of from about one third to about two thirds the width of the flap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the tab has a width of about half the width of the flap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the hinge line joining the tab to the elongate reinforcing portion comprises a multiple score line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the tab has a width of from about one third to about two thirds the width of the flap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the elongate portion of the divider end panel extends over at least 70% of the length of the associated carton sidewall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the elongate portion of the divider end panel extends approximately the full length of the carton sidewall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the sides of the tab are substantially concave, curvilinear in form, such that the portion of said sides proximal to the hinge line joining the tab to the elongate portion is effectively a tongue section lying approximately parallel to said hinge line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the sides of the tab are substantially concave, curvilinear in form, such that the portion of said sides proximal to the hinge line joining the tab to the elongate portion is effectively a tongue section lying approximately parallel to said hinge line, the tab sides terminating adjacent the ends of the associated hinge line.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The carton of claim 1 wherein the shorter edge of the tab comprises two concave portions of equal dimensions, the said concave portions extending from respective end points to a common central point, all three said points lying on a line parallel to the tab longer edge.