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US4582199A
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Carton and blank therefor
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International LLC
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Filing: 1984-11-28
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Granted: 1986-04-15
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Expires: 2004-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A carton for packaging a plurality of articles having rectangular or square bases and sides such as aseptic packages and the carton blank therefor. In one embodiment the carton includes a base, side panels, inner and outer top panels with handle straps and partial end panels held in an upright position by tuck flaps. In another embodiment the carton includes a base, side panels, inner and outer top panels, partial end panels and tear strips on the side panels to convert the carton to a display.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard L. Schuster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/06; B65D71/12; B65D71/14; B65D71/28; B65D71/30; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/46; B65D5/46072; B65D5/46192; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00141; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00456; B65D2571/00462; B65D2571/00537; B65D2571/00543; B65D2571/00555; B65D2571/00561; B65D2571/00567; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00722; B65D2571/00759
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
302 words
A paperboard carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines with the outer top panel overlying and being adhesively secured to the inner top panel; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines; tuck flap means for holding said first and second end panels in an upright position such that said end panels are bowed inwardly, said tuck flap means joined to said end panels by end score lines offset from said bottom score lines such that the distance between the end score lines is less than the distance between the bottom score lines, said tuck flap means including a tuck score line intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle between said tuck score line and said end score line is more than 45° while the angle between said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and handle means on said inner and outer top panels comprising a pair of spaced substantially semicircular cutouts in each of the top panels, the pair of cutouts in the inner top panel registering with the pair of cutouts in the outer top panel and a strap on each of the top panels located intermediate the cutouts, said straps extending substantially the entire width of the respective top panel, being defined by a pair of spaced apart cut lines and registering with the other strap whereby a double thickness handle is formed with access finger cutouts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
302 words
A paperboard carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines with the outer top panel overlying and being adhesively secured to the inner top panel; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines; tuck flap means for holding said first and second end panels in an upright position such that said end panels are bowed inwardly, said tuck flap means joined to said end panels by end score lines offset from said bottom score lines such that the distance between the end score lines is less than the distance between the bottom score lines, said tuck flap means including a tuck score line intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle between said tuck score line and said end score line is more than 45° while the angle between said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and handle means on said inner and outer top panels comprising a pair of spaced substantially semicircular cutouts in each of the top panels, the pair of cutouts in the inner top panel registering with the pair of cutouts in the outer top panel and a strap on each of the top panels located intermediate the cutouts, said straps extending substantially the entire width of the respective top panel, being defined by a pair of spaced apart cut lines and registering with the other strap whereby a double thickness handle is formed with access finger cutouts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The paperboard carton of claim 1 wherein said tuck score line is a perforated line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The paperboard carton of claim 1 wherein: the heights of the partial end panels are substantially one-third the height of the side panels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The paperboard carton of claim 1 wherein: each handle strap has an end portion terminating on one of the side panels, each end portion being defined by a pair of cut lines which diverge as the cut lines extend down from the upper edge of the side panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The paperboard carton of claim 1 wherein: each handle strap is hingedly joined to the adjacent side panel along a score line offset upwardly from the top score line joining the respective top panel and the side panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
261 words
A paperboard blank for a carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines; tuck flaps joining each partial end panel to the first and second side panels, said tuck flaps including a pair of generally triangular shaped flaps hingedly joined together along a tuck score line and joined to the side panel along side score lines and the end panel along end score lines, said tuck score lines intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle formed by the intersection of said tuck score line and said end score line is greater than 45° and the angle formed by the intersection of said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and handle means on said inner and outer top panels comprising a pair of spaced substantially semicircular cutouts in each of the top panels adapted to register when the carton is formed and a strap on each of the top panels located intermediate the cutouts, each strap extending substantially the entire width of the respective top panels, being defined by a pair of cut lines, and adapted to register when the carton is formed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
261 words
A paperboard blank for a carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines; tuck flaps joining each partial end panel to the first and second side panels, said tuck flaps including a pair of generally triangular shaped flaps hingedly joined together along a tuck score line and joined to the side panel along side score lines and the end panel along end score lines, said tuck score lines intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle formed by the intersection of said tuck score line and said end score line is greater than 45° and the angle formed by the intersection of said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and handle means on said inner and outer top panels comprising a pair of spaced substantially semicircular cutouts in each of the top panels adapted to register when the carton is formed and a strap on each of the top panels located intermediate the cutouts, each strap extending substantially the entire width of the respective top panels, being defined by a pair of cut lines, and adapted to register when the carton is formed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The paperboard carton blank of claim 6 wherein: each handle strap has an end portion terminating on one of the side panels, each end portion being defined by a pair of cut lines which diverge as the cut lines extend down from the upper edge of the side panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
280 words
A paperboard carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines with the outer top panel overlying and being adhesively secured to the inner top panel; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines, each partial end panel being held in an upright position by a pair of tuck flap means which are adhesively secured to the side panels; and tuck flap means for holding said first and second end panels in an upright position such that said end panels are bowed inwardly, said tuck flap means joined to said end panels by end score lines offset from said bottom score lines such that the distance between the end score lines is less than the distance between the bottom score lines, said tuck flap means including a tuck score line intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle between said tuck score line and said end score line is more than 45° while the angle between said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and tear strip means on at least one of the side panels, said tear strip means extending the entire length of the side panel, being defined by a pair of perforated lines and being located at substantially the same height as the tops of the partial end panels.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
280 words
A paperboard carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines with the outer top panel overlying and being adhesively secured to the inner top panel; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines, each partial end panel being held in an upright position by a pair of tuck flap means which are adhesively secured to the side panels; and tuck flap means for holding said first and second end panels in an upright position such that said end panels are bowed inwardly, said tuck flap means joined to said end panels by end score lines offset from said bottom score lines such that the distance between the end score lines is less than the distance between the bottom score lines, said tuck flap means including a tuck score line intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle between said tuck score line and said end score line is more than 45° while the angle between said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and tear strip means on at least one of the side panels, said tear strip means extending the entire length of the side panel, being defined by a pair of perforated lines and being located at substantially the same height as the tops of the partial end panels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The paperboard carton of claim 8 wherein: the heights of the partial end panels are substantially one-third the height of the side panels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
267 words
A paperboard blank for a carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines, each partial end panel being hingedly joined to the first and second side panels by tuck flaps; and tuck flap means for holding said first and second end panels in an upright position such that said end panels are bowed inwardly, said tuck flap means joined to said end panels by end score lines offset from said bottom score lines such that the distance between the end score lines is less than the distance between the bottom score lines, said tuck flap means including a tuck score line intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle between said tuck score line and said end score line is more than 45° while the angle between said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and tear strip means on at least one of the side panels, said tear strip means extending the entire length of the side panel, being defined by a pair of perforated lines and being located a distance from the lower edge of the side panel substantially equal to the heights of the partial end panels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
267 words
A paperboard blank for a carton for packaging a multiple of articles comprising: a bottom panel; first and second side panels hingedly joined at their lower edges to opposite side edges of the bottom panel along bottom score lines; outer and inner top panels hingedly joined to upper edges of the first and second side panels along top score lines; first and second partial end panels hingedly joined to opposite ends of the bottom panel along side score lines, each partial end panel being hingedly joined to the first and second side panels by tuck flaps; and tuck flap means for holding said first and second end panels in an upright position such that said end panels are bowed inwardly, said tuck flap means joined to said end panels by end score lines offset from said bottom score lines such that the distance between the end score lines is less than the distance between the bottom score lines, said tuck flap means including a tuck score line intersecting said side score lines and said end score lines such that the angle between said tuck score line and said end score line is more than 45° while the angle between said tuck score line and said side score line is less than 45°; and tear strip means on at least one of the side panels, said tear strip means extending the entire length of the side panel, being defined by a pair of perforated lines and being located a distance from the lower edge of the side panel substantially equal to the heights of the partial end panels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The paperboard carton of claim 1, wherein the angle between the tuck score line and the end score line is approximately 47° and the angle between the tuck score line and the side score line is approximately 43°.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The paperboard blank of claim 6, wherein the angle between the tuck score line and the end score line is approximately 47° and the angle between the tuck score line and the side score line is approximately 43°.
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