Carton having a container and a carrier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9315288-B2
Application number	US-201414325617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	Jul 9, 2013
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

A carton for holding a first product and a second product. The carton comprises a container comprising a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the container. The plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel. The interior is for holding the first product. The plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container. A carrier is attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product. An attachment flap is foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container. The attachment flap is foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and attaches the carrier to the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carton for holding a first product and a second product, the carton comprising:
a container comprising a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first back panel and a second back panel, the interior is for holding the first product, the plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container;
a carrier attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product; and
an attachment flap foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container and foldably connected to the front panel at a lateral fold line, the lateral fold line at least partially defines the bottom edge, and the attachment flap attaches the carrier to the container; and
wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the second side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the first back panel is foldably connected to the first side panel along a third fold line, and the second back panel is foldably connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line, the first fold line, the second fold line, the third fold line, and the fourth fold line extend obliquely from the bottom edge.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises a plurality of carrier panels that form a sleeve, at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is in face-to-face contact with at least one of the plurality of panels of the container.

3. The carton of claim 2 , wherein the attachment flap comprises a base portion in face-to-face contact with the at least one of the plurality of panels of the container and a protruding portion in face-to-face contact with the at least one of the plurality of carrier panels of the carrier.

4. The carton of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of carrier panels comprises a first carrier panel, a second carrier panel, and a third carrier panel, the second carrier panel is foldably connected to the first carrier panel, and the third carrier panel is foldably connected to the first carrier panel.

5. The carton of claim 4 , wherein a first carrier attachment flap is connected to the second carrier panel and a second carrier attachment flap is connected to the third carrier panel, the first carrier attachment flap and the second carrier attachment flap are configured to overlap to form the carrier, at least one of the first carrier attachment flap and the second carrier attachment flap is attached to at least one of the plurality of panels of the container.

6. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the attachment flap is in face-to-face contact with at least one of the first carrier attachment flap and the second carrier attachment flap.

7. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the first side panel comprise a first gusset panel and a second gusset panel, the first gusset panel is foldably connected to the second gusset panel, and the second side panel comprise a third gusset panel and a fourth gusset panel, the third gusset panel is foldably connected to the fourth gusset panel.

8. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a top panel foldably connected to the front panel.

9. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the carton comprises a window in at least one of the plurality of panels to allow viewing of the first product.

10. The carton of claim 9 , wherein the window comprises an opening in at least one of the top panel and the front panel.

11. The carton of claim 10 , wherein the window comprises a transparent film covering the opening.

12. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a first end flap foldably connected to the first side panel and a second end flap foldably connected to the second side panel, the first end flap and the second end flap cooperate to at least partially close an end of the container.

13. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a top panel foldably connected to the front panel, the top panel cooperating with the first end flap and the second end flap to close the end of the container.

14. The carton of claim 13 , wherein the carton comprises a top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top end flap cooperating to close the end of the container, the top end flap being for securing the top panel in a closed position closing the end of the container.

15. The carton of claim 14 , wherein the top end flap is in face-to-face contact with at least one of the first back panel and the second back panel.

16. A carton for holding a first product and a second product, the carton comprising:
a container comprising a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least one back panel, the interior is for holding the first product, the plurality of panels are foldably connected at a bottom edge of the container;
a carrier attached to at least one of the plurality of panels for holding the second product, the carrier comprises a plurality of carrier panels that form a sleeve, at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is in face-to-face contact with at least one of the plurality of panels of the container; and
an attachment flap foldably connected at the bottom edge of the container, the attachment flap is foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and attaches the carrier to the container; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of carrier panels is removably attached to the attachment flap along a line of weakening.

17. The carton of claim 16 , wherein the line of weakening comprises at least one tear line.

18. The carton of claim 17 , wherein the line of weakening comprises at least one cut line.

19. A blank for forming a carton for holding a first product and a second product, the blank comprising:
a container portion for forming a container for holding the first product, the container portion comprising a plurality of panels for forming an interior of the container, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first back panel and a second back panel,
a carrier portion for forming a carrier for holding the second product; and
an attachment flap foldably connected to the front panel at a lateral fold line for forming a bottom edge of the container, the lateral fold line at least partially defines the bottom edge, and the attachment flap is for attaching the carrier to the container in the carton formed from the blank; and
wherein the first side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the second side panel is foldably connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the first back panel is foldably connected to first side panel along a third fold line, and the second back panel is foldably connected to the second side panel along a fourth fold line, the first fold line, second fold line, third fold line, and fourth fold lines extend obliquely from the lateral fold line.

20. The blank of claim 19 , wherein the carrier portion comprises a plurality of carrier panels for forming a sleeve, the attachment flap comprises a base portion in face-to-face contact with the at least one of the plurality of panels of the container and a protruding portion in face-to-face contact with the at least one of the plurality of carrier panels of

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc

Inventors

• Pinkstone Felicia A
• Hockin Michael Keith

Classifications

• B65D5/528

  Contents attached to or resting on the external surface of the container · CPC title

• B65D5/5273

  Containers provided with an inclined surface on which the contents are located (B65D5/5213, B65D5/5266 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/4204 Primary

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title