Carton with at least one holder

• US 10,661,940 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2018
• Issued: 05/26/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Graphic Packaging International LLC (Graphic Packaging International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Graphic Packaging International LLC (Graphic Packaging International Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hajek, Ronald E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Demeree, Christopher R
• Application Number:
  US16/113,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20190071210A1
• Time in Patent Office: 638 Days
• Field of Search: 22912017, 229114, 229906, 229904, 229146, 229148, 22912008, 22912018, 229902, 22912013, 229127, 229149, 229931, 22912527, 22912529, 206562, 206763, 2065216, 206541
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/0044 the boxes having their opening facing upwardly
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/734 interengaging tongues and slots
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/0085 the container body comprising two mating compartments hinged together B65D77/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48016 formed by folding extensions hinged to the upper or lower edges of a tubular body B65D5/48008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5021 Integral elements for containers formed by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/6652 Flaps or tabs provided at the side edges of the lid only
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/6658 combined with flaps or tabs provided at the side edges of the lid
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/667 Lids in the form of an inverted tray

Abstract

A carton for holding at least one article includes a base, a lid, and a shoulder attached to the base. The base includes a first plurality of panels and the lid includes a second plurality of panels. The lid is foldably connected to the base such that the base and the lid at least partially surround an interior of the carton. The shoulder includes at least one holder for holding at least one accessory for the at least one article.

Claims

1. A carton for holding at least one article, the carton comprising:

a base comprising a first plurality of panels, the first plurality of panels comprising a first back panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel;

a lid comprising a second plurality of panels, the second plurality of panels comprising a second back panel, a top panel, and a lid panel, the lid foldably connected to the base such that the base and the lid at least partially surround an interior of the carton;

a shoulder attached to the base and comprising a portion of the bottom panel, the front panel, a front extension panel foldably connected to the front panel, and a front extension flap foldably connected to the front extension panel at a fold line, the shoulder comprising at least one holder for holding at least one accessory for the at least one article; and

locking features comprising a lock extending from the lid panel and an opening in the shoulder for at least partially receiving the lock, the opening intersects the fold line.

2. The carton of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels and forming a first lateral side of the carton and a second lateral side of the carton.

3. The carton of claim 1, wherein the shoulder at least partially defines an interior chamber, the at least one holder extends into the interior chamber.

4. The carton of claim 3, wherein the shoulder comprises at least one retention flap foldably connected to the shoulder, the at least one retention flap is folded downwardly into the interior chamber to form the at least one holder.

5. The carton of claim 4, wherein the at least one holder is a first holder, and the carton further comprises a second holder extending into the interior chamber.

6. The carton of claim 1, wherein the shoulder at least partially forms an interior chamber.

7. The carton of claim 6, wherein the front extension flap extends in general parallel relation with the front panel.

8. The carton of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps comprises a first end flap and a second end flap each foldably connected to the bottom panel and each comprising an opening, and wherein the front extension flap comprises a pair of tabs, each tab extending through a respective opening of the respective first end flap and the second end flap.

9. The carton of claim 6, wherein the at least one holder comprises at least one retention flap foldably connected to the front extension panel, the at least one holder extends at least partially into the interior chamber.

10. The carton of claim 9, wherein the at least one holder is a first holder, and the carton further comprises a second holder extending into the interior chamber.

11. The carton of claim 1, wherein the front extension panel comprises the opening for at least partially receiving the lock.

12. The carton of claim 11, wherein the lock comprises a head defined by a pair of notches.

13. The carton of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, wherein at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps comprises at least one extension for engagement with at least one ledge of the front extension panel, and wherein the locking features further comprise the at least one extension and the at least one ledge.

14. The carton of claim 13, wherein the at least one end flap is foldably connected to the top panel.

15. The carton of claim 1, wherein the lid is foldably connected to the base such that the lid is positionable to form an open configuration of the carton in which the lid is positioned away from the base and a closed configuration of the carton in which the lid at least partially encloses the base, when the carton is in the closed configuration, the front extension panel extends between the lid panel and the front panel.

16. The carton of claim 1, wherein the lid is foldably connected to the base such that the lid is positionable to form an open configuration of the carton in which the lid is positioned away from the base and a closed configuration of the carton in which the lid overlaps the base, the at least one holder is accessible in the closed configuration of the carton.

17. A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one article, the blank comprising:

a first plurality of panels for forming a base of the carton formed from the blank and comprising a first back panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel;

a second plurality of panels for forming a lid of the carton formed from the blank and comprising a second back panel, a top panel, and a lid panel, the first plurality of panels is foldably connected to the second plurality of panels such that the base and the lid at least partially surround an interior of the carton formed from the blank;

panels for forming a shoulder attached to the base of the carton formed from the blank, the panels for forming the shoulder comprising the front panel, a front extension panel foldably connected to the front panel, and a front extension flap foldably connected to the front extension panel at a fold line, the panels for forming the shoulder are for forming at least one holder for holding at least one accessory for the at least one article in the carton formed from the blank; and

locking features comprising a lock extending from the lid panel and an opening in at least one panel of the panels for forming the shoulder, the opening intersects the fold line and being for at least partially receiving the lock in the carton formed from the blank.

18. The blank of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels and for forming a first lateral side of the carton formed from the blank and a second lateral side of the carton formed from the blank.

19. The blank of claim 17, wherein at least one retention flap is foldably connected to at least one panel of the panels for forming the shoulder in the carton formed from the blank.

20. The blank of claim 19, wherein the at least one holder is a first holder, and the plurality of panels for forming the shoulder further comprises a second holder.

21. The blank of claim 17, wherein the panels for forming the shoulder comprise a portion of the bottom panel, the shoulder at least partially forms an interior chamber in the carton formed from the blank.

22. The blank of claim 21, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps comprises a first end flap and a second end flap each foldably connected to the bottom panel and each comprising an opening, and wherein the front extension flap comprises a pair of tabs for extending through a respective opening of the respective first end flap and the second end flap in the carton formed from the blank.

23. The blank of claim 21, wherein the at least one holder comprises at least one retention flap foldably connected to the front extension panel.

24. The blank of claim 23, wherein the at least one holder is a first holder, and the plurality of panels for forming the shoulder further comprises a second holder.

25. The blank of claim 17, wherein the shoulder in the carton formed from the blank comprises a portion of the bottom panel, wherein the front extension panel comprises the opening for at least partially receiving the lock in the carton formed from the blank.

26. The blank of claim 25, wherein the lock comprises a head defined by a pair of notches.

27. The blank of claim 25, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, wherein at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps comprises at least one extension for engagement with at least one ledge of the front extension panel in the carton formed from the blank, and wherein the locking features further comprise the at least one extension and the at least one ledge.

28. The blank of claim 27, wherein the at least one end flap is foldably connected to the top panel.

29. A method of forming a carton for holding at least one article, the method comprising:

obtaining a blank, the blank comprising a first plurality of panels comprising a first back panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel, a second plurality of panels foldably connected to the first plurality of panels and comprising a second back panel, a top panel, and a lid panel, shoulder panels comprising the front panel, a front extension panel foldably connected to the front panel, and a front extension flap foldably connected to the front extension panel at a fold line, and locking features comprising a lock extending from the lid panel and an opening for receiving the lock, the opening in at least one panel of the shoulder panels and intersecting the fold line;

at least partially folding the first plurality of panels to form a base of the carton;

at least partially folding the second plurality of panels to form a lid of the carton, the base and the lid at least partially surround an interior of the carton; and

at least partially folding the shoulder panels to form a shoulder attached to the base, the shoulder comprising at least one holder for holding at least one accessory for the at least one article.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, and further comprising at least partially folding the plurality of end flaps to form a first lateral side of the carton and a second lateral side of the carton.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the shoulder at least partially defines an interior chamber, the at least one holder extends into the interior chamber.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the shoulder comprises at least one retention flap foldably connected to the shoulder, the at least one retention flap is folded downwardly into the interior chamber to form the at least one holder.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the at least one holder is a first holder, and the carton further comprises a second holder extending into the interior chamber.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein the shoulder comprises a portion of the bottom panel, the shoulder at least partially forms an interior chamber.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the front extension flap extending in general parallel relation with the front panel.

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps comprises a first end flap and a second end flap each foldably connected to the bottom panel and each comprising an opening, and wherein the front extension flap comprises a pair of tabs, each tab extending through a respective opening of the respective first end flap and the second end flap.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the at least one holder comprises at least one retention flap foldably connected to the front extension panel, the at least one holder extends at least partially into the interior chamber.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the at least one holder is a first holder, and the carton further comprises a second holder extending into the interior chamber.

39. The method of claim 29, wherein the shoulder comprises a portion of the bottom panel, wherein the front extension panel comprises the opening for at least partially receiving the lock.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the lock comprises a head defined by a pair of notches.

41. The method of claim 39, further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the first plurality of panels and the second plurality of panels, wherein at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps comprises at least one extension for engagement with at least one ledge of the front extension panel, and wherein the locking features further comprise the at least one extension and the at least one ledge.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the at least one end flap is foldably connected to the top panel.

43. The method of claim 29, wherein the lid is foldably connected to the base such that the lid is positionable to form an open configuration of the carton in which the lid is positioned away from the base and a closed configuration of the carton in which the lid at least partially encloses the base, and the method further comprises positioning the lid to form the closed configuration of the carton with the front extension panel extending between the lid panel and the front panel.

44. The method of claim 29, wherein the lid is foldably connected to the base such that the lid is positionable to form an open configuration of the carton in which the lid is positioned away from the base and a closed configuration of the carton in which the lid overlaps the base, and the method further comprises positioning the lid to form the closed configuration of the carton, the at least one holder is accessible in the closed configuration of the carton.