SHIPPING CARTON WITH INTEGRAL CUSHION SUPPORT
First Claim
1. A shipping carton comprisinga bottom,first and second side walls and first and second end walls extending vertically from the bottom, anda top coupled to the first and second side and end walls, wherein the top and bottom include first and second side flaps coupled to the first and second side walls and first and second end flaps coupled to the first and second end walls, and wherein one or more of the first and second end walls of the top include a integrally formed cushion support having an elongate body with a triangular cross-sectional shape
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Abstract
A shipping carton with an integral cushion support. The carton includes a bottom, two side walls and two end walls extending vertically from the base, and a top. The top and bottom of the carton include two side flaps and two end flaps that are used to close the top and bottom in a conventional manner. The end flaps preferably include a integrally formed cushion support that includes an elongate body having a triangular cross-sectional shape defined by a vertical wall extending away from the end flap and an inclined wall extending from the end of the vertical wall towards the end flap. One or more locking tabs extend from the end of the inclined wall of the cushion support and engage one or more slots formed in the end flap. Alternatively, a locking member extends away from the end flap in the same direction as the vertical wall of the cushion support and includes a locking slot formed adjacent the end flap that is engaged by the one or more locking tabs to lock the cushion support in place. When the end flaps are turned in for closing the top of the carton, the vertical wall of the cushion support abuts or otherwise engages a support member block that is operably engaging at least a portion of the top of the packaged product.
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1. A shipping carton comprising
a bottom, first and second side walls and first and second end walls extending vertically from the bottom, and a top coupled to the first and second side and end walls, wherein the top and bottom include first and second side flaps coupled to the first and second side walls and first and second end flaps coupled to the first and second end walls, and wherein one or more of the first and second end walls of the top include a integrally formed cushion support having an elongate body with a triangular cross-sectional shape
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