Carton

• US 3,181,772 A
• Filed: 05/21/1962
• Issued: 05/04/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Vernon H. Collins, William J. Goetschius
• Original Assignee: Vernon H. Collins, William J. Goetschius
• Inventors: Collins, Vernon H., Goetschius, William J.
• Application Number:
  US04/196,138
• Time in Patent Office: 1,079 Days
• US Class Current: 229/117.13
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/548 for opening containers formed by erecting a blank to U-shape
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 229/915 Stacking feature

Claims

1. A CARTON COMPRISING TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS;

A FIRST END WALL EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, SAID FIRST END WALL HAVING A TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE THEREIN DIVIDING SAID FIRST END WALL INTO TOP AND BOTTOM SECTIONS, SAID FIRST END WALL COMPRISING INNER AND OUTER PANELS, ONE OF SAID PANELS EXTENDING FROM SAID TOP WALL AND THE OTHER OF SAID PANELS EXTENDING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALLS, EACH OF SAID PANELS EXTENDING TO A POSITION BEYOND SAID TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE, THE SECTION OF SAID INNER PANEL BEYOND SAID TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE BEING AFFIXED TO SAID OUTER PANEL, SAID OUTER PANEL HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL SLITS THEREIN EXTENDING FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID PANEL TO SAID TRANSVERSE SCORE LINE, SAID SLITS DEFINING A CENTRAL HANDLE PORTION AND A PAIR OF SIDE TABS, SAID SIDE TABS BEING AFFIXED TO SAID INNER PANEL;