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Carton construction

  • US 3,949,928 A
  • Filed: 02/12/1975
  • Issued: 04/13/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tray member suitable for containing articles therein in combination with an outer sleeve member into which said tray member is adapted to be inserted, said tray member comprising a bottom panel having pairs of opposite side edges and opposite end edges, an outer side wall panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel and integral therewith along each of said side edges, an outer end wall panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel and integral therewith along each of said end edges, each of said outer side wall panels having an upper edge and opposite end edges, each of said outer end wall panels having an upper edge and opposite side edges, each of said outer side wall panels further having an inner side wall panel integral therewith along said upper edge thereof and opposite end flaps integral therewith along said opposite end edges thereof, each of said outer end wall panels further having an inner end wall panel integral therewith along said upper edge thereof and opposite side flaps integral therewith along said opposite side edges thereof, said end flaps of each of said outer side wall panels being formed as an independent and separate piece apart from an adjacent side flap on said inner end wall panels, one of each adjacent end flap and side flap being folded 180°

  • along the edge along which it is integral with an outer side or end wall panel and secured to an inner surface of said outer side or end wall panel, the other of each adjacent end flap and side flap being folded 90°

    along the edge along which it is integral with an outer side or end wall panel and secured to said adjacent flap along confronting surfaces thereof, said inner side and end wall panels each being folded inwardly 180°

    along the upper edges of the outer side and end wall panels, respectively, whereby said tray in its assembled condition has no exposed or visible raw edge along the exterior thereof, said outer sleeve member comprising a plurality of wall panel portions and of which each panel portion is formed of at least two-ply thickness with all exposed or externally visible edges thereof being folded and thereby showing no raw cut edges, said combination with said tray member inserted in said outer sleeve member may be adaptable to being placed on a shelf in a position on an end with the bottom panel of said tray extending vertically, said outer sleeve member in the storage condition of said combination including a generally elongated opening which may be directed toward the back of a book shelf and a generally elongated wall section opposite to said opening, and said wall section being finished along its exterior surface as a facsimile portion of a book cover.

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