Carton with prize coupon

• US 5,697,549 A
• Filed: 11/18/1996
• Issued: 12/16/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Pactiv Packaging Incorporated (Pactiv)
• Original Assignee: Dopaco Incorporated (Graeme Richard Hart, MBA)
• Inventors: Yocum, James A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins, Gary E.
• Application Number:
  US08/751,312
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 229/400, 229/902, 229/906, 206/459.5, 206/831, 40/312, 40/324
• US Class Current: 229/400
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/18 by folding a single blank to U-shape to form the base of the container and opposite sides of the body portion, the remaining sides being formed primarily by extensions of one or more of these opposite sides, e.g. flaps hinged thereto B65D5/36 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4229 in the form of a detachable panel
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/831 Detachable coupon
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 229/906 Baked goods

Abstract

A prize concealing member integrally formed by partially severing and folding a tab-forming section of a carton wall to overly and conceal a prize coupon also defined from the wall with both the tab and coupon being selectively severable from the wall.

Claims

1. A carton with an integral prize concealing member, said carton including a carton wall, said concealing member including a tab integral with said wall and foldable between a first open position in a substantially common plane with said wall and a second closed position overlying a section of said wall adjacent said tab, said tab in said second closed position cooperating with said section of said wall in concealing promotional material, and means for releasably securing said tab in said second position, said wall section comprising a coupon, and severance lines between said coupon and said carton wall adjacent said coupon wherein said coupon is selectively severable from said wall.

2. The carton of claim 1 including a further severance line between said coupon and said tab.

3. The carton of claim 1 wherein said wall has a free upper edge, said tab being defined from said wall and extending downward from said wall upper edge to a lower tab edge at said coupon, said lower tab edge being defined by a transverse fold line between said tab and said coupon generally paralleling said wall upper edge.

4. The carton of claim 1 wherein said wall has a free upper edge, said tab projecting from said upper edge with a fold line defined at said upper edge between said tab and said wall for a selective folding of said tab over said wall.

5. The carton of claim 1 wherein said means for securing said tab in said second position comprises an extension integral with said tab and adhesive means on said extension for adhesively securing said extension and said tab to said carton wall.

6. The carton of claim 5 including a severance line between said tab and said extension for selective removal of said extension from said tab.

7. The carton of claim 1 wherein said promotional material is presented by indicia on said coupon.

8. In a folded paperboard container including a container wall, a tab integral with said wall and foldable between a first open position in a substantially common plane with said wall and a second closed position overlying a section of said wall adjacent said tab, said tab in said second closed position cooperating with said section of said wall in concealing promotional material, said wall section comprising a coupon, and severance lines between said coupon and said container wall adjacent said coupon wherein said coupon is selectively severable from said wall.

9. The container of claim 8 wherein said wall defines an upwardly opening receptacle with a free upper edge, said tab extending from said wall upper edge and being foldable into said receptacle to said second position.

10. The container of claim 9 including means for securing said tab in said second position comprising an extension integral with said tab and adhesive means on said extension for adhesively securing said extension and said tab to said container wall.