Gusseted carton
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1. A carton comprising:
- a bottom panel;
a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
a top wall foldably connected to the first side panel and the second side panel, a top wall breachable line of disruption extending at least partially across the top wall; and
at least one end wall comprisinga bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
a closure flap foldably connected to the bottom end panel, the closure flap at least partially overlapping the top wall;
at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel; and
at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the top wall.
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Abstract
A carton is formed from a blank having gusseted corners that in part form an interior carton volume. The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration. The carton can include a bottom receptacle portion that may be liquid-tight.
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26 Claims
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1. A carton comprising:
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a bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a top wall foldably connected to the first side panel and the second side panel, a top wall breachable line of disruption extending at least partially across the top wall; and at least one end wall comprising a bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a closure flap foldably connected to the bottom end panel, the closure flap at least partially overlapping the top wall; at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel; and at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the top wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A carton comprising:
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a bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a top wall foldably connected to the first side panel and the second side panel, a top wall breachable line of disruption extending at least partially across the top wall; and at least one end wall comprising a bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel; and at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the top wall; wherein the at least one lower gusset comprises a first lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and the first side panel and a second lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and the second side panel, and the at least one upper gusset comprises a first upper gusset foldably connected to the first lower gusset and the top wall and a second upper gusset foldably connected to the second lower gusset and the top wall; and wherein the at least one end wall further comprises a closure flap foldably connected to the bottom end panel and an at least one breachable line of disruption in the closure flap. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
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a bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; at least one top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and having a breachable line of disruption extending across the at least one top panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; at least one bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a closure flap foldably connected to the at least one bottom end panel, the closure flap being for at least partially overlapping the at least one top panel when the carton is formed from the blank; at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the at least one bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel; and at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the at least one top panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
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a bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; at least one top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and having a breachable line of disruption extending across the at least one top panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; at least one bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the at least one bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel; at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the at least one top panel; and a closure flap foldably connected to the bottom end panel and comprising at least one breachable line of disruption in the closure flap; wherein the at least one lower gusset comprises a first lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and the first side panel and a second lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and the second side panel, the at least one top panel comprises a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel, and the at least one upper gusset comprises a first upper gusset foldably connected to the first lower gusset and the first top panel and a second upper gusset foldably connected to the second lower gusset and the second top panel. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
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providing a blank comprising a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and having a breachable line of disruption extending across the at least one top panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a closure flap foldably connected to the at least one bottom end panel, at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the at least one bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the at least one top panel; folding the first side panel and the second side panel relative to the bottom panel and the at least one top panel to form a sleeve; and folding the bottom end panel so that the least one lower gusset is folded to form a liquid-tight bottom receptacle and the at least one first lower upper gusset is folded; and folding the closure flap to at least partially overlap the at least one top panel. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers, the method comprising:
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providing a blank comprising a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and having a breachable line of disruption extending across the at least one top panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, at least one lower gusset foldably connected to the at least one bottom end panel and one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least one upper gusset foldably connected to the at least one lower gusset and the at least one top panel; folding the first side panel and the second side panel relative to the bottom panel and the at least one top panel to form a sleeve; and folding the bottom end panel so that the least one lower gusset is folded to form a liquid-tight bottom receptacle and the at least one upper gusset is folded; wherein the at least one lower gusset comprises a first lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and the first side panel and a second lower gusset foldably connected to the bottom end panel and the second side panel, the at least one top panel comprises a first top panel and a second top panel, and the at least one upper gusset comprises a first upper gusset foldably connected to the first lower gusset and the first top panel and a second upper gusset foldably connected to the second lower gusset and the second top panel, each of the first lower gusset and the second lower gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to a second gusset panel at a first oblique fold line, wherein the first gusset panel is foldably connected to the bottom end panel at a lateral fold line and the second gusset panel is connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel at a longitudinal fold line, and the folding the bottom end panel upwards comprises folding the first gusset panel to be in face-to-face contact with the second gusset panel; wherein each of the first upper gusset and the second upper gusset comprises a third gusset panel foldably connected to a fourth gusset panel at a second oblique fold line, wherein the third gusset panel is foldably connected to the second gusset panel at a lateral fold line and the fourth gusset panel is foldably connected to one of the first top panel and the second top panel at the longitudinal fold line, the at least one end wall further comprises a closure flap foldably connected to the bottom end panel and an at least one breachable line of disruption in the closure flap, and the folding of the bottom end panel comprises folding the third gusset panel relative to the fourth gusset panel. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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