CARTON WITH ADVERTISING MEANS
First Claim
1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising a top wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, the carton further comprising a shaped panel formed from one of said top, side and bottom walls, said one wall having first and second opposed end edges, the shaped panel being disposed between said first end edge of said one wall and a first aperture struck at least in part from said one wall, said shaped panel being defined in part by said first end edge and in part by said first aperture, both said first end edge and said first aperture being contoured such that the shape of said shaped panel represents visual information associated with said articles.
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Abstract
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, such as yoghurt pots, the carton including a plurality of main panels (428, 416, 429, 430) for forming the carton top, side and bottom walls. The carton further comprises a shaped panel (418) formed from at least one (416) of the carton walls. The shaped panel (418) is defined in part by a first aperture (420) struck from the one carton wall (416) and in part by an end edge (426) of the one carton wall.
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- 1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising a top wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, the carton further comprising a shaped panel formed from one of said top, side and bottom walls, said one wall having first and second opposed end edges, the shaped panel being disposed between said first end edge of said one wall and a first aperture struck at least in part from said one wall, said shaped panel being defined in part by said first end edge and in part by said first aperture, both said first end edge and said first aperture being contoured such that the shape of said shaped panel represents visual information associated with said articles.
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14. A blank for forming a carton for containing a plurality of articles, the blank comprising a top wall panel, a pair of side wall panels and a bottom wall panel, the blank further comprising a shaped panel formed from one of said top, side and bottom wall panels, said one wall panel having first and second opposed end edges, the shaped panel being disposed between said first end edge of said one wall panel and a first aperture struck at least in part from said one wall panel, said shaped panel being defined in part by said first end edge and in part by said first aperture both said first end edge and said first aperture being contoured such that the shape of said shaped panel represents visual information associated with said articles.
- 15. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising a top wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, the carton further comprising a shaped panel formed from one of said top, side and bottom walls, said one wall having first and second opposed apertures each struck from said one wall, the shaped panel being disposed between said first and second apertures, said shaped panel being defined in part by said first aperture and in part by said second aperture, both said first and second apertures being contoured such that the shape of said shaped panel represents visual information associated with said articles.
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