Carton with opposing wave-shaped panel and squared panel and blanks for constructing same

a carton and squared panel technology, applied in the field of paperboard packages, boxes, cartons, etc., can solve the problems of single die-cut blank, unsatisfactory balance between aesthetics and ease in erecting cartons

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-06-28
DIAL CORPORATION
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[0010]The present invention is a new and novel carton comprising opposing wave-shaped panel and squared panel, and in particular comprising a wave-shaped front panel, a squared back panel, and opposing side pa

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This is presumably because of the difficulty in devising a single die-cut blank that can be erected and glued to create a carton comprised of intricately curved panels.
The balance between aesthetics and the ease in erecting the carton has not been achieved for all conceivable types of packaging designs, in spite of decades of innovation in this area of packaging.

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[0020]The following description is of exemplary embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. For example, the present carton may close at the top by a conventional arrangement of four glue flaps, such as found on most cereal boxes, rather than a closure comprising a hinging lid. Additionally, though described herein in general terms of a carton assembled from a single blank, additional cardboard, paperboard or corrugate board inserts or layers such as dividers or strengtheners may be envisioned in or on the present carton. Most importantly, the present carton is not limited to any particula...

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A carton is described that comprises opposing wave-shaped and squared panels wherein the two opposing panels preferably comprise a wave-shaped front panel and a squared back panel. Also disclosed are single, flat die-cut blanks that may be used to form the present carton. The carton comprises a wave-shaped front panel further comprising two opposing wave-shaped fold lines that approximate single sine waves having a frequency equal to the height of the carton and two opposing straight fold lines that are the top and bottom edges to the front panel. The present carton may optionally comprise a hinging cup-shaped lid in hinging arrangement with the front panel to open forward toward the consumer, or may optionally comprise four top flaps resembling a cereal box top closure.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to paperboard packages, boxes, or cartons, and in particular to a paperboard blank and a carton comprising a wave-shaped panel opposite a squared panel made from the blank.BACKGROUND[0002]Cartons having one or more curved panels are found in retail packaging and in the patent literature. Most of these cartons comprise one or more panels that are fully concave or convex. Such cartons are commonly seen in food and sporting goods packaging. Curved panel cartons may have functional attributes simply by having an overall shape that accommodates the shape of the contents therein. Other cartons with curved panels may have ornamental attributes yet still require imaginative design of a single die-cut blank that can be easily erected to form the ornamental carton.[0003]For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,078,989 (Curran, et al.) claims a carton with a contour design erected from a single die-cut blank. The blank comprises a top panel with bifurc...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D5/42
CPCB65D5/18B65D5/6685
InventorWILKUM, ASHLEYMIILLER, NANCYFISHER, RAYMONDKOVEN, STEPHEN
OwnerDIAL CORPORATION