Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

The Mead Corporation

Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC

Other

Westrock Packaging Systems, LLC

John Murdick Holley, Jr

Mark Baldino

O'Neal Alexander

Colin P Ford

Raymond S Kastanek

Michael R Schmal

Frank N Moncrief

Michael Cerio

Aaron L Bates

James R Oliff

Ana Gonzalez

Raymond Rudolph Spivey, Sr

Bradford J Walling

Meng-Chuan Wu

Brian Smalley

Patrick Blin

Jon Thompson

Raymond R Spivey

Harmen Boersma

Ronald A Baxter

Kyle Steven Schumaker

Tamio Ikeda

James W Wright

Jean Michel Auclair

Garrett K Schemmel

Diego Rovere

Martinus Cm Bakx

Thomas A Boshinski

A carton for containing plurality of articles. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels can comprise a side panel. A plurality of end flaps can be respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The plurality of end flaps can at least partially form a closed end of the carton, and the plurality of end flaps can comprise a side end flap. A bevel panel can extend along a corner of the carton so that the side end flap is at least partially connected to the side panel by the bevel panel. The bevel panel can comprise features that are shaped and located at the corner according to geometric aspects of one or more articles of the plurality of articles.

Carton for articles

Carrier for containers

Carton

A tray for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, and a plurality of end flaps including a plurality of top end flaps cooperating to form a rim extending from the plurality of panels, each top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps foldably connected to an adjacent top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps.

Carton for food products

A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. An article protection insert comprises a plurality of features for engaging a respective article of the plurality of articles. At least one access feature is in the top panel for positioning the article protection insert to a position wherein the features engage at least one article of the plurality of articles.

Carton with article protection insert

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The plurality of panels can comprise at least a front panel and a central panel. The interior of the carrier can be divided into a front portion and a back portion by at least the central panel. A divider flap can be foldably connected to the central panel. The divider flap can extend at least partially from the central panel to the front panel. An attachment feature can comprise a hinge panel and an attachment tab. The hinge panel can be foldably connected to the divider flap along a first fold line, and the attachment tab can be foldably connected to the hinge panel along a second fold line. The attachment tab and the front panel can at least partially overlap one another.

A carrier for holding one or more products. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least a front panel and a side panel. A central panel can at least partially divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion. The side panel can extend at least partially from the front panel to the central panel. A lid can at least partially close a top of the carrier.

Carrier with lid

A carton for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels includes a bottom panel, a front panel, and a back panel. At least one side end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, and the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one side end flap cooperate to form an open top of the carton for accessing the interior of the carton. The at least one side end flap has a first locking feature and the other of the front panel and the back panel has a second locking feature, engagement of the first locking feature and the second locking feature secures the at least one side end flap to the other of the front panel and the back panel.

Carton for a food product

A carton for containing at least one article. The carton comprises at least one panel that can form an interior of the carton. The carton comprises at least one protection feature for protecting the articles from breakage. The article protection feature can comprise at least one feature in end flaps of the carton. The article protection feature can comprise an article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel. The article protection flap can be moveable between a first position and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel.

Carton with article protection feature

A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The plurality of end flaps are at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The carton also can comprise at least one article protection flap foldably connected to at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps for engaging at least one article of the plurality of articles. The at least one article protection flap extends from the closed end at least partially into the interior of the carton.

Method of forming a carton with article protection feature

A carton for containing at least one article. The carton includes a plurality of panels at least partially forming an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel. The carton includes an article protection flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The article protection flap is moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the top panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the top panel. The at least one access feature in the top panel is for positioning the article protection flap from the first position to the second position.

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Lawrenceville, GA, United States of America

John Murdick Holley, Jr