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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Graphic Packaging International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
William Faulkner, Marietta, GA (US);
Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A carton for holding at least one article. The carton has a front panel and a back panel that at least partially form an interior of the carton. A first end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel and a second end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel. Locking features are for releasably securing the end flaps in a closed configuration with the first end flap and the second end flap in face-to-face contact. The locking features comprise a male locking feature foldably connected to at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap, and a female locking feature adjacent at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap.