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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Blin, Chateauroux, FR;
Assignee:
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/18 (2006.01); B65D 71/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/18 (2013.01); B65D 71/22 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0066 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00141 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00265 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00271 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00716 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00839 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00895 (2013.01);
Abstract
A package includes a carton () and one or more articles (A). The carton includes a top panel (), a base panel (), a first side wall () and a second side wall (). The first side wall includes at least one tab () hingedly connected thereto. The at least one tab is configured to provide a support structure for facilitating stacking of the carton. The at least one tab has a lower edge in contact with an upper surface of an article and includes an upper edge in contact with an inner surface of the top panel of the carton so as to support the top panel of the carton above the upper surface of the article.