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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Matthew E. Zacherle, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Bradford Walling, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Meng-Chuan Wu, Fayetteville, GA (US);
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate to an expandable carton () which can be opened from a closed state having a first capacity, into an opened state having a second, greater capacity such that ice or other additional articles can be loaded into the expanded carton along with the original articles housed therein. The carton () comprises: a top wall (), a bottom wall (), a first side wall (), and a second side wall () hingedly connected to one another to form a tubular structure. The carton () additionally comprises a first end wall () and a second end wall (), each of said end walls () for enclosing an open end of the tubular structure of the carton.