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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Robert Carpenter, Darlington, SC (US);
Tony L. Thomas, Hartsville, SC (US);
Paul E. Miller, Cheraw, SC (US);
Kurt A. Ziegenfelder, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC., Hartsville, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/04 (2006.01); B65D 3/26 (2006.01); B65D 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/04 (2013.01); B65D 3/262 (2013.01); B65D 3/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises a container comprising: a base; at least one paper-based sidewall seamed to and extending upwardly from the base, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises a score line near the base that is at least partially circumferential and is configured to be torn through to remove the base from the sidewall; and a liner ply adhered to an interior surface of the sidewall.