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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1990
John P DePasquale, Penfield, NY (US);
Patricia A Josephs, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Paperboard Industries, Inc., Newport News, VA (US);
Abstract
A carton for packaging ice cream or the like, one embodiment of which includes front, rear and bottom panels. A lid is operably associated with the front, rear and bottom panels for forming a hollow tube having first and second open ends. The lid includes a cover panel and means for securing the cover panel to one of the front, rear and bottom panels. A first set of end flaps are operably associated with the first open end of the hollow tube for sealing the first open end. A second set of end flaps are operably associated with the second open end of the hollow tube for sealing the second open end. The first set of end flaps include at least first and second end flaps, the first end flap is offset inwardly of the second end flap. A first membrane flap extends from the second end flap of the first set of end flaps and inwardly toward the second set of end flaps. First spacing means is provided for forming an opening between the first end flap of the first set of end flaps and the cover panel for receiving the first membrane flap. The first spacing means is formed on a portion of the carton removed from an upper edge of the first end flap of the first set of end flaps.