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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1992
James B DeMaio, Marietta, GA (US);
James T Stout, Ellijay, GA (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A tubular carton includes interconnected bottom, side and top walls. The side walls are disposed perpendicular to the top and bottom walls to form a sleeve, with a dust flap foldably joined to each end of each of the top and bottom walls. An end flap is foldably joined to each end of the side walls, with at least a portion of each of the end flaps being disposed perpendicular to the major axis of the sleeve. An alignment edge is defined along each side edge of at least one of the dust flaps, the alignment edge being defined by a portion of the side edge extending to the fold line connecting an adjacent one of the end flaps to the respective one of the side walls. A corresponding carton blank is also disclosed.