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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R Anchor, Itasca, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, SA, Pully, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
229137 ; 22912542 ; 229138 ; 229184 ; 229213 ; 229214 ; 2299151 ; 229935 ;
Abstract
A gable-top carton and a corresponding carton blank are set forth. The upstanding fin of the carton comprises a centrally disposed depressed region that facilitates stacking of the cartons on top of one another in a manner that results in a more even load distribution on the fins of the lower cartons than obtained when stacking conventional gable-top cartons. A further advantage is realized in the corresponding carton blanks in that the corresponding blanks may be disposed in a top-to-top manner along the width of a web of material whereby savings in material and production costs results.