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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jerry G. Bachner, Algonquin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nimco Corporation, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/06 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and corresponding method for contouring a container bottom to form carton legs from a standard carton blank through the use of a seal plate and a mandrel pad. The carton legs provide improved free standing stability of the carton.