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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2005
John M. Holley, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John M. Holley, Jr., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A method for removing material between the panels of a foldable blank (), includes the steps of: separating at least a portion of the blank with a contoured line () to define a first panel () and a second panel (), terminating the contoured line at a vertex (V), selecting one of the first and second panels as a trimmed panel () from which material is to be removed, defining a first line (R) that includes a pair of first and second points (P, P) on an edge of the trimmed panel, and removing a portion (A) of the trimmed panel defined by the first line and a section of the edge lying between the first and second points.