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Carton and carton hinge construction

US5586717A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 1995
Grant dateDec 24, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S229/909
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carton. The carton includes a rigid body having an open top and a slot formed therein, and a cover member for covering the open top. The cover member includes an outer cover panel hingedly connected to the body at a hinged connection and having an underside; and an inner cover panel folded upon the underside of the outer cover panel to be in face-to-face relation with the underside of the outer cover panel such that an outer edge of the inner cover panel registers with the hinged connection. The inner cover panel further includes, at the outer edge thereof, a locating flap having a tongue slidably received in the slot formed in the body.

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