Patent · US Expired

Multi-ply carton, carton blank & method of forming the blank

US5992732A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1998
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1798
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A multiply blank for forminmg a tray base or lid comprising a a a flat paperboard substrate (S) to which an outer decorative sheet (16) is secured. The paperboard substrate comprises a main panel (m) having opposed side edges to each of which a pair of side wall panels (s) is hinged for forming respectively outer and inner side walls when the tray base or lid is erected, and having opposed end edges to which a pair of end wall panels (e) is hinged for forming respectively outer and inner end walls when the tray base or lid is erected, and foldable web panels (w) interconnecting the outer side- and end wall panels. The decorative sheet is adhered to the flat paperboard substrate along strips of adhesive extending along those side- and end wall panels which become the inner side- and end walls when the tray base or lid is erected. The decorative sheet is further adhered to the foldable web panels (w) between the mentioned longitudinal and transverse strips of adhesive.

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