US 12,264,000 B2
Carton with tamper-evident feature and method of using same
Steven A. Mayer, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Assigned to Inno-Pak, LLC, Delaware, OH (US)
Filed by Inno-Pak, LLC, Delaware, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/093,655.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/314,075, filed on Feb. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271747 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 5/54 (2006.01); B65D 5/66 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/546 (2013.01) [B65D 5/6658 (2013.01); B65D 2401/15 (2020.05)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tamper evident carton, comprising:
a. a floor panel;
b. side panels extending about a periphery of the floor panel, wherein the side panels comprise a front side panel, an opposing rear side panel, a first end panel, and an opposing second end panel, and wherein the front side panel comprises a front side top edge flap and the opposing first and second end panels comprise a first end top edge flap and a second end top edge flap, respectively, wherein the front side top edge flap, the first end top edge flap, and the second end top edge flap are hingedly connected to a top edge of their respective panel, and wherein one or more of the front side top edge flap, first end top edge flap, and second end top edge flap comprise a receiving tab formed therein;
c. corner gussets extending between adjacent side panels, wherein the floor panel, side panels, and corner gussets are configurable to form a compartment region;
d. a lid flap extending from an uppermost edge of the rear side panel forming a moveable hinge joint therebetween, the lid flap comprising a front edge flap extending from a front edge of the lid flap opposite that of the moveable hinge joint;
e. a tear strip disposed in the front edge flap; and
wherein the front edge flap further comprises a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is configured to affix to at least a portion of an outer facing surface of the front side panel, and wherein the tear strip extends a length of the front edge flap and is disposed between the coupling portion and the front edge of the lid flap.