US 12,280,932 B2
Carton and blank therefor
Eric Boukredine, Ambrault (FR); and Julien D. Merzeau, Chateauroux (FR)
Assigned to WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 18/029,824
Filed by WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/053277
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 31, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/072911, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/086,863, filed on Oct. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406588 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 71/36 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 71/36 (2013.01) [B65D 2571/00197 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0045 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0066 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00728 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising a plurality of panels forming walls of a tubular structure, the walls comprising first and second side walls, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, and an end closure structure for at least partially closing an end of the tubular structure, the end closure structure comprising:
a top end closure flap comprising a handle structure which defines at least in part a handle opening in the top end closure flap for forming a carrying handle;
a side end closure flap coupled to one of the first and second side walls; and
a web panel coupling the top end closure flap to the side end closure flap, the web panel being hingedly connected to the top end closure flap and being hingedly connected to the side end closure flap, wherein the top end closure flap is connected to the top panel by at least one corner panel, wherein the plurality of panels comprises a first side panel for forming the first side wall, wherein the first side panel has a rounded corner edge along which the at least one corner panel is conformingly disposed.