US 12,139,311 B2
Cardboard support element
Paulus Antonius Augustinus Hoefte, Aslene (BE); Clara Sophie Lea Ng Pak Leung, Ixelles (BE); and Joost Peter Leflere, Mechelen (BE)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,978.
Application 18/469,978 is a continuation of application No. 17/365,480, filed on Jul. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,794,947.
Claims priority of application No. 20185107 (EP), filed on Jul. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002100 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 5/44 (2006.01); B65D 5/68 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/445 (2013.01) [B65D 5/685 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A consumer product comprising a detergent product contained in a container, the container comprising a box and a lid, wherein the lid comprises a top panel, opposing flanks extending from the top panel, and a support element, wherein the support element comprises a cardboard structure extending away from a base plane of the lid, a first flap connected to the cardboard structure and extended in a direction normal to the base plane and connected to one of the flanks, a second flap connected to the cardboard structure and connected to said top panel, wherein the cardboard structure further comprises a first primary panel and a second primary panel connected by a linear ridge, wherein said linear ridge is parallel to said top panel, wherein the box comprises a lock to maintain the lid in a closed position, the lock comprising an actuator aligned with the ridge when the lid is in a closed position, wherein the cardboard structure fits within the box when the lid is in the closed position.