Paperboard Carton

摘要

A paperboard carton is formed by interconnecting a main body piece, folded to establish at least a bottom wall and first and second spaced side panels, with separately formed third and fourth side panels. To strengthen the carton and enable similarly configured cartons to be effectively, vertically stacked, a caliper or basis weight of each of the third and fourth side panels is made greater than the main body piece and/or an orientation of the fibers between the pieces is varied as compared to a conventional carton.

主权项

1. A carton comprising:
a main body piece which is folded to establish a bottom wall and first and second side panels which are spaced by the bottom wall, each of the first and second side panels including first and second opposing side edge portions; a third side panel extending between and secured to the bottom wall and the first side edge portions of the first and second side panels; and a fourth side panel extending between and secured to the bottom wall and the second side edge portions of the first and second side panels, wherein:
a) said main body piece, the third side panel and the fourth side panel constitute separate pieces which are interconnected to form the carton with an interior cavity adapted to contain at least one edible product to be sold to a consumer,b) each of said main body piece, the third side panel and the fourth side panel is formed of paperboard,c) a caliper of each of the third and fourth side panels is greater than the main body piece, andd) the carton exhibits a compression strength which enables similarly configured cartons to be directly stacked upon each other for shipping purposes.