Carton with article protection feature

摘要

A carton for containing at least one article. The carton comprises at least one panel that can form an interior of the carton. The carton comprises at least one protection feature for protecting the articles from breakage. The article protection feature can comprise at least one feature in end flaps of the carton. The article protection feature can comprise an article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel. The article protection flap can be moveable between a first position and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel.

主权项

1. A carton for containing at least one article, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton; at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the end flaps being at least partially overlapped to close an end of the carton; at least one article protection feature for protecting the at least one article, the at least one article protection feature is positioned between the at least two end flaps; wherein the at least two end flaps comprises a first end flap and a second end flap, the first end flap comprises a first interior surface and an opposing first exterior surface, the second end flap comprises a second interior surface and an opposing second exterior surface, the article protection feature comprises at least one feature on one of the first end flap and the second end flap, the at least one feature comprises a first feature on the first end flap and a second feature on the second end flap, and the first feature and the second feature are generally aligned at the closed end; wherein the first feature comprises a first deformation and the second feature comprises a second deformation, the first deformation comprises a first indentation on the first exterior surface of the first end flap, the second deformation comprises a second indentation on the second interior surface of the second end flap, the first indentation forms a first protrusion on the first interior surface of the first end flap, and the second indentation forms a second protrusion on the second exterior surface of the second end flap; wherein the first indentation and the second indentation combine to form a pocket in the overlapped first and second end flaps, the pocket being for providing cushioning of the at least one article.