CARTONS AND BLANKS WITH PLEATS PROXIMATE CORNERS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

A collapsible box-like container or carton may be formed from a unitary foldable blank divided by fold lines into a bottom panel, a pair of side panels, a pair of end panels and corner sections. Each corner section may include triangular corner or pleat panels divided by a diagonal or oblique fold line. The triangular corner or pleat panels may be folded in intimate face-to-face contact on the outer surface of the adjacent end panels. Some of the triangular corner or pleat panels may be adhesively secured to the outer surface the adjacent end panel.

主权项

1. A carton, comprising:
a bottom panel; a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, the bottom panel being positioned between the first and second side panels; a third side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, the third side panel having opposite inner and outer sides; a first plurality of pleat panels foldably connected between the first side panel and the third side panel, wherein a first pleat panel of the first plurality of pleat panels is mounted to the outer side of the third side panel; and a second plurality of pleat panels foldably connected between the second side panel and the third side panel, wherein a first pleat panel of the second plurality of pleat panels is mounted to the outer side of the third side panel.