US 11,753,224 B2
Article carrier and blank therefor
Gregory P. Hayter, Atlanta, GA (US); Carl J. Gibson, Opelika, AL (US); and James J. Talbot, Lafayette, AL (US)
Assigned to WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/107,375.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/547,921, filed on Aug. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0055071 A1, Feb. 21, 2019
Int. Cl. B65D 71/58 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 71/0022 (2013.01) [B65D 2301/10 (2013.01); B65D 2571/0066 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00141 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00388 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00487 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00524 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00802 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00956 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blank for forming an article carrier, the blank comprising:
a plurality of panels for forming walls of the carrier including a first side panel, a second side panel, and a bottom panel,
the first side panel being adjacently hinged to the bottom panel by a first hinged connection having a length and the bottom panel being asymmetrical and having first and second opposed end edges,
the first end edge being offset from a first end edge of the first side panel by a first distance at a portion of the first end edge that joins the first side panel,
the second end edge of the bottom panel being offset from a second end edge of the first side panel by a second distance, and
the first distance being greater than the second distance,
the bottom panel comprising a beveled corner, the beveled corner being located at an intersection of the first end edge of the bottom panel with a free side edge of the bottom panel, the free side edge being opposite from a side edge of the bottom panel that is hinged to the first side panel,
wherein the first side panel has a width defined as the distance between first and second end edges thereof, and the length of the first hinged connection is less than the width of the first side panel.