Patent ID: 11905080
Assignee: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method of forming a carton for holding at least one food product, the method comprising:
obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a first end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and an access panel, the first end panel foldably connected to the first side panel, the first side panel foldably connected to the second end panel, the second end panel foldably connected to the second side panel, and the second side panel foldably connected to the first end panel, the plurality of end flaps comprising a lid flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels;
folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the carton; and
forming leak-resistant features of the carton by positioning the first end panel, the second end panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel in a downwardly sloping arrangement toward the bottom panel to form a bottom receptacle for one or more fluids in the interior of the carton.