Patent ID: 9499319
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B31B,B65B,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a carton, the method comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least one panel and at least one article protection flap foldably connected to the at least one panel; positioning the at least one panel to at least partially form an interior space of the carton; loading at least one article in the interior space; folding the at least one article protection flap relative to the at least one panel after the loading the at least one article, the folding comprises moving the at least one article protection flap from a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel to a second position wherein the at least one article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel, the loading at least one article comprises loading a plurality of beverage bottles, each of the plurality of beverage bottles comprises a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion, the at least one panel comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the blank comprises at least two first end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel and at least two second end flaps each being respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least one panel, the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to the bottom panel, and the method further comprises folding the at least two first end flaps to close a first end of the carton and folding the at least two second end flaps to close a second end of the carton, the at least one article protection flap is folded into contact with a respective bottom portion of each of two adjacent beverage bottles when the at least one article protection flap is moved to the second position, the folding the at least one article protection flap comprises pressing the at least one article protection flap against the bottom portion of each of the two adjacent beverage bottles and moving the two adjacent beverage bottles.