Patent ID: 9630736
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising at least one top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a bottom panel; the plurality of articles being in the interior of the carton and comprising a first layer of articles supported by the first side panel and a second layer of articles on top of the first layer of articles and adjacent the second side panel; a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels for closing an end of the carton, the plurality of end flaps comprising a top end flap foldably connected to the at least one top panel, a bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, a first side end flap foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second side end flap foldably connected to the second side panel, the top end flap and the bottom end flap being in face-to-face contact with an interior surface of the first side end flap, and the second side end flap overlapping at least a portion of the first side end flap to close the end of the carton, the first side end flap has reinforcement features for increasing the strength of the carton, the reinforcement features comprise a distal portion of the first side end flap that is positioned between a first article of the first layer of articles and a second article of the second layer of articles, the distal portion being generally parallel to the first side panel.