Patent ID: 6328204
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A carton having an over-folded, sealed bottom, defining an interior storage region for storing a product, comprising;a plurality of side panels defining upstanding walls, the panels including first, second, third and fourth panels separated from adjacent side panels by longitudinal crease lines;a plurality of top panels defining a sealed top; anda plurality of bottom panels defining the over-folded, sealed bottom, the bottom panels extending from respective, adjacent side panels and separated from their respective side panels by a transverse crease line, each bottom panel having a length relative to the transverse crease line, each bottom panel being contiguous with adjacent bottom panels, the bottom panels separated from adjacent bottom panels by the longitudinal crease lines, the bottom panels including a rectangular major panel having a length, and a rectangular minor panel having a length that is less than the length of the major panel, the minor panel having a tab extending from an end thereof, the tab being separated from the minor panel by a tab crease line, the tab having a width less than a width of the minor panel, the tab further including a raw edge spaced from the tab crease line, each of the others of the bottom panels being formed from a plurality of substantially triangular panels, each of the other of the bottom panels having a transverse panel portion extending along an entire side of one of the triangular panels, the transverse panel portions extending fully to their respective longitudinal crease lines, the transverse panel portions being spaced from the tab,wherein when the bottom panel is folded to form the sealed bottom, the tab is folded over onto the minor panel at the tab crease line, and each of the transverse panel portions overlies substantially one-half of the tab to isolate the tab raw edge from the carton interior region.