Patent ID: 6068583
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B31B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of making a carton blank comprising: (a) die cutting a sheet of carton board in the form of a carton blank having a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side wall panel, a second side wall panel, a glue panel, a first top flap panel adjacent to a first end of the top panel, a second top panel adjacent to a second end of the top panel, a first bottom flap panel adjacent to a first end of the bottom panel, a second bottom flap panel adjacent to a second end of the bottom panel, a first side flap panel adjacent a first end of the first side wall panel, a second side flap panel adjacent a second end of the first side wall panel, a first side flap panel adjacent a first end of the second side wall panel, and a second side flap panel adjacent a second end of the second side wall panel; (b) providing a slit in the second bottom flap panel that emanates from the distal edge of the second bottom flap panel; (c) laying a first end of a strip of material over the bottom panel such that the strip of material extends from the first bottom flap panel to beyond the distal edge of the second bottom flap panel; (d) adhering the first end of the strip of material to the first bottom flap panel; and (e) cutting the strip of material at a point beyond the distal edge of the second bottom flap panel.