Patent ID: 7699215

Claim:
A carton, comprising: a top panel; a bottom panel; a first side panel comprising a first upper side panel and a first lower side panel; a second side panel comprising a second upper side panel and a second lower side panel; a first end panel, comprising: a first bottom end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel at a longitudinal fold line; a first pair of gusset panels, the gusset panels being respectively foldably connected to opposite sides of the first bottom end panel; a first pair of side end panels, one side end panel of the pair being foldably connected to one of the gusset panels, and the other side end panel of the pair being foldably connected to the other gusset panel, wherein the side end panels each comprise an upper side end panel and a lower side end panel; and a first pair of diamond corner panels, one diamond corner panel of the pair being respectively foldably connected to the first upper side panel at an oblique fold line that is oblique relative to the longitudinal fold line, to one of the upper side end panels, and to one of the lower side end panels, and the other diamond corner panel of the pair being respectively foldably connected to the second upper side panel at an oblique fold line that is oblique relative to longitudinal fold line, to the other upper side end panel, and to the other lower side end panel; wherein the upper and lower side panels are respectively foldably connected by a continuous fold line, each continuous fold line extends substantially across a respective diamond corner panel and a respective side end panel, each continuous fold line foldably connects a respective upper side end panel and a respective lower side end panel; and a second end panel, wherein a bottom receptacle of the carton is defined at least in part by the bottom panel, the side panels, and the end panels, wherein the bottom panel comprises a bottom length extending transverse to the longitudinal fold line between respective ends of the bottom panel and the top panel comprises a top length extending transverse to the longitudinal fold line between respective ends of the top panel, the bottom length being equal to the top length such that an end of the bottom panel and an end of the top panel are in vertical alignment at a respective first end and a respective second end of the carton.