Patent ID: 7762450

Claim:
A carton for holding a food product, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, wherein the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; with the front and back panels each having a respective curved edge at an end of the carton; and end flaps respectively foldably attached to panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby close the end of the carton, and the end flaps comprise at least one side end flap foldably attached to one of the first and second side panels and curved for closing the first end of the carton, and the end flaps further comprise at least one top end flap foldably attached to one of the front panel and the back panel, wherein the at least one side end flap comprises a first side end flap foldably attached to the first side panel and a second side end flap foldably attached to the second side panel, the curved edge of the front panel and the curved edge of the back panel are spaced apart at the end of the carton prior to closing the end, and the first side end flap and second side end flap are bent to respectively conform to the spaced apart curved edges to close the end, and the first and second side end flaps are at least partially overlapped with and adhered to the at least one top end flap, the first side end flap and the second side end flap respectively form a first curved upper side wall and a second curved upper side wall of the carton, each of the first curved upper side wall and the second curved upper side wall extends from a respective one of the first side panel and the second side panel to the at least one top end flap.