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A blank for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles comprising a series of hingeably interconnected top, first side, bottom and second side panels (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) for forming an open-ended sleeve capable of receiving said articles, the top and bottom panels (12, 18, 20) being sim

A blank for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles comprising a series of hingeably interconnected top, first side, bottom and second side panels (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) for forming an open-ended sleeve capable of receiving said articles, the top and bottom panels (12, 18, 20) being similarly non-rectangularly shaped substantially to correlate with the cross-sectional shape of the array of articles in a plan parallel to said top and bottom panels (12, 18, 20), wherein a gusset (38) comprising two hingeably connected gusset panels (58, 60) connects the first side panel (14) and top or bottom panel (12, 18, 20) which gusset (38) is adapted to facilitate movement of the first side panel (14) to correlate with the associated shape of a stowed array of articles during the formation of the carton (10).

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A blank for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles comprising:a first panel having a side edge, a first edge and a corner between said side and first edges;a second panel for disposition along said side and first edges of the first panel to conform with a shape of sa

[ I claim:] [1.] A blank for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles comprising:a first panel having a side edge, a first edge and a corner between said side and first edges;a second panel for disposition along said side and first edges of the first panel to conform with a shape of said first panel upon formation of said carton, said second panel being foldably connected to said first panel along said side edge, said second panel having a second edge in alignment with said side edge, said second edge and a notional extension of said first edge being disposed to converge on said corner; anda gusset extending between said first and second edges and foldably connected to said first and second panels along said first and second edges respectively, said gusset comprising a pair of gusset panels interconnected along a gusset fold line, one of said gusset panels having an aperture adjacent to said corner, said aperture extending into said first panel to facilitate folding of said second panel to allow said second panel to be disposed along said side and first edges of said first panel, said gusset fold line extending from said aperture to a free edge of said one gusset panel, the other gusset panel having a tab protruding into said aperture so that said aperture is closed by said tab upon formation of said carton.