IP Library Granted Patent US 9,828,132
Granted Patent B2
US 9,828,132 · App. 14/345,469 · Granted Nov 28, 2017

Blank, sleeve and packaging system

Inventors: Steven P. Jones (Elon, NC); Joe Billy Oakes (Prospect Hill, NC)
Assignee: WestRock MWV, LLC
B65D5/5405B65D5/0227B65D5/4208B65D5/4225B65D5/643B65D83/0463
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Patent No.
US 9,828,132
App. No.
14/345,469
Granted
Nov 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A package made from sheet material made from a plurality of panels, including a first panel on an external face of the package and adhesively attached to another panel. A corner on an outside surface of the first panel is provided with a nearby perforation or line of weakness to discourage peeling of the corner.

Claims (31)

1. A package made from sheet material, the package comprising;

a first panel on an external face of the package, the first panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, and bounded by at least one first outer corner;

a second panel adhesively attached to the first panel inner surface including an inner surface of the first outer corner; and

a perforation or line of weakness formed in the first panel proximate to the first outer corner and not extending from said first panel onto any adjacent panel;

wherein the first panel includes a first portion between the corner and the perforation or line of weakness and a second portion on the other side of the perforation or line of weakness, and upon removal of the first portion, the second portion remains adhesively attached to the second panel;

wherein the package further comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending panels and at least one closed end, the closed end being at least partly formed by the first panel;

wherein the first outer corner is not directly hingedly connected to any one of the longitudinally extending panels.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the perforation or line of weakness extends partially through the first panel.

3. The package of claim 1 , wherein the perforation or line of weakness extends into the first panel inner surface.

4. The package of claim 1 , wherein the second panel is adhesively attached to the first panel using a heat-seal coating.

5. The package of claim 1 , wherein the sheet material is tear-resistant paperboard.

6. A package made from sheet material, the package comprising;

a first panel on an external face of the package, the first panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, and bounded by at least one first outer corner;

a second panel adhesively attached to the first panel inner surface including an inner surface of the first outer corner; and

a perforation or line of weakness formed in the first panel proximate to the first outer corner and not extending from said first panel onto any adjacent panel;

wherein the first panel includes a first portion between the corner and the perforation or line of weakness and a second portion on the other side of the perforation or line of weakness, and upon removal of the first portion, the second portion remains adhesively attached to the second panel;

wherein the package is in the form of a tubular structure comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending panels;

wherein the first panel is one of said longitudinally extending panels;

wherein the first outer corner is not directly hingedly connected to another of said longitudinally extending panels.

7. A package made from sheet material, the package comprising;

a first panel on an external face of the package, the first panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, a first free edge and a second free edge intersecting the first free edge at a corner;

a second panel adhesively attached to the first panel inner surface including an inner surface of the corner; and

a perforation or line of weakness formed in the first panel proximate to the corner and extending from the first free edge to the second free edge;

wherein the first panel includes a first portion between the corner and the perforation or line of weakness and a second portion on the other side of the perforation or line of weakness, and upon removal of the first portion, the second portion remains adhesively attached to the second panel;

wherein the package is in the form of a tubular structure comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending panels;

wherein the first panel is one of said longitudinally extending panels;

wherein the first outer corner is not directly hingedly connected to another of said longitudinally extending panels.

8. The package of claim 7 , wherein the perforation or line of weakness extends partially through the first panel.

9. The package of claim 7 , wherein the perforation or line of weakness extends into the first panel inner surface.

10. The package of claim 7 , wherein the second panel is adhesively attached to the first panel using a heat-seal coating.

11. The package of claim 7 , wherein the sheet material is tear-resistant paperboard.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 21, 2015
From: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
To: WESTROCK MWV, LLC
Reel/Frame 036919/0959 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2014
From: JONES, STEVEN P.; OAKES, JOE BILLY
To: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032786/0319 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61540186 · Sep 28, 2011
Provisional Application 61604553 · Feb 29, 2012
Related Publication 20140346219A1 · Nov 27, 2014