Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Womber Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
  • Patent number: 6834793
    Abstract: An enclosed carton for carrying a number of containers, such as cans, which is easily convertible into a tray with a lid, from which the cans can be easily removed. The tray is formed by a zipper with two tear lines that are formed in the adjoining bottom flaps of the carton. The carton may have a carrying handle for carrying the carton loaded with containers. This carton is especially designed to be easily convertible into a tray for holding cans between two closely spaced shelves in a refrigerator. Provision is made for the easy removal of the lid. Another embodiment of this invention discloses an enclosed carton with diamond shaped corners so that the carton can be tightly packed and which is also convertible into a tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Sutherland