Carton blank

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Description

The sole FIGURE is a plan view of carton blank in accordance with the present invention.

The broken lines shown herein depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. The broken line in the form of an alternating series of relatively short dashes and relatively long dashes represents a boundary of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a carton blank, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D727145
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 2013
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2015
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Kelly R. Fitzwater (Lakewood, CO)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Vy Koenig
Application Number: 29/469,960
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/433