Patents Represented by Attorney Wombie Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
  • Patent number: 7690554
    Abstract: An anti-sifting polygonal carton stores granulated and powdered products. The carton starts as a single blank with four sections: a side, a front, a side, and a rear. The sides have a side panel with two flanking miter panels and two minor flaps. Each miter panel has two opposite miter flaps. The front has a front panel with a second major flap having a tear strip and an opposite second major lower flap having a crease. Separated from the front by a side, the rear has a rear panel having a miter tab opposite the side and a first major flap and an opposite first major lower flap. The fold lines continuous with the miter flaps and the miter tab are reinforced with tape or patches. The tear strip and top of the carton have a pattern of cuts to open and to reclose the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Zacher, Allen M. Brandenburger