Carton blank

- The Quaker Oats Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is an outside plan view of a carton blank showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is an inside plan view thereof.

The even-length broken lines represent claimed crease lines on the flat surface designed to accommodate folding during carton assembly. The rectangle formed by uneven-length broken lines represents an unclaimed boundary of the claimed design. The uneven-length broken lines within the unclaimed boundary represent an unclaimed tab formed in the unclaimed region.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D662412
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 1, 2011
Date of Patent: Jun 26, 2012
Assignees: The Quaker Oats Company (Chicago, IL), Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Marietta, GA)
Inventors: Lindsay Delaney (Chicago, IL), Marcus H. Parsons (Crystal Lake, IL), Kelly R. Fitzwater (Lakewood, CO)
Primary Examiner: Thomas Johannes
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/388,756
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/433