Carton

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Description

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a carton in a flat, blank configuration showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a carton in an assembled configuration showing our new design.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the carton of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the carton of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the carton of FIG. 2, the back elevation view being identical to the front elevation view; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the carton of FIG. 2, the right side elevation view being identical to the left side elevation view.

The broken lines shown herein depict portions of the carton that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D792213
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 2017
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Michael R. Schmal (Atlanta, GA), O'Neal Alexander (Covington, GA), Mark Baldino (Marietta, GA), Michael Cerio (Kennesaw, GA), John Murdick Holley, Jr. (Lawrenceville, GA), Frank N. Moncrief (Acworth, GA), Raymond S. Kastanek (Kennesaw, GA), Colin Ford (Woodstock, GA)
Primary Examiner: Vy Koenig
Application Number: 29/514,236
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/434; D9/430