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: D800553
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2017
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Inventor: Kelly R. Fitzwater (Lakewood, CO)
Primary Examiner: Vy Koenig
Application Number: 29/541,969
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/433