(19)
(11) EP 0 950 617 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/42

(21) Application number: 99111727.6

(22) Date of filing: 11.01.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B65D 71/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 10.01.1995 GB 9500428

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
96903421.4 / 0800479

(71) Applicant: THE MEAD CORPORATION
Dayton Ohio 45463 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Auclair, Jean Michel
    36000 Chateauroux (FR)

(74) Representative: Hepworth, John Malcolm et al
Hepworth Lawrence Bryer & Bizley Bloxam Court Corporation Street
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DU (GB)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 17 - 06 - 1999 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Wrap-around carton


(57) A blank (11) for forming a carton for packaging a plurality of articles comprising a series of hingably interconnected top (18,20), first side (14), bottom (12) and second side (16) panels for forming an open ended sleeve capable of receiving said articles, the top and bottom panels being similarly non-rectangularly shaped substantially to correlate with the cross-sectional shape of the array of articles in a plan parallel to said top and bottom panels, wherein a gusset (38d) comprising two hingably connected gusset panels (58,60) connects the first side panel and top or bottom panel which gusset is adapted to facilitate movement of the side panel to correlate with the associated shape of a stowed array of articles during the formation of the carton.






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