(19)
(11) EP 1 935 803 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/26

(21) Application number: 07122637.7

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 71/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 22.12.2006 GB 0625785

(71) Applicant: MeadWestvaco Corporation
Glen Allen, VA 23060 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Le Bras, Philippe
    Chateauroux Cedex (FR)

(74) Representative: Baldwin, Mark 
Coulson & Associates 1st Floor Suite 5 Newbold Road
Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2LQ
Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2LQ (GB)

   


(54) Carton for packaging articles and carton blank


(57) A carton for packaging one or more articles each having a laterally protruding upper portion. The carton comprises opposed top and bottom wall panels connected by opposed side wall panels and an upper retention arrangement provided within at least one of the side wall panels for engaging the laterally protruding upper portion of an article. The carton also comprises an aperture formed in the bottom wall panel through which a lower portion of that same article is receivable and a tab formed at least in part from material taken from the bottom wall panel to form that aperture. The tab provides an extension of a side wall and extends between the bottom wall and a plane containing the base of said article. The tab separates the bottom wall panel from the plane containing the base of said article, preferably by a distance generally equal to the length of said tab.







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