Carton

Boersma , et al.

Patent Grant D887831

U.S. patent number D887,831 [Application Number D/692,641] was granted by the patent office on 2020-06-23 for carton. This patent grant is currently assigned to Graphic Packaging International, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Graphic Packaging International, LLC. Invention is credited to Harmen Boersma, Ana Gonzalez, Esteve Rovira Porta, Brian Smalley, Jon Thompson, Marie Zix.


United States Patent D887,831
Boersma ,   et al. June 23, 2020

Carton

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a carton, as shown and described.
Inventors: Boersma; Harmen (Heerenveen, NL), Gonzalez; Ana (Barcelona, ES), Porta; Esteve Rovira (Barcelona, ES), Smalley; Brian (Bristol, GB), Thompson; Jon (Bristol, GB), Zix; Marie (Avion, FR)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Graphic Packaging International, LLC

Atlanta

GA

US
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Family ID: 57178239
Appl. No.: D/692,641
Filed: May 28, 2019

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29624288 Oct 31, 2017
29582962 Aug 28, 2018 D826711
15286963 Feb 12, 2019 10202228

Current U.S. Class: D9/431; D9/414; D9/434
Current CPC Class: B65D71/36 20130101; B65D5/0209 20130101; B65D2571/00141 20130101; B65D2571/00543 20130101; B65D2571/00462 20130101; B65D2571/00296 20130101; B65D2571/0045 20130101; B65D2571/00302 20130101; B65D2571/00561 20130101; B65D2571/00574 20130101; B65D2571/00728 20130101; B65D2571/0066 20130101
Current International Class: 0903
Field of Search: ;D7/601,602,609 ;D3/201,203.1,203.5,203.6 ;D9/414-416,418,434,499,430-433,737,759-761

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Primary Examiner: Gottschalk; Darcey E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Description



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carton according to the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a left elevation view of the carton of FIG. 1, the right elevation view being identical.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the carton of FIG. 1, the rear elevation view being identical; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the carton of FIG. 1, the bottom plan view being a mirror image.

The bold dash-dot-dot-dash lines shown adjacent the shaded regions show the boundaries of the claimed subject matter. All evenly-spaced broken lines depict environmental subject matter only that forms no part of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

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