Claims
- 1. A blank for fabrication into a gable top carton, the blank comprising:
- first, second, third and fourth side panels, the first side panel partitioned from the second side panel by a first vertical score line, the second side panel partitioned from the third side panel by a second vertical score line, the third side panel partitioned from the fourth side panel by a third vertical score line; and
- first, second, third and fourth top flaps respectively adjacent the first, second, third and fourth side panels, the first top flap partitioned from the first side panel by a first straight score line, the second top flap partitioned from the second side panel by a first curved score line, the third top flap partitioned from the third side panel by a second straight score line, the fourth top flap partitioned from the fourth side panel by a second curved score line, the second top flap having first and second diagonal score lines, the second top flap partitioned from the first top flap by a fifth vertical score line, the second flap partitioned from the third top flap by a sixth vertical score line, the second side panel having a third curved score line below the first curved score line;
- wherein the first diagonal score line is coincident with the first vertical score line to form a first vertex, the second diagonal score line is coincident with the second vertical score line to form a second vertex, the fifth vertical score line, the first straight score line, the first curved score line and the third curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the first vertex, and the sixth vertical score line, the second straight score line, the first curved score line and the third curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the second vertex.
- 2. The blank according to claim 1 further comprising:
- first, second, third and fourth bottom flaps respectively adjacent the first, second, third and fourth side panels, the first bottom flap partitioned from the first side panel by a third straight score line, the second bottom flap partitioned from the second side panel by a fourth curved score line, the third bottom flap partitioned from the third side panel by a fourth straight score line, the fourth bottom flap partitioned from the fourth side panel by a fifth curved score line, the second bottom flap having third and fourth diagonal score lines, the second bottom flap partitioned from the first bottom flap by a seventh vertical score line, the second bottom flap partitioned from the third bottom flap by an eighth vertical score line,
- wherein the third diagonal score line is coincident with the first vertical score line to form a third vertex, the fourth diagonal score line is coincident with the second vertical score line to form a fourth vertex, the seventh vertical score line, the third straight score line and the fourth curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the third vertex, and the eighth vertical score line, the fourth straight score line and the fourth curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the fourth vertex.
- 3. A gable top carton comprising:
- first, second, third and fourth side panels, the first side panel partitioned from the second side panel by a first vertical score line, the second side panel partitioned from the third side panel by a second vertical score line, the third side panel partitioned from the fourth side panel by a third vertical score line; and
- first, second, third and fourth top flaps respectively adjacent the first, second, third and fourth side panels, the first top flap partitioned from the first side panel by a first straight score line, the second top flap partitioned from the second side panel by a first curved score line, the third top flap partitioned from the third side panel by a second straight score line, the fourth top flap partitioned from the fourth side panel by a second curved score line, the second top flap having first and second diagonal score lines, the second top flap partitioned from the first top flap by a fifth vertical score line, the second flap partitioned from the third top flap by a sixth vertical score line, the second side panel having a third curved score line below the first curved score line;
- wherein the first diagonal score line is coincident with the first vertical score line to form a first vertex, the second diagonal score line is coincident with the second vertical score line to form a second vertex, the fifth vertical score line, the first straight score line, the first curved score line and the third curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the first vertex, and the sixth vertical score line, the second straight score line, the first curved score line and the third curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the second vertex.
- 4. The carton according to claim 3 further comprising:
- first, second, third and fourth bottom flaps respectively adjacent the first, second, third and fourth side panels, the first bottom flap partitioned from the first side panel by a third straight score line, the second bottom flap partitioned from the second side panel by a fourth curved score line, the third bottom flap partitioned from the third side panel by a fourth straight score line, the fourth bottom flap partitioned from the fourth side panel by a fifth curved score line, the second bottom flap having third and fourth diagonal score lines, the second bottom flap partitioned from the first bottom flap by a seventh vertical score line, the second bottom flap partitioned from the third bottom flap by an eighth vertical score line,
- wherein the third diagonal score line is coincident with the first vertical score line to form a third vertex, the fourth diagonal score line is coincident with the second vertical score line to form a fourth vertex, the seventh vertical score line, the third straight score line and the fourth curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the third vertex, and the eighth vertical score line, the fourth straight score line and the fourth curved score line each having an end terminating about and offset from the fourth vertex.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application U.S. Ser. No. 08/562,317 filed Nov. 22, 1995, now U.S. pat. No. 5,725,147, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/238,923, filed May 6, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,474,232.
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