Claims
- 1. A packaging container for liquid products comprising a plurality of side wall panels and a top portion and a bottom portion, the side wall panels extending between the top portion and the bottom portion and including secondary wall panels, each secondary side wall panel being defined by a pair of vertical fold lines having their ends spaced from the respective top portion and bottom portion and by a pair of diagonal fold lines extending from the ends of the vertical fold lines and converging toward the top portion and the bottom portion respectively, said top portion and bottoms portion forming liquid-tight seals including at least one of said top and bottom portions having a transverse sealing fin.
- 2. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein said diagonal fold lines intersect at a point that is located at the top portion and the bottom portion of the container.
- 3. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein said diagonal fold lines intersect at a point that is spaced from the top portion and the bottom portion of the container.
- 4. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the vertical fold lines are substantially parallel.
- 5. The packaging container according to claim 4, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are rectangular with a pair of narrow side wall panels and a pair of wide side wall panels, the width of the secondary wall panels is substantially the same width as the narrow primary wall panels.
- 6. The packaging container according to claim 5, wherein the top portion includes downwardly folded corner flaps at each end of the rectangular top portion and overlapping a narrow primary side wall panel.
- 7. The packaging container according to claim 4, wherein each secondary wall panel includes an elongate, rectangular portion formed between the respective pairs of vertical fold lines, with triangular portions connecting to their short sides.
- 8. The packaging container according to claim 7, wherein the triangular portions have substantially the same height as the downwardly folded corner flaps.
- 9. The packaging container according to claim 4 including fold lines extending transversely between the vertical fold lines of the secondary wall panels.
- 10. The packaging container according to claim 4, wherein the top portion and bottom portion are square, and the top portion is arranged in the shape of a gable top.
- 11. The packaging container according to claim 8, wherein the rectangular portion of the secondary side wall panels is substantially planar.
- 12. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the top portion includes downwardly folded corner flaps at two opposing sides of the top portion, each said corner flap overlapping one of said side wall panels.
- 13. The packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the top portion includes downwardly folded corner flaps, each secondary wall panel includes a quadrilateral portion formed between the respective pairs of vertical fold lines and triangular portions formed by the pair of diagonal fold lines, the triangular portions having substantially the same height as the downwardly folded corner flaps.
- 14. A blank for packaging containers for liquids, said blank comprising a packaging laminate having upper and lower horizontal fold lines corresponding to the top and bottom of the container and having primary side wall panels, and having a plurality of secondary side wall panels, the secondary side wall panels being defined by pairs of parallel vertical fold lines having their ends spaced from the upper and lower horizontal fold lines, and the secondary side wall panels being interposed between the primary side wall panels, said blank being adapted to form a substantially liquid-tight container including a transverse sealing fin.
- 15. The blank according to claim 14, wherein the secondary wall panels include triangular end portions.
- 16. The blank according to claim 15, wherein the triangular end portions are defined by diagonal fold lines intersecting at a point, said point being spaced from the horizontal fold lines.
- 17. The blank according to claim 15, wherein the triangular end portions are defined by diagonal fold lines intersecting at a point, said point being at the upper and lower horizontal fold lines.
- 18. The blank according to claim 15, wherein each secondary wall panel is divided into a central, substantially rectangular portion and, in the triangular end portions, by means of transversely extending fold lines interconnecting the vertical fold lines of the secondary side wall panels.
- 19. The blank according to claim 14, wherein the mutual distance between four of the adjacent, parallel vertical fold lines is substantially equal.
- 20. The blank according to claim 14, wherein the distance between the secondary side wall panels is substantially equal.
- 21. The blank according to claim 14, wherein the length of said parallel vertical fold lines amounts to more than 0.5 times the distance between the upper and lower horizontal fold lines.
- 22. The blank according to claim 14, wherein the fold lines are formed by creases in the packaging laminate.
- 23. The blank according to claim 15, further comprising corner flap fold lines extending from at least the upper horizontal fold line corresponding to corner flaps on the top of the container, said corner flap fold lines defining a corner flap height substantially equal to a height of the triangular end portions.
- 24. A carton comprising:
- a gabled top section;
- a bottom section;
- four sidewalls extending between the gabled top section and the bottom section, adjacent ones of said sidewalls being joined at corner sections, each of the corner sections being defined by a first score line extending partially down from the gabled top section and a second score line extending partially upward from the bottom section, endpoints of the first and second score lines being spaced from each other.
- 25. A carton as claimed in claim 24 and further comprising a plurality of further score lines between the first and second score lines of the corner sections, the plurality of further score lines being offset from the corner sections.
- 26. A carton as claimed in claim 25 wherein the plurality of score lines define an elongated hexagonal structure.
- 27. A carton as claimed in claim 24 wherein the carton is side sealed along a single sidewall.
- 28. A blank as claimed in claim 24 wherein the blank comprises first, second, third, fourth, and fifth vertical sections.
- 29. A blank for forming a gable top carton comprising:
- a generally rectangular body having an upper section, a mid section, and a lower section, each of the sections being separated from each other by one or more generally horizontal score lines;
- the upper section of the rectangular body comprising a plurality of score lines for defining a gabled top of the resulting carton;
- the lower section of the rectangular body comprising a plurality of score lines for defining a folded bottom section of the resulting carton;
- the mid section of the rectangular body comprising a plurality of score lines for defining four sidewalls of the resulting carton, adjacent sidewalls being separated from one another by a first score line partially extending from the upper section and a second score line partially extending from the lower section, endpoints of the first and second score lines being separated from one another.
- 30. A blank as claimed in claim 29 wherein the first and second score lines are generally collinear and wherein the blank further comprises a plurality of further score lines between the first and second score lines of the corner sections, the plurality of further score lines being offset from the first and second score lines.
- 31. A blank as claimed in claim 30 wherein the plurality of score lines define an elongated hexagonal structure.
- 32. A blank for forming a gable top carton comprising:
- a generally rectangular body having an upper section, a mid section, and a lower section, each of the sections being separated from each other by one or more generally horizontal score lines;
- the upper section of the rectangular body comprising a plurality of score lines for defining a gabled top of the resulting carton;
- the lower section of the rectangular body comprising a plurality of score lines for defining a folded bottom section of the resulting carton;
- the mid section of the rectangular body comprising a plurality of mid section score lines for defining four sidewalls of the resulting carton, the plurality of mid section score lines comprising a score line configuration extending between the upper and lower sections and defining corners of adjacent sidewalls of the resulting carton, the score line configuration comprising generally vertical score lines that are offset from the corners of the carton.
- 33. A blank for forming a gable top carton comprising:
- first, second, third, fourth, and fifth top fin panels;
- first, second, third, fourth, and fifth top flaps, the second and fourth top flaps each having a pair of diagonal score lines joining at an apex;
- first, second, third, fourth, and fifth side panels;
- first, second, third, fourth, and fifth bottom flaps, the second and fourth bottom flaps each having a pair of diagonal score lines joining at an apex;
- a first plurality of horizontally disposed score lines dividing the top fin panels from the respective top flaps;
- a second plurality of horizontally disposed score lines dividing the top flaps from the respective side panels;
- a third plurality of horizontally disposed score lines dividing the side panels from the respective bottom flaps;
- a first vertical score line dividing the first and second top fin panels, the first and second top flaps, and partially dividing the first and second side panels;
- a second vertical score line dividing the second and third top fin panels, the second and third top flaps, and partially dividing the second and third side panels;
- a third vertical score line dividing the third and fourth top fin panels, the third and fourth top flaps, and partially dividing the third and fourth side panels;
- a fourth vertical score line dividing the fourth and fifth top fin panels, the fourth and fifth top flaps, and partially dividing the fourth and fifth side panels;
- a fifth vertical score line dividing the first and second bottom flaps, and partially dividing the first and second side panels, endpoints of the first and fifth vertical score lines being disposed a distance from one another;
- a sixth vertical score line dividing the second and third bottom flaps, and partially dividing the second and third side panels, endpoints of the second and sixth vertical score lines being disposed a distance from one another;
- a seventh vertical score line dividing the third and fourth bottom flaps, and partially dividing the third and fourth side panels, endpoints of the third and seventh vertical score lines being disposed a distance from one another; and
- an eighth vertical score line dividing the fourth and fifth bottom flaps, and partially dividing the fourth and fifth side panels, endpoints of the fourth and eighth vertical score lines being disposed a distance from one another.
- 34. A blank as claimed in claim 33 wherein
- the first and fifth vertical score lines are collinear along a first vertical axis;
- the second and sixth vertical score lines are collinear along a second vertical axis;
- the third and seventh vertical score lines are collinear along a third vertical axis; and
- the fourth and eighth vertical score lines are collinear along a fourth vertical axis.
- 35. A blank as claimed in claim 34 and further comprising:
- a first plurality of score lines joining the endpoints of the first and fifth vertical score lines, the first plurality of score lines being offset from the first axis;
- a second plurality of score lines joining the endpoints of the second and sixth vertical score lines, the second plurality of score lines being offset from the second axis;
- a third plurality of score lines joining the endpoints of the third and seventh vertical score lines, the third plurality of score lines being offset from the third axis;
- a fourth plurality of score lines joining the endpoints of the fourth and eighth vertical score lines, the fourth plurality of score lines being offset from the fourth axis.
- 36. A blank as claimed in claim 35 wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth plurality of score lines comprises:
- a first pair of diagonal score lines extending from one of the endpoints;
- a second pair of diagonal score lines extending from the other of the endpoints;
- a pair of generally parallel lines joining respective arms of the first and second pair of diagonal score lines.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/620,698 filed Mar. 21, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,738,272.
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