The present invention provides a shaping tool for shaping a package formed of a foldable blank, the tool comprising: an overhead conveyor comprising a plurality of downwardly protruding spaced apart counter-means; a first conveyor extending between a receiving end towards an output end, and adapted to receive the foldable blank from an incoming conveying line at the receiving end and to position the foldable blank below one of the downwardly protruding counter-means; a shaping station extending away from the receiving end, the shaping station comprising: a pair of parallel shaping tracks, each positioned on one side of the first conveyor, the pair of generally parallel shaping tracks comprising a plurality of pairs of independently movable shaping lugs, each pair of shaping lugs having a predetermined shape and adapted to receive one of the foldable blanks there-between; the pair of lugs movable towards each other to form a package having a desired shape.

A method of using a box can include obtaining the box, the box comprising a box top and a box bottom, the box top comprising a first main panel and a first end panel, at least one of the first main panel and the first end panel defining a locking tab separable from the box top; the box bottom comprising a second main panel and a second end panel, the second end panel defining a locking opening, a lateral width of the locking tab at an ear thereof being greater thanand at a neck thereof being less thana lateral width of the locking opening; inserting the locking tab into a gap defined at least in part by the second end panel, thereby hiding a portion of the locking tab behind the second end panel; and engaging the locking tab with the locking opening.

A construct for holding one or more food products includes a plurality of panels and a film secured to the plurality of panels with an adhesive. The plurality of panels is for at least partially surrounding an interior of the construct and includes a bottom panel and at least one side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel. The film is thermally-activable such that upon exposure to heat, one or more compressive stresses are generated across the film.

A blank for forming a polygonal container and the container formed therefrom are described herein. The blank includes a plurality of side panels, including a first side panel and a second side panel, a corner panel connected to the first side panel and the second side panel by fold lines, a bottom panel extending from the first side panel, and an engagement member defined on bottom panel. The engagement member is configured to engage an interior surface of the corner panel to prevent movement of the corner panel relative to the first and second side panels when the container is formed from the blank.

A carton for holding at least one article. The carton has a front panel and a back panel that at least partially form an interior of the carton. A first end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel and a second end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel. Locking features are for releasably securing the end flaps in a closed configuration with the first end flap and the second end flap in face-to-face contact. The locking features comprise a male locking feature foldably connected to at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap, and a female locking feature adjacent at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap.

A foldable container moveable between a flat configuration and a three-dimensional configuration is provided. The container includes a first panel having a first engagement feature, a second panel having a second engagement feature, and a third panel having a third engagement feature. The first engagement feature is configured to engage with the second engagement feature so as to secure the container in the three-dimensional configuration. The first engagement feature is also configured to engage with the third engagement feature so as to inhibit the first engagement feature from becoming disengaged from the second engagement feature.

A blank can include a first main panel; a locking tab extending from and separable from the first main panel, the locking tab comprising a neck and an ear; a second main panel connected to the first main panel and facing the first main panel; and an end panel extending from the second main panel, the end panel defining a locking opening, the locking opening sized to receive and lockably engage at least a portion of the locking tab upon assembly of the blank into the box; wherein the end panel comprises a second end panel, an inside end panel, and a connecting panel joining the inside end panel to the second end panel, and wherein the locking opening is defined by at least the connecting panel and the inside end panel.

A carton for packaging product includes a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls connected to the bottom wall, a top wall connected to the side walls, and a handle connected to the top wall and movable relative to the top wall between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration. At least a portion of the top wall forms a planar surface. In the retracted configuration, the handle is in a coplanar relationship with the planar surface. In the deployed configuration, the handle is in a non-coplanar relationship with the planar surface.

An improved container blank of foldable material and resulting structure to hold a fluid filled carton is provided.

A carton for holding products. The carton can comprise a base part comprising a plurality of base panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and an at least partially open top end. A lid part can extend over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part in a closed configuration of the carton. The carton further can comprise locking features for cooperating to resist movement of at least a pivot portion of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration. The locking features can be operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the pivot portion relative to the base part from the closed configuration to an open configuration of the carton.