IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0770301
(2004-01-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Womble Carlyle Sandridge &
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
15 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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A carton is provided for carrying articles or containers in two layers with three rows of containers in each layer. The carton can have a dispenser flap in one side panel which can be opened for dispensing containers when the carton is placed on the end adjacent to the dispenser opening. The two lay
A carton is provided for carrying articles or containers in two layers with three rows of containers in each layer. The carton can have a dispenser flap in one side panel which can be opened for dispensing containers when the carton is placed on the end adjacent to the dispenser opening. The two layers of containers are kept separate during the dispensing by an interlocking separator pad that is interlocked to the side end flaps on one end of the carton by punch locks going through the primary female openings of the leading flap attached to the separator pad. A secondary locking system is provided by a swing lock in each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton which has a secondary male lock attached to it that is inserted into a secondary female opening in the separator pad. Each secondary male lock may have a locking slot that engages a locking edge of the secondary female opening. A secondary locking system can be provided on the other end of the carton by side end flaps which have a swing lock to which is attached a secondary male lock having a locking slot that engages a locking edge of a secondary female opening in the separator pad. These locking systems hold the interlocking separator pad in proper position as containers are removed from the carton.
대표청구항
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Therefore, having thus described the invention, at least the following is claimed: 1. An article carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of articles comprising: (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with at least one end being an
Therefore, having thus described the invention, at least the following is claimed: 1. An article carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of articles comprising: (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with at least one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with at least one side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with said side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, each said swing lock has a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by securing means; (b) two layers of articles with at least two rows of articles in each layer; (c) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which at least one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent an interlocking end of the carton, said pad being located between the two layers of articles with each interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends toward the bottom panel of the carton, said pad having at least one female opening with at least one locking edge adjacent the interlocking end, said leading flap having at least one female opening with two locking edges; (d) with at least one punch lock on a side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad with each secondary male lock engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton; and (e) means for securing the other end of the carton. 2. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 1, in which the articles in each layer are arranged in three rows with a female opening in the separator pad and in the leading flap being located between the first and second rows of articles with another female opening in the pad and leading flap being located between the second and third rows of articles. 3. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 2, in which the articles are cylindrical containers with two ends with an axis extending between the two ends, said axes of the cylindrical containers being perpendicular to the separator pad. 4. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 1, in which each end of the carton is an interlocking end and each end of the interlocking separator pad is an interlocking end. 5. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 4, in which the articles are cylindrical containers with two ends with an axis extending through the two ends, said axes of the cylindrical containers being perpendicular to the separator pad. 6. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 3, in which the means for securing the end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton is gluing them together and the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, the securing means being gluing the top end flap, bottom end flap and the side end flaps together. 7. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 1, in which the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between the top panel of the carton and the secondary male lock, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent to the other end of the pad, with each female opening having at least one locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton. 8. The carton loaded with a plurality of articles of claim 2, in which the articles are cylindrical containers, each having two ends with an axis extending between the two ends, said axes of the cylindrical containers being perpendicular to the separator pad, in which the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between the top panel of the carton and the secondary male lock, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent the other end of the pad with each female opening having at least one locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton. 9. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 8, in which each secondary male lock on each side end flap on each end of the carton has a slot adjacent the fold line by which the secondary male lock is attached to the swing lock which engages the locking edge of a female opening closest to an end of the separator pad. 10. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 9, in which the means for closing each end of the carton is by gluing the top end flap and the bottom end flap to the side end flaps on each end of the carton. 11. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 5, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed permits the removal of the containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 12. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 11, in which said bottom tear line in the side panel of the carton is located from the closest end side flap by a distance which is sufficient to prevent a container adjacent the closest side end flap from rolling out of the opening formed when the dispenser flap is removed when the carton is resting on the end where said side end flap is located, but with said bottom tear line not being so far from said closest side end flap to prevent the removal through said opening of a container adjacent said closest side end flap. 13. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 12, in which the tear lines that extend into the adjoining bottom panel and adjoining top panel of the carton extend into each said panel far enough to permit a person to grasp the adjacent end of a container through the opening formed when the dispenser flap is removed. 14. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 13, in which a tear line interconnects said bottom tear line and top tear line in said side panel of the carton to facilitate opening said dispenser flap. 15. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 14, which has at least one finger flap in the dispenser flap adjacent to the tear line connecting the top and bottom tear lines together in said side panel to facilitate tearing the dispenser flap open. 16. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 15, which has a tear line in the bottom panel between the bottom tear line and the closest bottom end flap and a tear line in the top panel between the bottom tear line and the closest top end flap to enable a person to move that portion of the side panel between the bottom tear line and the closest side end flap a sufficient distance to permit the easy removal of containers from the opening formed by the removal of the dispenser flap. 17. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 8, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed provides an opening which permits the removal of the containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 18. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 17, in which said bottom tear line in the side panel of the carton is located from the closest side end flap by a distance which is sufficient to prevent a container adjacent the closest side end flap from rolling out of the opening formed when the dispenser flap is removed when the carton is resting on the end where said side end flap is located, but with said bottom tear line not being so far from said closest side end flap to prevent the removal through said opening of a container adjacent said closest side end flap. 19. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 18, in which the tear lines that extend into the adjoining bottom panel and adjoining top panel of the carton extend into each said panel far enough to permit a person to grasp the adjacent end of a container through the opening formed when the dispenser flap is removed. 20. A carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 19, in which a tear line interconnects said bottom tear line and top tear line in said side panel of the carton to facilitate opening said dispenser flap. 21. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 20, which has at least one finger flap in the dispenser flap adjacent to the tear line connecting the top and bottom tear lines together in said side panel to facilitate tearing the dispenser flap open. 22. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 21, which has a tear line in the bottom panel between the bottom tear line and the closest bottom end flap and a tear line in the top panel between the bottom tear line and the closest top end flap to enable a person to move that portion of the side panel between the bottom tear line and the closest side end flap a sufficient distance to permit the easy removal of containers from the opening formed by the removal of the dispenser flap. 23. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 10, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed provides an opening which permits the removal of the containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a location in the side panel which is closest to the other end of the carton, said bottom tear line being at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 24. A carton with two ends for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in two layers with at least two rows of containers in each layer comprising; (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with at least one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by securing means; (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which at least one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent an interlocking end of the carton, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with each interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends towards the bottom panel of the carton, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end, with each opening having at least one locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening having two locking edge; (c) with a punch lock on each side end flap projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton; and (d) means for securing the other end of the carton. 25. The carton of claim 24, in which the means for securing the interlocking end of the carton is by gluing the top end flap and bottom end flap to the side end flaps, and the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel and a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel, with the other end of the carton being closed by gluing the top end flap and bottom end flap to the side end flaps. 26. The carton of claim 25, in which each side end flap on the other end of the carton has an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between the secondary male lock and the top panel of the carton, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent to the other end of the pad, with each female opening having at least one locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton. 27. The carton of claim 26, in which each secondary male lock on each side end flap on each end of the carton has a slot adjacent the fold line by which the secondary male lock is attached to the swing lock which engages the locking edge of a female opening closest to an end of the separator pad. 28. The carton of claim 27, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed permits the removal of containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is closest to the other end of the carton, said bottom tear line being at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 29. A container carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers comprising: (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by glue; (b) two layers of cylindrical containers with three rows of containers in each layer; (c) an interlocking separator pad with two ends of which one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent the interlocking end of the carton, said pad being located between the two layers of containers with the interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends toward a panel of the carton other than a side panel, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end, with each opening having a locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening in the leading flap having two locking edges; (d) with a punch lock on each side end flap projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad with each secondary male lock engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton; and (e) in which the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between the top panel of the carton and the secondary male lock, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent to the other end of the pad, with each female opening having a locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton, said other end of the carton being secured by gluing the top end flap and bottom end flap to the side end flaps. 30. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 29, in which each secondary male lock on each side end flap on each end of the carton has a slot adjacent the fold line by which the secondary male lock is attached to the swing lock which engages the locking edge of a female opening closest to an end of the separator pad. 31. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 30, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed permits the removal of the containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 32. The carton loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers of claim 31, in which a female opening on the interlocking end of the separator pad and the female opening on the other end of the pad and a female opening in the leading flap are located between the first and second rows of containers and the other female opening on the interlocking end of the separator pad and on the other end of the pad and the other female opening in the leading flap are located between the second and third rows of containers. 33. A carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in two layers with three rows of containers in each layer comprising: (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by glue; (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent the interlocking end of the carton, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with the interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends towards a panel of the carton other than a side panel, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end with each opening having a locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening in the leading flap having at two locking edges; (c) with a punch lock on each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton; and (d) in which the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between secondary male lock and the top panel of the carton, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent to the other end of the pad, with each female opening having a locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton, said other end of the carton being secured by gluing the top end flap and bottom end flap to the side end flaps. 34. The carton of claim 33, in which each secondary male lock on each side end flap on each end of the carton has a slot adjacent the fold line by which the secondary male lock is attached to the swing lock which engages the locking edge of a female opening closest to an end of the separator pad. 35. The carton of claim 34, said carton having a dispenser flap which when removed permits the removal of any containers in each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person. 36. A blank for a carton with two ends for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in two layers with at least two rows in each layer and an interlocking separator pad for keeping the layers of containers separated comprising: (a) said carton blank having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panel, with one end of the carton being an interlocking end, with each end of the carton being designed to be closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock; (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which one end is an interlocking end, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with the interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends towards a panel of the carton other than a side panel, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end, each with a locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening leading flap having two locking edges; and (c) with a punch lock on each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton which is designed to project through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock which is designed to project through a female opening in the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton. 37. The blank for a carton and separator pad of claim 36, in which each side end flap on the other end of the carton has an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between the top panel of the carton and the secondary male lock, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent the other end of the pad with each female opening having a locking edge with each secondary male lock being designed to project through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening. 38. The blank for a carton and separator pad of claim 37, in which said carton has a dispenser flap which when removed permits the removal of the containers from each layer, said dispenser flap formed by a bottom tear line in a side panel which is at least substantially parallel to an end of the carton and a top tear line spaced apart from said bottom tear line and is at least substantially parallel thereto, said bottom and top tear lines extending into the adjoining top panel and interconnecting each other and extending into the adjoining bottom panel and interconnecting each other, said parallel tear lines being spaced apart by a distance sufficient to permit the removal through said opening of a container by a person.
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