IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0767141
(2007-06-22)
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등록번호 |
US-7604157
(2009-11-10)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Zammit, Mark
- Ho Fung, Charles F.
- Gomes, Jean Manuel
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
29 인용 특허 :
68 |
초록
A carton having a dispenser with a removable dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is configured to be easily removed and to allow access to containers in the carton.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A carton in combination with a plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising containers having a diameter, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top pane
What is claimed is: 1. A carton in combination with a plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising containers having a diameter, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps at least partially close an end of the carton, a dispenser for allowing removal of articles from the carton, the dispenser comprising a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening, the dispenser opening being for removing articles from the carton, in the top panel, the tear line comprising a first lateral portion extending from proximate a first edge of the top panel to proximate a second edge of the top panel and a second lateral portion extending from proximate the first edge to proximate the second edge, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being respectively spaced apart from a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel to define respective edges of the dispenser panel; and the dispenser comprises a hinge and a pivotable flap adjacent the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap being pivotable at the hinge to expand the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap comprising at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least a portion of the closed end, the hinge comprising at least one fold line in the at least two end flaps, the at least one fold line being spaced apart from the bottom panel by a first minimum distance and being spaced apart from the top panel by a second minimum distance, the first minimum distance being greater than the second minimum distance, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being spaced apart a first distance corresponding to a width of the dispenser panel, and the first lateral portion of the tear line being spaced apart from one of a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel by a second distance corresponding to a width of the pivotable flag in the top panel, the sum of the first distance and the second distance being approximately equal to the diameter of the containers. 2. The carton of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion extends substantially all the way to each of the first edge and the second edge. 3. The carton of claim 2 wherein the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion intersect each of the first edge and the second edge. 4. The carton of claim 1 wherein the tear line further comprises a first curved portion in the first side panel. 5. The carton of claim 4 wherein the tear line further comprises a second curved portion in the second side panel. 6. The carton of claim 5 wherein the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of the first side panel, and at least a portion of the second side panel. 7. The carton of claim 1 wherein the dispenser panel comprises a fold line in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at least partially defining an access flap for initiating removal of the dispenser panel. 8. The carton of claim 7 wherein the dispenser further comprises an access opening in the at least one side panel, the access opening is adjacent the access flap for grasping the dispenser panel. 9. The carton of claim 1 wherein the pivotable flap comprises a portion of the first side panel and a portion of the second side panel, the hinge comprises a curved tear line in each of the first side panel and the second side panel for separating the pivotable flap from the first and second side panels. 10. The carton of claim 9 wherein the end flaps comprise a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel and side end flaps respectively foldably attached to the side end panels, the pivotable flap comprises at least a portion of the top end flap. 11. The carton of claim 10 wherein the pivotable flap comprises at least a portion of at least one of the side end flaps. 12. The carton of claim 1 wherein the first edge and the second edge of the top panel are longitudinal edges, and the third edge and fourth edge of the top panel are lateral edges. 13. The carton of claim 12 wherein the first lateral portion is spaced apart from the third edge of the top panel by a first distance and the second lateral portion is spaced apart from third edge of the top panel by a second distance, the first distance being less than the second distance. 14. The carton of claim 1 in combination with the plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising containers having a diameter, wherein the first lateral portion is spaced apart from the second lateral portion by a distance, the distance being greater than half the diameter of the containers. 15. A blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising containers having a diameter, the blank comprising: a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are for at least partially closing an end of the carton when the carton is formed from the blank, and dispenser features comprising at least one dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line for at least partially separating the dispenser panel from the blank and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening in the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser opening being for removing articles from the through the top panel of the carton; in the top panel, the tear line comprises a first lateral portion extending from proximate a first edge of the top panel to proximate a second edge of the top panel, and a second lateral portion extending from proximate the first edge to proximate the second edge, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being respectively spaced apart from a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel to define respective edges of the dispenser panel, and the dispenser comprises expansion features including a hinge and a pivotable flap adjacent the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap being pivotable at the hinge to enlarge the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap comprising at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least a portion of the closed end, the hinge comprising at least one fold line in the at least two end flaps, the at least one fold line being spaced apart from the bottom panel by a first minimum distance and being spaced apart from the top panel by a second minimum distance, the first minimum distance being greater than the second minimum distance, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being spaced apart a first distance corresponding to a width of the dispenser panel, and the first lateral portion of the tear line being spaced apart from one of the third edge and the fourth edge of the top panel by a second distance corresponding to a width of the pivotable flap in the top panel, the sum of the first distance and the second distance being approximately equal to the diameter of the containers. 16. The blank of claim 15 wherein the first lateral portion and second lateral portion intersect each of the first edge and the second edge. 17. The blank of claim 15 wherein the tear line further comprises a first curved portion in the first side panel and a second curved portion in the second side panel. 18. The blank of claim 17 wherein the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of the first side panel, and at least a portion of the second side panel. 19. The blank of claim 15 wherein the dispenser panel comprises a fold line in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel at least partially defining an access flap of the dispenser panel. 20. he blank of claim 19 wherein the dispenser features further comprise an access opening in the at least one side panel, the access opening is adjacent the access flap. 21. The blank of claim 15 wherein the hinge comprises a curved tear line in each of the first side panel and the second side panel. 22. The blank of claim 21 wherein the pivotable flap comprises at least a portion of the first side panel, and at least a portion of the second side panel. 23. The blank of claim 22 wherein the at least two end flaps are respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps comprise a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel and side end flaps respectively foldably attached to the side end panels, the pivotable flap comprises at least a portion of the top end flap. 24. A method of opening a carton containing a plurality of containers, the method comprising: providing a carton having a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps at least partially close an end of the carton, a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and an access flap in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the tear line comprising a first lateral portion extending from proximate a first edge of the top panel to proximate a second edge of the top panel, and a second lateral portion extending from proximate the first edge to proximate the second edge, the first and second lateral portions being respectively spaced apart from a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel, the dispenser comprises a hinge and a pivotable flap adjacent the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap comprising at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least a portion of the closed end, the hinge comprising at least one fold line in the at least two end flaps, the at least one fold line being spaced apart from the bottom panel by a first minimum distance and being spaced apart from the top panel by a second minimum distance, the first minimum distance being greater than the second minimum distance; pivoting the access flap to allow access to the dispenser panel; grasping the dispenser panel and separating the dispenser panel from the carton by tearing the carton along the first and second lateral portions to create a dispenser opening in the carton, the tearing along the first and second lateral portions defining respective spaced apart edges of the dispenser opening in the top panel; expanding the dispenser opening by grasping an end container that is adjacent to the end of the carton and pivoting the pivotable flap together with the end container at the hinge to increase the size of the dispenser opening; and removing the end container from the carton through the dispenser opening, the removing comprising removing the end container through the top panel. 25. The method of claim 24 wherein the hinge is formed by a curved tear line in each of the first side panel and the second side panel, and wherein the pivoting of the pivotable flap comprises separating the pivotable flap from the first side panel and the second side panel along the curved tear lines. 26. The method of claim 24 wherein the pivoting of the pivotable flap comprises pivoting the pivotable flap about a fold line in the closed end of the carton. 27. A carton in combination with a plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising containers having a diameter, the carton comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; a dispenser for allowing removal of articles from the carton, the dispenser comprising a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening, the dispenser opening being for removing articles from the carton, the dispenser comprises a hinge and a pivotable flap adjacent the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap being pivotable at the hinge to enlarge the dispenser opening, the pivotable flap comprising at least a portion of the top panel, at least a portion of the first side panel, and at least a portion of the second side panel, the hinge comprising a curved tear line in each of the first side panel and the second side panel for separating the pivotable flap from the first and second side panels, in the top panel, the tear line comprising a first lateral portion extending from proximate a first edge of the top panel to proximate a second edge of the top panel and a second lateral portion extending from proximate the first edge to proximate the second edge, the first and second lateral portions of the tear line being spaced apart a first distance corresponding to a width of the dispenser panel, and the first lateral portion of the tear line being spaced apart from one of a third edge and a fourth edge of the top panel by a second distance corresponding to a width of the pivotable flap in the top panel, the first distance being greater than the second distance, the sum of the first distance and the second distance being approximately equal to the diameter of the containers. 28. The carton of claim 27 wherein the carton comprises at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the end flaps comprises side end flaps respectively foldably attached to the first side panel and the second side panel, wherein the side end flaps at least partially close an end of the carton, the pivotable flap comprising at least a portion of each of the side end flaps. 29. The carton of claim 28 wherein the hinge comprises a fold line in the end of the carton extending across the side end flaps, the pivotable flap being pivotable at the fold line. 30. The carton of claim 27 wherein the first edge and the second edge of the top panel are longitudinal edges, and the third edge and fourth edge of the top panel are lateral edges. 31. The carton of claim 29 wherein the curved tear line in the first side panel intersects the fold line in the side end flaps at a first intersection and the curved tear line in the second side panel intersects the fold line in the side end flaps at a second intersection, the first intersection and the second intersection form a lowermost point of the pivotable flap that is spaced vertically below the top panel at the end of the carton by a third distance, the third distance being less than half of a maximum vertical height of the carton.
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