Dispensing carton

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10232976-B2
Application number	US-201715657705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2017
Priority date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

A carton for holding at least one article includes a dispenser that includes a dispenser feature and at least two first panels extending at least partially around an interior of the dispenser. The carton also includes a sleeve including at least two second panels extending at least partially around an interior of the sleeve. The interior of the sleeve at least partially receives the dispenser, and the dispenser is in slidable engagement with the sleeve and is moveable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carton for holding at least one article, comprising:
a dispenser comprising at least two first panels extending at least partially around an interior of the dispenser, the dispenser comprising a closed first end, a closed second end, and a dispenser feature; and
a sleeve comprising at least two second panels extending at least partially around an interior of the sleeve, the sleeve comprising an open first end, an open second end, and the interior of the sleeve at least partially receives the dispenser, the dispenser is in slidable engagement with the sleeve and is moveable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein, in the first position of the dispenser, the dispenser feature is covered by the sleeve.

3. The carton of claim 2 , wherein, in the second position of the dispenser, the dispenser feature is positioned outside of the sleeve.

4. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser opening.

5. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser tab adjacent the dispenser opening and removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels.

6. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the dispenser opening is expandable upon removal of the dispenser tab.

7. The carton of claim 4 , wherein at least one panel of the at least two second panels comprises a portion having a complementary configuration to the dispenser opening.

8. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser comprises at least one stopping feature.

9. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the dispenser comprises at least two end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the at least two first panels and forming one of the closed first end and the closed second end of the dispenser.

10. The carton of claim 9 , wherein the one of the closed first end and the closed second end comprises a closed top comprising a lip extending beyond an edge of the sleeve, the at least one stopping feature comprising the lip.

11. The carton of claim 10 , wherein the lip is engageable with the edge of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser into the interior of the sleeve.

12. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the at least one stopping feature comprises a stopper tab in at least one panel of the at least two first panels of the dispenser.

13. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the at least one panel of the at least two first panels comprises a stopper opening, the stopper tab extends into the stopper opening, the stopper tab is engageable with a portion of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser away from the sleeve.

14. The carton of claim 13 , further comprising at least one end flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels of the sleeve, the portion of the sleeve is an arm extending from the at least one end flap, the arm comprising a stop edge for engaging the stopper tab.

15. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser comprises at least one bottom flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels and forming one of the closed first end and the closed second end of the dispenser.

16. The carton of claim 15 , wherein the carton comprises a tab that is foldably connected to the at least one bottom flap and is removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels.

17. The carton of claim 16 , wherein the tab is removably connected to the respective panel of the at least two second panels at at least one tear line.

18. The carton of claim 17 , wherein the respective panel of the at least two second panels comprises an opening adjacent the tab.

19. The carton of claim 1 , wherein, in the first position, a top portion of the dispenser protrudes above a top portion of the sleeve.

20. The carton of claim 1 , wherein, in the first position, the sleeve maintains a barrier to the dispenser feature.

21. A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one article, comprising:
at least two first panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the dispenser, the dispenser comprising a closed first end for forming a dispenser in the carton formed from the blank and a closed second end, at least one panel of at least two first panels comprising a dispenser feature; and
at least two second panels for forming a sleeve in the carton formed from the blank and for extending at least partially around an interior of the sleeve, the sleeve comprising an open first end and an open second end, the interior of the sleeve is for at least partially receiving the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the dispenser is in slidable engagement with the sleeve and is moveable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible when the carton is formed from the blank.

22. The blank of claim 21 , wherein, in the first position of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the dispenser feature is covered by the sleeve.

23. The blank of claim 22 , wherein, in the second position of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the dispenser feature is positioned outside of the sleeve.

24. The blank of claim 21 , wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser opening.

25. The blank of claim 24 , wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser tab adjacent the dispenser opening and removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels.

26. The blank of claim 25 , wherein the dispenser opening is expandable upon removal of the dispenser tab.

27. The blank of claim 24 , wherein at least one panel of the at least two second panels comprises a portion having a complementary configuration to the dispenser opening.

28. The blank of claim 21 , wherein the dispenser comprises at least one stopping feature when the carton is formed from the blank.

29. The blank of claim 28 , wherein the dispenser comprises at least two end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the at least two first panels for forming one of the first closed end and the second closed end of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank.

30. The blank of claim 29 , wherein the one of the first closed end and the second closed end comprises a closed top comprising a lip extending beyond an edge of the sleeve when the carton is formed from the blank, the at least one stopping feature comprising the lip.

31. The blank of claim 30 , wherein the lip is engageable with the edge of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser into the interior of the sleeve when the carton is formed from the blank.

32. The blank of claim 28 , wherein the at least one stopping feature comprises a stopper tab in at least one panel of the at least two first panels of the dispenser.

33. The blank of claim 32 , wherein the at least one panel of the at least two first panels comprises a stopper opening, the stopper tab extends into the stopper opening, the stopper tab is engageable with a portion of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser away from the sleeve.

34. The blank of claim 33 , further compri

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc
• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Waddington Paul

Classifications

• B65D5/0209

  the tubular body having a curved or partially curved cross-section · CPC title

• B31B50/26

  Folding sheets, blanks or webs · CPC title

• B65D5/38

  Drawer-and-shell type containers · CPC title

• B31B2120/60

  of drawer-and-shell type · CPC title

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title