Container and packaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11639246-B2
Application number	US-201715630180-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2017
Priority date	Jun 22, 2017
Publication date	May 2, 2023
Grant date	May 2, 2023

Abstract

A packaging comprising a container configured for disposal of a volume of flowable material. A carton configured for disposal of the container, the carton including a wall defining an opening. Visual indicia of the volume is provided. Packaging products, containers, handles, tooling, applicators and methods are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Packaging comprising:
a container consisting of a handle, a shoulder, a spout, opposite top and bottom walls and a circumferential side wall connecting the top and bottom walls, inner surfaces of the walls defining an aperture configured for disposal of a volume of flowable material, the shoulder and the spout each extending from the top wall, the spout being connected to the shoulder by the handle, the handle being fixed relative to the top wall; and
a carton having the container disposed therein, the carton consisting of first and second openings, opposite top and bottom covers, opposite first and second side walls and opposite third and fourth side walls, the first and second side walls each extending from the top cover to the bottom cover and from the third side wall to the fourth side wall, the third and fourth side walls each extending from the top cover to the bottom cover and from the first side wall to the second side wall, the first opening extending into the top cover and the first side wall, the spout extending through the first opening, the second opening extending into the second side wall, the openings being configured to provide visual indicia of the volume, the third and fourth side walls being free of any openings, the second side wall including a body and first and second flaps, the flaps extending from opposite sides of the body, the first flap forming a portion of the top cover, the second flap forming a portion of the bottom cover, the first flap being free of any openings between the body and an outer edge of the first flap, the second flap being free of any openings between the body and an outer edge of the second flap.

2. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the visual indicia includes selective orientation of the openings with the container.

3. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the material is visually perceptible from the side wall of the container.

4. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the visual indicia includes alignment of the openings with transparent portions of the side wall of the container, the side wall of the container comprising opaque portions adjacent to the transparent portions.

5. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , a portion of the side wall of the container is transparent and another portion of the side wall of the container is opaque.

6. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the first opening has a V-shaped configuration.

7. Packaging as recited in claim 6 , wherein a second portion of the first opening extends into the top cover and has an arcuate configuration.

8. Packaging as recited in claim 7 , wherein the second portion is disposed in a perpendicular orientation relative to the first portion.

9. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second opening has a diamond shaped configuration and the visual indicia includes selective orientation of the diamond shaped opening with the container.

10. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second opening has a circular configuration and the visual indicia includes selective orientation of the circular opening with the container.

11. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the spout extends parallel to a top surface of the handle.

12. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the side walls of the carton extend perpendicular to the top and bottom covers.

13. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first and second side walls each extend perpendicular to the third side wall and the fourth side wall such that the carton has a rectangular cross-sectional configuration defined by the side walls of the carton.

14. Packaging comprising:
a container consisting of a shoulder, a spout, a handle, opposite top and bottom walls and a circumferential side wall connecting the top and bottom walls, the shoulder and the spout each extending from the top wall, the spout being connected to the shoulder by the handle, the handle being permanently fixed relative to the top wall, a top surface of the handle being spaced a first distance from the top wall and a top surface of the spout being spaced an increased second distance from the top wall, inner surfaces of the walls defining an aperture configured for disposal of a volume of edible and/or cooking oil that is visually perceptible from a transparent portion of the side wall; and
a carton consisting of first and second openings, opposite top and bottom covers, opposite first and second side walls, opposite third and fourth walls, the first and second side walls each extending from the top cover to the bottom cover and from the third side wall to the fourth side wall, the third and fourth side walls each extending from the top cover to the bottom cover and from the first side wall to the second side wall, the first and second side walls each extending perpendicular to the third side wall and the fourth side wall such that the carton has a rectangular cross-sectional configuration defined by the side walls of the carton, inner surfaces of the walls of the carton defining a cavity, the container being disposed in the cavity such that the handle is disposed entirely within the container, the first opening extending into the top cover and the first side wall and the second opening extending into the second side wall, the spout extending through the first opening, the openings being aligned with the transparent portion of the side wall of the container to provide visual indicia of the volume, the third and fourth side walls each being free of any openings, the second side wall including a body and first and second flaps, the flaps extending from opposite sides of the body, the first flap forming a portion of the top cover, the second flap forming a portion of the bottom cover, the first flap being free of any openings between the body and an outer edge of the first flap, the second flap being free of any openings between the body and an outer edge of the second flap.

15. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the handle is permanently fixed relative to the top wall and the shoulder.

16. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the handle is disposed entirely within the container.

17. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the handle is spaced a first distance from the top wall and a top surface of the spout is spaced a second distance from the top wall, the second distance being greater than the first distance, the top surface of the handle extending parallel to the top surface of the spout.

18. Packaging as recited in claim 1 , wherein a first surface of the shoulder is continuous with the top surface of the handle and a second surface of the shoulder is continuous with an outer surface of the side wall.

19. Packaging consisting of:
a container consisting of a shoulder, a spout, a handle, opposite top and bottom walls and a circumferential side wall connecting the top and bottom walls, the shoulder and the spout each extending from the top wall, the spout being connected to the shoulder by the handle, the handle being permanently fixed relative to the top wall, a top surface of the handle being spaced a first distance from the top wall and a top surface of the spout being spaced an increased second distance from the top wall; and
a carton consisting of first and second openings, opposite top and bottom covers, opposite first and second side walls and opposite third and fourth side walls, the first and second side walls each extending from the top cover to the bottom cover and from the third side wall to the four

Assignees

• Ring Container Tech Llc

Inventors

• Thompson Preston Forbes
• Bevier Alex Dean

Classifications

• B65B43/10

  by folding the material · CPC title

• B65B21/242

  in collapsed carton sleeves · CPC title

• B65B2220/16

  Packaging contents into primary and secondary packaging · CPC title

• B65D25/56 Primary

  with means for indicating level of contents · CPC title

• B65D5/522

  Containers provided with decoration or information elements which are displaced to display the contents · CPC title