Shipping and dispensing construct

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12103753-B2
Application number	US-202117354491-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2021
Priority date	Jun 24, 2020
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel. The shipping and dispensing construct further includes dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to a group of the plurality of product holding containers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the shipping and dispensing construct comprising:
a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel; and
dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel and at least a portion of the at least one side panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to a group of the plurality of product holding containers, the at least a portion of the at least one side panel comprises a plurality of panel sections, each panel section foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line and separably attached to an adjacent panel section at a respective tear line, each panel section for being attached to respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.

2. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 1 , wherein the at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel comprises a respective plurality of separable portions for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers, each respective plurality of separable portions comprises a first portion separably connected to a second portion at a tear line.

3. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 2 , wherein the at least one side panel is a first top side panel foldably connected to the top panel, and the plurality of panels further comprises a second top side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a second bottom side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and the plurality of dispensing portions further comprises a respective plurality of panel sections of each of the second top side panel, the first bottom side panel, and the second bottom side panel, each panel section separably attached to a respective adjacent panel section at a respective tear line.

4. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 3 , further comprising a top back panel foldably connected to the top panel and a bottom pack panel foldably connected to the bottom panel.

5. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of dispensing portions further comprises a first portion of the top back panel separably connected to a second portion of the top back panel, and the plurality of dispensing portions further comprises a first portion of the bottom back panel separably connected to a second portion of the bottom back panel.

6. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of panels further comprises an access panel separably attached to one of the top back panel and the bottom back panel.

7. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 6 , wherein the access panel extends from the top back panel to the bottom back panel.

8. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 7 , wherein the access panel is separably connected to the top back panel at a curved tear line and the bottom back panel comprises a curved free edge that abuts the access panel.

9. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel comprises a plurality of lines of weakening to facilitate separation of the dispensing portions from the remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct.

10. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 1 , wherein each panel section is positioned for being in at least partial face-to-face contact with respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.

11. A construct blank for forming a shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the construct blank comprising:
a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct formed from the blank and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel; and
dispensing features for facilitating selective dispensing of one or more of the product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising a plurality of separable portions of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel and at least a portion of the at least one side panel for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers, the at least a portion of the at least one side panel comprises a plurality of panel sections, each panel section foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line and separably attached to an adjacent panel section at a respective tear line, each panel section for being attached to respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank.

12. The construct blank of claim 11 , wherein the at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel comprises a respective plurality of separable portions for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers, each respective plurality of separable portions comprises a first portion separably connected to a second portion at a tear line.

13. The construct blank of claim 12 , wherein the at least one side panel is a first top side panel foldably connected to the top panel, and the plurality of panels further comprises a second top side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first bottom side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a second bottom side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and the plurality of dispensing portions further comprises a respective plurality of panel sections of each of the second top side panel, the first bottom side panel, and the second bottom side panel, each panel section separably attached to a respective adjacent panel section at a respective tear line.

14. The construct blank of claim 13 , further comprising a top back panel foldably connected to the top panel and a bottom pack panel foldably connected to the bottom panel.

15. The construct blank of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of dispensing portions further comprises a first portion of the top back panel separably connected to a second portion of the top back panel, and the plurality of dispensing portions further comprises a first portion of the bottom back panel separably connected to a second portion of the bottom back panel.

16. The construct blank of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of panels further comprises an access panel separably attached to one of the top back panel and the bottom back panel.

17. The construct blank of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel comprises a plurality of lines of weakening to facilitate separation of the dispensing portions from the remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank.

18. The construct blank of claim 11 , wherein each panel section is for being positioned in at least partial face-to-

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Mills Karen L

Classifications

• B65D77/30

  Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers {(B65D77/20 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65B5/024

  for making containers from preformed blanks · CPC title

• B65D2577/047

  stacked and arranged side by side · CPC title

• B65D2571/0079

  U-shaped · CPC title

• B65D2571/0066

  formed from one single sheet · CPC title