Shipping and dispensing construct

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12246901-B2
Application number	US-202117354486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2021
Priority date	Jun 24, 2020
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

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 including a front panel, a top panel, at least one central panel, and at least one side panel. The shipping and dispensing construct further includes dispensing features for removal of one or more of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of the at least one central panel, the dispensing portions for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers and being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to the respective container 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, at least one central panel extending from the front panel, and at least one side panel;
dispensing features for removal of one or more of the product holding containers, the dispensing features comprising a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of the at least one central panel and a plurality of panel sections of the at least one side panel for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of containers, the dispensing portions for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers and being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to the respective container of the plurality of product holding containers.

2. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 1 , wherein the at least a portion of the at least one central panel comprises a plurality of panel sections of the at least one central panel for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of containers.

3. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 2 , wherein the at least one central panel is a first central panel, and the plurality of panels further comprises a second central panel in at least partial face-to-face contact with the first central panel and comprising a plurality of panel sections for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers, the plurality of panel sections of the first central panel forming first central dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct, and the plurality of panel sections of the second central panel forming second central dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct.

4. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 3 , wherein the at least one side panel is a first side panel and the plurality of panels further comprises a second side panel comprising a plurality of panel sections, the plurality of panel sections of the first side panel forming first side dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct, and the plurality of panel sections of the second side panel forming second side dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct.

5. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 2 , wherein the dispensing features comprise an attachment tab separably connected to at least one panel section of the plurality of panel sections of the at least one central panel for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers.

6. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 5 , wherein the dispensing features comprise a plurality of panel sections of the at least one side panel, and an attachment tab separably connected to at least one panel section of the plurality of panel sections of the at least one side panel and for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers.

7. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 1 , wherein the at least one central panel comprises a plurality of glue openings for facilitating attachment of the plurality of product holding containers to the shipping and dispensing construct.

8. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 7 , wherein the at least one central panel is a first central panel and the plurality of panels further comprises a second central panel in at least partial face-to-face contact with the first central panel and foldably connected to the first central panel at a tear line, the plurality of glue openings of the first central panel are spaced a first distance from the tear line, the second central panel comprises a plurality of glue openings spaced a second distance from the tear line such that the glue openings of the first central panel are offset from respective glue openings of the second central panel.

9. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 8 , wherein a respective portion of the second central panel is exposed through the respective glue openings of the first central panel for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers, and a respective portion of the first central panel is exposed through the respective glue openings of the second central panel for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers.

10. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 9 , wherein the dispensing portion comprises a plurality of panel sections of the at least one side panel for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers.

11. The shipping and dispensing construct of claim 10 , wherein the at least one side panel is a first side panel comprising a plurality of panel sections for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of containers and forming first central dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct, the plurality of panels further comprises a second side panel comprising a plurality of panel sections for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of containers and forming second central dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct, the plurality of panel sections of the first side panel forming first side dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct, and the plurality of panel sections of the second side panel forming second side dispensing portions of the shipping and dispensing construct.

12. 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 construct blank and comprising a front panel, a top panel, at least one central panel for extending from the front panel when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank, and at least one side panel;
dispensing features for removal of one or more of the product holding containers from the shipping and dispensing construct formed from the construct blank, the dispensing features comprising a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of the at least one central panel and a plurality of panel sections of the at least one side panel for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of containers, the dispensing portions for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers and being separable from a remainder of the construct blank for allowing access to the respective container of the plurality of product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank.

13. The construct blank of claim 12 , wherein the at least a portion of the at least one central panel comprises a plurality of panel sections of the at least one central panel for being removably attached to a respective container of the plurality of containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank.

14. The construct blank of claim 13 , wherein the at least one central panel is a first central panel, and the plurality of panels further comprises a second central panel comprising a plurality of panel sections fo

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Llc

Inventors

• Mills Karen L
• Zammit Mark
• Strand Scott Thomas

Classifications

• B65B5/024

  for making containers from preformed blanks · CPC title

• B65B5/06

  Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles · CPC title

• B65D2577/043

  arranged side by side · CPC title

• B65D77/30

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

• B65B43/10

  by folding the material · CPC title