Carton with recloseable features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9156579-B2
Application number	US-201414325609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	Jul 9, 2013
Publication date	Oct 13, 2015
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015

Abstract

A carton for holding a product. The carton having a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel. A tear away panel in at least one of the plurality of panels, the tear away panel providing access to the interior. A hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels and at least one tear line extending at least partially across at least one of the plurality of panels. The at least one tear line dividing the carton into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion configured to be pivotable at the hinge between an open position allowing access to the interior and a closed position with the first portion at least partially overlapping the second portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carton for containing a product, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel;
a tear away panel in at least one of the plurality of panels, the tear away panel providing access to the interior;
a hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels;
at least one tear line extending at least partially across at least one of the plurality of panels, the at least one tear line dividing the carton into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion configured to be pivotable at the hinge between an open position allowing access to the interior and a closed position preventing access to the interior, the first portion at least partially overlapping the second portion in the closed position.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the hinge is collinear with the at least one tear line.

3. The carton of claim 2 , wherein the hinge extends across the second side panel dividing the second side panel into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the carton includes the first portion of the second side panel and the second portion of the carton includes the second portion of the second side panel.

4. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tear line comprises:
a first longitudinal tear line extending across the front panel dividing the front panel into a first front portion and a second front portion; and
a second longitudinal tear line extending across the back panel dividing the back panel into a first back portion and a second back portion,
the first portion of the carton comprises the first front portion and the first back portion, and the second portion of the carton comprises the second front portion and the second back portion.

5. The carton of claim 4 wherein the hinge, the first longitudinal tear line, and the second longitudinal tear line are collinear.

6. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the carton further comprises a first end and a second end, a plurality of end flaps are foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps close the first end and the second end.

7. The carton of claim 6 , wherein one of the end flaps is configured to form a retention feature of the first portion of the carton, the retention feature engages an edge of the second portion of the carton to retain the carton in the closed position.

8. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the interior of the carton has a first size in the open position and the interior of the carton has a second size in the closed position, the second size being less than the first size.

9. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the second size is approximately half the first size.

10. A carton for containing a product, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel;
a tear away panel in at least one of the plurality of panels, the tear away panel providing access to the interior;
a hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels;
at least one tear line extending at least partially across at least one of the plurality of panels, the at least one tear line dividing the carton into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion configured to be pivotable at the hinge between an open position allowing access to the interior and a closed position with the first portion at least partially overlapping the second portion,
wherein the tear away panel comprises an opening feature in the first side panel configured for detaching and pulling away the tear away panel to access the interior of the carton.

11. The carton of claim 10 , wherein the opening feature comprises a tab at one end of the tear away panel defined by a cut and a fold line in the at least one plurality of panels.

12. The carton of claim 11 , wherein the fold line is collinear with the at least one tear line.

13. A carton for containing a product, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel;
a tear away panel in at least one of the plurality of panels, the tear away panel providing access to the interior;
a hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels;
at least one tear line extending at least partially across at least one of the plurality of panels, the at least one tear line dividing the carton into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion configured to be pivotable at the hinge between an open position allowing access to the interior and a closed position with the first portion at least partially overlapping the second portion,
wherein the tear away panel is in the first side panel and defined at least partially by a first lateral tear line and a second lateral tear line.

14. The carton of claim 13 , wherein the front panel is foldably connected to the first side panel along a first fold line, the back panel is foldably connected to the first side panel along a second fold line, the first lateral tear line is collinear with the first fold line and the second lateral tear line is collinear with the second fold line.

15. The carton of claim 14 , wherein the front panel comprises a window to view the interior of the carton.

16. A blank for forming a carton for containing a product, the blank comprising:
a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel;
a tear away panel in at least one of the plurality of panels,
a hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels;
at least one tear line extending at least partially across at least one of the plurality of panels, the at least one tear line dividing the blank into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion configured to be pivotable at the hinge between an open position and a closed position preventing access to an interior of the carton, the first portion at least partially overlapping the second portion in the closed position when the blank is formed into a carton.

17. The blank of claim 16 , wherein the hinge is collinear with the at least one tear line.

18. The blank of claim 17 , wherein the hinge extends across the second side panel dividing the second side panel into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the carton includes the first portion of the second side panel and the second portion of the carton includes the second portion of the second side panel.

19. The blank of claim 16 , wherein the at least one tear line comprises:
a first longitudinal tear line extending across the front panel dividing the front panel into a first front portion and a second front portion; and
a second longitudinal tear line extending across the back panel dividing the back panel into a first back portion and a second back portion,
the first portion of the blank comprises the first front portion and the first back portion, and the second portion of the blank comprises the second front portion and the second back portion.

20. The blank of claim 19 , wherein the hinge, the first longitudinal tear line, and the second longitudinal tear line are collinear.

21. The blank of claim 16 , wherein the blank further comp

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc

Inventors

• Pinkstone Felicia A

Classifications

• B65D5/0005 Primary

  of variable capacity · CPC title

• B65D5/66

  Hinged lids ({B65D5/325} takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/4204

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• B65D5/5445

  for dividing a tubular body into separate parts · CPC title

• B31B1/74

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic