Carton with handle and dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9376244-B2
Application number	US-201514619416-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2015
Priority date	Feb 23, 2011
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a bottom panel. End flaps can be respectively foldably connected to respective panels and at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. A dispenser panel can be at least partially defined by a dispenser tear line extending in at least the top panel and at least one of the end flaps. An opening section can be at least partially defined by the dispenser tear line and can be foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel. The dispenser panel is at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening, and the opening section is positionable relative the first side panel to expand the dispenser opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a bottom panel;
end flaps respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton;
a handle in the top panel, the handle comprising a handle panel for grasping and carrying the carton;
a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a dispenser tear line extending in at least the top panel and at least one of the end flaps, the dispenser panel comprising at least a portion of the top panel and including the handle panel, the dispenser panel is at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening; and
an opening section at least partially defined by the dispenser tear line in the top panel and foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the opening section is positionable relative the one of the first side panel and the second side panel to expand the dispenser opening;
wherein at least a portion of the dispenser panel is connected to the opening section along the dispenser tear line, and the opening section and the dispenser panel are at least partially separable from one another along the dispenser tear line, and
wherein the top panel comprises an aperture extending adjacent the handle panel, the aperture is disposed in the dispenser panel, and the aperture is spaced apart from the dispenser tear line.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the end flaps comprise at least a top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the dispenser tear line comprising a first portion extending in the top panel and a second portion extending in the top end flap from an end of the first portion, the dispenser panel being separable from the opening section along at least a portion of the first portion of the dispenser tear line.

3. The carton of claim 1 , wherein:
the top panel is a first top panel, the dispenser panel is a first dispenser panel, and the dispenser tear line is a first dispenser tear line;
the carton comprises a second top panel;
the dispenser further comprises a second dispenser panel, the second dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a second dispenser tear line extending in at least the second top panel; and
the second dispenser panel at least partially overlaps the first dispenser panel to form an overlapped dispenser panel.

4. The carton of claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the opening section is spaced apart from the aperture in the top panel.

5. A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a first top panel, a second top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a bottom panel;
end flaps respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton;
a handle comprising a first handle panel in the first top panel and a second handle panel in the second top panel for grasping and carrying the carton, the first handle panel and the second handle panel being overlapped to form the handle;
a dispenser comprising a first dispenser panel and a second dispenser panel, the first dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a first dispenser tear line extending in at least the first top panel and at least one of the end flaps, the first dispenser panel comprising at least a portion of the first top panel and including the first handle panel, the second dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a second dispenser tear line extending in at least the second top panel, wherein the second dispenser panel at least partially overlaps the first dispenser panel to form an overlapped dispenser panel, and the overlapped dispenser panel is at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening; and
an opening section at least partially defined by the first dispenser tear line in the first top panel and foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the opening section is positionable relative the one of the first side panel and the second side panel to expand the dispenser opening;
wherein the first handle panel is in the first dispenser panel, the second handle panel is in the second dispenser panel, and the overlapped dispenser panel comprises the first handle panel and the second handle panel.

6. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the first handle panel comprises a first gripping portion, and the second handle panel comprises a second gripping portion, the first gripping portion at least partially overlaps the second gripping portion to form the handle.

7. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the opening section is a first opening section, the first opening section being foldably connected to the first side panel along a first fold line, and the dispenser further comprises a second opening section that is at least partially defined by the second dispenser tear line and is foldably connected to the second side panel along a second fold line.

8. The carton of claim 7 , wherein:
the end flaps comprise at least a first top end flap foldably connected to the first top panel and a second top end flap foldably connected to the second top panel;
the first dispenser tear line comprises a first portion extending in the first top panel and a second portion extending in the first top end flap from an end of the first portion, the first dispenser panel being separable from the first opening section along at least a portion of the first portion of the first dispenser tear line; and
the second dispenser tear line comprises a third portion extending in the second top panel and a fourth portion extending in the second top end flap from an end of the third portion, the second dispenser panel being separable from the second opening section along at least a portion of the third portion of the second dispenser tear line.

9. The carton of claim 8 , wherein the first opening section is further defined by a first end tear line and a second end tear line each extending in the first top end flap, the first end tear line extending from the first dispenser tear line and the second end tear line extending from the first end tear line, and the second opening section is further defined by a third end tear line and a fourth end tear line each extending in the second top end flap, the third end tear line extending from the second dispenser tear line and the fourth end tear line extending from the third end tear line.

10. The carton of claim 8 , wherein:
the second portion of the first dispenser tear line is arcuate and extends to a first edge of the first top end flap, and the fourth portion of the second dispenser tear line is arcuate and extends to a second edge of the second top end flap; and
the second top end flap at least partially overlaps the first top end flap, and the second portion of the first dispenser tear line at least partially overlaps the fourth portion of the second dispenser tear line.

11. The carton of claim 8 , wherein:
the end flaps comprise at least a first top end flap foldably connected to the first top panel and a second top end flap foldably connected to the second top panel; and
the bottom end

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc

Inventors

• Kastanek Raymond S
• Baldino Mark

Classifications

• B65D81/18

  providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient (with thermal insulation B65D81/38) · CPC title

• B65D2571/00549

  consisting of fold lines · CPC title

• B65D2571/00524

  integral · CPC title

• B65B69/00

  Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B65D2571/00141

  glued · CPC title