Carton with dispenser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9394093-B2
Application number	US-201313963214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2013
Priority date	Aug 10, 2012
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps can be respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The at least two end flaps are at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The closed end of the carton can comprise a generally vertical portion extending from the bottom panel and an oblique portion extending from the top panel to the generally vertical portion. A dispenser can extend in at least the closed end of the carton.

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 bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
at least two end flaps, each end flap of the at least two end flaps being respectively foldably attached to a panel of the plurality of panels along a fold line, the at least two end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, wherein:
the closed end of the carton comprises a generally vertical portion extending from the bottom panel and an oblique portion extending from the top panel to the generally vertical portion;
the at least two end flaps comprise at least one major side end flap and at least one minor side end flap each foldably connected to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, the at least one major side end flap at least partially forms the oblique portion of the closed end of the carton, and the at least one minor side end flap at least partially forms the generally vertical portion of the closed end of the carton;
the at least one major side end flap is foldably connected to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel along an oblique segment of the fold line, and the at least one minor side end flap is foldably connected to the at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel along a lateral segment of the fold line; and

a dispenser extending in at least the closed end of the carton.

2. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the oblique portion of the closed end of the carton at least partially extends over the bottom panel.

3. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the at least two end flaps comprise a bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, the bottom end flap comprises a proximal portion foldably connected to a distal portion, and the proximal portion at least partially forms the generally vertical portion of the closed end of the carton.

4. The carton of claim 3 , wherein the at least two end flaps further comprise a top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top end flap at least partially overlaps the distal portion of the bottom end flap, and the top end flap and the distal portion of the bottom end flap at least partially form the oblique portion of the closed end of the carton.

5. The carton of claim 4 , wherein the at least one major side end flap comprises a first major side end flap and a second major side end flap foldably connected to the respective first side panel and second side panel, the at least one minor side end flap comprises a first minor side end flap and a second minor side end flap foldably connected to the respective first side panel and second side panel, the proximal portion of the bottom end flap at least partially overlaps the first minor side end flap and the second minor side end flap to at least partially form the generally vertical portion of the closed end of the carton, and the top end flap and the distal portion of the bottom end flap at least partially overlap the first major side end flap and the second major side end flap to at least partially form the oblique portion of the closed end of the carton.

6. The carton of claim 5 , wherein the dispenser comprises a dispenser panel, at least a first portion of the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the top end flap, at least a second portion of the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the distal portion of the bottom end flap, at least a third portion of the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the first major side end flap, at least a fourth portion of the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the second major side end flap, and the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, and the fourth portion of the dispenser panel at least partially overlap to at least partially form the dispenser panel.

7. The carton of claim 6 , wherein the third portion of the dispenser panel further comprises at least a portion of the first side panel, and the fourth portion of the dispenser panel further comprises at least a portion of the second side panel.

8. The carton of claim 6 , wherein the dispenser further comprises an access flap in the top end flap and foldably connected to the first portion of the dispenser panel, a first cutout in the first major side end flap adjacent the third portion of the dispenser panel, and a second cutout in the second major side end flap adjacent the fourth portion of the dispenser panel, and the access flap is generally aligned with the first cutout and the second cutout.

9. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the at least one major side end flap comprises a first major side end flap foldably connected to the first side panel and a second major side end flap foldably connected to the second side panel, the at least one minor side end flap comprises a first minor side end flap foldably connected to the first side panel and a second minor side end flap foldably connected to the second side panel, the first major side end flap and the second major side end flap are at least partially overlapped to at least partially form the oblique portion of the closed end of the carton, and the first minor side end flap and the second minor side end flap are at least partially overlapped to at least partially form the generally vertical portion of the closed end of the carton.

10. The carton of claim 1 , wherein the at least two end flaps are at least two first end flaps, the closed end of the carton is a first closed end of the carton, the generally vertical portion is a first generally vertical portion, and the oblique portion is a first oblique portion, the carton further comprising at least two second end flaps foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two second end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a second closed end of the carton, the second closed end of the carton comprising a second generally vertical portion extending from the top panel and a second oblique portion extending from the bottom panel to the second generally vertical portion.

11. The carton of claim 10 , wherein the first oblique portion of the first closed end of the carton at least partially extends over the bottom panel, and the second oblique portion of the second closed end of the carton at least partially extends under the top panel.

12. The carton of claim 10 , wherein the at least two second end flaps comprise a top end flap foldably connected to the top panel, the top end flap comprises a proximal portion foldably connected to a distal portion, and the proximal portion at least partially forms the second generally vertical portion of the second closed end of the carton.

13. The carton of claim 12 , wherein the at least two second end flaps further comprise a bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, the bottom end flap and the distal portion of the top end flap are at least partially overlapped, and the bottom end flap and the distal portion of the top end flap at least partially form the second oblique portion of the second closed end of the carton.

14. The carton of claim 13 , wherein the at least two second end flaps further comprise a first major side end flap and a first minor side end flap each foldably connected to the first side panel and a second major side end flap and a second minor side end flap each foldably connected to the second side

Assignees

• Graphic Packaging Int Inc

Inventors

• Alexander O'Neal
• Ahern Daniel
• Gomes Jean-Manuel

Classifications

• B65D2571/0066

  formed from one single sheet · CPC title

• B65D2571/00141

  glued · CPC title

• B65D2571/0058

  The tear line defining a dispensing aperture provided with means for preventing the articles from freely exiting the wrapper, e.g. by rolling out · CPC title

• B65D2571/00728

  the end walls being closed by gluing · CPC title

• B65D5/542

  the lines of weakness being provided in the container body · CPC title