Enclosed top stacks
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorMatthew E. Zacherle
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Abstract
A carton includes an outer shell (102) defining an interior space with upper and lower tiers. A divider (120) is disposed at least in part in the outer shell dividing between the upper and lower tiers. A tear strip (118) defined in the outer shell operatively connecting an upper portion of the outer shell to a lower portion thereof. The upper portion defines a six-sided structure, a bottom side of which includes the divider. The upper portion is configured to be removed from the lower portion by lifting the upper portion after the tear strip is activated.
Claims20
A carton comprising:
- an outer shell defining an interior space with upper and lower tiers;
- a divider disposed at least in part in the outer shell dividing between the upper and lower tiers;
- and
- a tear strip defined in the outer shell operatively connecting an upper portion of the outer shell to a lower portion thereof, wherein the upper portion defines a six-sided structure, a bottom side of which includes the divider, the upper portion including a handle wherein the upper portion is configured to be removed from the lower portion by lifting the upper portion by the handle after the tear strip is activated,
- wherein opposed side end flaps of the outer shell are disposed between a bottom end flap of the divider and a pair of opposed side end flaps of the divider.
A method of forming a carton comprising:
- providing an outer shell defining an interior space with upper and lower tiers;
- and
- securing a divider to the outer shell to divide between the upper and lower tiers, wherein a tear strip operatively connects between an upper portion and a lower portion of the outer shell, the upper portion including a handle wherein the upper portion is configured to be removed from the lower portion by lifting the upper portion by the handle after the tear strip is activated;
- wherein the securing step comprises securing side end flaps of the outer shell between a bottom end flap of the divider and a pair of opposed side end flaps of the divider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.