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US 10,696,445 B2Granted
Carton with integral display tag
AssigneeU.S. Cotton, LLC
InventorAbby Morgan Miller
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Abstract
A blank for a carton includes: a sheet of material defining a plurality of panels separated by a plurality of fold lines, the panels defining an enclosure including first perforation lines which demarcate a separation of the enclosure into a lower portion and an upper portion; the panels within the lower portion defining an open-top enclosure; and the upper portion including second perforation lines defining a display tag.
Claims16
A blank for a carton, comprising:
- a sheet of material defining a plurality of panels separated by a plurality of fold lines, the panels defining an enclosure including first perforation lines which demarcate a separation of the enclosure into a lower portion and an upper portion, the first perforation lines configured to permit the upper portion to be torn away and removed from the lower portion;
- the panels within the lower portion defining an open-top enclosure;
- and
- the upper portion including second perforation lines defining a display tag, the second perforation lines configured to permit the display tag to be punched out and removed from the upper portion;
- and
- wherein the lower portion includes third perforation lines defining a slot sized to receive a portion of the display tag.
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A carton, comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected panels which define an outer enclosure, the panels including first perforation lines which demarcate a separation of the outer enclosure into a lower portion and an upper portion, the first perforation lines configured to permit the upper portion to be torn away and removed from the lower portion;
- the upper portion including second perforation lines defining a display tag, the second perforation lines configured to permit the display tag to be punched out and removed from the upper portion;
- and
- the lower portion including third perforation lines defining a small piece that may be punched out to form a slot sized to receive a portion of the display tag therein.
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A method of displaying a product, comprising:
- providing a carton including a plurality of interconnected panels which define an enclosure, the panels including first perforation lines which demarcate a separation of the outer enclosure into a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion further including second perforation lines defining a display tag, the first perforation lines configured to permit the upper portion to be torn away and removed from the lower portion, and the second perforation lines configured to permit the display tag to be punched out and removed from the upper portion, and the lower portion including third perforation lines defining a slot sized to receive a portion of the display tag, wherein at least one product is contained within the enclosure;
- separating the upper portion from the lower portion along the first perforation lines and removing the upper portion to expose the at least one product contained within the lower portion;
- separating the display tag from the upper portion along the second perforation lines;
- punching out the third perforation lines to form a slot sized to receive a portion of the display tag therein;
- and
- attaching the display tag to the lower portion by inserting a portion of the display tag into the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.