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US 12,054,330 B2Granted
Shipping and dispensing construct
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorFelicia A. Pinkstone
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Abstract
A package that can comprise a shipping and dispensing construct comprising a plurality of panels and dispensing features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels. The package further can comprise a plurality of product holding containers that are removably attached to one or more panels of the plurality of panels. The dispenser features can be for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments can be for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
Claims59
A package comprising:
- a shipping and dispensing construct comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- a plurality of product holding containers that are removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels, wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is removably adhered to one or more of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
- wherein the dispenser features are for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the shipping and dispensing construct comprising:
- a plurality of panels, wherein the product holding containers are for being removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is for being removably adhered to one or more of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
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- dispenser features for forming the shipping and dispensing construct into a plurality of segments, the dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers that is removably attached to a portion of at least one of the panels of the plurality of panels.
A construct blank for forming a shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the construct blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels, wherein the product holding containers are for being removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is for being removably adhered to one or more of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank;
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- dispenser features for forming the shipping and dispensing construct formed from the construct blank into a plurality of segments, the dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers that is removably attached to a portion of at least one of the panels of the plurality of panels.
A method comprising:
- obtaining a construct blank comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- removably adhering a plurality of product holding containers to one or more panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the removably adhering the plurality of product holding containers to one or more panels of the plurality of panels comprises removably adhering each panel of the plurality of panels to one or more of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
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- forming the construct blank into a shipping and dispensing construct so that the shipping and dispensing construct and the plurality of product holding containers form a package;
- wherein the dispenser features are for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
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A package comprising:
- a shipping and dispensing construct comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- a plurality of product holding containers that are removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- wherein the dispenser features are for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
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- wherein each of the panels of the plurality of panels is removably attached to a respective grouping of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
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A package comprising:
- a shipping and dispensing construct comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- a plurality of product holding containers that are removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- wherein the dispenser features are for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
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- wherein the plurality of panels comprises at least a first panel and a second panel, the shipping and dispensing construct further comprises a first attachment flap foldably connected to the first panel and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the second panel, and the first attachment flap is at least partially secured to the second attachment flap.
2 more elements
A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the shipping and dispensing construct comprising:
- a plurality of panels, wherein the product holding containers are for being removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- and
- dispenser features for forming the shipping and dispensing construct into a plurality of segments, the dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers that is removably attached to a portion of at least one of the panels of the plurality of panels;
- wherein each of the panels of the plurality of panels comprises a first section for being removably attached to a respective grouping of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers and a second section for being removably attached to at least one of the product holding containers in another one of the groupings of the product holding containers.
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A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the shipping and dispensing construct comprising:
- a plurality of panels, wherein the product holding containers are for being removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
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- dispenser features for forming the shipping and dispensing construct into a plurality of segments, the dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers that is removably attached to a portion of at least one of the panels of the plurality of panels;
- wherein the plurality of panels comprises at least a first panel and a second panel, the shipping and dispensing construct further comprises a first attachment flap foldably connected to the first panel and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the second panel, and the first attachment flap is at least partially secured to the second attachment flap.
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A construct blank for forming a shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the construct blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels, wherein the product holding containers are for being removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
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- dispenser features for forming the shipping and dispensing construct formed from the construct blank into a plurality of segments, the dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers that is removably attached to a portion of at least one of the panels of the plurality of panels;
- wherein each of the panels of the plurality of panels comprises a first section for being removably attached to a respective grouping of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank and a second section for being removably attached to at least one of the product holding containers in another one of the groupings of the product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank.
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A construct blank for forming a shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the construct blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels, wherein the product holding containers are for being removably adhered to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
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- dispenser features for forming the shipping and dispensing construct formed from the construct blank into a plurality of segments, the dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers that is removably attached to a portion of at least one of the panels of the plurality of panels;
- wherein the plurality of panels comprises at least a first panel and a second panel, the construct blank further comprises a first attachment flap foldably connected to the first panel and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the second panel, and the first attachment flap is for being at least partially secured to the second attachment flap.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining a construct blank comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- removably adhering a plurality of product holding containers to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
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- forming the construct blank into a shipping and dispensing construct so that the shipping and dispensing construct and the plurality of product holding containers form a package;
- wherein the dispenser features are for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
- wherein each of the panels of the plurality of panels comprises a first section and a second section, and the removably attaching the plurality of product holding containers to one or more panels of the plurality of panels comprises removably attaching the first section of each of the panels to a respective grouping of the product holding containers and removably attaching the second section of each of the panels to at least one of the product holding containers in another one of the groupings of the product holding containers.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining a construct blank comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
- removably adhering a plurality of product holding containers to one or more panels of the plurality of panels;
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- forming the construct blank into a shipping and dispensing construct so that the shipping and dispensing construct and the plurality of product holding containers form a package;
- wherein the dispenser features are for forming the package into a plurality of segments, and each segment of the plurality of segments is for comprising a portion of the shipping and dispensing construct and at least one of the product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers;
- wherein the plurality of panels comprises at least a first panel and a second panel, the construct blank further comprises a first attachment flap foldably connected to the first panel and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the second panel, and the forming the construct blank into a shipping and dispensing construct comprises at least partially securing the first attachment flap to the second attachment flap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.