Shipping and dispensing construct
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorKaren L. Mills
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Abstract
A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel. The shipping and dispensing construct further includes dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to a group of the plurality of product holding containers.
Claims40
A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers, the shipping and dispensing construct comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel;
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- dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel and at least a portion of the at least one side panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to a group of the plurality of product holding containers, the at least a portion of the at least one side panel comprises a plurality of panel sections, each panel section foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line and separably attached to an adjacent panel section at a respective tear line, each panel section for being attached to respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
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 for extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct formed from the blank and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel;
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- dispensing features for facilitating selective dispensing of one or more of the product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising a plurality of separable portions of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel and at least a portion of the at least one side panel for attachment to a respective container of the plurality of product holding containers, the at least a portion of the at least one side panel comprises a plurality of panel sections, each panel section foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line and separably attached to an adjacent panel section at a respective tear line, each panel section for being attached to respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers when the shipping and dispensing construct is formed from the construct blank.
A method of forming a shipping and dispensing construct, the method comprising:
- obtaining a construct blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel, and dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel and at least a portion of the at least one side panel, the at least a portion of the at least one side panel comprises a plurality of panel sections, each panel section foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line and separably attached to an adjacent panel section at a respective tear line;
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- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct such that the dispensing portions are separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct and such that each panel section is positioned for being attached to respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
A package comprising:
- a plurality of product holding containers;
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- a shipping and dispensing construct engaging the plurality of product holding containers, the shipping and dispensing construct comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the package and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel;
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- dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features comprising a plurality of dispensing portions including at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel and at least a portion of the at least one side panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to the group of the plurality of product holding containers, the at least a portion of the at least one side panel comprises a plurality of panel sections, each panel section foldably connected to the bottom panel at a fold line and separably attached to an adjacent panel section at a respective tear line, each panel section attached to respective product holding containers of the plurality of product holding containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.