Carton and carton blank therefor
AssigneeWestRock Shared Services, LLC
InventorJesus A. Padilla
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton and to a blank for forming the carton. The carton comprises a plurality of walls defining an interior for receiving the one or more articles. One of the plurality of walls includes an inner wall panel and an outer wall panel spaced apart from the inner wall panel to define a void therebetween. The carton comprises a dispenser having an inner dispensing opening provided in the inner wall panel and an outer dispensing opening provided in the outer wall panel and at least partially in registry with the inner dispensing opening to provide a dispenser opening for access to the interior of the carton. The dispenser comprises a slide panel disposed in the void between the inner wall panel and the outer wall panel.
Claims18
A carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprising a plurality of walls defining an interior for receiving the one or more articles, one of the plurality of walls including:
- an inner wall panel;
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- an outer wall panel spaced apart from the inner wall panel to define a void therebetween;
- the carton comprising a dispenser including:
- an inner dispensing opening provided in the inner wall panel;
- an outer dispensing opening provided in the outer wall panel, the outer dispensing opening being at least partially in registry with the inner dispensing opening, to provide together with the inner dispensing opening a dispenser feature for providing access to the interior of the carton;
- a gate panel defining at least in part the outer dispensing opening;
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- a slide panel disposed in said void between the inner wall panel and the outer wall panel, wherein the slide panel is moveable between a first position in which the slide panel closes the inner dispenser opening and a second position in which the slide panel is retracted to open the dispenser, and wherein the gate panel is connected to the slide panel so that the gate panel is configured to move with the slide panel between the first position and the second position.
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a plurality of panels for forming walls of a carton, the plurality of panels including:
- an inner wall panel;
- an outer wall panel;
- the blank comprising features for forming a dispenser including:
- an inner dispensing opening provided in said inner wall panel;
- an outer dispensing opening provided in the outer wall panel and at least partially in registry with the inner dispensing opening, to provide a dispenser opening for access to the interior of the carton;
- a gate panel defining at least in part the outer dispensing opening;
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- a slide panel arranged to be disposed between the inner wall panel and the outer wall panel in a setup carton, wherein the slide panel is moveable between a first position in which the slide panel closes the dispenser opening and a second position in which the slide panel is retracted to open the dispenser, and wherein the gate panel is connected to the slide panel so that the gate panel is configured to move with the slide panel between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.