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US 2008/0302864 A1Published application
Combination shipping container and dispenser
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
InventorTracy C. Smith
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Abstract
A combination shipping container and dispenser is described herein. A regular slotted container (RSC) is modified to include at least a first and second dispensing feature such that the RSC can dispense product when it is configured in either a horizontal or in a vertical orientation.
Claims5
A combination shipping container and dispenser, comprising:
- a top;
- a bottom opposite the top;
- two end walls, each end wall being located between the top and the bottom;
- two sides, each being located between the top and the bottom and adjacent to each of the end walls;
- a first perforation formed in the top and extending to each of the sides and extending between a first point and a second point;
- a first line of weakness extending between the first point and the second point of the first perforation, the first perforation and the first line of weakness defining a first opening in the combination shipping container and dispenser and a first hinged door for covering the first opening;
- a second perforation formed in one of the end walls and extending to each of the sides and extending between a first point and a second point;
- a second line of weakness extending between the first point and the second point of the second perforation, the second perforation and the second line of weakness defining a second opening in the combination shipping container and dispenser and a second hinged door for covering the second opening;
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- a third perforation extending from the first point of the first perforation generally perpendicular thereto and a fourth perforation extending from the second point of the first perforation generally perpendicular thereto and a third line of weakness generally parallel to the first line of weakness and extending between the third perforation and the fourth perforation.
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A blank for forming a combination shipping container and dispenser, comprising:
- an adhesive tab;
- a bottom panel adjacent to the adhesive tab and having a top and a bottom;
- a first end panel adjacent to the bottom panel and having a top and a bottom;
- a top panel adjacent to the first end panel and having a top and a bottom;
- a second end panel adjacent to the top panel and having a top and a bottom;
- a bottom panel top flap adjacent to the top of the bottom panel;
- a bottom panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the bottom panel;
- a first end panel top flap adjacent to the top of the first end panel;
- a first end panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the first end panel;
- a top panel top flap adjacent to the top of the top panel;
- a top panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the top panel;
- a second end panel top flap adjacent to the top of the second end panel;
- a second end panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the second end panel;
- a first perforation formed in the first end panel and extending partially into the first end top flap and the first end bottom flap, the first perforation extending between a first point and a second point;
- a first line of weakness extending between the first point and the second point of the first perforation;
- a second perforation formed in the top panel and extending partially into the top panel top flap and the top panel bottom flap, the second perforation extending between a first point and a second point;
- a second line of weakness extending between the first point and the second point of the second perforation;
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- third line of weakness substantially parallel to the first line of weakness and a third perforation extending between the first point of the first perforation and the third line of weakness and a fourth perforation extending between the first point of the first perforation and the third line of weakness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.