Carton with dispensing features
OwnerKirsten L. Brandinventor
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Abstract
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises at least one top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least one end flap is foldably attached to at least one panel of the plurality of panels to at least partially close an end of the carton. A dispenser is in the at least one top panel, the dispenser comprising at least one dispenser panel that comprises a plurality of tear-away panels.
Claims39
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising at least one top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
- at least one end flap foldably attached to at least one panel of the plurality of panels to at least partially close an end of the carton;
- a dispenser in the at least one top panel, the dispenser comprising at least one dispenser panel that comprises a plurality of tear-away panels.
A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising at least one top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
- at least one end flap foldably attached to at least one panel of the plurality of panels to at least partially close an end of the carton;
- dispenser features for forming a dispenser in the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser features comprise at least one dispenser panel in the at least one top panel, the at least one dispenser panel comprises a plurality of tear-away panels.
A method of assembling a carton comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least one top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, at least one end flap foldably attached to at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and dispenser features for forming a dispenser, the dispenser features comprises at least one dispenser panel in the at least one top panel, the at least one dispenser panel comprises a plurality of tear-away panels;
- forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the at least one top panel, the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, the forming the interior of the carton comprises forming an open-ended sleeve;
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- positioning the at least one end flap to at least partially close an end of the open-ended sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.