US 2016/0272393 A1 · Carton With Handle And Dispenser

Abstract

A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The dispenser panel can be at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening. The carton also can comprise a handle for grasping and carrying the carton. The handle comprises a handle feature extending in at least the dispenser panel, and at least a portion of the handle can be removable from the carton with the dispenser panel.

Claims55

Dependent claims

A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:

a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton;
a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispenser panel being at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening allowing access to the interior;
and
a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprising a handle feature extending in at least the dispenser panel, at least a portion of the handle being removable from the carton with the dispenser panel.

1 more element

A method of opening a carton, the method comprising:

obtaining a carton comprising a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, and a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and the handle comprising a handle feature extending in at least the dispenser panel;
at least partially removing the dispenser panel to form a dispenser opening in the carton, the dispenser opening providing access to the interior of the carton, wherein the at least partially removing the dispenser panel comprises at least partially removing the handle feature in the dispenser panel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/166,841Filed 27 May 2016

Priority

23 Feb 2011

Published

22 Sep 2016

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

B65D 71/30
Characterised by the handles: unitary , i.e. integral with the tubular packaging elements
B65D 5/0227
By folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate…
B65D 5/4208
Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks: means facilitating suspending, lifting, handling, or the like of containers
B65D 5/542
For opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form: the lines of weakness being provided in the container body

Family

Application61/463,847Us provisional application · filed 23 Feb 2011

Application13/402,080Continuation in part · filed 22 Feb 2012

Application61/685,394Us provisional application · filed 16 Mar 2012

Application13/794,964Division · filed 12 Mar 2013

Application15/166,841Division

Application13/794,964Continuation in part

US 10,023,372 B2Related patent

US 2012/0211552 A1Published application

US 2013/0186045 A1Published application

US 8,978,963 B2Related patent

US 9,376,230 B2Related patent

US 2016/0272393 A1This patent

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Carton With Handle And Dispenser

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Abstract

Claims55