# US 2018/0022503 A1 · Dispensing carton > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0022503 A1 - Document ID: US20180022503A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/657,705 - Filed: 2017-07-24 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25 - Assignees: Graphic Packaging International, Inc. - Applicants: Graphic Packaging International, Inc. - Inventors: Paul Waddington - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180022503A1 ## CPC - B65D 5/728: {for drawer-and-shell-type containers} - B31B 50/26: Folding sheets, blanks or webs - B65D 5/0209: {the tubular body having a curved or partially curved cross-section} - B65D 5/0281: {the tubular body presenting double or multiple walls (for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3853)} - B65D 5/38: Drawer-and-shell type containers - B65D 5/4266: {Folding lines, score lines, crease lines} - B31B 2110/20: having a curved cross section, e.g. circular - B31B 2120/60: of drawer-and-shell type - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B31B: MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER (making wound articles, e.g. wound tubes, B31C; combined making and filling B65B) ## Abstract A carton for holding at least one article includes a dispenser that includes a dispenser feature and at least two first panels extending at least partially around an interior of the dispenser. The carton also includes a sleeve including at least two second panels extending at least partially around an interior of the sleeve. The interior of the sleeve at least partially receives the dispenser, and the dispenser is in slidable engagement with the sleeve and is moveable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A carton for holding at least one article, comprising: a dispenser comprising at least two first panels extending at least partially around an interior of the dispenser, the dispenser comprising a dispenser feature; and a sleeve comprising at least two second panels extending at least partially around an interior of the sleeve, the interior of the sleeve at least partially receiving the dispenser, the dispenser is in slidable engagement with the sleeve and is moveable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein, in the first position of the dispenser, the dispenser feature is covered by the sleeve. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The carton of claim 2, wherein, in the second position of the dispenser, the dispenser feature is positioned outside of the sleeve. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The carton of claim 4, wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser tab adjacent the dispenser opening and removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The carton of claim 5, wherein the dispenser opening is expandable upon removal of the dispenser tab. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The carton of claim 4, wherein at least one panel of the at least two second panels comprises a portion having a complementary configuration to the dispenser opening. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein the dispenser comprises at least one stopping feature. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The carton of claim 8, wherein the dispenser comprises at least two end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the at least two first panels and forming a closed top of the dispenser. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The carton of claim 9, wherein the closed top comprises a lip extending beyond an edge of the sleeve, the at least one stopping feature comprising the lip. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The carton of claim 10, wherein the lip is engageable with the edge of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser into the interior of the sleeve. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The carton of claim 8, wherein the at least one stopping feature comprises a stopper tab in at least one panel of the at least two first panels of the dispenser. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The carton of claim 12, wherein the at least one panel of the at least two first panels comprises a stopper opening, the stopper tab extends into the stopper opening, the stopper tab is engageable with a portion of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser away from the sleeve. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The carton of claim 13, further comprising at least one end flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels of the sleeve, the portion of the sleeve is an arm extending from the at least one end flap, the arm comprising a stop edge for engaging the stopper tab. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein the dispenser comprises at least one bottom flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels and forming a closed bottom of the dispenser. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The carton of claim 15, wherein the carton comprises a tab that is foldably connected to the at least one bottom flap and is removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The carton of claim 16, wherein the tab is removably connected to the respective panel of the at least two second panels at at least one tear line. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The carton of claim 17, wherein the respective panel of the at least two second panels comprises an opening adjacent the tab. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein, in the first position, a top portion of the dispenser protrudes above a top portion of the sleeve. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein, in the first position, the sleeve maintains a barrier to the dispenser feature. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The carton of claim 1, wherein the sleeve has an open first end and an open second end. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The carton of claim 21, wherein the dispenser has a closed first end and a closed second end. ### Claim 23 A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one article, comprising: at least two first panels for extending at least partially around an interior of a dispenser, at least one panel of at least two first panels comprising a dispenser feature; and at least two second panels for extending at least partially around an interior of a sleeve, the interior of the sleeve is for at least partially receiving the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the dispenser is in slidable engagement with the sleeve and is moveable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein, in the first position of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the dispenser feature is covered by the sleeve. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The blank of claim 24, wherein, in the second position of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the dispenser feature is positioned outside of the sleeve. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser opening. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser tab adjacent the dispenser opening and removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The blank of claim 27, wherein the dispenser opening is expandable upon removal of the dispenser tab. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The blank of claim 26, wherein at least one panel of the at least two second panels comprises a portion having a complementary configuration to the dispenser opening. ### Claim 30 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein the dispenser comprises at least one stopping feature when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The blank of claim 30, wherein the dispenser comprises at least two end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the at least two first panels for forming a closed top of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The blank of claim 31, wherein the closed top comprises a lip extending beyond an edge of the sleeve when the carton is formed from the blank, the at least one stopping feature comprising the lip. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The blank of claim 32, wherein the lip is engageable with the edge of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser into the interior of the sleeve when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 34 (depends on 30) The blank of claim 30, wherein the at least one stopping feature comprises a stopper tab in at least one panel of the at least two first panels of the dispenser. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The blank of claim 34, wherein the at least one panel of the at least two first panels comprises a stopper opening, the stopper tab extends into the stopper opening, the stopper tab is engageable with a portion of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser away from the sleeve. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The blank of claim 35, further comprising at least one end flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels of the sleeve, the portion of the sleeve is an arm extending from the at least one end flap, the arm comprising a stop edge for engaging the stopper tab. ### Claim 37 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein the dispenser comprises at least one bottom flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels and forming a closed bottom of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The blank of claim 37, wherein the blank comprises a tab that is foldably connected to the at least one bottom flap and is removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The blank of claim 38, wherein the tab is removably connected to the respective panel of the at least two second panels at at least one tear line. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The blank of claim 39, wherein the respective panel of the at least two second panels comprises an opening adjacent the tab. ### Claim 41 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein, in the first position of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, a top portion of the dispenser protrudes above a top portion of the sleeve. ### Claim 42 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein, in the first position of the dispenser when the carton is formed from the blank, the sleeve maintains a barrier to the dispenser feature. ### Claim 43 (depends on 23) The blank of claim 23, wherein the sleeve has an open first end and an open second end when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The blank of claim 43, wherein the dispenser has a closed first end and a closed second end when the carton is formed from the blank. ### Claim 45 A method of forming a carton for holding at least one article, comprising: obtaining a blank comprising at least two first panels and at least two second panels, at least one panel of the at least two first panels comprising a dispenser feature; and folding the at least two first panels around an interior of a dispenser and folding the at least two second panels around an interior of a sleeve such that the sleeve at least partially receives the dispenser and the sleeve is in slidable engagement with the sleeve such that the dispenser is movable between a first position in which the dispenser feature is inaccessible and a second position in which the dispenser feature is accessible. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, further comprising moving the dispenser between the first position and the second position. ### Claim 47 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein, in the first position of the dispenser, the dispenser feature is covered by the sleeve. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The method of claim 47, wherein, in the second position of the dispenser, the dispenser feature is positioned outside of the sleeve. ### Claim 49 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser opening. ### Claim 50 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, wherein the dispenser feature comprises a dispenser tab adjacent the dispenser opening and removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels. ### Claim 51 (depends on 50) The method of claim 50, wherein the dispenser opening is expandable upon removal of the dispenser tab. ### Claim 52 (depends on 49) The method of claim 49, wherein at least one panel of the at least two second panels comprises a portion having a complementary configuration to the dispenser opening. ### Claim 53 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein the dispenser comprises at least one stopping feature. ### Claim 54 (depends on 53) The method of claim 53, wherein the blank comprises at least two end flaps foldably connected to respective panels of the at least two first panels and the folding the at least two first panels further comprises forming a closed top of the dispenser. ### Claim 55 (depends on 54) The method of claim 54, wherein the closed top comprises a lip extending beyond an edge of the sleeve, the at least one stopping feature comprising the lip. ### Claim 56 (depends on 55) The method of claim 55, wherein the lip is engageable with the edge of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser into the interior of the sleeve. ### Claim 57 (depends on 53) The method of claim 53, wherein the at least one stopping feature comprises a stopper tab in at least one panel of the at least two first panels of the dispenser. ### Claim 58 (depends on 57) The method of claim 57, wherein wherein the at least one panel of the at least two first panels comprises a stopper opening, the stopper tab extends into the stopper opening, the stopper tab is engageable with a portion of the sleeve to inhibit movement of the dispenser away from the sleeve. ### Claim 59 (depends on 58) The method of claim 58, further comprising at least one end flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels of the sleeve, the portion of the sleeve is an arm extending from the at least one end flap, the arm comprising a stop edge for engaging the stopper tab. ### Claim 60 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein the blank comprises at least one bottom flap foldably connected to a respective panel of the at least two first panels and the folding the at least two first panels further comprises forming a closed bottom of the dispenser. ### Claim 61 (depends on 60) The method of claim 60, wherein the blank comprises a tab that is foldably connected to the at least one bottom flap and is removably connected to a respective panel of the at least two second panels. ### Claim 62 (depends on 61) The method of claim 61, wherein the tab is removably connected to the respective panel of the at least two second panels at at least one tear line. ### Claim 63 (depends on 62) The method of claim 62, wherein the respective panel of the at least two second panels comprises an opening adjacent the tab. ### Claim 64 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein, in the first position, a top portion of the dispenser protrudes above a top portion of the sleeve. ### Claim 65 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein, in the first position, the sleeve maintains a barrier to the dispenser feature. ### Claim 66 (depends on 45) The method of claim 45, wherein the sleeve has an open first end and an open second end. ### Claim 67 (depends on 66) The method of claim 66, wherein the dispenser has a closed first end and a closed second end.