Cartons with separable sections
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorNoel G. Stewart
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Abstract
Carton blanks and cartons having a tear strip dispensing feature defined thereon are described herein. The tear strip dispensing feature allows a first portion of the carton to be removed from a second portion of the carton. The first portion of the carton includes a carrying handle allowing the first portion to function as a smaller, standalone carton. The second portion of the carton is operative to function as a dispensing tray. Both the first portion and the second portion of the carton may fit into a relatively small space, such as, for example, the space between shelves in a refrigerator.
Claims12
A carton for carrying a plurality of articles, comprising:
- a top panel;
- a side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first line of weakening;
- a tear strip defined in the side panel by two relatively parallel score lines, tear lines, or lines of weakening;
- and
- a bottom panel foldably connected to the side panel at a second line of weakening;
- wherein, the tear strip is configured to fully separate the top panel from the bottom panel are the two score lines.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.