Carton With Dispensing Features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsFelicia A. Pinkstone, Bradley J. Burke, Kelly R. Fitzwater, Tony Hancock
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Abstract
A package for holding a product. The package can comprise a carton and a bag. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton. The dispenser can comprise at least one dispenser flap at least partially closing a top of the carton. The bag can be at least partially disposed in the interior of the carton, and the bag can comprise a dispenser feature that is accessible via the dispenser in the carton.
Claims15
A package for holding a product, the package comprising a carton and a bag, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and a front panel extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the front panel defines a first plane;
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- a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton, the dispenser comprising at least a first dispenser flap and a second dispenser flap at least partially closing a top of the carton, each of the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap foldably connected to the respective first side panel and second side panel at a respective fold line that is oblique relative to the front panel, the dispenser defines a second plane that is oblique relative to the first plane;
- wherein the bag is at least partially disposed in the interior of the carton, and the bag comprises a dispenser feature that is accessible via the dispenser in the carton.
A method of forming a package comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features comprising at least one dispenser flap, the plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, and a front panel, the at least one dispenser flap comprising a first dispenser flap and a second dispenser flap, each of the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap foldably connected to the respective first side panel and the second side panel at a respective fold line that is oblique relative to the front panel;
- forming an interior of the carton at least partially defined by the plurality of panels such that the front panel defines a first plane;
- positioning a bag at least partially in the interior of the carton, the bag comprising a dispenser feature;
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- forming a dispenser at least partially defined by the dispenser features, the forming the dispenser comprising positioning the at least one dispenser flap to at least partially close a top of the carton, the dispenser feature of the bag being accessible via the dispenser, the dispenser defines a second plane that is oblique relative to the first plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.