Folded carton beverage accessories dispenser
OwnerLloyd T. Berg, Stephen A. Flowersinventors
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Abstract
A dispenser for beverage accessories such as cups, napkins, individual packages of coffee, tea, sugar and creamers etc., and stirrers have been provided and may be connected to a bag in the box type beverage server to make a neat, attractive display which is easy to set up and clear away. Preferably the dispenser is made from a paper products carton blank and can be provided with a shelf and internal dividers dividing the dispenser into suitable compartments.
Claims9
A folding carton blank for forming a disposable dispenser for at least one of a plurality of disposable stacks of cups and other beverage accessories, said dispenser being used with and adapted to be connected to one side of a bag in the box type beverage server, said folding carton blank comprising a first generally rectangular side panel having a vertical fold line, first locking means one side of said vertical fold line of said first side panel, a horizontal fold line on said first side panel, a first bottom forming tab on the bottom side of said horizontal fold line, a generally rectangular front panel connected to said first side panel at the side of said vertical fold line opposite said first locking means, said front panel having an access opening therein of a width substantially that of said front panel, of a height at least one-half the height of said front panel and greater than that of one of the cups so that a cup may be removed therethrough, said front panel having a second horizontal fold line, a second bottom forming tab on the bottom side of said second horizontal fold line on said front panel, a generally rectangular second side panel connected to said front panel, a third horizontal fold line on said second side panel, a third bottom forming tab on the bottom side of said third horizontal fold line on said second side panel, a generally rectangular back panel connected to said second side panel, a fourth horizontal fold line on said back panel, a fourth bottom forming tab on the bottom side of said fourth horizontal fold line on said back panel, cooperating locking means on said back panel aligning and engaging with said first locking means on said first side panel to hold said first side and back panels together to form the dispenser when said carton blank is assembled, said two side panels and said back panels being of a height substantially that of the bag in the box server, said access opening in said front panel providing access to the interior of said dispenser when assembled, and means on at least one of said panels for securing said dispenser when assembled from said carton blank to the bag in the box beverage server, whereby when said panels are folded and assembled, the assembled dispenser can be filled with at least one of a plurality of disposable stacks of beverage cups and other beverage accessories and secured to the bag in the box beverage server to provide neat and convenient service.
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