Fully enclosed pack with interlocking separator pad and dispenser

A carton with two ends for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in two layers with at least two rows of containers in each layer comprising;

• (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with at least one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by securing means;
• (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which at least one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent an interlocking end of the carton, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with each interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends towards the bottom panel of the carton, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end, with each opening having at least one locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening having two locking edge;
• (c) with a punch lock on each side end flap projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton;
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• (d) means for securing the other end of the carton.

A container carrying carton with two ends loaded with a plurality of cylindrical containers comprising:

• (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by glue;
• (b) two layers of cylindrical containers with three rows of containers in each layer;
• (c) an interlocking separator pad with two ends of which one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent the interlocking end of the carton, said pad being located between the two layers of containers with the interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends toward a panel of the carton other than a side panel, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end, with each opening having a locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening in the leading flap having two locking edges;
• (d) with a punch lock on each side end flap projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad with each secondary male lock engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton;
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• (e) in which the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between the top panel of the carton and the secondary male lock, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent to the other end of the pad, with each female opening having a locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton, said other end of the carton being secured by gluing the top end flap and bottom end flap to the side end flaps.

A carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in two layers with three rows of containers in each layer comprising:

• (a) said carton having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels with one end being an interlocking end which is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock, with said end flaps being held together by glue;
• (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which one end is an interlocking end which is located adjacent the interlocking end of the carton, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with the interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends towards a panel of the carton other than a side panel, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end with each opening having a locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening in the leading flap having at two locking edges;
• (c) with a punch lock on each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton projecting through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton;
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• (d) in which the other end of the carton is closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap having an end remote from the side panel to which said side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a swing lock is attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, with said swing lock being located between secondary male lock and the top panel of the carton, with said separator pad having two female openings adjacent to the other end of the pad, with each female opening having a locking edge with each secondary male lock projecting through a female opening in the other end of the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby strengthening the interlocking of the pad to the carton, said other end of the carton being secured by gluing the top end flap and bottom end flap to the side end flaps.

A blank for a carton with two ends for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in two layers with at least two rows in each layer and an interlocking separator pad for keeping the layers of containers separated comprising:

• (a) said carton blank having a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panel, with one end of the carton being an interlocking end, with each end of the carton being designed to be closed by a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a bottom end flap foldably attached to the bottom panel and a side end flap which is foldably attached to each side panel, with each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton having an end remote from the side panel to which side end flap is attached, with each side end flap having a recessed section in said remote end in which a punch lock with two shoulders and a swing lock are located, with each lock attached to the side end flap by a fold line at least substantially parallel to the fold line by which the side end flap is attached to the side panel, said swing lock being located between the punch lock and the top panel of the carton, said swing lock having a secondary male lock attached by a fold line that is at least substantially perpendicular to the fold line by which the swing lock is attached to the side end flap, said secondary male lock being located adjacent a shoulder of the punch lock;
• (b) an interlocking separator pad with two ends, of which one end is an interlocking end, said pad being designed to be located between the two layers of containers with the interlocking end of the pad having a foldably attached leading flap which extends towards a panel of the carton other than a side panel, said pad having two female openings adjacent the interlocking end, each with a locking edge, said leading flap having two female openings, with each opening leading flap having two locking edges;
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• (c) with a punch lock on each side end flap on the interlocking end of the carton which is designed to project through a female opening in the leading flap of the pad with each shoulder on the punch lock being engaged with a locking edge on said opening, with each secondary male lock which is designed to project through a female opening in the pad and engaging a locking edge of the female opening, thereby interlocking the pad to the side end flaps on the interlocking end of the carton.