Carton with curved end and dispensing features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsJean-Manuel Gomes, Raymond Rudolph Spivey, Sr.
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Abstract
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel and a first side panel and a second side panel. The carton has a dispenser for allowing access to the articles in the carton. The dispenser has a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening. The carton can also have a curved end.
Claims25
A carton for containing a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
- at least two end flaps, each of the at least two end flaps being respectively foldably attached to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, the at least two end flaps comprise a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel;
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- a dispenser in the closed end of the carton for removal of articles from the carton, the dispenser comprising a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening,
- the first side panel and second side panel having respective curved edge portions at the closed end, the top end flap having a curved portion with edges that are adjacent the curved edge portions of the first and second side panels to form a curved end profile at the closed end, the tear line comprising a tear line portion in the top end flap wherein the portion of the tear line in the top end flap extends across the edges of the top end flap and is generally perpendicular to the edges of the top end flap.
A blank for forming a carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;
- at least two end flaps, each of the end flaps being respectively foldably attached to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, wherein the at least two end flaps are for being overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of a carton formed from the blank, the at least two end flaps comprise a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel;
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- a dispenser panel that is at least partially defined by a tear line in the carton and is for being at least partially removed for at least further opening a dispenser opening in the closed end of the carton formed from the blank,
- the first side panel and second side panel having respective curved edge portions at an end of the blank, the top end flap having a curved portion with edges that are adjacent the curved edge portions of the first and second side panels to form a curved end profile at the closed end of the carton formed from the blank, the tear line comprising a tear line portion in the top end flap wherein the portion of the tear line in the top end flap extends across the edges of the top end flap and is generally perpendicular to the edges of the top end flap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.