Carton with divider
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorKirsten L. Brand
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Abstract
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least one divider panel is in the interior of the carton. The divider panel is attached to at least one of the panels. A dispenser is for allowing access to the articles in the carton. The dispenser is for separating the carton into a first portion and a second portion. At least one of the first portion and the second portion is at least partially closed by the at least one divider panel.
Claims23
A method of forming a carton from a blank, the method comprising:
- obtaining a carton blank and a divider blank, the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the carton blank comprising dispenser features, the divider blank comprising at least one divider panel having a main portion and a first attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, each of the first attachment flap and the second attachment flap being at least partially defined by a respective cut extending in the main portion of the at least one divider panel,
- attaching the divider blank to the carton blank by securing the first attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the top panel and securing the second attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the bottom panel;
- forming a carton from the carton blank by positioning the top panel, bottom panel, first side panel, and second side panel to form a generally open-ended sleeve;
- forming the divider by positioning the divider blank to extend between the top panel and the bottom panel and divide the carton into a first portion and a second portion.
A method of forming a carton from a blank, the method comprising:
- obtaining a carton blank and a divider blank, the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the divider blank comprising at least one divider panel comprising a main portion and a first attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion,
- attaching the divider blank to the carton blank by securing the first attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the top panel and securing the second attachment flap in face-to-face contact with the bottom panel;
- forming a carton from the carton blank by positioning the top panel, bottom panel, first side panel, and second side panel to form a generally open-ended sleeve;
- forming the divider by positioning the divider blank to extend between the top panel and the bottom panel and divide the carton into a first portion and a second portion.
Blanks for forming a carton for containing at least one divider, the blanks comprising:
- a first blank for being formed into the carton, the first blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and dispenser features for separating the carton formed from the first blank into a first portion and a second portion;
- a second blank for forming the at least one divider, the at least one divider is for at least partially closing at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the carton, the second blank comprising a divider panel, the divider panel comprising a main portion and at least one attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, the at least one attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel,
- the at least one attachment flap and at least an adjacent portion of the main portion of the divider panel are in face-to-face contact with the at least one panel,
- the divider panel comprises a first portion foldably connected to a second portion,
- the at least one attachment flap comprises a first attachment flap foldably connected to the first portion of the divider panel and a second attachment flap foldably connected to the second portion of the divider panel;
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- the divider blank is folded so that the first portion is adjacent the second portion, and the first portion of the divider panel in face-to-face contact with the bottom panel, the first attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with the bottom panel.
Blanks for forming a carton for containing at least one divider, the blanks comprising:
- a first blank for being formed into the carton, the first blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and dispenser features for separating the carton formed from the first blank into a first portion and a second portion;
- a second blank for forming the at least one divider, the at least one divider is for at least partially closing at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the carton, the second blank comprising a divider panel, the divider panel comprising a main portion and at least one attachment flap foldably connected to the main portion, the at least one attachment flap being attached in face-to-face contact with at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, wherein:
- the second blank is for forming a first divider, and the divider panel is a first divider panel;
- the blanks further comprise a third blank for forming a second divider, the third blank comprising a second divider panel;
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- the first divider panel is for closing a first portion of the carton formed from the first blank, and the second divider panel is for closing a second portion of the carton formed from the first blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.