WO2007028055A1 - Carton avec distributeur - Google Patents

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WO2007028055A1
WO2007028055A1 PCT/US2006/034280 US2006034280W WO2007028055A1 WO 2007028055 A1 WO2007028055 A1 WO 2007028055A1 US 2006034280 W US2006034280 W US 2006034280W WO 2007028055 A1 WO2007028055 A1 WO 2007028055A1
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detachable portion
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Jean-Michel Auclair
Garrett K Schemmel
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Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems Llc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/12—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank
    • B65D71/36—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding a single blank having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00129—Wrapper locking means
    • B65D2571/00135—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00141—Wrapper locking means integral with the wrapper glued
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00432—Handles or suspending means
    • B65D2571/00438—Holes
    • B65D2571/0045—Holes for hands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00555—Wrapper opening devices
    • B65D2571/00561—Lines of weakness
    • B65D2571/00574—Lines of weakness whereby contents can still be carried after the line has been torn
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00648—Elements used to form the wrapper
    • B65D2571/00654—Blanks
    • B65D2571/0066—Blanks formed from one single sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00123—Bundling wrappers or trays
    • B65D2571/00709—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element
    • B65D2571/00722—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface
    • B65D2571/00728—Shape of the formed wrapper, i.e. shape of each formed element if the wrapper is made from more than one element tubular with end walls, e.g. walls not extending on the whole end surface the end walls being closed by gluing

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  • This invention relates to cartons, and more particularly to a carton for enclosing and dispensing articles.
  • Cartons for encasing and dispensing multiple articles such as soft drink cans or bottles are useful for enabling consumers to transport, store, and access the articles.
  • the consumer typically prefers the flexibility to easily access one or more articles at a time.
  • some cartons have dispensers which allow one or more articles to be removed while continuing to encase the remaining articles.
  • the dispenser includes a detachable portion of the carton that is removed to form an opening from which articles may be dispensed.
  • a carton including an exemplary dispenser has a front wall that is hingedly connected to an adjacent wall along a fold line.
  • the dispenser includes an at least partially detachable portion formed at least in part from the front wall and, in some embodiments, from the adjacent wall.
  • the at least partially detachable portion is defined by a substantially continuous severance line.
  • the detachable portion extends from the fold line which hingedly connects the front wall and an adjacent wall toward an opposing edge of the front wall. Specifically, the at least partially detachable portion extends to a distal end that is closer to the opposing edge than to the fold line. In certain embodiments, the detachable portion is substantially elongate and tapers along at least a portion of its length such that its width becomes
  • D-20426 relatively narrower as it approaches the opposing edge of the front wall or the distal end of the detachable portion.
  • the ends of the articles are disposed so as to be substantially parallel to the front wall.
  • the matrix arrangement includes two or more tiers of articles with the lowermost tier of articles extending along the fold line next to the adjacent wall.
  • the detachable portion defines an opening in the carton that fully exposes an end of at least one article in the lowermost tier of articles.
  • the opening partially exposes an end of at least one article in a tier above the lowermost tier of articles.
  • the opening partially exposes an end of at least one article that is closer to the opposing edge than to the fold line.
  • the detachable portion is defined in part from the adjacent wall, the opening exposes a portion of a side of at least one article in the lowermost tier of articles.
  • the carton includes an end wall that is hingedly connected to the adjacent wall and to the front wall to form a bottom corner.
  • the detachable portion extends from the bottom corner of the carton toward a top corner of the front wall.
  • the top corner is defined by the front wall, a top wall which opposes the adjacent wall, and an end wall.
  • the detachable portion is substantially elongate with a wider end disposed at the bottom corner and a narrower end adjacent to said top corner.
  • the detachable portion includes a tear initiation feature that is disposed at the distal end.
  • the tear initiation feature may be a push tab, an aperture, a slit, or the like.
  • the push tab is in registry with a space between four adjacent articles which are disposed in two adjacent tiers of articles.
  • the carton and the blank from which the carton is formed include severance line segments that define the detachable portion.
  • the carton has a
  • D-20426 front wall which is defined in part by a first edge and an opposing second edge.
  • a first severance line segment extends convexly from a first intersecting point at the second edge to a vertex and from the vertex to a second intersecting point. The vertex is closer to the first edge than to the second edge.
  • the first severance line segement further extends from the vertex to a second intersecting point that is closer to the second edge than to the first edge.
  • the first severance line segment at least partially defines a detachable portion that has a width which is relatively narrower at the vertex than at the second edge.
  • the detachable portion is further defined by a second severance line that is formed in an adjacent wall.
  • the adjacent wall is hingedly connected to the front wall along the second edge.
  • the second severance line interconnects the first and second intersection points.
  • the first severance line segment extends along a third edge.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank for forming a carton including an exemplary embodiment of a dispenser according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an exemplary carton formed from the blank Of FIG. 1.
  • FIGs. 3-5 are perspective views of the carton of FIG. 2 illustrating steps of an exemplary method of removing a detachable portion of the exemplary dispenser.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged, partial perspective view of the carton of FIG. 2, showing the opening formed by removing the detachable portion.
  • FIG. 7 shows a carton including an alternative embodiment of a dispenser according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view of a blank for forming a carton including yet another embodiment of a dispenser according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank of FIG. 8, with the detachable portion of the dispenser partially removed.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 9, with the detachable portion of the dispenser fully removed.
  • the dispenser is formed in one or more walls of an exemplary carton, as is discussed below in detail.
  • the carton dispenses articles such as cylindrical beverage cans through an opening defined by a detachable portion of the carton.
  • the detachable portion extends across a large proportion of the length of the carton, and preferably, more than half of the carton length. In one exemplary embodiment, for example, the detachable portion extends diagonally across a front wall of the carton from a bottom corner toward a top corner.
  • the detachable portion extends longitudinally across at least part of the length of the front wall from a bottom edge to or toward a top edge of the front wall.
  • the opening is substantially elongated with a narrower portion through which the ends of certain articles in upper tiers are partially exposed and a wider portion through which the ends of certain articles in the lowermost tier are fully exposed.
  • the various embodiments of the dispenser of the present invention will be described in the context of an exemplary blank 10 that can be folded and secured to form an exemplary carton 100 (shown in FIG. 2).
  • the blank 10 is formed from a foldable sheet material such as paperboard, corrugated board, plastic, cardboard, or the like.
  • the blank 10 includes a number of substantially rectangular primary panels that are aligned along the longitudinal axis of the blank 10 and that are hingedly connected one to the next along transverse fold lines, which are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the blank 10.
  • the primary panels include a front
  • D-20426 panel 12 and a rear panel 16 that are hingedly connected to opposing edges of a top panel 14 along fold lines 18, 20, respectively.
  • the primary panels further include a bottom panel 22 and an edge flap 24 that are hingedly connected to panels 12, 16 along fold lines 26, 28, respectively.
  • End flaps are hingedly connected to opposite ends of each primary panel along fold lines that are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the blank 10. As described in further detail below, the end flaps at each end of the blank 10 combine to form end closure structures that define end walls of the carton 100.
  • Front end flaps 30, 32 are hingedly connected to the front panel 12 along fold lines 34, 36, respectively, and rear end flaps 38, 40 are hingedly connected to the rear panel 16 along fold lines 42, 44, respectively.
  • Top end flaps 46, 48 are hingedly connected to the top panel 14 along fold lines 50, 52, respectively.
  • Bottom end flaps 54, 56 are hingedly connected to the bottom panel 22 along fold lines 58, 60, respectively, and bottom end flaps 62, 64 are hingedly connected to the edge flap 24 along fold lines 66, 68 respectively.
  • a detachable portion is formed from at least the front panel 12 and optionally, also from at least one other panel, such as the bottom panel 22 to define a dispenser for the carton 100.
  • the detachable portion is defined by a substantially continuous contoured severance line.
  • the phrase "frangible line" or "severance line” includes, but is not limited to, perforations, a line of perforations, a line of short slits, a line of half cuts, a single half cut, any combination of perforations, slits, and half cuts, short score lines, and the like.
  • a detachable portion 70 defines a dispenser R1 (shown in FIG. 2).
  • the detachable portion 70 is substantially elongated and tapers from a lower end E2 to an upper end E1.
  • the width W of the tapered part of the detachable portion 70 as measured between opposing sides of a front wall segment 72A of a severance line 72 that defines the detachable portion 70, varies along the length of the detachable portion 70.
  • the lower end E2 of the detachable portion 70 is disposed at or near
  • the detachable portion 70 is substantially diagonally aligned between corners C1 and C2 of the front panel 12.
  • the term "taper" is expansively defined as to become narrower at one or both ends.
  • the opposing sides or segments of the severance line 72 that taper are not necessarily straight lines, but can be curved or stepped such that the detachable portion 70 narrows from a wider portion.
  • the detachable portion 70 is not limited to a gradual reduction in width and is not required to constantly become narrower between ends.
  • the upper end E1 of the detachable portion 70 includes a push tab 74 that functions as a tear initiation means for the detachable portion 70.
  • the push tab 74 is defined in part by a U-shaped segment of the severance line 72 and by a fold line 75.
  • the blank 10 may also include a suitable handle H, which allows the user to easily carry the carton in its erected form.
  • the carton can be erected from a respective blank by a series of sequential folding and gluing operations, which can be performed by a straight-line automatic packaging machine so that the blank is not required to be rotated or inverted to complete construction of the carton. It is also envisaged that the series of sequential folding and gluing operations can be performed manually.
  • the folding process is not limited to that described below and can be altered according to particular manufacturing or user requirements.
  • the carton 100 can be partially erected and pre-glued or otherwise secured as a tubular structure which may be collapsed for shipping or for loading into an automatic packaging machine.
  • the collapsed tubular structure is formed as the bottom panel 22 is folded such that the inside surface of the bottom panel 22 is in flat face contact with the inside
  • Glue or other adhesive is applied to the outside surface of the bottom panel 22 and to the outside surface of each of the bottom end flaps 54, 56 such that, as the blank 10 is folded along the fold line 20, the inside surface of the edge flap 24 at least partially overlaps, is in flat face contact with, and is thereby secured to the outside surface of the bottom panel 22 to form a composite bottom panel 22/24.
  • the bottom end flaps 62, 64 are secured to the bottom end flaps 54, 56 to form composite end flaps 54/62, 56/64, respectively.
  • the inside surface of the rear panel 16 is in flat face contact with or otherwise overlaps at least a portion of the inside surface of the top panel 14 and at least a portion of the inside surface of the front panel 12.
  • the sheet material of the blank 10 can be secured together by any known or yet to be developed means for securing sheet material, including glue or other adhesives, staples, mechanical fasteners, Velcro®, and the like.
  • the walls of the collapsed tubular structure are pulled apart to erect the tubular structure and articles are loaded through one or both of the open ends of the tubular structure.
  • the front panel 12, the top panel 14, the rear panel 16, and the composite bottom panel 22/24 form a front wall 112, a top wall 114, a rear wall 116, and a bottom wall 118, respectively.
  • end flaps are folded and secured to form end closure structures at each open end of the tubular structure and thereby define end walls of the carton 100.
  • one of the end closure structures is formed as the end flaps 46, 54/62, 30, 38 are folded inwardly along fold lines 50, 58/66, 34, 42, respectively, and are secured together in an at least partially overlapping arrangement to form a composite end wall 120.
  • end flaps 32, 40, 48, 56/64 are folded inwardly along fold lines 36, 44, 52, 60/68, respectively, and secured together in an at least partially overlapping relationship to form a second composite end wall 122.
  • the end flaps are secured to one another by glue or by other means for securing, as described
  • the carton 100 is then in a fully erected and loaded condition as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the articles B are disposed in each of the exemplary cartons 100, 200, 400 in a matrix arrangement or formation with sides thereof substantially parallel to the end walls 120, 122 and the bottom wall 118.
  • the matrix formation consists of layers of articles B, each layer being disposed atop a previous layer to form two or more tiers T of articles B.
  • the first, or endmost, article B in each tier T is a member of a first column M of articles
  • the second article B in each tier is a member of a second column M, and so on.
  • the exemplary articles B are cylinders with circular cross-sections, although alternative shapes are contemplated, including cylinders with any regular or irregular cross sections, spheres, cubes, and the like. It should be understood that the arrangement of the articles is not limited to a matrix arrangement. Rather, the articles can be arranged in any manner that facilitates packaging or dispensing the articles such as a nested arrangement.
  • the dispenser R1 for the carton 100 includes the detachable portion 70.
  • the detachable portion 70 extends diagonally so as to be substantially aligned between corners C1 , C2 of the front wall 112.
  • the upper end E1 of the detachable portion 70 which includes the push tab 74, extends towards and is substantially near the top corner C1 of the front wall 112 that is defined by the intersection or hjnged connection of front wall 112, top wall 114, and first end wall 120.
  • the lower end E2 of the detachable portion 70 extends to the bottom corner C2 that is defined by the intersection of front wall 112, second end wall 122, and bottom wall 118 and extends over onto the bottom wall 118.
  • the position of the push tab 74 corresponds to the space between four adjacent articles B such that, when the push tab 74 is pressed, the push tab 74 folds into the space or is otherwise unobstructed by the articles B in the carton 100.
  • the push tab 74 folds into the space or is otherwise unobstructed by the articles B in the carton 100.
  • the push tab 74 overlies the space between four adjacent articles near the corner C1. Accordingly, the center of the push tab 74 is offset from the top wall 114 and from the end wall 120 by approximately, and possibly slightly less than or greater than, a distance D. It should be understood that the push tab 74 can be located at a space defined by other adjacent articles B or at any other suitable location.
  • the detachable portion 70 is a removable portion of the front wall 112 and of the bottom wall 118.
  • the detachable portion 70 can be substantially continuously removed to define an opening O by initiating a tear at the upper end E1 of the detachable portion 70 and continuing the tear toward the lower end E2 of the detachable portion 70.
  • the detachable portion 70 is separated from the remainder of the carton 100 along the severance line 72 which can be represented by a front wall segment 72A and a bottom wall segment 72B that define front and bottom wall sections of the detachable portion 70, respectively.
  • the severance line 72 can be represented by a front wall segment 72A and a bottom wall segment 72B that define front and bottom wall sections of the detachable portion 70, respectively.
  • a tear is initiated by exerting a force on the push tab 74 to fold the push tab 74 inwardly toward the interior of the carton 100, thereby breaking the adjacent portion of the front wall segment 72A of severance line 72.
  • the upper end E1 of the detachable portion 70 can then be gripped and pulled to detach the detachable portion 70 from the carton 100 along the severance line segments 72A, 72B.
  • any means for detaching the detachable portion 70 from the carton 100 may be used in place of severance lines including, but not limited to, zippers, tear strips, and the like.
  • the opening O is formed in the front wall 112 and in the bottom wall 118.
  • This configuration is partially beneficial in that the opening O exposes a portion of the side of at least the endmost article B in the lowermost tier T, thereby making it easier for a user to grasp the article B and remove it through the opening O.
  • Removing a portion of the bottom wall 118 is particularly useful to overcome the friction between articles B and the walls of the carton 100 in order to remove articles B when the carton 100 is fully loaded.
  • the detachable portion 70 of the dispenser R2 may be completely formed from the front wall 112. In variations of these embodiments, the detachable portion 70 may remain hingedly connected to the bottom wall 118 along the fold line 26, similar to the arrangement shown in FIGs. 4 and 10.
  • a relatively wide portion of the opening O is disposed adjacent to the corner C2 so as to fully expose at least the endmost article B in the lowermost tier T of articles B. Thereby, one or more articles B in the lowermost tier T of articles B can be dispensed or removed from the carton 100 through the opening O.
  • a relatively narrow portion of the opening O extends from the relatively wide portion of the opening O toward the corner C1 to at least partially expose one or more articles B in the upper tiers T of articles B as well as to at least partially expose articles in columns M that are offset from the end wall 122.
  • the direction and length of the relatively narrower portion of the opening O determines which of the articles B in the upper tiers T of articles B, and which of the articles B in the columns M, are partially exposed. Partially exposing articles B in the upper tiers T and in columns M that are offset from the end wall 122 provides an indication of how many articles B remain in the carton 100. Further, the diagonal extension of the opening O provides optimal visibility that encompasses multiple tiers T and multiple columns M of articles B.
  • the opening O defined by removal of the detachable portion 70, is positioned and dimensioned to facilitate dispensing an endmost article B from the lowermost tier T of the matrix arrangement or otherwise an article B located at or near the bottom corner C2 of the carton 100. Articles B are dispensed from the
  • the relatively wide portion of the opening O is sufficiently wide such that two or more articles B in the lower tier T are fully exposed.
  • the relatively wide portion of the opening O that is disposed at the bottom corner C2 extends from end wall 122 along the fold line 26 at the edge of bottom wall 118 for a distance S.
  • the distance S is approximately twice the diameter D of an article B.
  • the distance S is approximately equal to the diameter of one article B and only the endmost article B in the lowermost tier T is fully exposed.
  • a detachable portion 170 of a carton 400 extends longitudinally across at least part of the length of the front wall 112 from one edge of the front wall to or toward an opposite edge of the front wall 112.
  • a substantially similar blank can be used to form the carton for each of the embodiments.
  • the description of the blank 10 and carton 100 that is included herein for the first embodiment is applicable to a blank 300 and carton 400 that are illustrated in the third embodiment.
  • the description of the third embodiment will be focused on the features of an alternative dispenser R3 and like references will be used for elements that are substantially similar.
  • elements which are substantially similar to those of the dispenser R1 and which define the dispenser R3 will be referenced by numerals that are similar to those used for the dispenser R1 except a prefix "1" will be added to the element numbers of R3 to distinguish between the two.
  • the dispenser R3 is defined by the at least partially detachable portion 170.
  • the detachable portion 170 includes a wide portion and a narrow portion and is defined by a substantially continuous severance line 172.
  • the detachable portion 170 further includes a push tab 174 that is defined by a contoured section of severance line 170 and by fold line 175.
  • the narrow portion of the detachable portion 170 facilitates removal of the wide portion of the detachable portion 170 as the detachable portion 170 is removed.
  • the severance line 170 extends at least partially across the front end flap 32 and the front panel 12, such that the detachable portion 170 is formed in the erected carton 200 in a portion of the end wall 122 and in a portion of the front wall 112.
  • the carton 100 can stand on the end wall 122 in order to dispense the articles B such that the articles B which are adjacent to the end wall 122 are the lowermost tier T of articles B.
  • the detachable portion 170 defines the dispenser R3. Once removed, the detachable portion 170 provides an opening O in the end wall 122 and the front wall 112 to facilitate access to and retention of the articles within the carton 100.
  • the opening O tapers from a wide portion that reveals at least a portion of the end of each of the lowermost tier T of articles B to a narrow portion that extends to a point P which is located at a distance S1 from the end wall 120.
  • the point P is preferably, but not necessarily, equidistant from the top wall 114 and from the bottom wall 118.
  • the distance S1 is preferably, but not necessarily, greater than the diameter D of an article B.
  • the narrow portion of the opening O facilitates the visibility of articles B in tiers T that are above the lowermost tier T of articles B.
  • the narrow portion of the opening O may extend further toward end wall 120 such that the distance S1 is shorter.
  • only the two middlemost articles B in the two lowermost tiers T are accessible such that as one of the accessible articles B is removed, the articles B in the upper tiers T fill the void left by the removed article B.
  • the remaining articles B may similarly be removed.
  • D-20426 14 may be removed from the opening O in the carton 200 when it is set on its end wall 120 or rear wall 116.
  • the edges G1 of the wide portion of the opening O are located a distance S2 from the top and bottom walls 114, 118, respectively, such that retaining portions N1 , N2 of the front wall 112 remain and such that the ends of the outermost articles B in the lowermost tier T are at least partially exposed.
  • the distance S2 is less than the diameter D of an article B.
  • the width W1 of the wide portion of the opening O between the edges E1 is less than the width W2 of the front wall 112.
  • the width W1 is preferably, but not necessarily, equal to the difference between the number of articles B in each tier T times the diameter D of each article B and twice the distance S2.
  • the edge G2 is located a distance S3 from the front wall 112 and is a design choice that at least partially determines the size of the bottom portion of the opening O. Additionally, tapered edges G3 of the opening O are contoured or otherwise shaped to at least partially cover the ends of certain articles B in the tiers T above the lowermost tier T. More specifically, in the exemplary embodiment, the two endmost articles B in the tiers T above the two lowermost tiers T are completely enclosed and the centermost articles B in those tiers T are partially exposed. It should be understood that the detachable portion 170 can be designed to fully expose, partially expose, and fully enclose certain articles in order to optimally facilitate dispensing, retaining, and/or viewing articles in the carton 400.
  • hinged connection can be formed from one or more potentially disparate means for hingedly connecting materials.

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L'invention concerne un carton (100) comportant un distributeur (R1) conçu pour distribuer des articles (B), tels que des boîtes-boissons cylindriques, par une ouverture allongée (O) définie par une partie détachable (70) du carton (100). La partie détachable (70) s'étend sur la plus grande partie de la longueur de la paroi avant (112) du carton (100) à partir d'un bord de base vers le bord supérieur dudit carton. L'ouverture allongée (O) présente une partie conique plus étroite à travers laquelle les extrémités de certains articles (B) du niveau supérieur (T) sont partiellement exposées, l'utilisateur peut ainsi évaluer la quantité d'articles restante dans le carton (100), et une partie plus large à travers laquelle les extrémités de certains articles (B) au niveau inférieur sont pleinement exposées et peuvent être retirées du carton.
PCT/US2006/034280 2005-09-02 2006-09-01 Carton avec distributeur WO2007028055A1 (fr)

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