Carton with handle and dispenser
First Claim
1. A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton;
a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispenser panel being at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening allowing access to the interior; and
a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprising a handle feature, wherein the handle feature extends in at least the dispenser panel and is spaced apart from the tear line, at least a portion of the handle being removable from the carton with the dispenser panel.
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Abstract
A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The dispenser panel can be at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening. The carton also can comprise a handle for grasping and carrying the carton. The handle comprises a handle feature extending in at least the dispenser panel, and at least a portion of the handle can be removable from the carton with the dispenser panel.
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56 Claims
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1. A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
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a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton; a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispenser panel being at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening allowing access to the interior; and a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprising a handle feature, wherein the handle feature extends in at least the dispenser panel and is spaced apart from the tear line, at least a portion of the handle being removable from the carton with the dispenser panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A carton for holding a plurality of containers, the carton comprising:
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a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, wherein the plurality of panels comprises a first panel foldably connected to a second panel along a first fold line; a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispenser panel being at least partially removable from the carton to create a dispenser opening allowing access to the interior, wherein the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the first panel; a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprising a handle feature extending in at least the dispenser panel, at least a portion of the handle being removable from the carton with the dispenser panel, wherein the handle feature is disposed in at least the first panel; end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, the end flaps comprising at least a first end flap foldably connected to the first panel along a second fold line, wherein a portion of the tear line is generally collinear with at least a portion of the second fold line; and an access feature at least partially defined by an access tear line extending in the first panel from an end of the portion of the tear line, wherein the access feature comprises an access flap foldably connected to the first end flap along the second fold line.
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28. A blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:
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a plurality of panels for forming an interior of the carton formed from the blank; dispenser features for forming a dispenser in the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser features comprising a dispenser panel at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispenser panel being at least partially removable from the carton formed from the blank to allow access to the interior; and handle features for forming a handle in the carton formed from the blank, the handle features extending in at least the dispenser panel and being spaced apart from the tear line, at least a portion of the handle features being removable from the carton formed from the blank with the dispenser panel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of containers, the blank comprising:
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a plurality of panels for forming an interior of the carton formed from the blank, wherein the plurality of panels comprises a first panel foldably connected to a second panel; dispenser features for forming a dispenser in the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser features comprising a dispenser panel at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, the dispenser panel being at least partially removable from the carton formed from the blank to allow access to the interior, wherein the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the first panel; handle features for forming a handle in the carton formed from the blank, the handle features extending in at least the dispenser panel, at least a portion of the handle features being removable from the carton formed from the blank with the dispenser panel, wherein the handle feature is disposed in at least the first panel; end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the end flaps comprising at least a first end flap foldably connected to the first panel along a second fold line, wherein a portion of the tear line is generally collinear with at least a portion of the second fold line; and an access feature at least partially defined by an access tear line extending in the first panel from an end of the portion of the tear line, wherein the access feature comprises an access flap foldably connected to the first end flap along the second fold line.
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52. A method of opening a carton, the method comprising:
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obtaining a carton comprising a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, and a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and the handle comprising a handle feature, wherein the handle feature extends in at least the dispenser panel and is spaced apart from the tear line; at least partially removing the dispenser panel to form a dispenser opening in the carton, the dispenser opening providing access to the interior of the carton, wherein the at least partially removing the dispenser panel comprises at least partially removing the handle feature in the dispenser panel. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of opening a carton, the method comprising:
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obtaining a carton comprising; a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, wherein the plurality of panels comprises a first panel foldably connected to a second panel along a first fold line; a dispenser comprising a dispenser panel, the dispenser panel being at least partially defined by a tear line extending in at least one panel of the plurality of panels, wherein the dispenser panel comprises at least a portion of the first panel; a handle for grasping and carrying the carton, the handle comprising a handle feature extending in at least the dispenser panel, wherein the handle feature is disposed in at least the first panel; end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the end flaps being at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton, the end flaps comprising at least a first end flap foldably connected to the first panel along a second fold line, wherein a portion of the tear line is generally collinear with at least a portion of the second fold line; and an access feature at least partially defined by an access tear line extending in the first panel from an end of the portion of the tear line, wherein the access feature comprises an access flap foldably connected to the first end flap along the second fold line; and at least partially removing the dispenser panel to form a dispenser opening in the carton, the dispenser opening providing access to the interior of the carton, wherein the at least partially removing the dispenser panel comprises at least partially removing the handle feature in the dispenser panel.
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