Secondary beverage carton

• US 20040159698A1
• Filed: 12/19/2003
• Published: 08/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Labatt Brewing Company Limited (Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV)
• Original Assignee: Labatt Brewing Company Limited (Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV)
• Inventors: Goodfellow, Keith Lawrence, Tallevi, Jeremy Peter
• Granted Patent: US 7,086,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 229/112
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00141 glued
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00401 inserted the wrapper
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/0045 for hands
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/0058 The tear line defining a dispensing aperture provided with means for preventing the articles from freely exiting the wrapper, e.g. by rolling out
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/0066 formed from one single sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/0079 U-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00839 Integral reinforcements
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 71/36 having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls

Abstract

A secondary beverage carton which has two opposing non-rectangular, preferably triangular, side walls. The carton has at least one coincident acute angle. The side walls are connected by end walls. Preferably one end wall has a can access panel which is severable to provide an opening for the cans.

Claims

1. ) A carton for containing a plurality of similar articles which carton has two opposing non-rectangular side walls having at least one coincident acute angle and connected by end walls.

2. ) A carton according to claim 1 wherein side non-rectangular side walls are triangular in shape.