Carton for brick-shaped containers with a top dispenser
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Abstract
A carton is provided for containing brick-shaped containers which has a dispenser in the top permitting the removal of any of the containers while maintaining the structural integrity of the carton through the provision of either a top gusset or middle gusset spanning each end of the carton. The top of the carton serves as a dispenser when the dispenser flap is removed.
38 Citations
49 Claims
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10. A carton blank, comprising:
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a top panel;
a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line;
a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line;
at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side panels;
a first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel;
a second top gusset foldably connected to a second side of the top panel; and
at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel, wherein the at least one tear line extends along the first fold line and along the second fold line adjacent to the first top gusset and adjacent to the second top gusset. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A carton blank, comprising:
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a top panel;
a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line;
a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line;
a first bottom flap foldably connected to the first side panel;
a second bottom flap foldably connected to the second side panel;
a first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel;
a first side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line;
a second side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the second side panel;
a second top gusset foldably connected to a second side of the top panel;
a third side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the first side panel;
a fourth side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the second side panel; and
at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel, wherein the at least one tear line extends along the first fold line. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A carton blank, comprising:
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a top panel;
a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line;
a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line;
a first bottom flap foldably connected to the first side panel;
a second bottom flap foldably connected to the second side panel;
a generally rectangular first top gusset foldably connected to a first side of the top panel;
a generally rectangular first side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the first top gusset along a fold line that is at least substantially collinear with the first fold line;
a generally rectangular second side gusset foldably connected to a first side of the second side panel and to the first top gusset;
a generally rectangular second top gusset foldably connected to the top panel;
a generally rectangular third side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the first side panel and to the second top gusset;
a generally rectangular fourth side gusset foldably connected to a second side of the second side panel and to the second top gusset;
at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel; and
means for locking the first bottom flap to the second bottom flap. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A carton blank, comprising:
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a top panel;
a first side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a first fold line;
a second side panel foldably connected to the top panel at a second fold line;
at least one bottom flap foldably connected to at least one of the first and second side panels;
a first middle gusset adjacent to a first side of the top panel;
a second middle gusset adjacent to a second side of the top panel;
a first tuck-in gusset adjacent to a first side of the first side panel and foldably connected to the first middle gusset;
a first side gusset foldably connected to the first side of the first side panel and to the first tuck-in gusset, wherein the first side gusset is connected to the first side panel along a fold line that is not collinear with a cut line between the first tuck-in gusset and the first side panel;
a second tuck-in gusset adjacent to a first side of the second side panel and foldably connected to the first middle gusset;
a second side gusset foldably connected to the first side of the second side panel and to the second tuck-in gusset; and
at least one tear line defining a dispenser flap in the top panel. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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