Carton Having a Pivotable Dispenser
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1. A carton, comprising:
- a first side panel;
a first end panel;
a second side panel;
a second end panel;
a bottom panel; and
a top panel comprising;
a first end top flap;
a first side top flap overlying the first end top flap; and
a second side top flap overlying the first side top flap, wherein a plurality of lines of disruption in the second side top flap define in part a pivotable dispenser in the top panel.
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Abstract
A carton includes a spout dispenser formed in a top panel of the carton. The spout dispenser is formed from a spout section of a side top flap adhered to an end top flap. Pivoting the spout section away from the top panel causes part of the end top flap to be pulled through an aperture through which product can be dispensed.
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1. A carton, comprising:
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a first side panel;
a first end panel;
a second side panel;
a second end panel;
a bottom panel; and
a top panel comprising;
a first end top flap;
a first side top flap overlying the first end top flap; and
a second side top flap overlying the first side top flap, wherein a plurality of lines of disruption in the second side top flap define in part a pivotable dispenser in the top panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A blank, comprising:
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a first side panel;
a first end panel;
a second side panel;
a second end panel;
a first side top flap foldably connected to the first side panel and having an aperture formed therein;
a first end top flap foldably connected to the first end panel and having a first plurality of lines of disruption formed therein;
a second side top flap foldably connected to the second side panel and having a second plurality of lines of disruption formed therein; and
at least one bottom flap extending along a bottom marginal area of the blank. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of dispensing product from a carton, comprising:
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providing a carton with dispensable product contained therein, the carton comprising;
a first side panel;
a first end panel;
a second side panel;
a second end panel;
a bottom panel; and
a top panel comprising;
a first end top flap having a first plurality of lines of disruption formed therein;
a first side top flap overlying the first end top flap, the first side top flap having an aperture formed therein; and
a second side top flap overlying the first side top flap and having a second plurality of lines of disruption formed therein, the second plurality of lines of disruption defining a spout section in the second side top flap;
breaching the second plurality of lines of disruption;
pivoting the spout section away from a remainder of the top panel, wherein pivoting the spout section pulls at least a portion of the first end top flap through the aperture in the first side top flap; and
dispensing product through the aperture in the first side top flap. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A substantially parallelepipedal carton, comprising:
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a first side panel;
a first end panel;
a second side panel;
a second end panel;
a bottom panel; and
a top panel comprising;
a first end top flap;
a first side top flap; and
a second side top flap, wherein a dispenser is defined in the top panel by a plurality of lines of disruption in the top panel, the dispenser consisting essentially of portions of the first end top flap, the first side top flap, the second side top flap, and adhesive securing two or more of the flaps together. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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