Frangible Shipping Carton and Associated Methods
First Claim
1. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprising:
- at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall;
a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions;
an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall;
a pair of lines of weakness extending upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminating at or adjacent the top wall;
a grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions.
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Abstract
A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprises at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall. A path of weakness extends around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall. The path of weakness enables a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions: an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall. A pair of lines of weakness extends upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminates at or adjacent the top wall. A grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions.
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Citations
47 Claims
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1. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprising:
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at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall; a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions;
an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall;a pair of lines of weakness extending upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminating at or adjacent the top wall; a grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods, comprising:
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at least one side wall; a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions;
an upper portion and a lower portion;the path of weakness having a substantially constant elevation relative to a lowermost point of the carton; a pair of lines of weakness, in communication with and extending upwardly from the path of weakness, the pair of lines of weakness defining therebetween a grip flap in the side wall, the grip flap being manually configurable by the user into a graspable portion having a depth at least twice a thickness of the side wall; the graspable portion providing a secure gripping interface to aid the user in manually separating the carton into the at least two portions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods, comprising:
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at least one side wall joining an upper portion and a lower portion; a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the upper portion and the lower portion one from another; the path of weakness having a substantially constant elevation relative to a lowermost point of the lower portion; at least one line of weakness formed in the side wall; and an access flap defined adjacent the line of weakness, the access flap allowing the user to insert a portion of the user'"'"'s hand within the carton to securely grasp the side wall when manually separating the carton into the at least two portions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for manually separating an upper portion of a shipping carton from a lower portion of the shipping carton to expose a storage area of the shipping carton, comprising:
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separating a grip flap from a side wall of the carton by rupturing a pair of lines of weakness defining the grip flap in the side wall; rolling or folding the grip flap into a graspable portion having a depth at least twice a thickness of the side wall; applying a force to the side wall, through the graspable portion, to manually separate an upper portion of the carton from a lower portion of the carton along a path of weakness formed in the side wall between the upper portion and the lower portion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods, comprising:
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at least one side wall; a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions;
an upper portion and a lower portion;a line of weakness spaced from the path of weakness and extending generally parallel to the path of weakness; an access flap defined in the side wall between the line of weakness and the path of weakness, the access flap allowing the user to insert at least a portion of the user'"'"'s hand within the carton to allow the user to securely grasp the side wall when separating the carton into the at least two portions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods, comprising:
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at least one side wall; and a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions;
an upper portion and a lower portion;the path of weakness including a weakened section having a cohesive strength that is less than a cohesive strength of other portions of the path of weakness. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification