Roll-out dispenser for a beverage carton
First Claim
1. In a package for storing beverage containers such as cans of predetermined height and diameter in two or more axially-stacked tiers, the package including a carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls, and end closure structure connected to at least some of said walls for closing one end of the carton, the containers arranged within the carton with their axes parallel to said side walls, a dispenser for the containers comprising:
- first and second apertures defined in said end closure structure, said first aperture extending from one of said side walls and said bottom wall into said end closure structure, and said second aperture extending from said one side wall and said top wall into said end closure structure, said first and second apertures terminating remote from each other such that a portion of said end closure structure extends between said apertures and is connected to said one side wall.
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Abstract
A package for beverage containers such as cans arranged in two or more axially-stacked tiers includes a carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls. End closure structure connected to at least some of the walls closes one end of the carton. A dispenser for the containers includes first and second apertures defined in the end closure structure. The first aperture extends from one of the side walls and the bottom wall into the end closure structure, and the second aperture extends from the same side wall and the top wall into the end closure structure. The first and second apertures terminate remote from each other such that a portion of the end closure structure extends between the apertures and is connected to the side wall.
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15 Claims
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1. In a package for storing beverage containers such as cans of predetermined height and diameter in two or more axially-stacked tiers, the package including a carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls, and end closure structure connected to at least some of said walls for closing one end of the carton, the containers arranged within the carton with their axes parallel to said side walls, a dispenser for the containers comprising:
first and second apertures defined in said end closure structure, said first aperture extending from one of said side walls and said bottom wall into said end closure structure, and said second aperture extending from said one side wall and said top wall into said end closure structure, said first and second apertures terminating remote from each other such that a portion of said end closure structure extends between said apertures and is connected to said one side wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A blank for forming a carton for packaging beverage containers such as cans of predetermined height and diameter in two or more axially-stacked tiers, the blank including sequentially interconnected top, side and bottom wall panels, and first and second major end flaps connected to a side edge of each of said top and bottom wall panels respectively and extending outwardly therefrom to an outer edge, a dispenser for the containers comprising:
first and second removable cover panels defined along tear lines in said first and second major end flaps respectively, said first cover panel extending from said bottom wall panel along a side edge of said first major end flap closest to one of said side wall panels, and terminating along said first major end flap remote from said outer edge thereof, said second cover panel extending from said top wall panel along a side edge of said second major end flap closest to said one side wall panel, and terminating along said second major end flap remote from said outer edge thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. In a package for beverage containers such as cans of predetermined height and diameter, the package including a carton having interconnected top, bottom and side walls, and end closure structure connected to at least some of said walls for closing one end of the carton, the containers arranged within the carton in at least a single tier with their axes parallel to said side walls, a dispenser for the containers comprising:
a first aperture defined in said end closure structure, said first aperture extending from one of said side walls and one of said bottom and top walls into said end closure structure, said first aperture extending therealong from said one of said top wall and said bottom wall to define a length for said first aperture less than said container height, and extending along said end closure structure from said one of said side walls to define a width for said first aperture that along at least a portion of said aperture is less than said container diameter. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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