Dispensing container and method for manufacturing same

• US 6,761,269 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2002
• Issued: 07/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SC Johnson Home Storage Inc.
• Original Assignee: SC Johnson Home Storage Inc.
• Inventors: Hamming, Thomas E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luong, Shian T.
• Application Number:
  US10/172,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20030230504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 206/45.28, 206/45.29, 206/769, 206/770, 206/772, 206/773, 206/775, 206/776, 206/777, 221/63, 229/162
• US Class Current: 206/777
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/542 the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0805 through an aperture in a wall

Abstract

A container for dispensing individual plastic wrap covers and a method of assembling such a container are disclosed. The container may be generally parallelopiped in shape and may include a hinged lid initially secured to the container along a score line. The lid may be torn along the score line and pivoted at the hinge to allow the user to access a smaller opening provided within the container. The smaller opening may be provided within a fifth flap provided integrally with the remainder of the template used to form the container. The opening may be sufficiently large to allow for the plastic wrap covers to be removed, but may be sufficiently small so as to prevent or substantially limit the removal of more than one plastic wrap cover at a time.

Claims

1. A dispensing carton, comprising:

a front panel;

a back panel substantially parallel to the front panel;

a top panel extending between the front panel and the back panel, the top panel including a dispensing aperture and a hinged lid movable between open and closed positions relative to the top panel dispensing aperture;

a bottom panel extending between the front panel and the back panel, the bottom panel being substantially parallel to the top panel;

at least one end panel extending across first and second ends of the container; and

a dispensing panel positioned adjacent and substantially parallel to the top panel, the dispensing panel including a dispensing aperture, the dispensing aperture being exposed when the lid is in the open position and covered when the lid is in the closed position, the dispensing panel being separate from, and unattached to, the top panel.

2. The dispensing carton of claim 1, wherein the front, back, top, bottom, end, and dispensing panels are integrally formed.

3. The dispensing carton of claim 1, further including a second front panel, the second front panel being adjacent and substantially parallel to the front panel, the second front panel extending between the bottom panel and the dispensing panel.

4. The dispensing carton of claim 1, wherein the lid is hinged a fold between the top panel and the back panel, the fold being perforated.

5. The dispensing carton of claim 1, wherein the lid is connected to the top panel along a scored line.

6. The dispensing carton of claim 1, further including a plurality of compressible articles stored within the carton, the aperture having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the compressed article.

7. The dispensing carton of claim 6, wherein the compressed articles are plastic wrap covers.

8. The dispensing carton of claim 1, wherein the lid is formed from portions of the top panel and the front panel.

9. The dispensing carton of claim 8, wherein the lid includes a tab and the front panel includes a slot adapted to receive the tab.

10. The dispensing carton of claim 5, wherein the scored line extends only partially through the top panel.

11. The dispensing carton of claim 1, further including a reinforcement flap extending from the dispensing panel and secured to the back panel.