Paperboard carton with a new type of dispenser
First Claim
1. A method for dispensing a cylindrical container from an opening in an enclosed carton that contains a plurality of cylindrical containers in a plurality of rows, including a bottom row, and a second row adjacent the bottom row, with each said container having a diameter and two ends, said carton having two ends with one end being an exiting end, the carton includinga. a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels;
- b. said exiting end having a bottom and a top tear line extending thereacross for forming the opening, said bottom tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is less than the diameter of a container in the bottom row, but at a sufficient height to prevent any container in the bottom row from automatically exiting when said opening is created when the carton is on a horizontal plane, said top tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is greater than the diameter of a container to be contained in the bottom row of containers and at a sufficient height from said bottom panel to prevent any container in the second row from automatically exiting the carton when the carton is on a horizontal plane;
c. said top and bottom tear lines extending into said side panels a sufficient distance and turning toward each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be separated to expose the ends of a container in the second row adjacent said exiting end to permit grasping and removal of the container in the second row adjacent said exiting end from the carton;
said method comprising;
placing the carton so that the bottom panel is in an approximately horizontal plane,separating said top and bottom tear lines to create the opening,grasping the ends of a container in the second row adjacent the dispenser opening, andremoving the container from the carton through the opening.
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Abstract
A carton for carrying a plurality of cans in at least three rows having a dispenser flap that is easily removed from the end of the carton to expose a dispenser which has a bottom of a sufficient height from the bottom panel to prevent containers in the bottom row from rolling out, but less than the diameter of a container in the bottom row. The top of the dispenser is at a height from the bottom panel that is equal to diameter of a can contained in the carton plus the distance that is substantially less than the diameter of a can, such height being sufficient to prevent any container in the middle row from automatically rolling out of the dispenser when opened, but allowing a person to grasp and pull out the container in the middle row that is adjacent to the dispenser.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for dispensing a cylindrical container from an opening in an enclosed carton that contains a plurality of cylindrical containers in a plurality of rows, including a bottom row, and a second row adjacent the bottom row, with each said container having a diameter and two ends, said carton having two ends with one end being an exiting end, the carton including
a. a bottom panel, top panel and foldably attached adjoining side panels; -
b. said exiting end having a bottom and a top tear line extending thereacross for forming the opening, said bottom tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is less than the diameter of a container in the bottom row, but at a sufficient height to prevent any container in the bottom row from automatically exiting when said opening is created when the carton is on a horizontal plane, said top tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is greater than the diameter of a container to be contained in the bottom row of containers and at a sufficient height from said bottom panel to prevent any container in the second row from automatically exiting the carton when the carton is on a horizontal plane; c. said top and bottom tear lines extending into said side panels a sufficient distance and turning toward each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be separated to expose the ends of a container in the second row adjacent said exiting end to permit grasping and removal of the container in the second row adjacent said exiting end from the carton;
said method comprising;placing the carton so that the bottom panel is in an approximately horizontal plane, separating said top and bottom tear lines to create the opening, grasping the ends of a container in the second row adjacent the dispenser opening, and removing the container from the carton through the opening.
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2. A method for creating an opening in an enclosed carton, the carton enclosing a plurality of containers disposed in a plurality of rows, including a second row disposed above a first row, the carton including a top panel, a first and a second side panel, a bottom panel, and two closed ends, at least one of which is an exiting end, the carton also including top and bottom tear lines that extend across the exiting end and into at least the first side panel;
- the bottom tear line being spaced above the bottom panel;
the top and bottom tear lines at least partially defining an opening flap capable of creating an opening therebetween;
the method comprising;at least partially detaching the opening flap along the top and bottom tear lines; removing a container in the second row adjacent the exiting end prior to removal of a container in the first row adjacent the exiting end. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- the bottom tear line being spaced above the bottom panel;
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