Carton with reclosable dispenser
First Claim
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1. A carton, comprising:
- a first end panel;
a first side panel;
a second end panel;
a second side panel;
a first side top flap foldably connected to the first side panel;
a second side top flap foldably connected to the second side panel; and
a dispenser defined at least partially by a dispenser pattern of lines of disruption in the second end panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, the dispenser pattern comprising;
a first tear line in the first side top flap;
a second tear line in the second side top flap;
at least one first oblique line of disruption extending across the first side panel;
at least one second oblique line of disruption extending across the second side panel; and
at least one line of disruption in the second end panel;
wherein the at least one first oblique line of disruption in the first side panel comprises an upper oblique line of disruption and a lower oblique line of disruption, each of the upper oblique line of disruption and lower oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel, the upper oblique line of disruption and the lower oblique line of disruption are first oblique lines of disruption, the at least one second oblique line of disruption in the second side panel comprises a second upper oblique line of disruption and a second lower oblique line of disruption, each of the second upper oblique line of disruption and the second lower oblique line of disruption extends across the second side panel, the first upper oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel from adjacent to a longitudinal line of disruption at a first edge of the first side panel to an adjacent transverse line of disruption at a second edge of the first side panel, and the first lower oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel from the longitudinal line of disruption at the first edge of the first side panel to the adjacent transverse line of disruption at the second edge of the first side panel.
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Abstract
A carton includes a reclosable dispenser that allows a top end of the carton to be accessed and subsequently reclosed. The sides of the carton can be pressed together to vary the size of the dispenser opening.
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1. A carton, comprising:
- a first end panel;
a first side panel;
a second end panel;
a second side panel;
a first side top flap foldably connected to the first side panel;
a second side top flap foldably connected to the second side panel; and
a dispenser defined at least partially by a dispenser pattern of lines of disruption in the second end panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, the dispenser pattern comprising;
a first tear line in the first side top flap;
a second tear line in the second side top flap;
at least one first oblique line of disruption extending across the first side panel;
at least one second oblique line of disruption extending across the second side panel; and
at least one line of disruption in the second end panel;
wherein the at least one first oblique line of disruption in the first side panel comprises an upper oblique line of disruption and a lower oblique line of disruption, each of the upper oblique line of disruption and lower oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel, the upper oblique line of disruption and the lower oblique line of disruption are first oblique lines of disruption, the at least one second oblique line of disruption in the second side panel comprises a second upper oblique line of disruption and a second lower oblique line of disruption, each of the second upper oblique line of disruption and the second lower oblique line of disruption extends across the second side panel, the first upper oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel from adjacent to a longitudinal line of disruption at a first edge of the first side panel to an adjacent transverse line of disruption at a second edge of the first side panel, and the first lower oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel from the longitudinal line of disruption at the first edge of the first side panel to the adjacent transverse line of disruption at the second edge of the first side panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a first end panel;
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10. A substantially parallelepipedal carton, comprising:
- a flexible bag containing dispensable product;
a first end panel;
a first side panel;
a second end panel;
a second side panel;
a bottom panel;
a first side top flap foldably connected to the first side panel;
a second side top flap foldably connected to the second side panel; and
a dispenser defined at least partially by a dispenser pattern of lines of disruption, the dispenser pattern comprising;
at least one first oblique line of disruption extending across the first side panel;
at least one second oblique line of disruption extending across the second side panel;
a lower longitudinal line of disruption in the second end panel; and
a pair of oblique lines of disruption in the second end panel;
wherein the at least one first oblique line of disruption in the first side panel comprises an upper oblique line of disruption and a lower oblique line of disruption, each of the upper oblique line of disruption and lower oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel, the upper oblique line of disruption and the lower oblique line of disruption are first oblique lines of disruption, the at least one second oblique line of disruption in the second side panel comprises a second upper oblique line of disruption and a second lower oblique line of disruption, each of the second upper oblique line of disruption and the second lower oblique line of disruption extends across the second side panel, the first upper oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel from adjacent to a longitudinal line of disruption at a first edge of the first side panel to an adjacent transverse line of disruption at a second edge of the first side panel, and the first lower oblique line of disruption extends across the first side panel from the longitudinal line of disruption at the first edge of the first side panel to the adjacent transverse line of disruption at the second edge of the first side panel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- a flexible bag containing dispensable product;
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