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, the path of weakness having a substantially constant elevation relative to a lowermost point of the carton;
a pair of lines of weakness extending upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminating at a joint between the top wall and the side 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
25 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, the path of weakness having a substantially constant elevation relative to a lowermost point of the carton; a pair of lines of weakness extending upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminating at a joint between the top wall and the side 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, 9)
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10. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods, comprising:
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at least one side wall connected to at least one top 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;
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 wherein the pair of lines of weakness terminates at a joint between the top wall and 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 wherein the at least one line of weakness terminates at a joint between the top wall and the side wall; andan 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 (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification