Carton with display feature

• US 9,969,523 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2016
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Graphic Packaging International Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Graphic Packaging International Incorporated
• Inventors: Ayerst, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN
• Application Number:
  US15/286,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20170101213A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 206775, 206769, 206427, 206457, 206782, 206774
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2100/00 Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2100/0024 having all side walls attached to the bottom
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2110/35 rectangular, e.g. square
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 2120/00 Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/26 Folding sheets, blanks or webs
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/81 Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/86 Forming integral handles; Attaching separate handles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00141 glued
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/0045 for hands
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00574 whereby contents can still be carried after the line has been torn
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/0066 formed from one single sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00728 the end walls being closed by gluing
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00827 Cards, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2571/00919 Informative or decorative surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/16 the tubular body being formed with an aperture or removable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents through one or more sides contents-dispensing means B65D5/72
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4266 Folding lines, score lines, crease lines
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4608 Handgrip holes
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5405 for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/725 Incised or pre-scored openings or windows provided in the side wall of containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 71/36 having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with end walls

Abstract

A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carton has a display feature including a display opening in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and a display panel foldably connected to the top panel. The display panel is located in the interior and spaced-apart from the opening. The display panel is at least partially visible through the display opening.

Claims

1. A carton for holding a plurality of articles, the carton comprising:

a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel;

a display feature, the display feature comprising a display opening in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and a display panel foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line, the display panel being located in the interior and spaced-apart from the opening,

the display panel has an edge free from connection to the plurality of panels and is defined by at least two cuts in the top panel, each cut extending from a respective end of the fold line and extending to an edge of the top panel, the display panel is at least partially visible through the display opening.

2. The carton of claim 1, wherein the top panel comprises a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel, the display panel is foldably connected to the second top panel.

3. The carton of claim 2, wherein the first top panel overlaps the second top panel and forms a top wall of the carton.

4. The carton of claim 3, further comprising a dispenser comprising a first dispenser panel in the first top panel and a second dispenser panel in the second top panel.

5. The carton of claim 4, wherein the second dispenser panel extends into at least a portion of the second side panel.

6. The carton of claim 4, wherein the fold line is adjacent the second dispenser panel.

7. The carton of claim 6, wherein the second dispenser panel is at least partially defined by a tear line extending from the fold line.

8. The carton of claim 1, wherein the display panel is in a generally parallel to the first side panel.

9. The carton of claim 1, wherein the display panel is generally oblique relative to the first side panel.

10. The carton of claim 1, wherein the display opening comprises a plurality of openings.

11. The carton of claim 10, wherein the plurality of openings comprises a plurality of rectangular openings.

12. The carton of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps being at least partially overlapped for closing a closed end of the carton.

13. The carton of claim 12, further comprising a handle in the closed end of the carton, the handle having handle features in at least one of the plurality of end flaps.

14. A blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles, the blank comprising:

a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the plurality of panels being for forming an interior of the carton formed from the blank;

a display feature, the display feature comprising a display opening in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and a display panel foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line, the display panel has an edge free from connection to the plurality of panels and is defined by at least two cuts in the top panel, each cut extending from a respective end of the fold line and extending to an edge of the top panel, the display panel is for being located in the interior and spaced-apart from the opening and positioned for being at least partially visible through the display opening in the carton formed from the blank.

15. The blank of claim 14, wherein the top panel comprises a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel, the display panel is foldably connected to the second top panel.

16. The blank of claim 15, further comprising dispenser features for forming a dispenser in the carton formed from the blank, the dispenser features comprising a first dispenser panel in the first top panel and a second dispenser panel in the second top panel.

17. The blank of claim 16, wherein the second dispenser panel extends into at least a portion of the second side panel.

18. The blank of claim 16, wherein the fold line is adjacent the second dispenser panel.

19. The blank of claim 18, wherein the second dispenser panel is at least partially defined by a tear line extending from the fold line.

20. The blank of claim 14, wherein the display opening comprises a plurality of openings.

21. The blank of claim 20, wherein the plurality of openings comprises a plurality of rectangular openings.

22. The blank of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps for being at least partially overlapped and forming a closed end of the carton formed from the blank.

23. The blank of claim 22, further comprising handle features for forming a handle in the closed end of the carton formed from the blank, the handle features are in at least one of the plurality of end flaps.

24. A method of forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles, the method comprising:

obtaining a blank having a plurality of panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, a display feature comprising a display opening in at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and a display panel foldably connected to the top panel at a fold line, the display panel has an edge free from connection to the plurality of panels and is defined by at least two cuts in the top panel, each cut extending from a respective end of the fold line and extending to an edge of the top panel;

positioning the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the carton; and

positioning the display panel to be located in the interior and spaced-apart from the display opening so that the display panel is at least partially visible through the display opening.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the top panel comprises a first top panel foldably connected to the first side panel and a second top panel foldably connected to the second side panel, the display panel is foldably connected to the second top panel, and the positioning the plurality of panels comprises positioning the first top panel to overlap the second top panel and form a top wall of the carton.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the blank comprises dispenser features comprising a first dispenser panel in the first top panel and a second dispenser panel in the second top panel, and the method comprises forming a dispenser for accessing articles in the carton.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising activating the dispenser by at least partially separating the first dispenser panel from the first top panel and at least partially separating the second dispenser panel from the second top panel to form an access opening for accessing the articles in the carton.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein the positioning the display panel comprises positioning the display panel to be generally parallel to the first side panel.

29. The method of claim 24, wherein the positioning the display panel comprises positioning the display panel to be generally oblique relative to the first side panel.

30. The method of claim 24, further comprising a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the method comprising closing end of the carton by positioning the plurality of end flaps to be at least partially overlapped.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the blank comprises handle features in the plurality of end flaps, and the method further comprises forming a handle in the closed end of the carton by at least partially overlapping the handle features.