Packages, blank for making packages and associated methods

Abstract

Cartons are formed from two or more continuous webs that can individually or concurrently provided with cuts, scores, or other lines of disruption.

1 . A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 a multi-ply front panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a first end panel;    a multi-ply back panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a second end panel;    first divider panel formed at least from the inner blank, the first divider panel extending from the front panel through an interior of the carton and at least partially separating the carton interior into two sections.    
     
     
         2 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein the first divider panel is folded away from the front panel.  
     
     
         3 . The carton of  claim 2 , further comprising a second divider panel formed at least from the inner blank, the second divider panel extending from the back panel through an interior of the carton and at least partially separating the carton interior into the two sections.  
     
     
         4 . The carton of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second divider panels are joined together in the carton interior.  
     
     
         5 . The carton of  claim 3 , wherein the two sections are vertical columns.  
     
     
         6 . The carton of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one dispenser panel defined in the front panel.  
     
     
         7 . The carton of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one dispenser panel comprises a first dispenser panel defined in the outer blank and a second dispenser panel defined in the inner blank, the first and second dispenser panels being adhered together.  
     
     
         8 . The carton of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of top end flaps at least partially closing a top end of the carton, and a plurality of bottom end flaps at least partially closing a bottom end of the carton.  
     
     
         9 . A multi-ply carton blank formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 a multi-ply front panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a first end panel;    a multi-ply back panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a second end panel;    a first divider panel formed at least from the inner blank, the first divider panel being defined by at least one line of disruption in the inner blank and the first divider panel being foldable away from the outer blank.    
     
     
         10 . The multi-ply carton blank of  claim 9 , further comprising a second divider panel formed at least from the inner blank, the second divider panel being defined by at least one line of disruption in the inner blank and the second divider panel being foldable away from the outer blank.  
     
     
         11 . The multi-ply carton blank of  claim 10 , further comprising at least one dispenser pattern formed in the multi-ply carton blank, the at least one dispenser pattern defining at least one dispenser panel.  
     
     
         12 . The multi-ply carton blank of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of top end flaps disposed along a first marginal area of the multi-ply carton blank and a plurality of bottom end flaps disposed along a second marginal area of the multi-ply carton blank.  
     
     
         13 . A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 a multi-ply first panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a multi-ply second panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a multi-ply third panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a multi-ply fourth panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, wherein the first, second, third and fourth panels define a generally tubular form;    at least one flap at least partially closing a top end of the carton;    at least one bottom flap at least partially closing a bottom end of the carton;    a first divider panel formed from the inner blank, the first divider panel extending from the first panel through an interior of the carton; and    a second divider panel formed from the inner blank, the second divider panel extending from the third panel through an interior of the carton, wherein    the first and second divider panels are adhered to one another in the carton interior, and wherein the first and second divider panels divide the carton interior into two vertical columns.    
     
     
         14 . The carton of  claim 13 , further comprising at least one dispenser panel adjacent to the at least one bottom flap.  
     
     
         15 . A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 a multi-ply first side panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a first end panel;    a multi-ply second side panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a second end panel;    a first breach pattern extending around a perimeter of the outer blank, through the first side panel, the first end panel, the second side panel, and the second end panel; and    a second breach pattern extending around a perimeter of the inner blank, through the first side panel, the first end panel, the second side panel, and the second end panel, wherein    the first breach pattern is adjacent to the second breach pattern, the first and second breach patterns allowing the carton to be divided into a first section and a second section.    
     
     
         16 . The carton of  claim 15 , wherein the first breach pattern defines a tear strip.  
     
     
         17 . The carton of  claim 15 , wherein the first breach pattern is vertically offset from the second breach pattern.  
     
     
         18 . The carton of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of top end flaps at least partially closing a top end of the carton, and a plurality of bottom end flaps at least partially closing a bottom end of the carton.  
     
     
         19 . The carton of  claim 15 , further comprising a divider panel formed from the inner blank, the divider panel being folded away from the first side panel and adhered to the second side panel.  
     
     
         20 . A multi-ply carton blank formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 a multi-ply first side panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a multi-ply first end panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a multi-ply second side panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a multi-ply second end panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank;    a first breach pattern extending along a length of the outer blank, through the first side panel, the first end panel, the second side panel, and the second end panel; and    a second breach pattern extending along a length of the inner blank, wherein the first breach pattern is adjacent to the second breach pattern.    
     
     
         21 . The multi-ply carton blank of  claim 20 , wherein the first breach pattern defines a tear strip.  
     
     
         22 . The multi-ply carton blank of  claim 20 , wherein the first breach pattern is offset from the second breach pattern.  
     
     
         23 . The multi-ply carton blank of  claim 20 , further comprising a plurality of top end flaps disposed along a first marginal area of the multi-ply carton blank and a plurality of bottom end flaps disposed along a second marginal area of the multi-ply carton blank.  
     
     
         24 . A carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 a multi-ply first panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a first end flap extending from the first panel and at least partially closing a first end of the carton, a first portion of the inner blank being adjacent to and below the first end flap;    a multi-ply second panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a second end flap extending from the second panel and at least partially closing the first end of the carton, a second portion of the inner blank being adjacent to and below the second end flap;    a multi-ply third panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a third end flap extending from the third panel and at least partially closing the first end of the carton, a third portion of the inner blank being adjacent to and below the third end flap; and    a multi-ply fourth panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a fourth end flap extending from the fourth panel and at least partially closing the first end of the carton, a fourth portion of the inner blank being adjacent to and below the fourth end flap;    wherein the first, second, third and fourth panels define a generally tubular form, and wherein    the fourth end flap and the fourth portion of the inner blank are above the first and third end flaps.    
     
     
         25 . The carton of  claim 24 , wherein the second end flap and the second portion of the inner blank are above the fourth end flap.  
     
     
         26 . The carton of  claim 25 , wherein the second portion of the inner blank is adhered to the second end flap.  
     
     
         27 . The carton of  claim 26 , wherein the fourth portion of the inner blank is adhered to the fourth end flap.  
     
     
         28 . The carton of  claim 27 , wherein the second portion of the inner blank is folded upon itself under the second end flap, and the fourth portion of the inner blank is folded upon itself under the fourth end flap.  
     
     
         29 . The carton of  claim 28 , wherein the second end flap is adhered to the fourth end flap.  
     
     
         30 . A method of closing an end of a carton formed at least from an inner blank and an outer blank, comprising: 
 providing a carton comprising: 
 a multi-ply first panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a first end flap extending from the first panel;  
 a multi-ply second panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a second end flap extending from the second panel, a second portion of the inner blank being adhered to the second end flap;  
 a multi-ply third panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a third end flap extending from the third panel;  
 a multi-ply fourth panel formed at least from the inner blank and the outer blank, a fourth end flap extending from the fourth panel, a fourth portion of the inner blank being adhered to the fourth end flap, wherein the first, second, third and fourth panels define a generally tubular form;  
   folding a first portion of the inner blank over a first open end of the carton;    folding a third portion of the inner blank over the first end of the carton;    folding the first end flap over the first portion of the inner blank;    folding the third end flap over the third portion of the inner blank;    after folding the first and third end flaps, folding the second end flap over the first and third end flaps; and    folding the fourth end flap over the first end of the carton.    
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein folding the fourth end flap occurs after folding the second end flap.  
     
     
         32 . A method of making a carton blank, comprising: 
 advancing a first continuous web through a production line;    advancing a second continuous web through the production line;    forming a series of first patterns of disruption in the first web at a first disrupting station;    forming a series of second patterns of disruption in the second web at a second disrupting station;    joining the first web to the second web; and    cutting the joined, continuous first and second webs into multi-ply carton blanks at locations transverse to a direction of advancement of the first and second webs, the cut locations being disposed between adjacent first patterns of disruption and between adjacent second patterns of disruption.    
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising simultaneously forming at least one line of disruption through both the first and second webs at a location between where the first and second webs are cut into multi-ply carton blanks.  
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the first web moves continuously through the first disrupting station while the second web moves continuously through the second disrupting station.  
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein forming the series of second patterns of disruption in the second web comprises forming at least one divider panel in the second web.  
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein forming the series of first patterns of disruption in the first web comprises forming at least one dispenser pattern in the first web.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein forming the series of first patterns of disruption in the first web comprises forming a breach pattern in the first web, the breach pattern extending along substantially the entire distance between consecutive locations where the first and second webs are cut into multi-ply carton blanks.  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein forming the series of second patterns of disruption in the second web comprises forming at least one divider panel in the second web.