US2007152028A1PendingUtilityA1

Dispensing carton

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 21, 2005Filed: Dec 21, 2006Published: Jul 5, 2007
Est. expiryDec 21, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Gregory Mcgowan
B65D 5/725B65D 5/5014B65D 83/0805B65D 5/16B65D 5/4204
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Claims

Abstract

A dispensing carton includes a dispensing opening suitable for dispensing relatively thin articles, and a viewing feature for determining the number of articles remaining in the carton.

Claims

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1 . A dispensing carton and a plurality of stacked articles accommodated in the carton, comprising: 
 a front panel;    a first side panel;    a second side panel;    a back panel;    at least one bottom panel; and    a dispenser opening formed at least in the front panel, the dispenser opening having a height along a bottom edge of the dispenser opening selected to allow a predetermined number of articles from the stack to be pulled through the dispenser opening.    
     
     
         2 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser opening has a height at at least one end edge that is less than a height of the dispenser opening at a central portion of the dispenser opening.  
     
     
         3 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 2 , wherein the central portion of the dispenser opening is defined in part by two converging oblique lines.  
     
     
         4 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 2 , wherein the dispenser opening is defined in part by an access line at a lower edge of the opening.  
     
     
         5 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein the height of the dispenser opening at least one end edge is less than five times a thickness of an article accommodated in the carton.  
     
     
         6 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein the height of the dispenser opening at at least one end edge is less than three times a thickness of an article accommodated in the carton.  
     
     
         7 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one bottom panel comprises a first bottom panel spaced from a bottom edge of the carton.  
     
     
         8 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one bottom panel comprises a second bottom panel at a bottom edge of the carton and spaced from the first bottom panel.  
     
     
         9 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of upright base panels foldably connected to the first bottom panel.  
     
     
         10 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 9 , wherein an access aperture is formed at least in the first bottom panel, the access aperture being adjacent to the front panel.  
     
     
         11 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 10 , wherein the access aperture extends into at least one of the base panels.  
     
     
         12 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 11 , wherein a bottom edge of the dispenser opening is defined in part by a curved access line adjacent to the access aperture.  
     
     
         13 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom edge of the dispenser opening is defined in part by a curved access line.  
     
     
         14 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , further comprising a top panel at least partially closing a top of the carton.  
     
     
         15 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein the articles have a rectangular plan shape.  
     
     
         16 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , further comprising a viewing aperture in the carton.  
     
     
         17 . The carton and plurality of stacked articles of  claim 1 , wherein the carton is formed form paperboard.  
     
     
         18 . A method of dispensing articles from a carton, comprising: 
 providing a carton, comprising: 
 a front panel;  
 a first side panel;  
 a second side panel;  
 a back panel;  
 at least one bottom panel; and  
 a dispenser opening formed at least in the front panel, the dispenser opening having a height at each end of the dispenser opening selected to allow a predetermined number of articles from the stack to be pulled through the dispenser opening;  
   providing a plurality of stacked articles in the carton;    grasping at least one article through the dispenser opening; and    pulling the at least one article through the dispenser opening.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the dispenser opening has a height at least one end edge that is less than a height of the dispenser opening at a central portion of the dispenser opening.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein grasping the at least one article through the dispenser opening comprises grasping the at least one article through a portion of the dispenser opened defined in part by an access line at a lower edge of the dispenser opening.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein: 
 the at least one bottom panel comprises a first bottom panel spaced from a bottom edge of the carton;    the at least one bottom panel further comprises a second bottom panel at a bottom edge of the carton and spaced from the first bottom panel;    an access aperture is formed at least in the first bottom panel, the access aperture being adjacent to the front panel; and    grasping the at least one article through the dispenser opening comprises grasping the at least one article through the access aperture.    
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein a bottom edge of the dispenser opening is defined in part by a curved access line adjacent to the access aperture in the at least one bottom panel.  
     
     
         23 . A carton blank, comprising: 
 a front panel;    a first side panel;    a second side panel;    a back panel;    a first bottom panel;    a second bottom panel; and    a dispenser feature formed at least in the front panel, the dispenser feature having a height at each end that is less than a height of the dispenser feature at a central portion of the dispenser feature.    
     
     
         24 . The blank of  claim 23 , wherein the central portion of the dispenser feature is defined in part by two converging oblique lines.  
     
     
         25 . The blank of  claim 23 , wherein the dispenser feature is defined in part by an access line at a lower edge of the feature.  
     
     
         26 . The blank of  claim 23 , wherein the first bottom panel is foldably connected to a first base panel, the first base panel being foldably connected to the back panel.  
     
     
         27 . The blank of  claim 26 , wherein the second bottom panel is foldably connected to the front panel.  
     
     
         28 . The blank of  claim 27 , further comprising a plurality of base panels foldably connected to the first bottom panel.  
     
     
         29 . The blank of  claim 28 , wherein an access aperture is formed at least in the first bottom panel and one of the base panels.  
     
     
         30 . The blank of  claim 23 , further comprising a top panel.  
     
     
         31 . The blank of  claim 23 , further comprising a viewing aperture formed in one of the side, back or front panels.

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