Paperboard Container with Friction-Reducing Coating

Abstract

A paperboard container including a paperboard substrate that defines at least one wall panel and at least one partition panel, the wall panel defining an internal volume, the partition panel including a first major surface and a second major surface, and being position in the internal volume such that the first major surface defines a first chamber within the internal volume and the second major surface defines a second chamber within the internal volume, and a friction-reducing coating applied to at least a portion of the first and/or second major surfaces.

1 . A paperboard container comprising:
 a paperboard substrate that defines at least one wall panel and at least one partition panel, said wall panel defining an internal volume, said partition panel including first and second major surfaces and being positioned in said internal volume such that said first major surface defines a first chamber within said internal volume and said second major surface defines a second chamber within said internal volume; and   a friction-reducing coating applied to at least a portion of at least one of said first major surface and said second major surface.   
     
     
         2 . The paperboard container of  claim 1  wherein said paperboard substrate is a C1S paperboard substrate having a coated side and an uncoated side. 
     
     
         3 . The paperboard container of  claim 2  wherein said coated side comprises clay. 
     
     
         4 . The paperboard container of  claim 2  wherein said friction-reducing coating is applied to said coated side of said partition panel. 
     
     
         5 . The paperboard container of  claim 2  wherein said friction-reducing coating has a first coefficient of friction and said coated side of said paperboard substrate has a second coefficient of friction, and wherein said first coefficient of friction is less than said second coefficient of friction. 
     
     
         6 . The paperboard container of  claim 5  wherein said first coefficient of friction is at most 90 percent of said second coefficient of friction. 
     
     
         7 . The paperboard container of  claim 2  wherein said friction-reducing coating has a first coefficient of friction and said uncoated side of said paperboard substrate has a second coefficient of friction, and wherein said first coefficient of friction is at most said second coefficient of friction. 
     
     
         8 . The paperboard container of  claim 1  wherein said first major surface of said partition panel defines a surface area, and wherein said friction-reducing coating covers at least 50 percent of said surface area. 
     
     
         9 . The paperboard container of  claim 8  wherein said friction-reducing coating covers at least 75 percent of said surface area. 
     
     
         10 . The paperboard container of  claim 8  wherein said friction-reducing coating covers at least 90 percent of said surface area. 
     
     
         11 . The paperboard container of  claim 8  wherein said friction-reducing coating covers about 100 percent of said surface area. 
     
     
         12 . The paperboard container of  claim 1  wherein said friction-reducing coating comprises at least one of a varnish and an ink. 
     
     
         13 . The paperboard container of  claim 1  wherein said friction-reducing coating is a gloss coating. 
     
     
         14 . The paperboard container of  claim 1  wherein said friction-reducing coating has a slide angle of at most 15° as determined using a TMI 32-25 coefficient of friction tester at a relative humidity of 50 percent. 
     
     
         15 . The paperboard container of  claim 1  wherein said friction-reducing coating has a slide angle of at most 11° as determined using a TMI 32-25 coefficient of friction tester at a relative humidity of 50 percent. 
     
     
         16 . A dispensing system comprising:
 a dispenser comprising a frame having longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections and including an upper support deck extending at least partially between said front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided; and   the paperboard container of  claim 1  positioned on said upper support deck.   
     
     
         17 . The dispensing system of  claim 16  wherein said paperboard container houses multiple units of a product. 
     
     
         18 . A paperboard container comprising:
 a paperboard substrate having a clay coated side and an uncoated side, said paperboard substrate defining a plurality of wall panels and at least one partition panel, said plurality of wall panels being assembled into a three-dimensional structure defining an internal volume, said partition panel being positioned in said internal volume such that said clay coated side of said partition panel defines a first chamber within said internal volume and said uncoated side of said partition panel defines a second chamber within said internal volume; and   a friction-reducing coating applied to said clay coated side of said partition panel.   
     
     
         19 . The paperboard container of  claim 18  wherein said friction-reducing coating is a gloss coating. 
     
     
         20 . The paperboard container of  claim 18  wherein said friction-reducing coating has a first coefficient of friction and said clay coated side of said paperboard substrate has a second coefficient of friction, and wherein said first coefficient of friction is at most 90 percent of said second coefficient of frictions.