Package for dispensing products

Abstract

A package for dispensing products. The package has a substantially rectangular-shaped bottom panel joined to four side walls, each of which meet adjacent side walls to form an open, four-sided enclosure. A first side of each side wall defines an interior sidewall portion and a second side of each side wall defines an exterior sidewall portion. The interior sidewall portions are substantially at a right angle to the bottom panel. The exterior sidewall portions of a first pair of opposing sidewalls are substantially at a right angle to the bottom panel. The exterior sidewall portions of a second pair of opposing sidewalls are substantially at an angle less than a right angle with respect to the bottom panel.

1 . A package for dispensing products, the package comprising:
 a. a substantially rectangular-shaped bottom panel ( 12 ) joined to four side walls ( 14 ), each of which meet adjacent side walls to form an open, four-sided enclosure wherein a first side of each side wall defines an interior sidewall portion ( 16 ) and a second side of each side wall defines an exterior sidewall portion ( 18 );   b. the interior sidewall portions ( 16 ) being substantially at a right angle to the bottom panel ( 12 );   c. the exterior sidewall portions of a first pair of opposing sidewalls being substantially at a right angle to the bottom panel ( 12 ); and   d. the exterior sidewall portions of a second pair of opposing sidewalls being substantially at an angle less than a right angle with respect to the bottom panel ( 12 ).   
     
     
         2 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein said package comprises paper stock and each said side wall comprises a double thickness of said paper stock. 
     
     
         3 . The package of  claim 2 , wherein said paper stock in one of said double thickness comprises an opening through which the other of said double thickness is visible. 
     
     
         4 . The package of  claim 1 , further comprising a thumb slot in at least one said side wall. 
     
     
         5 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein said package comprises a single blank of folded paper stock. 
     
     
         6 . The package of  claim 5 , wherein said package does not comprise glue. 
     
     
         7 . The package of  claim 1 , said package being folded from a die-cut blank of paper stock, and further comprising printed matter on at least one side of said paper stock prior to folding, wherein after folding said printed matter is disposed on both of said interior sidewall portions and said exterior sidewall portions. 
     
     
         8 . The package of  claim 7 , wherein said printed matter is on one side only of a blank of paper stock material folded to form said package. 
     
     
         9 . The package of  claim 1 , wherein said package comprises paper stock having printed matter thereon and at least one said side wall comprises an opening through which a portion of said printed matter on another panel portion is visible. 
     
     
         10 . The package of  claim 9 , wherein said printed matter comprises decorative indicia and said opening is in the shape of said decorative indicia.