Containers, blanks, and methods for dispensing web material

Abstract

Container includes a base portion having a bottom panel defining a compartment. A front base panel extends upwardly from the bottom panel. A back panel extends from the bottom panel. First and second base side tabs extend between the bottom panel, front base panel, and back panel to define opposing sides. A lid portion is moveable between open and dispensing positions. The lid portion includes a top panel hindgedly-coupled to the back panel, and a front lid panel extending from the top panel having a front lid panel pressure edge. The front lid panel in the dispensing position extends within the compartment along the front base panel to pinch a web material from the compartment between the front lid panel pressure edge and the bottom panel. The web material is dispensed between the front lid panel and the front base panel when the lid is in the dispensing position.

1 .- 11 . (canceled). 
     
     
         12 . A method of dispensing web material from a roll, the method comprising:
 providing a container, the container including a base portion defining a compartment and a lid portion moveable between an open position for access to the compartment and a dispensing position;   the base portion having:
 a bottom panel defining a bottom of the compartment, 
 a front base panel extending upwardly from the bottom panel to define a front of the compartment, 
 a back panel extending from the bottom panel to define a back of the compartment, and 
 first and second base side tabs extending between the bottom panel, the front base panel, and the back panel at opposing sides thereof to define opposing sides of the compartment, the lid portion having: 
 a top panel defining a top of the lid portion, the top panel hingedly-coupled to the back panel, and 
 a front lid panel extending from the top panel, the front lid panel having a front lid panel pressure edge opposite the top panel, the front lid panel including a first portion and a second portion folded along a fold line behind the first portion to define the front lid panel pressure edge along the fold line, the front lid panel configured in the dispensing position to extend within the compartment along the front base panel; 
   disposing a roll of web material in the container in an overhand arrangement, the web material extending over a top of the roll toward the front base panel; and   dispensing web material from the roll with the lid portion in the dispensing position, the web material being directed between the front lid panel pressure edge and the bottom panel, the web material being further directed between the front lid panel and the front base panel.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein dispensing web material from the roll includes applying pressure to the lid portion to pinch the web material between the front lid panel pressure edge and the bottom panel. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the web material is parchment paper, greaseproof paper and/or papers of the like. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein dispensed web material has a dispensed web curvature, the dispensed web curvature measured as a distance between a high point on the dispensed web material and a flat surface on which the dispensed web material is placed. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein dispensed web material has a length between approximately 6 inches and approximately 60 inches. 
     
     
         17 .- 20 . (canceled). 
     
     
         21 . A method of dispensing web material from a roll, the method comprising:
 providing a container including (1) a base portion defining a compartment, the base portion having a bottom panel defining a bottom of the compartment, a front base panel extending upwardly from the bottom panel to define a front of the compartment, a back panel extending from the bottom panel to define a back of the compartment, and first and second base side tabs extending between the bottom panel, the front base panel, and the back panel at opposing sides thereof to define opposing sides of the compartment; and (2) a lid portion, the lid portion moveable between an open position for access to the compartment and a dispensing position, the lid portion having a top panel defining a top of the lid portion, the top panel coupled via a hinge to the back panel and having opposed free side edges, and a front lid panel extending from the top panel and having opposed free side edges, the front lid panel having a front lid panel pressure edge opposite the top panel,   disposing the roll of paper based web material in the container in an overhand arrangement with the web material extending over a top of the roll toward the front base panel and having an initial amount of web material up and over the front base panel free edge,   placing the lid portion of the container in the dispensing position, in which the front lid panel extends within the compartment along the front base panel, and   dispensing paper based web material from the roll with the lid portion in the dispensing position by pulling on an exposed portion of the initial amount of web material while applying pressure to the top panel of the lid portion pressing the pressure edge of the front lid panel toward the bottom panel of the base portion to pinch the web material between the front lid panel and the bottom panel thereby increasing pulling force associated with removal of the web material from the container and creating a shear stress in the web material thereby reducing shape memory effect in the web material dispensed from the container to address shape memory affect caused by prolonged storage of the web material in a rolled-up configuration inside the container.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the front lid panel includes a first portion and a second portion folded along a fold line behind the first portion to define the front lid panel pressure edge along the fold line. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the first portion of the front lid panel is sized to extend over at least 95% the second portion of the front lid panel. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the free edge of the first portion of the front lid panel is spaced apart from the top panel so as to accommodate movement of the front lid panel to form an included angle with the top panel of less than 90 degrees without the free edge of the first portion contacting the top panel during movement of the lid portion from the open position to the dispensing position. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the top panel is labelled with an indicator suggestive of where to apply pressure to the top panel of the lid during dispensing. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the indicator is located at the boundary between the top panel and the front lid panel. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the indicator is located mid-way between the opposed free side edges of the top panel included in the lid portion. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the indicator includes text. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein a cutter is disposed on the front base panel disposed proximate a front base panel free edge, and the method further comprises using the cutter to separate the web material dispensed out of the container from web material remaining inside the container. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein providing the container includes folding a blank to form the base portion and the lid portion. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the blank prior to folding includes
 the front base panel having a front base panel free edge and a front base panel fold line opposite the front base panel free edge,   the bottom panel extending from the front base panel fold line to a bottom panel fold line, the bottom panel having opposing first and second bottom side fold lines,   first and second bottom panel side tabs extending from the first and second bottom side fold lines, respectively, and   the back panel extending from the bottom panel fold line to a base-lid hinge line.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the blank prior to folding includes
 the top panel extending from the base-lid hinge line to a top front fold line,   the first front lid panel extending from the top front fold line to a front lid panel fold line, and   the second front lid panel extending from the front lid panel fold line to a front lid panel free edge.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein a front base panel width is defined between the front base panel free edge and the front base panel fold line and a front lid panel width is defined between the top front fold line and the front lid panel fold line, the front lid panel width being greater than the front base panel width. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the front lid panel width is between approximately 3 percent and approximately 5 percent greater than the front base panel width 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the front base panel includes opposing first and second front base panel side fold lines, the blank further comprising first and second front base panel side tabs extending from the first and second front base panel side fold lines, respectively.