U.S. patent application number 09/729932 was filed with the patent office on 2001-04-12 for shipper and display carton.
Invention is credited to Beer, Leonard, Yuhas, Andrew.
Application Number | 20010000203 09/729932 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 23470087 |
Filed Date | 2001-04-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20010000203 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yuhas, Andrew ; et
al. |
April 12, 2001 |
Shipper and display carton
Abstract
The carton can be used both as a shipper carton and a display
carton. The carton comprises two or more channels for containing
products. The channels can be opened to maintain the integrity of
the carton for use as a display carton by maintaining the integrity
of the base wall, but with the removal of substantially all of the
top wall of each channel and a significant portion of the sidewalls
of each channel. The remaining part of the sidewalls, a rear wall
and the base provide the structure for the use of the carton as a
display carton. If used as a shipper, a tear strip on the base wall
is removed and the carton fully opened and emptied. The carton is
made from a unique carton blank and a unique folding of the panels
of the blank to make the carton. In particular the abutting walls
of the channels are of a unique structure with each having a
separate sidewall and these separate sidewalls not connected to the
base wall.
Inventors: |
Yuhas, Andrew; (Towaco,
NJ) ; Beer, Leonard; (Pleasantmount, PA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Patent Department
Colgate-Palmolive Company
909 River Road
P.O. Box 1343
Piscataway
NJ
08855-1343
US
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Family ID: |
23470087 |
Appl. No.: |
09/729932 |
Filed: |
December 5, 2000 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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09729932 |
Dec 5, 2000 |
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09372899 |
Aug 12, 1999 |
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Current U.S.
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206/750 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/52 20130101; B65D
5/5495 20130101; B65D 5/542 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/750 |
International
Class: |
B65D 001/22 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A shipper and display carton for a plurality of articles
comprising at least two interconnected channels each channel
containing a plurality of articles and closed at each end by a
plurality of closure flaps, at least one wall of a first channel
being in an abutting contact with at least one wall of a second
channel, each of said walls connected at a base wall thereof, a top
wall of each of said channels having a pull tab to remove a portion
of said top wall and at least a portion of at least one sidewall of
a channel to open said channel for the display of articles
contained therein.
2. A shipper and display carton as in claim 1 wherein said at least
two channels have a common base wall, said common base wall having
a tear strip extending at least the length of each channel to
thereby fully open each channel of said carton.
3. A shipper and display carton as in claim 2 wherein said at least
one wall of a first channel and said at least one wall of said
second channel abut said tear strip of said base wall along the
length of said tear strip.
4. A shipper and display carton as in claim 2 wherein said tear
strip is at a junction of said abutting wall of a first channel
with said abutting wall of said second channel.
5. A shipper and display carton as in claim 4 wherein at a first
end and second end of said first channel and said second channel,
said base wall has a flap at said first end and second end of said
first channel and said second channel, each of said flaps attach to
flaps of said channels to thereby close said first end and second
end of each channel.
6. A shipper and display carton as in claim 5 wherein each channel
on each end is closed by at least two flaps.
7. A shipper and display carton as in claim 6 wherein said at least
two flaps are side flaps with a top flap extending over said side
flaps.
8. A shipper and display carton as in claim 1 wherein said pull tab
removes a major portion of said top wall, a portion of each side
wall and a portion of an end wall.
9. A shipper and display carton as in claim 8 wherein said at least
one end wall of each channel is comprised of a pair of side closure
flaps, a top closure flap and a base closure flap, said pull tab
removing said top closure flap and a major portion of said side
closure flaps.
10. A shipper and display carton as in claim 9 wherein said side
closure flaps are removed except for portion attached to said base
closure flap.
11. A shipper and display carton as in claim 9 wherein said side
closure flaps are held in a closed position by being attached to
said top closure flap and said base closure flap.
12. A shipper and display carton as in claim 11 wherein said side
closure flaps are adhesively attached to said top closure flap and
said base closure flap.
13. A shipper and display carton blank comprising a contiguous
blank of a base panel, a first channel sidewall panel, a first
channel top panel, a first channel other sidewall panel, a second
channel sidewall panel, a second channel top panel, and a second
channel other sidewall panel, each of said panels having at least
one flap on each transverse end, said base panel having a tear
strip about medially transversely across said panel.
14. A shipper and display carton blank as in claim 13 wherein said
base panel has a glue flap on a longitudinal end of said carton
blank.
15. A shipper and display carton blank as in claim 13 including a
pull tab on said first channel top panel, said pull tab comprising
score lines extending into said first channel sidewall panel and
said first channel other sidewall panel.
16. A shipper and display carton blank as in claim 15 including a
pull tab on said second channel top panel, said pull tab score
lines extending onto said second channel sidewall panel and said
second channel other sidewall panel.
17. A method of forming a shipper and a display carton comprising:
providing a carton blank including a base panel, a first channel
sidewall panel, a substantially removable first channel top panel,
a first channel other sidewall panel, a second channel sidewall
panel, a substantially removable second channel top panel and a
second channel other sidewall panel; folding said first channel
sidewall panel upwardly at an angle of about 90.degree. to said
base panel, said top panel outwardly at an angle of about
90.degree. to said first channel sidewall panel, and said first
channel other sidewall panel downwardly at an angle of about
90.degree. to said first channel top panel to a position adjacent
to said base panel; folding said second channel sidewall panel
upwardly at an angle of about 90.degree. to said base panel, said
second channel top panel outwardly at an angle of about 90.degree.
to said second channel sidewall panel and said second channel other
sidewall panel downwardly at an angle of about 90.degree. to said
second channel top panel.
18. A method of forming a shipper and display carton as in claim 17
comprising said base panel having a transverse glue flap, attaching
said transverse glue flap to said second channel other sidewall
panel to form a first channel and a second channel of said shipper
and display carton.
19. A method of forming a shipper and display carton as in claim 17
forming a score line on said first channel top panel extending at
least partially down and across said first channel sidewall panel
and said first channel other sidewall panel, and forming a score
line on said second channel top panel extending at least partially
down and across said second channel sidewall panel and said second
channel other sidewall panel.
20. A method of forming a shipper and display carton as in claim 19
wherein the attaching of flaps to close for said shipper and
display carton is by adhesively attaching said flaps.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
1. This invention relates to a carton that has the dual function of
being a shipper carton and a display carton. More particularly,
this invention relates to a carton for a plurality of generally
rectangular articles where the carton can be opened for he removal
of all articles or it can be opened so as to display the articles
at a point of sale and for removal of articles one at a time by
purchasers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
2. Products are placed into shipping cartons for transport from the
place of manufacture to the point of sale. Such shipping cartons
are of a corrugate fiberboard of sufficient integrity to withstand
the rigorous handling during storage and transport. During these
times the cartons are stacked on pallets and at times one pallet
stacked onto another. In addition, the cartons may be dropped from
a height of six feet or more. In all of this handling and storage,
the carton as a shipper package must protect the packaged articles
from damage.
3. In addition, to use as a shipping carton, it is useful if this
same carton can be used to display the articles at the point of
sale. In order to be a good display carton it must be consistently
operable in a particular manner. Further, it must hold the articles
in a manner so that they are effectively displayed. To be
effectively displayed the purchase must be able to see
substantially all of the front surface of the article. This
includes a view of substantially all of the trademarks and trade
dress.
4. In the present instance the most preferred articles to be placed
into the carton are antiperspirant and deodorant products. These
are in oval to rectangular packages. These products have rigid
containers with the trademarks and trade dress on the front surface
of the antiperspirant and deodorant containers.
5. The shipper and display carton of the present invention solves
the problem of a dual function carton for articles of a shape of
antiperspirant and deodorant sticks. The carton can be opened
easily to remove all of the articles, or it can be opened so that
it holds the articles in place and displays the articles at the
point of sale. This carton can contain multiple aligned channels
which hold and display an article. The carton is produced from a
single carton blank through a series of folds. The net result is an
aid to the retailer at the point of sale.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
6. This invention is directed to a dual function carton, the carton
blank from which the dual function carton is made, and the method
of making the dual function carton from the carton blank. The
carton has a plurality of channels for containing the articles. The
articles are contained in each channel in a row. In a preferred
mode the carton is comprised of two channels having a common base,
each channel having one exterior sidewall and one adjacent
sidewall, and seal flaps closing each end of each channel. The
adjacent sidewalls are attached at their base and are adjacent to a
tear strip in the base of the carton. On the top panel of each
channel there is a pull tab for the removal of substantially all of
the top panel and a significant portion of each side panel of each
channel. In this mode a large portion of a channel is opened with
the articles then being displayed in a neat and orderly fashion.
When the carton is emptied it is replaced with another carton.
7. The channels also can be separated so that the articles in each
channel can be displayed separately. This is accomplished by
removing the tear strip in the base panel and severing the
channels, one from the other. The pull tab for each channel is
pulled and a substantial portion of the top panel and a significant
portion of each sidewall of each channel is removed for the
separate display of the articles in each channel. One channel of
articles can be stored and displayed at a later time.
8. If the carton is not to be used as a display carton, it is
opened by means of a tear strip on the base panel which opens all
channels of articles at once. The articles then are quickly removed
and placed on a shelf for display and sale.
9. The carton is made from a single carton blank. The carton blank
has as a contiguous arrangement, a bottom panel with an
approximately medial tear strip, a first channel sidewall panel, a
first channel top wall panel, a first channel other sidewall panel,
a second channel sidewall panel, a second channel top wall panel,
and a second channel other sidewall panel. Attached to the base
panel to which the described panels are attached in a contiguous
arrangement, there is a glue flap. On the transverse ends of each
panel there are seal flaps for closing the folded carton. The first
channel top wall panel and second channel top wall panel each have
a pull tab for the removal of substantially all of each top wall
panel and a significant portion of each sidewall panel. This is for
opening the carton for use as a display carton. If the objective is
to fully open the carton for the removal of all articles, the tear
strip in the base panel is removed which automatically opens each
channel of articles.
10. The shipper and display carton is formed from the carton blank
by folding the first channel sidewall panel upwards at about a
90.degree. angle and then folding the top wall panel inwardly over
the base panel at about a 90.degree. angle. The first channel other
sidewall panel then is folded downwardly toward the base panel at
an angle of about 90.degree.. The second channel sidewall panel is
folded upwardly at an angle of about 180.degree. with the second
channel top wall panel folded outwardly about parallel to the base
panel. The second channel other sidewall panel is folded downwardly
at an angle of about 90.degree. toward the base panel and is
attached to the glue flap. When the articles are within the
channels, the seal flaps are folded over onto each other and glued
into place where needed to close the carton, but not to interfere
in opening the carton in any mode.
11. The carton is opened depending on whether it also is to be used
as a display carton. If it is to be used as a display carton, the
pull tab on each channel is pulled to remove substantially all of
the top wall panel and a significant portion of each sidewall panel
of each channel. This can be while the channels are interconnected
or if the channels have been separated. The carton or a separated
channel then is placed on the shelf. Optionally the carton can be
fully opened by removing the base panel tear strip which fully
opens each channel so that the articles can quickly be removed.
12. The carton can be made of a paperboard or fiberboard.
Preferably it is a corrugated paperboard.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
13. FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the carton blank for the shipper
and display carton.
14. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 1 with the
panels folded to form the first channel.
15. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 1 showing
the first channel closed.
16. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the carton of FIG. 1 showing
the two channels formed and ready to receive articles.
17. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the shipper and display carton
of FIG. 1 filled with articles and fully sealed.
18. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the shipper and display carton
of FIG. 5 with a channel opened for the display of articles.
19. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the shipper and display carton
of FIG. 5 opened to remove all of the articles.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
20. The present shipper and display carton will be described in a
preferred mode with reference to the drawings. It is produced from
one carton blank that has a plurality of contiguous wall panels. By
the use of particular score lines and fold points, the carton is
assembled from the blank. Once formed into the carton, filled and
sealed, it can be opened to fully dispense the articles or to
display the articles at a point of sale.
21. FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the carton blank. The carton blank
is comprised of base panel 12 which has a tear strip 26
transversely across about a mid portion of the base panel. On the
ends of the base panel there are seal flaps 30 and 32 with the tear
strip 26 traversing these seal flaps. On one side of the base panel
is glue flap 28 with the perforated line 60 forming the fold point
between the glue flap and base panel. Attached to the base panel
opposite the glue flap is first channel sidewall 14 with a fold
made at perforated line 62. The first channel sidewall has seal
flaps 34 and 36. Attached to the first channel sidewall panel is
first channel top panel 16 which has appended seal flaps 38 and 40
and a grip opening 82. This first channel top panel is delineated
by fold lines 74 and 76. Contiguous with the first channel top wall
panel is first channel other sidewall panel 18. This other sidewall
panel has appended seal flaps 42 and 44. Shown on the first channel
wall panels are score lines 64 and 66 which delineate pull tab 65.
These score lines start adjacent the seal flap 38 on the first
channel top wall panel 16 and respectively extend down and across
first channel sidewall panel 14 and seal flap 36 and other sidewall
panel 18 and seal flap 44. This part of the first channel
delineated by the perforated lines is removed to display the
articles when the carton is used as a display carton.
22. Contiguous with first channel other sidewall panel 18 is second
channel sidewall panel 20 which has attached seal flaps 46 and 48.
This sidewall panel is connected by hinge fold 68 to the first
channel other sidewall panel. Contiguous with this second channel
sidewall panel 20 is second channel top wall panel 22 which has
appended seal flaps 50 and 52 and a grip opening 84. Attached to
this top wall panel is second channel other sidewall panel 24 with
appended seal flaps 54 and 56. Fold lines 78 and 80 form the edge
of the second channel top wall panel.
23. As with the first channel top wall panel there is a pull tab.
This pull tab 71 is delineated by score lines 70 and 72. This pull
tab will remove a substantial portion of second channel top wall
panel 22 and significant portions of the second channel sidewall
panel 20 and the second channel other sidewall panel 24. The carton
then is used to display the contained articles at the point of
sale.
24. FIG. 2 shows the carton partially formed from the carton blank
of FIG. 1. In this view the first channel is formed with the second
channel being partially formed. There is shown base panel 12 with
seal flap 32 and tear strip 26. Panel 14 forms the first channel
sidewall, panel 16 the first channel top wall and panel 18 the
first channel other sidewall. It is seen that the blank is folded
at 62 to form the first channel sidewall panel and at 74 to form
the top wall panel. The first channel other sidewall panel 18 is
seen to complete the first channel. The second channel sidewall
panel 20 is adjacent, and substantially parallel to first channel
other sidewall panel 18. Second channel top panel 22 and second
channel other sidewall panel 24 are shown unfolded in the
assembling of the carton. The various seal flaps as described above
are shown but are open until articles are filled into the channel.
Score lines 64 and 66 delineate where pull tab 65 will sever from
the carton to open the carton for display use.
25. FIG. 3 shows the first channel closed after being filled with
articles. The seal flaps (those shown are 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, and
42). This view gives an indication of how the first channel appears
in a filled and sealed condition.
26. FIG. 4 shows the carton of FIG. 2 with the two channels fully
formed, but with the end seal flaps of both channels open. The
articles to be packaged can be placed into each channel. This is
formed from the partially formed carton of FIG. 2 by folding other
sidewall panel other sidewall along fold line 80 to form the second
channel. This other sidewall panel is folded downwardly at about a
90.degree. angle to be adjacent to the base panel 12. The glue flap
28 then is folded upwardly and attached onto the exterior surface
of other sidewall flap 24 which fully forms the second channel. In
order to close the carton, after filling the sidewall end flaps of
each channel are folded over followed by the top wall end flaps and
the base panel end flaps. The top wall end flaps and the base panel
end flaps are adhesived to the sidewall end flaps to maintain the
flaps closed. The fully closed carton is shown in FIG. 5. This
shows all of the end flaps closed and the carton sealed.
27. FIG. 6 shows the pull tab 65 removed along perforations 64 and
66 to show the contained articles 90 displayed in the first
channel. In display use both channels would be opened. Here for
illustrative purposes one is shown to be open.
28. FIG. 7 shows the carton of FIG. 5 inverted and tear strip 26
removed. The bottom of each channel new opens and all of the
articles are removed. All of the articles are removed in this
embodiment since the integrity of the carton has been lost. Panels
18 and 20 move downwardly as the channels are moved outwardly away
one from the other.
29. As shown in FIG. 6, one of the channels has been opened. The
channels of FIG. 6 also may be separated and displayed separately.
This is accomplished by removing the tear strip 26 and separating
one channel from the other. This allows the merchant to put on the
shelf fewer of each variant of a product on the shelf. One channel
can be put on display and the other in storage.
30. As can be seen the carton can be used in two different modes.
This is unique. It is a shipper carton since it protects the
packages articles during transport. It is a display carton since
upon removal of substantially all of the top panel of each channel,
and a significant part of each sidewall of each channel, the
contained articles are displayed in an orderly array. A useful
material to construct the carton is a fiberboard, and preferably a
corrugated fiberboard.
31. The foregoing description describes the preferred mode of the
present shipper and display carton. Variations and modifications of
the described concept are considered to be within the present
invention.
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