U.S. patent application number 11/766826 was filed with the patent office on 2007-12-27 for carton having dispenser and handle.
Invention is credited to Charles F. Ho Fung.
Application Number | 20070295789 11/766826 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38621202 |
Filed Date | 2007-12-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070295789 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ho Fung; Charles F. |
December 27, 2007 |
Carton Having Dispenser and Handle
Abstract
A carton includes a dispenser that when opened allows dispensing
of containers through a side and top panel of the carton. A handle
is provided in an end of the carton.
Inventors: |
Ho Fung; Charles F.;
(Woodstock, GA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC
ATTN: PATENT DOCKETING 32ND FLOOR
P.O. BOX 7037
ATLANTA
GA
30357-0037
US
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Family ID: |
38621202 |
Appl. No.: |
11/766826 |
Filed: |
June 22, 2007 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
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60816039 |
Jun 23, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
229/122 ;
229/242 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 71/36 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
229/122 ;
229/242 |
International
Class: |
B65D 17/00 20060101
B65D017/00; B65D 5/00 20060101 B65D005/00 |
Claims
1. A carton and a plurality of articles accommodated in the carton,
the carton comprising: a bottom panel; a first side panel; a second
side panel; a top panel; an end panel; an exiting end panel; and a
dispenser pattern comprising a plurality of breachable lines of
disruption and defining a dispenser section in the carton, wherein
the dispenser section is defined in the top panel, at least one of
the side panels, and the exiting end panel, and the dispenser
section extends in the top panel a distance of at least fifty
percent of a length of the top panel.
2. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein the
dispenser section extends in the at least one side panel a distance
of at least thirty percent of the length of the top panel.
3. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 2, wherein the
dispenser section extends in the top panel a distance of at least
seventy percent of the length of the top panel and the dispenser
section extends in the at least one side panel a distance of at
least fifty percent of the length of the top panel.
4. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein a first
corner of the carton is defined at an intersection of the exiting
end panel, the first side panel, and the top panel, and a second
corner of the carton is defined at an intersection of the exiting
end panel, the second side panel, and the top panel, the dispenser
section including the second corner but not the first corner.
5. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 4, wherein an end
retainer section is defined below the dispenser section in the
exiting end panel, the end retainer section having a height of at
least twenty percent of a characteristic diameter of the
articles.
6. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 5, wherein a side
retainer section is defined below the dispenser section in the
second side panel, the side retainer section having a height of at
least twenty percent of the characteristic diameter of the
articles.
7. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein the
plurality of breachable lines of disruption comprises a pair of
oblique tear lines in the top panel.
8. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 7, wherein the
plurality of lines of disruption comprises an oblique tear line in
the second side panel.
9. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 7, wherein the
plurality of lines of disruption comprises an access feature
adjacent to the pair of oblique tear lines.
10. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, further
comprising a handle in the end panel.
11. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 10, wherein the
end panel comprises a plurality of end flaps.
12. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein the
exiting end panel comprises a plurality of exiting end flaps.
13. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein the
articles are generally cylindrical containers.
14. The carton and plurality of articles of claim 1, wherein the
carton is substantially parallelepipedal.
15. A carton blank, comprising: a bottom panel; a first side panel;
a second side panel; a top panel; at least one end flap; at least
one exiting end flap; and a dispenser pattern comprising a
plurality of breachable lines of disruption and defining a
dispenser section, wherein the dispenser section is defined in the
top panel, at least one of the side panels, and the at least one
exiting end flap, and the dispenser section extends in the top
panel a distance of at least fifty percent of a length of the top
panel.
16. The blank of claim 15, wherein the dispenser section extends in
the at least one side panel a distance of at least thirty percent
of the length of the top panel.
17. The blank of claim 16, wherein the dispenser section extends in
the top panel a distance of at least seventy percent of the length
of the top panel and the dispenser section extends in the at least
one side panel a distance of at least fifty percent of the length
of the top panel.
18. The blank of claim 16, wherein the at least one exiting end
flap comprises a top exiting end flap foldably connected to the top
panel, the dispenser pattern extending in the top exiting end
flap.
19. The blank of claim 18, wherein a first corner of the blank is
defined at an intersection of the top exiting end flap, the first
side panel, and the top panel, and a second corner of the blank is
defined at an intersection of the top exiting end flap, the second
side panel, and the top panel, the dispenser section including the
second corner but not the first corner.
20. The blank of claim 15, wherein the plurality of breachable
lines of disruption comprises a pair of oblique tear lines in the
top panel.
21. The blank of claim 20, wherein the plurality of lines of
disruption comprises an oblique tear line in the second side
panel.
22. The blank of claim 20, wherein the plurality of lines of
disruption comprises an access feature adjacent to the pair of
oblique tear lines.
23. The blank of claim 15, further comprising a handle pattern in
the at least one end flap.
24. The blank of claim 23, wherein the at least one end flap
comprises: a first side end flap foldably connected to the first
side panel; and a second side end flap foldably connected to the
second side panel, wherein the handle pattern comprises a first
handle pattern in the first side end flap and a second handle
pattern in the second side end flap.
25. The blank of claim 15, wherein the at least one exiting end
flap comprises: a top exiting end flap foldably connected to the
top panel; and a second side exiting end flap foldably connected to
the second side panel, wherein the dispenser pattern extends in the
top exiting end flap and in the second side exiting end flap.
26. The blank of claim 15, wherein the top panel and the bottom
panel are substantially rectangular.
Description
PRIORITY APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/816,039, filed Jun. 23, 2006, which is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Enclosed cartons with dispensing features have been used in
the past. Many such cartons include article dispensers defined by
lines of disruption such as tear lines, cuts, score lines, and fold
lines. A dispenser may be removable from, or hingedly attached to,
a carton to create an opening from which articles can be removed
from the carton. In many instances, after the user opens the
dispenser, some of the articles, especially those disposed in a
lower row or rows, may be difficult to remove from the carton.
SUMMARY
[0003] According to a first embodiment of the invention, a carton
comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel,
a top panel, an end panel, an exiting end panel, and a dispenser
pattern comprising breachable lines of disruption in the carton and
defining a dispenser section. The dispenser section is defined in
the top panel, at least one side panel, and the exiting end panel.
When the dispenser section is opened, the resultant dispenser
opening in the carton allows articles accommodated in the carton to
be removed through the opened carton.
[0004] According to one aspect of the first embodiment, the
dispenser section extends in the top panel a distance of at least
fifty percent of a length of the top panel. The resultant dispenser
opening allows articles to be easily accessed and removed from the
carton.
[0005] According to another aspect of the first embodiment, the
dispenser section extends in the side panel a distance of at least
thirty percent of a length of the top panel. The resultant
dispenser opening allows articles to be easily accessed and removed
from the open side of the carton.
[0006] According to yet another aspect of the invention, a handle
may be formed in the end panel of the carton.
[0007] Other aspects, features, and details of the present
invention can be more completely understood by reference to the
following detailed description of exemplary embodiments taken in
conjunction with the drawings and from the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
[0008] According to common practice, the various features of the
drawings discussed below are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Dimensions of various features and elements in the drawings may be
expanded or reduced to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of
the invention.
[0009] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank from which a carton
according to a first embodiment of the invention is formed.
[0010] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the exiting end of
the first carton embodiment.
[0011] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the handle end of
the first carton embodiment.
[0012] FIG. 4 illustrates the first carton embodiment with a handle
of the carton accessed.
[0013] FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate opening of the dispenser of the
first carton embodiment.
[0014] FIG. 7 illustrates the first carton embodiment in an opened
dispensing configuration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] The present invention generally relates to dispensers and
handles for cartons. The present invention can be used, for
example, in cartons that contain articles or other products such
as, for example, food and beverages. The articles can also include
beverage containers such as, for example, cans, bottles, PET
containers, or other containers such as those used in packaging
foodstuffs. For the purposes of illustration and not for the
purpose of limiting the scope of the present invention, the
following detailed description describes generally cylindrical
beverage containers as disposed within the carton embodiments. In
this specification, the relative terms "bottom," "side," and "top"
may indicate orientations determined in relation to fully erected
cartons.
[0016] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the exterior or print side of a
blank 8 used to form a carton 150 (illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3)
according to a first embodiment of the invention. The blank 8
comprises a first side panel 10 foldably connected to a top panel
20 at a first transverse fold line 21, a second side panel 30
foldably connected to the top panel 20 at a second transverse fold
line 31, and a bottom panel 40 foldably connected to the second
side panel 30 at a third transverse fold line 41. An adhesive flap
50 may be foldably connected to the first side panel 10 at a fourth
transverse fold line 51. Each of the panels 10, 20, 30, 40 has a
rectangular plan shape and a length L.sub.1.
[0017] The first side panel 10 is foldably connected to a first
side end flap 12 and a first side exiting end flap 14. The top
panel 20 is foldably connected to a top end flap 22 and a top
exiting end flap 24. The second side panel 30 is foldably connected
to a second side end flap 32 and a second side exiting end flap 34.
The bottom panel 40 is foldably connected to a bottom end flap 42
and a bottom exiting end flap 44. The end flaps 12, 22, 32, 42 may
extend along a first marginal area of the blank 8, and may be
foldably connected along a first longitudinally extending fold line
62. The exiting end flaps 14, 24, 34, 44 may extend along a second
or bottom marginal area of the blank 8, and may be foldably
connected along a second longitudinally extending fold line 64. The
longitudinal fold lines 62, 64 may be straight or substantially
straight fold lines, or may be offset at one or more locations to
account for, for example, blank thickness. When the carton 150 is
erected, the end flaps 12, 22, 32, 42 close one end of the carton
150, and the exiting end flaps 14, 24, 34, 44 close a front or
exiting end of the carton 150.
[0018] According to one aspect of the first embodiment, the blank 8
includes a dispenser pattern 70 comprised of breachable lines of
disruption that define a dispenser 180 in the erected carton 150
(illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3). The dispenser pattern 70 comprises
a first end tear line 74 that extends transversely through the top
exiting end flap 24 and a second end tear line 92 that extends
transversely through the second side exiting end flap 34. The first
end tear line 74 extends to a point at or adjacent to a top oblique
tear line 76 extending obliquely through the top panel 20, which in
turn connects to a top edge tear line 78 that may extend along or
adjacent to the transverse fold line 21. The second end tear line
92 extends to a point at or adjacent to a first side tear line 94
extending through the second side panel 30, which connects to an
oblique second side tear line 96. A pair of top oblique tear lines
82, 84 form a general V-shape and meet at an access feature 86 at
the vertex of the "V." A cut or score 98 connects the second side
tear line 96 to the top oblique tear line 84. The dispenser pattern
extends a distance D.sub.1 in the top panel 20, and a distance
D.sub.2 in the second side panel 30.
[0019] The tear lines 74, 76, 78, 82, 84, 92, 94, 96 of the
dispenser pattern 70 can be breachable lines of disruption formed
from continuous or substantially continuous tear lines formed by,
for example, scores, creases, cuts, gaps, cut/creases,
perforations, offset cuts, and overlapping and/or sequential
combinations thereof. If cuts are used to form the tear lines 74,
76, 78, 82, 84, 92, 94, 96, the cuts may be, for example,
interrupted by breachable nicks. The cut 98 may be a continuous
cut, a cut interrupted by breachable nicks, or another form of
breachable line of disruption, such as a score. The access feature
86 may have a generally circular perimeter defined by a continuous
cut, which defines a cutout section of the top panel 20.
Alternatively, the perimeter of the access feature 86 can be a cut
interrupted by nicks, or a tear line, such that a removable
knockout section is formed in the top panel 20.
[0020] According to another aspect of the present invention, the
carton blank 8 includes an end handle pattern 100 comprised of
breachable lines of disruption in the side end flaps 12, 32. The
end handle pattern 100 defines a handle 140 in the erected carton
150 (illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3). The end handle pattern 100
comprises a first handle pattern 102 in the first side end flap 12
and a second handle pattern 122 in the second side end flap 32. The
first handle pattern 102 includes a first section 104 comprising
cuts interspersed with nicks. A second section 106 is opposed to
the first section 104 and can be a cut-crease line, for example. A
transverse fold line 108 extends between the opposed first and
second sections 104, 106. The second handle pattern 122 includes a
first section 124 comprising cuts interspersed with nicks. A second
section 126 is opposed to the first section 124 and can be a
cut-crease line. A transverse fold line 128 extends between the
first and second opposed sections 124, 126. The handle patterns
102, 122 comprising the pattern 100 may have similarly-shaped
perimeters and overlap and cooperate with one another in the
erected carton.
[0021] The dimensions of the blank 8 may be selected to accommodate
characteristic dimensions of articles to be accommodated within the
carton 150. For example, the top panel 20 can have a width W.sub.1
that generally corresponds to or slightly exceeds a height of
containers C (illustrated in FIG. 7) or other articles to be
accommodated within the carton 150. When cylindrical or
substantially cylindrical containers C are used, the first and
second side panels 10, 30 can have, for example, a height H.sub.1
that generally corresponds to or slightly exceeds an integral
multiple of a largest or characteristic diameter D.sub.C of the
containers C. For example, if the containers C are to be stacked in
two rows in the carton 150 (FIG. 7), the height H.sub.1 of the
carton 150 can be about equal to or slightly greater than twice the
containers' C. largest or characteristic diameter D.sub.C (FIG. 7).
If multiple generally cylindrical containers C, such as beverage
containers, are to be accommodated in a carton, it may be expected
that the containers will share at least one substantially equal
common largest diameter.
[0022] An exemplary method of erection of the carton 150 is
discussed below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0023] Referring to FIG. 1, the carton 150 may be erected from the
blank 8 by folding the blank flat at the transverse fold lines 21,
41 so that the adhesive flap 50 can be glued or otherwise adhered
to the inner side of the bottom panel 40. The bottom panel 40, the
first side panel 10, the top panel 20, and the second side panel 30
may then be opened to a generally tubular form.
[0024] The exiting end of the generally tubular form may be closed,
for example, by folding the exiting end flaps 24 and 44 inwardly
across the open exiting end, followed by folding the exiting end
flap 14, then folding the exiting end flap 34 inwardly. The
interior side of the exiting end flap 14 can be adhered to the
exiting end flaps 24, 44, and the interior side of the exiting end
flap 34 can be adhered to one or more of the exiting end flaps 14,
24, 44. The opposite or handle end of the generally tubular form
may be closed, for example, by folding the end flaps 22 and 42
across the open back end, followed by the end flap 12, then the end
flap 32, and gluing one or more of the end flaps 12, 22, 32, 42
together. Substantially cylindrical containers C or other articles,
for example, may be loaded into the tubular sleeve in a
conventional manner at any time before one or both ends of the
carton are closed by the end flaps 12, 22, 32, 42, 14, 24, 34,
44.
[0025] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the carton 150 erected from
the blank 8 illustrated in FIG. 1. In the erected carton 150, the
exiting end flaps 14, 24, 34, 44 form an exiting end panel 160 and
the end flaps 12, 22, 32, 42 form an end panel 170. With the ends
closed, the carton 150 has a substantially parallelepipedal
shape.
[0026] The dispenser pattern 70 illustrated in FIG. 1 defines a
dispenser 180 having a dispenser section 182 that may be wholly or
partially separated from a remainder of the carton 150 to place the
carton in an open or dispensing configuration.
[0027] The dispenser section 182 can include portions of the
exiting end panel 160, the top panel 20, and the side panel 30. In
the exemplary embodiment, the corner at the junction of the panels
160, 20 and the second side panel 30 is included in the dispenser
section 182, while the corner at the junction of the panels 160, 20
and the first side panel 10 is not included in the dispenser
section 182. The dispenser section 182 extends a distance D.sub.1
from the exiting end panel 160 through the top panel 20.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 3, the handle pattern 100 illustrated in
FIG. 1 in the overlapping end flaps 12, 32 defines a multi-ply
handle 140 in the end panel 170.
[0029] The handle 140 is formed from the overlapping first handle
pattern 102 (FIG. 1) in the first side end flap 12, and the second
handle pattern 122 in the second side end flap 32. Referring to
FIG. 4, the handle 140 is accessed by breaching the end panel 170
at the overlapping handle patterns 126 and 106. The carton 150 can
be carried by the handle 140 in the end panel 170. The handle 140
is of relatively high strength due to its multi-ply
construction.
[0030] An exemplary method of opening of the carton dispenser 180
is discussed below with reference to FIGS. 5-7. Referring to FIG.
5, opening of the dispenser 180 may be initiated by inserting a
finger, fingers, a tool, or other object into the carton 150 at the
access feature 86. Referring to FIG. 6, the top panel 20 may be
further torn along the tear lines 82, 84, 78 and further along the
remainder of the dispenser pattern 70 until the dispenser section
182 is fully separated from the remainder of the carton 150, as
shown in FIG. 7. A dispenser opening 184 is thereby formed in the
carton 150.
[0031] Still referring to FIG. 7, after opening the carton 150, the
exiting end panel 160 is left with an end retainer section 186 and
the second side panel 30 is left with a side retainer section 188.
The end retainer section 186 has a height H.sub.E, and the side
retainer section 188 extends as low as a height H.sub.s. The
dispenser opening 184 in the carton 150 extends in the top panel 20
the distance D.sub.1 from the remainder of the end panel 160, and
extends in the side panel 30 the distance D.sub.2 (FIG. 1). The
corner at the junction of the panels 160, 20 and the second side
panel 30 is removed, while the corner at the junction of the panels
160, 20 and the first side panel 10 remains intact.
[0032] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, in one embodiment, the distance
D.sub.1 of the dispenser opening 184 in the top panel 20 can be at
least 50% of the length L.sub.1 of the panels 10, 20, 30, 40. In
another embodiment, the distance D.sub.1 can be at least 70% of the
length L.sub.1. In the illustrated embodiment, the carton 150
accommodates twelve containers C in a 2.times.6.times.1
arrangement. As shown in FIG. 7, the exemplary distance D.sub.1 of
the dispenser opening 184 in the top panel 20 can be selected to
allow five of the six containers C in the top row of containers to
be accessed from the top of the open carton 150.
[0033] The distance D.sub.2 of the dispenser opening 184 in the
second side panel 30 can be, for example, at least 30% of the
length L.sub.1. In another embodiment, the distance D.sub.2 can be
at least 50% of the length L.sub.1. As shown in FIG. 7, the
exemplary distance D.sub.2 of the dispenser opening 184 allows
three of the six containers C in the top row of containers to be
accessed from the side of the open carton 150.
[0034] Still referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, height H.sub.E of the end
retainer section 186 can be selected to retain one or more
containers C from inadvertently rolling out of the end of the
dispenser opening 184. In one embodiment, for a 2.times.6.times.1
carton, the height H.sub.E of the end retainer section 186 is
between 20-90% of the characteristic largest diameter D.sub.C of
the containers C. In another embodiment, for a 2.times.6.times.1
carton, the end retainer section height H.sub.E is between 50-80%
of the characteristic diameter D.sub.C.
[0035] The height H.sub.s of the side retainer section 188 can be
selected to retain one or more containers C from inadvertently
falling out of the side of the dispenser opening 184. In one
embodiment, for a 2.times.6.times.1 carton, the height H.sub.s of
the side retainer section 186 is between 20-90% of the
characteristic diameter D.sub.C of the containers C. In another
embodiment, for a 2.times.6.times.1 carton, the height H.sub.s is
between 50-80% of the characteristic diameter D.sub.C.
[0036] According to the above embodiment, the handle 140 is
oriented in the end panel 170 so that insertion of a hand into the
handle 140 is facilitated by the orientation of the containers C.
As shown in FIG. 7, the cylindrical sides of adjacent containers C
creates a space to receive the user's hand and the portion of the
handle 140 pushed inwardly during use.
EXAMPLE 1
[0037] A parallelepipedal carton 150 as illustrated in FIGS. 3-7
accommodates twelve, 12 fluid ounce, cylindrical containers C in a
2.times.6.times.1 arrangement. The carton has a height H.sub.1 of
about 5 3/32 in. The width W.sub.1 is about 47/8 in., and the
length L.sub.1 is about 23 9/64 in. The distance D.sub.1 is about
12.7 in., the distance D.sub.2 is about 71/2 in., the height
H.sub.E is about 21/4 in., and the height H.sub.s is about 21/8
in.
[0038] In this specification the term "V-shaped" indicates a
profile defined by two lines that need not be perfectly straight.
Further, the lines forming the V shape need not actually meet at
the vertex of the "V."
[0039] In the above embodiments, the exemplary carton is described
as accommodating twelve 12-ounce cylindrical beverage containers C
in a 2.times.6.times.1 configuration. Other arrangements of
containers, packages, articles, and other items, however, can be
accommodated within a carton constructed according to the
principles of the present invention. For example, a carton
constructed according to the principles of the present invention
would also function satisfactorily if the carton were sized and
shaped to hold articles in other configurations, such as
4.times.3.times.1, 3.times.6.times.1, 2.times.4.times.1,
2.times.5.times.1, 2.times.8.times.1, 4.times.6.times.1, etc., and
multi-tier variations of the aforementioned configurations. The
dimensions of the exemplary blank may also be altered, for example,
to accommodate various container forms. For example, 16-ounce
petaloid bottles may be accommodated within cartons constructed
according to the principles of the present invention.
[0040] In accordance with the exemplary embodiments, the blank may
be constructed of paperboard. The blank can also be constructed of
other materials, such as cardboard, hard paper, solid unbleached
sulfate (SUS) board, or any other material having properties
suitable for enabling the carton to function as described above.
The blank can also be laminated to one or more sheet-like materials
at selected panels or panel sections.
[0041] The interior and/or exterior sides of the blank can be
coated with a clay coating. The clay coating may then be printed
over with product, advertising, price coding, and other information
or images. The blank may then be coated with a varnish to protect
any information printed on the blank. The blank may also be coated
with, for example, a moisture barrier layer, on either or both
sides of the blank.
[0042] For purposes of the description presented herein, the term
"line of disruption" can be used to generally refer to cut lines,
tear lines, crease lines, score lines, and fold lines (or
overlapping and/or sequential combinations of at least one cut
line, crease line, score line, tear line, or fold line). A
"breachable line of disruption" is a line of disruption that is
intended to be breached during ordinary use of the carton. An
example of a breachable line of disruption is a tear line.
[0043] In accordance with the above-described embodiments of the
present invention, a fold line can be any substantially linear,
although not necessarily straight, line of disruption or other form
of weakening that facilitates folding therealong. More
specifically, but not for the purpose of narrowing the scope of the
present invention, fold lines include: score lines; cuts that
extend partially into a material along the desired line of
weakness, and/or a series of cuts that extend partially into and/or
completely through the material along the desired line of weakness;
and various overlapping and/or sequential combinations of these
features.
[0044] In the present specification, a "panel" or "flap" need not
be flat or otherwise planar. A "panel" or "flap" can, for example,
comprise a plurality of interconnected generally flat or planar
blank sections.
[0045] The above embodiment may be described as having one or more
panels adhered together by glue during erection of the carton
embodiment. The term "glue" is intended to encompass all manner of
adhesives commonly used to secure carton panels in place.
[0046] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that while
the present invention has been discussed above with reference to
exemplary embodiments, various additions, modifications and changes
can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of
the invention as set forth in the following claims.
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