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Carton with article opening

a dispenser and container technology, applied in the field of containers, can solve the problems of preventing containers, undue effort, and difficult to design perforations that will remain inta

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-16
THE COCA-COLA CO
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[0007] The present application thus provides a carton for containing a number of articles with each article having an article diameter. The carton may include a front wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and an access aperture formed along the front wall, the top wall, and the sidewalls. The access aperture extends along the front wall from the top wall for less than one article diameter and extends along each of the sidewalls from the top wall for more than one article diameter.

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It is often difficult to design perforations that will remain intact when the carton is being shipped and yet will yield without undue effort when the consumer desires to open the package.
Another problem is preventing containers, particularly the first container, from falling out of the carton when the carton is first opened.
Still another problem is that consumers desire to see inside the carton after it is opened and in use so as to take inventory of how many containers remain in the carton.
Such a design fails to satisfy the consumer's desire to pull down and toward the front in one motion to remove the access portion of the carton.

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[0021] Referring now to the drawings, in which like numerals indicate like elements throughout the several views, the various figures describe alternative embodiments of a carton. The carton may be made out of cardboard, paperboard, corrugated board, or similar types of foldable sheet materials. Specifically, the carton may be made out of coated unbleached paperboard. Each carton may be made from a blank. Each blank may be die cut from a continuous sheet of a material.

[0022] Each blank may have a number of fold lines and tear lines formed therein. The term “fold line” may refer to a weakened line that facilitates folding of the material along the length of the line. The fold line may include, but is not limited to, a score line, a perforation, a line of short slits, a line of half-cuts, a combination of slits and score lines, and similar arrangements. Any reference to a fold line or any hinged connection should not be construed as being limited to a single fold line only. Any such ...

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Abstract

A carton for containing a number of articles with each article having an article diameter. The carton may include a front wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and an access aperture formed along the front wall, the top wall, and the sidewalls. The access aperture extends along the front wall from the top wall for less than one article diameter and extends along each of the sidewalls from the top wall for more than one article diameter.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 522,306, filed on Sep. 14, 2004, incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present application relates generally to cartons and more particularly relates to cartons with a dispenser opening that provides access to the articles therein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Various types of cartons are known for enclosing various types of articles, such as cans, bottles, and other objects. One recent type of container is known as the “FRIDGE PACK™” carton. Various types of FRIDGE PACK™ cartons are produced for and sold to bottlers under license with The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Ga. for the sale of Coca-Cola® brand products. [0004] The “FRIDGE PACK™” cartons generally have a two by six (2×6) product shape, with two (2) product columns in height and six (6) product rows in length. One end of the carton generally is scored so as to permit the remov...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D65/00
CPCB65D71/36B65D2571/00141B65D2571/0045B65D2571/00549B65D2571/00839B65D2571/00586B65D2571/0066B65D2571/00728B65D2571/0058
Inventor KLINE, MICHAEL J.STEWART, NOEL G.
Owner THE COCA-COLA CO
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