Carton with detachable portion

Abstract

A carton (200) including a top wall (214), a bottom wall (218), opposing side walls (212, 216), and first and second end walls (220, 222). A detachable portion (210) of the carton (200) is defined by a severance line (180) to include at least a portion of the top wall (214) and a portion of the side walls (212, 216). The top wall portion (182) of the severance line (180) is spaced apart from the second end wall (222) by a certain distance D1 such that a portion of the top wall (214) remains to provide structural integrity to the carton (200) after the detachable portion (210) is detached. The distance (D1) is also determined such that articles (B) in the carton (200) are viewable and easily accessed. The minimum distance (D1) between a top wall portion (182) of the severance line (180) and the second end wall (222) is no greater than half of the distance between the first and second end walls (220, 222).

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 60 / 683,010, filed May 19, 2005, U.S. Application No. 60 / 722,854, filed Sep. 30, 2005, and U.S. Application No. 60 / 724,599, filed Oct. 6, 2005, the entirety of the aforementioned applications are incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to cartons, and more particularly, to a carton for enclosing multiple articles that includes a detachable portion for facilitating removal of the articles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Cartons for encasing multiple articles are useful for enabling consumers to obtain and transport a desired quantity of individual articles such as soft drinks or other beverages. When such a package of articles is obtained, a consumer frequently desires to remove one article from the carton at a time. It is known to provide a carton having a detachable portion for removing articles, which is provided when part of the carton is ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007] The various embodiments of the present invention overcome the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a carton with a detachable portion. The detachable portion can be detached to provide an access opening that facilitates visibility of and accessibility to articles within the carton without compromising the structural integrity of the carton.

Problems solved by technology

A problem associated with such cartons is that a user can have difficulty in accessing articles through an opening provided by the detachable portion of the carton.

Furthermore it can be difficult to see how many articles remain within the carton and such a carton is only suitable for dispensing the end most articles, which may not be desirable for use with cartons containing a variety of items.

A problem associated with such cartons is that the structural integrity of the carton is compromised because the whole of the top panel is left fully opened.

Therefore, a heretofore unaddressed exists to address the aforementioned deficiencies and inadequacies.

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