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Carton with detachable portion

a carton and detachable technology, applied in the field of cartons, can solve the problems of not being desirable for use, difficult to see how many articles remain in the carton, user difficulty in accessing articles, etc., and achieve the effect of facilitating visibility and accessibility to articles, without compromising the structural integrity of the carton

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-23
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYST LLC
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[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.
[0010] In certain embodiments, the carton includes a tear initiation feature that is at least partially defined by the top wall portion of the severance line. The tear initiation feature can be located between the top wall portion of the severance line and either the first end wall or the second end wall. The tear inititation feature facilitates breaking the severance line to detach the detachable portion.

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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[0025] As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein. It must be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention that may be embodied in various and alternative forms, and combinations thereof. As used herein, the word “exemplary” is used expansively to refer to embodiments that serve as illustrations, specimens, models, or patterns. The figures are not necessarily to scale and some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. In other instances, well-known components, systems, materials, or methods have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the present invention. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

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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).

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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 ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D17/00
CPCB65D71/36B65D2571/00141B65D2571/0045B65D2571/00524B65D2571/00561B65D2571/00574B65D2571/0066B65D2571/00728
Inventor HOLLEY, JOHN
Owner MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYST LLC
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