Carton with ice retention flaps

US20070051781A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-08MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYST LLC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYST LLC
Publication Date
2007-03-08
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A carton for enclosing and dispensing articles that can be configured to serve as a cooler for articles enclosed within the carton, such as beverage cans. The carton includes retention panels that are formed from a top wall of the carton and a pair of top end flaps that are detachable from end walls of the carton. The retention panels can be rotated to be coplanar with a respective side wall and the top end flaps can be elevated with respect to the end walls such that the retention panels and the top end flaps form a retaining structure.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 714,430, filed Sep. 6, 2005, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] This invention relates to cartons, and more particularly to a carton for multiple articles having a dispenser. BACKGROUND

[0003] Consumers often purchase beverages in disposable cartons to facilitate transporting and dispensing the beverages in various locations, such as parks and campgrounds. It is most convenient for the user to have the ability to dispose of the primary and secondary packaging when the beverages have been consumed, to avoid the need to transport empty containers back home. However, to keep the beverages cold pending consumption, the consumer must typically bring a separate cooler to ice the beverages down. Regardless of whether such coolers are disposable (e.g., STYROFOAM) or reusable, they create an extra expense and inconveniently must be discarded or tra...

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