Carton/dispenser package

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of a first configuration of a carton/dispenser package, with a tear-off section defined in part by perforated tear lines, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear, left-side perspective view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 3 is a bottom, rear, right-side perspective view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 4 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 7 is a left-side view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 8 is a right-side view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the first configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, right-side perspective view of a second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 12 is a front, right-side perspective view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 13 is a top, rear, left-side perspective view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 14 is a bottom, rear, right-side perspective view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 15 is a bottom, front, left-side perspective view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 16 is a front view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 18 is a left-side view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 19 is a right-side view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed;

FIG. 20 is a top view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the second configuration of the carton/dispenser package, with the tear-off section removed.

The long dashed broken lines in the drawings represent perforated tear lines that form no part of the claimed design. The short dashed broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the carton/dispenser package that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash lines represent a boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a carton/dispenser package as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1115519
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 2026
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, VA)
Inventor: Stephen J. Bellamah (Midlothian, VA)
Primary Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich
Assistant Examiner: Katherine E Morris
Application Number: 29/830,726
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/432; D9/418; D9/416