Having Rupturable Wall Portion Patents (Class 206/746)
  • Patent number: 11834235
    Abstract: A construct for holding a plurality of containers. The construct can comprise a tray portion comprising at least a bottom panel and a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a cover portion comprising at least a top panel, an open configuration for inserting or removing the plurality of containers from the construct, and a closed configuration for at least partially retaining the plurality of containers in the construct. The top panel can be opposite to the bottom panel and the cover portion can be spaced apart from the side panel when the construct is in the closed configuration. The tray portion can be for at least partially receiving at least a first container of the plurality of containers, and the construct can be for receiving a second container of the plurality of containers between the first container and the top panel when the construct is in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Felicia A. Pinkstone
  • Patent number: 11667432
    Abstract: A shipping container includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned opposite the front wall, and first and second side walls extending between the front and rear walls. The side walls include perforations separating each of the first and second side walls into an upper portion and a lower portion. The shipping container is convertible into a display container by removal of the upper portions of the first and second side walls along the perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Sargento Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Purkey, Jeff Karp
  • Patent number: 11534014
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing of protection sheets. The protection sheets are meant for single use and are shaped to cover and protect a designated part of user's body or article, such as a palm or a finger. The apparatus is robust and easy to use. A protection sheet is dispensed as per user's requirement, which can be taken up and worn by a user to cover and prevent possible contact with a contaminated or pathogenic surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Samir Hanna Safar
  • Patent number: 11377282
    Abstract: A tray and its use for conveying pouches for flexible containers such as Doypacks includes a number of partitions that protrude from the base of the tray so as to form between them spaces for the transverse containment of packs of pouches for flexible containers. The containment spaces are used to contain the packs of pouches in a direction that is transverse to the partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Bianchi, Marco Grassilli
  • Patent number: 10836532
    Abstract: A blank for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a top panel, a first and second side panels, and a bottom panel coupled together in series by a plurality of generally parallel fold lines, wherein the bottom panel includes a free side edge, the first side panel includes a first separation line, and the second side panel includes a second separation line. The blank also includes a first end flap and a second end flap extending from opposing side edges of the first side panel, and a third end flap and a fourth end flap extending from opposing side edges of the second side panel, wherein the second and fourth end flaps are configured for removal with the top panel after the container is formed and the first and second separation lines are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Dejan Djokovic, David G. Couture, Kevin M. Simpkins
  • Patent number: 10633142
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-cased box that can be used to transport and then display the goods being transported. The box can be formed from a single blank of material that is folded and glued into a box shape. The box includes a frangible line that—when broken—allows for removal of a portion of the box. The box also includes divider panels that form two or more compartments in the interior of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventor: Chad Michael Lilja
  • Patent number: 10306998
    Abstract: A deployable display unit comprises a peripheral wall having a front panel, and a rear panel in opposed relation to each other. The front panel extends from a base plane to define a front height and the rear panel extends from the base plane to define a rear height greater than the front height. At least one product support extends between the front panel and the rear panel, and includes an upper panel, a lower panel, and a pair of side panels extending between the upper and lower panels in opposed relation to each other to define a cavity. The display unit further includes a plurality of slots, with each slot extending through the upper panel and the pair of side panels. The product support is engageable with a plurality of products for sale, wherein each product for sale is received within a respective one of the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CONSOLIDATED SERVICES CONTAINER & DISPLAY, INC.
    Inventor: G. Scott Meherin
  • Patent number: 8910856
    Abstract: A packaging container, adapted to be cut to establish a display container for products stored therein, is formed with corner slits having a primary slit portion extending around a respective corner of the container, as well as secondary slit portions which extend at non-linear angles to the primary slit portion. Between the corner slits, the container can be provided with cut lines to act as a guide for a cutting instrument used to separate the container into top and bottom sections, with the bottom section establishing the display container. With the inclusion of the corner slits, the cutting instrument need not make any cuts through the corners. In addition, cuts made between the corner slits need not be perfectly aligned between respective primary slit portions due to the existence of the secondary slit portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Sumpmann, Dale Pusch
  • Patent number: 8789703
    Abstract: A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration. In certain embodiments, the shipper display system is made from a single blank. In some embodiments, the shipper display system includes a reinforcement panel that is also capable of being separated from the tray portion as the shipper display system is converted from the shipping configuration and to the display configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: David G. Couture, Harry H. Roberts
  • Patent number: 8622280
    Abstract: A combination shipping and dispensing carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The carton may have various dispensing features to allow articles to be dispensed from the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Coltri-Johnson, Jean-Manuel Gomes, Edward W. Jones
  • Patent number: 8596460
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a combination box and display unit. The unit may be used initially as a box to ship products, such as electronic cigarettes, and may then be converted into a display for the electronic cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: NJOY, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Scatterday
  • Patent number: 8584860
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foldable shipping carton that easily converts to a retail display. The carton of the present invention incorporates an integral detachable panel that protects the product and the product's primary graphics area. Once at a retail location, the detachable panel is removed exposing the graphics. The carton then doubles as a display to draw attention to the product. The carton of the present invention replaces the unattractive brown cardboard shipping box and is intended to build brand awareness and drive sales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas William Orischak, Thomas Wray McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20130092596
    Abstract: A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration. In certain embodiments, the shipper display system is made from a single blank. In some embodiments, the shipper display system includes a reinforcement panel that is also capable of being separated from the tray portion as the shipper display system is converted from the shipping configuration and to the display configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ROCK-TENN SHARED SERVICES, LLC.
    Inventor: ROCK-TENN SHARED SERVICES, LLC.
  • Publication number: 20130081359
    Abstract: Specially designed shipping containers and a method of packing the containers are disclosed which orient carded packages having a bottom portion substantially larger than a top portion in alignment to facilitate efficient packing with reduced empty space in the containers for shipping of the carded packages and facilitate easy removal of the carded packages from the shipping container for display. The shipping containers use less packing material per carded package the resulting lighter smaller containers require less fuel to ship and producing less waste resulting in a “Green” shipping container. A method of packing such shipping containers is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Menshen Packaging USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Menshen Packaging USA, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8376141
    Abstract: A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration. In certain embodiments, the shipper display system is made from a single blank. In some embodiments, the shipper display system includes a reinforcement panel that is also capable of being separated from the tray portion as the shipper display system is converted from the shipping configuration and to the display configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: David G. Couture
  • Patent number: 8365914
    Abstract: A carton comprises a plurality of adjoined panels that define an interior space, including a front panel and a back panel opposite one another, and a first side panel and a second side panel opposite one another, at least one of which is a movable panel operative for being moved between a first position and a second position, and a heat-shrink patch at least partially joined to the movable panel on a side of the movable panel facing the interior space, the heat-shrink patch being operative for shrinking in response to heat so that shrinking the heat-shrink patch moves the movable panel from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventor: Angela E. Learn
  • Patent number: 8342335
    Abstract: A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration. In certain embodiments, the shipper display system is made from a single blank. In some embodiments, the shipper display system includes a reinforcement panel that is also capable of being separated from the tray portion as the shipper display system is converted from the shipping configuration and to the display configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: David G. Couture
  • Patent number: 8281981
    Abstract: A container and a blank for making it. The container is constructed from a single sheet of foldable material and has a bottom wall, a top wall, first and second front wall panels, a back wall, and side flaps extending from opposite ends of the bottom, top, and back walls, and from the first and second front wall panels. The top wall is secured to the container by a tear-out panel extending from the top wall into the back wall and by frangible side flap portions in the side walls, whereby the tear-out panel may be grasped and lifted to lift the top wall and break the frangible side flap portions, completely freeing the top wall from the container by the single step of grasping and tearing out and lifting the tear-out panel to pivot the top upwardly. A blank and method of assembling and erecting the blank to form the container also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Roy D. P. Foden
  • Patent number: 8107230
    Abstract: A display device includes a panel assembly on which an image is formed, a cover member which comprises a front portion having a display window exposing at least a portion of a front side of the panel assembly and a side portion which is bent from the front portion, the cover member having one or more joining regions where a pair of end portions engage with and are joined to each other, the cover member comprising a first joining part and a second joining part which are formed at the pair of end portions, respectively, wherein at least one of the first joining part and the second joining part include a region stepped from a surface of the cover member, and at least a portion of the first joining part and the second joining part overlap each other, and an accommodating member which accommodates the panel assembly and is joined to the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeoung-gwen Lee, Chun-hyun Cho, Sang-min Kang, Jin-soo Shin
  • Patent number: 7992716
    Abstract: A container comprising a front panel, a first back panel, a second back panel, a first side panel bridging the front panel and the first back panel, a second side panel bridging the front panel and the second back panel, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The front panel, first and second back panels, first and second side panels, top portion, and bottom portion define an interior of the container. The container further comprises a divider extending from the first back panel into the interior of the container and attached to the front panel. The container further comprises a detachable portion comprising a removable section of the top portion, a removable section of the front panel, and a removable section of the divider. The detachable portion is separable from the container along a plurality of lines of weakness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventor: Keith A. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20110162997
    Abstract: A package for storing and dispensing a consumable product is provided. The package can be easily constructed from a suitable blank of material and can be composed of first and second compartments hingedly and detachably secured to each other. The package has an initially unopened configuration where the first and second compartments define a substantially common plane. The package is openable from the initially unopened configuration by relative movement of the first and second compartments about the hinge. The package is reconfigurable to either of first and second closed configurations after the initial opening. In the first closed configuration the first and second compartments define a substantially common plane and in the second closed configuration the first and second compartments define spaced apart substantially parallel planes. A blank for a package, a method of making the package and a method of reconfiguring the package are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: James W. Robbins, Ryan A. Bailey
  • Patent number: 7882952
    Abstract: A method for applying a heat shrinkable film to a carton for forming a shape of the carton is provided. The carton includes a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, and a movable section that is movable between a first position and a second position. The method includes providing a heat-shrinkable but unshrunken film, wrapping the film in an unheated condition around at least a portion of the carton including at least a portion of the movable section of the carton, and moving the movable section from the first position to the second position to form a shape of the carton by heating the heat-shrinkable film to shrink the heat-shrinkable film into contact with at least a portion of the movable section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Angela E. Learn, Michael D. Ryan
  • Patent number: 7823309
    Abstract: Display device including a unitary, rigid sheet defining a left center panel, a right center panel pivotally connected to the left center panels, a left side panel pivotally connected to the left center panel and a right side panel pivotally connected to the right center panel. Vertically extending separation lines are formed on a rear planar layer without penetrating or cutting a front planar layer so that the panels are able to pivot about vertical axes. Fold lines may be formed opposite the separation lines on the front planar layer to facilitate folding the sheet whereby the fold lines define the vertical axes about which the panels pivot. Folding of the sheet provides a compact configuration which enables the display device to be easily carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventor: Abraham Albenda
  • Publication number: 20100270204
    Abstract: A shipping and display carton is provided that may be used for panel filters. The carton preferably has two display positions including horizontally flat and vertically upright positions to provide a retailer with display options. The box has several features such as releasable interlocked retainer flaps to retain filters in one display position, perforated removal portions including a removable card carrying a cover lid, a single glue seam with interlocking bottom panels so as to provide break down without a cut knife, and other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Clarcor Air Filtration Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Sinclair, LaMonte A. Crabtree
  • Publication number: 20100243517
    Abstract: A pre-packed shipper display containing products arranged for display for purchase by consumers, and bearing display indicia including shopper-targeted indicia directed to shoppers and/or product-specific indicia relating to the products. All panels of the pre-packed shipper display are formed from a monolithic blank and remain integrally coupled together such that the monolithic blank may be folded to form the pre-packed shipper display without separating panels and without the need for glue. The pre-packed shipper display may include a graphics box formed integrally from the monolithic blank. Structural support panels may also be formed integrally from the monolithic blank to be folded within the graphics box to provide structural support and rigidity to the pre-packed shipper display and/or to provide support to the products therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Agalopoulos, Diego Macchi
  • Patent number: 7549542
    Abstract: The transfer tool of this invention includes a handle, a substantially rigid rod extending from the handle, and a peg attachment end. The rod should be long enough to hold a plurality of packages to facilitate the quick transfer of a large number of packages from the shipping container to the display peg. The peg attachment end is configured to temporarily abut and align with the end of the display peg extending from the display case. Specially designed shipping containers are used to orient the packages in alignment to facilitate transfer of the packages to the display peg with the transfer tool A system and method of using the transfer tool and shipping container of this invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
    Inventors: Wayne P. Gasior, Tracy C. Smith, Michael J. Huggins
  • Publication number: 20090014352
    Abstract: A container and a blank for making it. The container is constructed from a single sheet of foldable material and has a bottom wall, a top wall, first and second front wall panels, a back wall, and side flaps extending from opposite ends of the bottom, top, and back walls, and from the first and second front wall panels. The top wall is secured to the container by a tear-out panel extending from the top wall into the back wall and by frangible side flap portions in the side walls, whereby the tear-out panel may be grasped and lifted to lift the top wall and break the frangible side flap portions, completely freeing the top wall from the container by the single step of grasping and tearing out and lifting the tear-out panel to pivot the top upwardly. A blank and method of assembling and erecting the blank to form the container also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Roy D. P. Foden
  • Patent number: 7445120
    Abstract: A reusable display package having a first body with a first pocket and a second body with a second pocket is provided. A hinge connects the first body to the second body to move the first body relative to the second body from an open display position to a closed carrying position. At the open display position, the first body and the second body are coplanar and the packaging is capable of displaying products. At the closed carrying position, the first body is substantially parallel to the second body. Retaining members lock the hinge at the open display position and are removable for moving the bodies to the closed carrying position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Cequent Consumer Products
    Inventor: Thaddeus Brej
  • Patent number: 7225930
    Abstract: A combination shipping and dispensing carton for carrying pouches which can be converted into side-by-side dispensers for dispensing pouches in their upright position on the shelves of stores. The carton has a bottom panel, top panel and adjoining side panels and flaps for closing the ends of the carton. The carton has a pair of tear lines extending through one side panel and a fold line extending in the other side panel which are interconnected so that when the tear lines are torn the carton can be formed into side-by-side dispensers by folding the fold line. This shipping carton carries the pouches in two rows with the tops of the pouches in each row meeting near the center of the carton and overlapping so that the length of the carton is less than two times the length of a pouch. The length of the carton can be from approximately the length of a pouch to one and half times the length of a pouch, depending upon the configuration of the pouches and how full they are filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Ford, Raymond Spivey
  • Patent number: 7021468
    Abstract: The carton is convertible into two display trays on which tapered articles may be displayed. The trays can be pivoted about a fold line without disturbing each row of articles in the carton. The fold line is formed in the base of the carton whereas lines of weakening are formed in the top, front and rear. The top of the carton is provided with a pair of parallel weakened or tear lines that are parallel to the fold line in the base. The tear lines in the top extend all the way across the top to define between themselves a removable portion. The distance between the fold line and either tear line of the top is dimensioned such that the two rows of articles may be efficiently separated or uninterleaved from each other while held respectively in the two trays when the two trays are pivoted about the fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: John W. Cargile, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6942102
    Abstract: A container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base, a removable lid and a single tear line crossing the removable lid and dividing the lid into two sections of unequal size. The display tray is created by inverting the container and tearing the tear line, physically dividing the lid, whereupon both the smaller section of the lid and the base are removed and discarded, leaving the inverted, larger section of the lid as the display tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Timothy Joe Justice
  • Patent number: 6729475
    Abstract: The carton can be used both as a shipper carton and a display carton. The carton comprises two or more channels for containing products. The channels can be opened to maintain the integrity of the carton for use as a display carton by maintaining the integrity of the base wall, but with the removal of substantially all of the top wall of each channel and a significant portion of the sidewalls of each channel. The remaining part of the sidewalls, a rear wall and the base provide the structure for the use of the carton as a display carton. If used as a shipper, a tear strip on the base wall is removed and the carton fully opened and emptied. The carton is made from a unique carton blank and a unique folding of the panels of the blank to make the carton. In particular the abutting walls of the channels are of a unique structure with each having a separate sidewall and these separate sidewalls not connected to the base wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andrew Yuhas, Len La Plante, Leonard Beer
  • Patent number: 6719143
    Abstract: A carton blank includes first and second spaced main panels and first and second side flaps abutting first and second side edges, respectively, of the first main panel. Third and fourth side flaps abut first and second side edges, respectively, of the second main panel and an intermediate panel is disposed between first ends of the first and second spaced main panels. A cover flap abuts a second end of the second main panel and a display flap includes first and second portions adjacent to one another wherein the first portion is joined to a second end of the first main panel by a score line and the second portion is joined to the second end of the first main panel by a perforated line collinear with the score line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Rice
  • Publication number: 20030222131
    Abstract: A container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base and a single tear line crossing a plurality of side, end and bottom panels of the base, dividing the base into two sections of unequal size. The smaller section of the base is removed and discarded, leaving the larger section as the display tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Timothy J. Justice
  • Publication number: 20030150772
    Abstract: A carton blank includes first and second spaced main panels and first and second side flaps abutting first and second side edges, respectively, of the first main panel. Third and fourth side flaps abut first and second side edges, respectively, of the second main panel and an intermediate panel is disposed between first ends of the first and second spaced main panels. A cover flap abuts a second end of the second main panel and a display flap includes first and second portions adjacent to one another wherein the first portion is joined to a second end of the first main panel by a score line and the second portion is joined to the second end of the first main panel by a perforated line collinear with the score line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventor: William J. Rice
  • Patent number: 6523692
    Abstract: A fold-in-half shipping/display box has tear-away segments in its front side, and severable perforations in the top and rear walls, whereby once the tear-away segments have been removed and the perforations have been severed, the box can be folded in half to display items contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Fort James Corporation
    Inventor: James W. Gregory
  • Publication number: 20020070145
    Abstract: The carton can be used both as a shipper carton and a display carton. The carton comprises two or more channels for containing products. The channels can be opened to maintain the integrity of the carton for use as a display carton by maintaining the integrity of the base wall, but with the removal of substantially all of the top wall of each channel and a significant portion of the sidewalls of each channel. The remaining part of the sidewalls, a rear wall and the base provide the structure for the use of the carton as a display carton. If used as a shipper, a tear strip on the base wall is removed and the carton fully opened and emptied. The carton is made from a unique carton blank and a unique folding of the panels of the blank to make the carton. In particular the abutting walls of the channels are of a unique structure with each having a separate sidewall and these separate sidewalls not connected to the base wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew Yuhas, Ken La Plante, Leonard Beer
  • Patent number: 6386369
    Abstract: The carton comprises two or more channels for containing products. The channels can be opened to maintain the integrity of the carton for use as a display carton by maintaining the integrity of the base wall, but with the removal of substantially all of the top wall of each channel and a significant portion of the sidewalls of each channel. The remaining part of the sidewalls, a rear wall and the base provide the structure for the use of the carton as a display carton. If used as a shipper, a tear strip on the base wall is removed and the carton fully opened and emptied. The carton is made from a unique carton blank and a unique folding of the panels of the blank to make the carton. In particular the abutting walls of the channels are of a unique structure with each having a separate sidewall and these separate sidewalls not connected to the base wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Andrew Yuhas, Leonard Beer
  • Publication number: 20010001447
    Abstract: A fold-in-half shipping/display box has tear-away segments in its front side, and severable perforations in the top and rear walls, whereby once the tear-away segments have been removed and the perforations have been severed, the box can be folded in half to display items contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Publication date: May 24, 2001
    Inventor: JAMES W. GREGORY
  • Patent number: 6062424
    Abstract: A convertible package dispenser to dispense a plurality of identical, smaller packages, is provided by a parallelepiped carton having hollow interior sized to receive the plurality of packages arranged in a row. The carton is formed by first and second pairs of opposing, rectangular longitudinal walls and one pair of opposing end walls smaller in size than the longitudinal walls. First slot openings are provided in each of the longitudinal walls of the first pair proximal one of the end walls in order to remove packages from the carton. Another slot opening is provided through such longitudinal walls proximal an opposing longitudinal end of the wall to insert packages that were removed. Removable covers in the form of removable tab elements are provided over the slot openings to retain the packages within the carton until the carton is set up to dispense packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Smithkline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolina C. Simile-Gravina, Lesley S. Rodenhiser, Alissa F. Podheiser
  • Patent number: 5921398
    Abstract: A shipping and display container has two opposing end panels in a spaced parallel relationship and front and rear panels in a spaced parallel relationship defining opposing front and rear container surfaces. The front and rear panels are connected to the two opposing end panels to form a container periphery. A bottom panel extends within the container periphery to define a bottom surface of the container. A top panel also extends within the container periphery to define a top surface of the container. The top surface includes an opening for viewing the contents of the container. The container is also convertible from a storage configuration to a display configuration. The conversion mechanism includes the top surface and the front surface having a removable portion defined by a pattern of lines of weakening, at least the top surface and the rear surface including a further line of weakening, and the bottom surface defining a fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Star-Kist Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael F. Carroll
  • Patent number: 5636746
    Abstract: A package for the display of a plurality of different types of computer accessories is provided with a container having a bottom portion, a back wall, a top portion, and a pair of side walls, all of which define a partially enclosed space. The container has a unitary support structure disposed therein for supporting a plurality of computer accessories. The unitary support structure includes a first support structure adapted to support a first type of computer accessory, a second support structure adapted to support a second type of computer accessory, and a third support structure adapted to support a third type of computer accessory, the shapes and/or sizes of the computer accessories being different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventor: Thomas P. McQueeny
  • Patent number: 5595304
    Abstract: A shipping container having a relatively conventional rectangular shape is provided fabricated of multi-ply corrugated cardboard. A pallet is provided within the container. The pallet is supported by the bottom wall of the container. The pallet is also fabricated from multi-ply corrugated cardboard. A portion of one of the container side walls and an attached closure flap are provided with substantially parallel discontinuace slits which extend from and edge of the closure flap to a point substantially midway of the side wall. Tab portions are provided along the length of each slit. The tabs may be torn to separate the material between the slits and provide an opening which permits ready access to articles in the lower portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Timmins
  • Patent number: 5555982
    Abstract: A shipping container apparatus is provided which, upon opening, may be converted to a display apparatus for items shipped and contained therewithin the shipping container. The convertible shipping container--display apparatus includes a cover configured for facilitated opening, to permit access to and viewing of the goods shipped and contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Stone Container Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne H. Kuhn, Robert B. Leftwich