Abstract: A re-usable and self-sealing box, and a flat blank that can be manipulated into the box, that can indicate tampering includes top flaps having two or more attachment and tear strips extending from the box sides. At least two of the top flaps each include an attachment strip that can be attached to another top flap or a side to close the box and a tear strip that can be removed from the top flap to separate the flap from the attachment strip. To initially close the box, a first top flap having an attachment strip is attached to a third top flap or to a side. After separating the first top flap from the attachment strip, the box can be closed a second time by attaching a second top flap having an attachment strip to the fourth top flap or to a side. To provide a box that can be re-used more than twice, four top flaps each include an attachment strip and a tear strip.

Abstract: Cette invention concerne un emballage en carton formé à partir d'une ébauche (19). L'ebauche comporte un premier et un deuxiéme panneaux supérieurs (15, 16). Le premier panneau supérieur (15) prèsente des rainures en guise de poignée (21) et aussi des panneaux supérieurs secondaires (22) connectés de manière articulée à des bordures extrêmes opposées. Les panneaux supérieurs secondaires (22) sont pliés contre et assujettis par voie d'adhésion à la partie supérieure du premier panneau supérieur (15). Le deuxième panneau supérieur (16), une foie l'emballage en carton plié, est ensuite assujetti par voie d' adhésion à la partie supérieure des panneaux supérieurs secondaires (22) en formant un panneau de dessus renforcé utilisant des surfaces en carton qui seraient gaspillées autrement.

Abstract: Shipping containers that are convertible to display containers are disclosed. The containers comprise wrap around outer shells of the general type known as “Bliss” wraps, in combination with interior vertical support structures. The invention presents improved two- and three-piece container constructions, having improved side-to-end panel connections for improved tray strength upon conversion to a display configuration, as well as a variety of interior divider/support options. By advantageous adhesive application together with specialized opening structures such as tear strips, lines of weakness and/or hand holes, various different conversion configurations are provided.

Abstract: A carton includes a first wall, a second wall connected to the first wall along a corner fold line and disposed at an angle with respect to the first wall to define a corner of the carton along the corner fold line, and a tear line formed in the first wall and extending into the second wall to define a tear panel disposed astride the corner fold line. The tear panel includes a push tab connected thereto along a transverse fold line extending transversely of the corner fold line.

Abstract: A carton includes a first wall, a second wall connected to the first wall along a corner fold line and disposed at an angle with respect to the first wall to define a corner of the carton along the corner fold line, and a tear line formed in the first wall and extending into the second wall to define a tear panel disposed astride the corner fold line. The tear panel includes a push tab connected thereto along a transverse fold line extending transversely of the corner fold line.

Abstract: A carton for packaging one or more articles, for example frozen or chilled foodstuff, comprising an inner tray slidable within an outer sleeve. At least one of the inner tray and the outer sleeve is provided with a plurality of panels for forming a void and a push tab is defined in one or more of the panels forming the void to facilitate opening of the carton.

Abstract: A production blank 10 for forming a parallelepipedonal shipping and display carton has a plurality of spaced apart tear lines and fold lines. A first flap 12 joins to a cover 14 by a tear line 16 on a first edge of the cover. A front side 18 joins the cover 14 on a second edge of the cover 14 by a fold line 19. A bottom 20 joins the first side on a second edge of the side 16 by a tear line 22. A back side 24 is joined to the bottom on a second edge of the bottom by a fold line 26; and a plurality of lateral flaps 28, 28′attached to the top, and 30, 30′ attached to the bottom and 32, 32′ and 34, 34′ attached, respectively, to the front and back sides. The lateral flaps form opposite sides of the parallelepipedon. All of the lateral flaps are attached by fold lines and at least some of the lateral flaps have glue thereon.

Abstract: A carton of laminate material to hold beverage containers with provision to open a portion of the top of the carton to provide a receptacle to receive a coolant such as ice to cool the beverage containers.

Abstract: A collapsible carton for shipping, storage and display of individually wrapped smaller packages is provided which includes opposing front and rear panels, a floor and a pair of opposing side panels. The front, rear and side panels have walls of identical height as measured from the floor up to an upper edge of each of the panels. Together they form a receiving cavity with the edges defining an open mouth. Each side panel includes a tear-away section shaped preferably as a right triangle, one edge of the tear-away section being coincident with the upper edge of the respective side panel and a diagonal edge in perforated attachment running transverse across the side panel. The front panel also includes a tear-away section having one edge coincident with the upper edge of the front panel and an opposed edge in perforated attachment.

Abstract: A parallelepiped package box is made of continuous boards and has front, rear, top, bottom and opposite side surfaces. Two parallel first tearing lines are formed on the box and extend along the front, rear and side surfaces to delimit a tear strip that are removable from the box to separate the box into a top cap and a bottom receptacle. An opening zone is delimited in the front surface of the cap by two spaced, first hinge lines extending in a vertical direction and two spaced, second tearing lines extending in a horizontal direction to connect between the first hinge lines. A third tearing line is also formed on the front surface of the cap, connecting between the second tearing lines and located between the first hinge lines. By tearing off the second and third tearing lines, two flaps are formed on the cap. The flaps are selectively folded along the hinge lines into the cap for forming an opening in the front surface of the cap.

Abstract: A generally rectangular carton for containing and displaying a product has a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front, a top, and a rear which collectively define an interior space of the carton. The front has a handle opening through an interior portion thereof. The carton has a combination of lines of perforations whereby a user can grab a front tear section of the carton by way of the opening in the front and pull the front tear away section in a first direction up from the front and in a second direction away from the front so as to remove the front tear away section, the top and optionally, a rear tear away section from the carton.

Abstract: A carton for display and shipping of product units includes two or more carton portions disposed side-by-side and a one-piece lid member spanning the carton portions. A line of weakness divides the lid member into portions corresponding to each carton portions. The lid member and carton portions include weakening so as to facilitate tear out with a simple manipulation by the user. A single carton unit is also disclosed.

Abstract: Soft pack of cigarettes having simultaneous opening structure to be removed by a single manipulation of removal of the tear tape and thereby providing direct access to the contents of the package, said opening structure being comprised of outer wrapper, tear tape, inner wrapper having dividing part, and adhesive being provided between said dividing part of the inner wrapper and the outer wrapper and providing firm bond therebetween. Web of outer wrapper having a plurality of outer wrapper for cigarette packs, each of said outer wrapper having extending means connected to the tear tape such that the outer wrapper and dividing part of the inner wrapper of a soft pack of cigarettes can simultaneously be removed by only removing the tear tape.

Abstract: Disclosed is a container for shipping, display, and subsequent removal of a plurality of articles. The container includes a first surface having two oppositely extending flaps folded towards each other. Each of the flaps has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal ends of the flaps are oppositely disposed and form a flap gap therebetween. The container further includes a line of weakness having two ends. Each end of the line of weakness is juxtaposed with at least one of the distal ends of the flaps. The line of weakness extends therefrom to intercept at least one panel of the container adjacent one of the flaps. The line of weakness may include perforation lines having a multiplicity of cuts and skips. The line of weakness defines a removable segment, which may be removed by tearing along the perforation lines. The flap gap between the distal ends of the flaps provides an opening for the hand access to remove the removable segment of the container.

Abstract: A container assembly having a removable display panel formed in a wall panel defined by a separation line along which the display panel is separable from the remainder of the wall panel. A reinforcing panel is secured to the inner face of the wall panel and positioned to overlap at least a portion of the separation line and reinforce the wall panel. The reinforcing panel itself has a separation line along which a removable section is separable from a remainder section. In this manner a section of the reinforcing panel can be removed with the removal of the display panel.

Abstract: A container having a body including a floor and a skirt coupled to the floor arranged to define a goods-storage region above the floor. The skirt including a rear side wall, left and right end walls coupled to the floor and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to position the rear side wall therebetween and a convertible section pivotably coupled to the rear side wall for movement between a closure position coupled to the left and right end walls to cover the goods-storage region and a display position uncoupled from the left and right end walls to uncover the goods-storage region, wherein the convertible section includes a top wall portion pivotably coupled to the rear side wall, a first frangible connector coupling the top wall portion to the left end wall, a second tangible connector coupling the top wall portion to the right end wall, a detachable portion pivotably coupled to the top wall portion, and a third frangible connector coupling the detachable portion to the skirt.

Abstract: This invention relates to a compound container which can completely be separated into paper and plastics upon abandonment thereof, whose volume can substantially be reduced upon abandonment, which permits the reduction of the amounts of paper and plastics to be used, which exhibits excellent resistance to falling impact, which has a high oxygen gas barrier properties or water vapor barrier properties. This compound container comprises an inner container of a plastic and an outer container of paper or mainly comprising paper, wherein the inner container is produced by blow-molding or stretch blow-molding a resin composition comprising at least two resins including a barrier resin.

Abstract: A shipping and display container for shipping and displaying goods is made from a unitary blank to have a bottom, a top, and a plurality of side panels, one of which has a display opening. The container also has a cover attached to a side edge of one of the side panels for covering the display opening during shipping. The cover can be removed for displaying the contents of the container. The top of the container allows another container to be stacked thereon, even while displaying its contents.

Abstract: A package for a plurality of stand-up pouches in which a rectilinear container holds the pouches with closed top portions of the pouch and is arranged between adjacent base portions of the pouches in the second row to occupy a minimum space. The container can be opened by separating portions along lines of weakening to form display trays which are separate from each other or which are attached to each other in side by side or end to end relationship, all without requiring unpacking or rearranging of the pouches within the container.

Abstract: An improved display carton. The carton of the invention includes a front panel having lines of weakness extending from the top corners of the panel down to the scoreline defining the bottom of the front panel. Lines of weakness are also provided in one or more of the flaps defining the top of the carton. The flaps on the top of the carton do not completely close the carton so that a user may grasp the carton at the top and pull on the top panel to remove portions of the top and front panels and reveal the product within the case. A particularly advantageous feature of the invention,is the use of a cut in a scoreline to improve the compressive strength of the carton. The cut is made at the bottom of one or more columns of flutes at a point where the flute would otherwise bend due to the presence of a scoreline defining a fold. The cut causes a complete cut of the flute rather than folding; the complete cut results in an increase in compressive strength when compared to the folded flute.

Abstract: A box having a container space for retaining box contents is provided. The box is constructed of a foldable sheet material. The box includes first and second side panels, first and second edge panels, and first and second end flaps. All flaps and panels are foldable about associated fold lines to effect a box having sides and seal ends which together define the container space. A removable strip portion is provided on either an end flap or an edge panel to provide access to the container space. The removable strip portion is defined by interior and exterior partial cuts scored into the foldable material, including a plurality of aligned interrupted exterior cuts that are disposed for an extent coincidentally with an associated fold line. The removable strip portion thus constructed helps ensure folding of the associated flap or panel about the intended fold line while maintaining the strength and integrity of the folded edge.

Abstract: A box having a container space for retaining box contents is provided. The box is constructed of a foldable sheet material. The box includes first and second side panels, first and second edge panels, and first and second end flaps. All flaps and panels are foldable about associated fold lines to effect a box having sides and seal ends which together define the container space. A removable strip portion is provided on either an end flap or an edge panel to provide access to the container space. The removable strip portion is defined by interior and exterior partial cuts scored into the foldable material, including a plurality of aligned interrupted exterior cuts that are disposed for an extent coincidentally with an associated fold line. The removable strip portion thus constructed helps ensure folding of the associated flap or panel about the intended fold line while maintaining the strength and integrity of the folded edge.

Abstract: A microwavable box constructed from a blank, having a box base forming area (12), two pairs of opposing side sections (14) and (16) each with a collapsible web (18) between them, flaps (26) extending from each of the three sides and a lid (28) which includes a tear-off strip (30) to enable the escape of gases from the box and the opening of the lid.

Abstract: A multiple product container has at least one tubular compartment disposed adjacent a tray compartment. The tubular compartment has at least one aperture at its top-most portion for extraction of an elongated product and retention of the elongated product in an upright disposition. A tear strip further facilitates removal of the elongated product from the tubular compartment.

Abstract: A box having a container space for retaining box contents is provided. The box is constructed of a foldable sheet material. The box includes first and second side panels, first and second edge panels, and first and second end flaps. All flaps and panels are foldable about associated fold lines to effect a box having sides and seal ends which together define the container space. A removable strip portion is provided on either an end flap or an edge panel to provide access to the container space. The removable strip portion is defined by interior and exterior partial cuts scored into the foldable material, including a plurality of aligned interrupted exterior cuts that are disposed for an extent coincidentally with an associated fold line. The removable strip portion thus constructed helps ensure folding of the associated flap or panel about the intended fold line while maintaining the strength and integrity of the folded edge.

Abstract: An elongated tubular carton (10) formed from a blank (12) is collapsible about a pair of diametrically opposed fold lines. The carton (10) has a segmented tear strip (60, 62, 64, 66) and display apertures (70).

Abstract: A wrapped package carries a transparent overwrap material and a tear tape attached to the overwrap material for effecting tearing of the overwrap material. The tear tape has a layer of adhesive on one side of the tape substrate for adhesion to the overwrap material and a layer of ink arranged to provide visible markings for the tear tape. The ink is applied on the side of the adhesive which is remote from the tape so that when the tear tape is attached to the overwrap material by the adhesive, the second surface of the adhesive and the layer of ink thereon are in contact with the overwrap material and the markings are visible through the transparent overwrap material without viewing through the adhesive and without viewing through the tape.

Abstract: A reducible volume container includes a package wall made from a laminated material having interior surface and an exterior surface, with at least one tear strip formed in the package wall. At least one layer of the laminated material is a monoaxially oriented material disposed on an inner surface of the package wall. The tear strip is defined by a pair of generally parallel frangible tear lines. Each tear line includes a linear cut formed in the exterior of the package wall. The linear cut is disposed generally parallel to the axial orientation of the axially-oriented material, and each linear cut has a depth extending only partly through the thickness of the package wall.

Abstract: A single paperboard blank for forming a carton having a tear open spout for dispensing material contained therein. The blank includes a first main panel with first and second side panels and end flaps hingedly connected thereto by way of fold lines. In addition, a second main panel is hingedly connected to the second side panel and includes a third side panel and end flaps hingedly connected thereto by way of fold lines. A closure flap is formed in the third side panel and a spout panel is hingedly connected to the third side panel. The formed carton has a plurality of side walls hingedly connected to one another by fold lines, a top wall and a bottom wall, with one of the side walls including an outer panel and an inner panel adhesively secured thereto with closure flap formed in the inner panel. A tear protective flap is formed in the outer panel for sealing the carton until the initial use.

Abstract: A method and mechanism for opening a paperboard carton that is child resistant. A dual-tab arrangement is used whereby one tab is removed to expose a second tab. The second tab is connected to a tape that is attached to and circles the interior of the carton. When the second tab is pulled it pulls with it the tape. The tape is pulled through the wall of the carton and sequentially severs the carton. The tape circles back to where the second tab was first pulled and, as a result, the carton is completely severed and the user is able to dispense the product contained within the carton.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shipping/display container which includes a tray portion having a bottom panel, two opposed end panels, and two opposed side panels One of the side panels comprises a float side panel and the other of the side panels comprises a rear side panel. The container further includes a cover portion attached to the container and disposed so as to engage the end panels and the side panels. More particularly, the front side panel includes a line of weakness defining a severable portion of the front side panel which extends in at least an intermediate portion downward to the lowermost edge of the front side panel. The severable portion includes a preformed aperture located adjacent to the lowermost edge of the front panel for initiating removable of the severable portion.

Abstract: A container for a photographic film wherein the container body is made of a thermoplastic resin and a roughened face having a height of 0.001 to 5 .mu.m is formed on the inner peripheral wall portion, and a container for a photographic film, container for a photographic film can be produced without the occurrence of bursting pop sound, bottom sink mark and buckling, small decrease of impact strength and transparency, is excellent in wear resistance and slipping character, and can shorten molding cycle.

Abstract: A package for a film cartridge comprises a paperboard carton and a wrapper. A main body of the wrapper is housed in a film cartridge housing part of the carton. A sealing part is held between two pieces of paperboard forming a hanging part. A tongue-shaped tab is formed at a sealing part in a direction in which the wrapper extends. The tab projects toward outside from an aperture which is formed at the hanging part. Tear lines 32, 32 are formed on a rear wall of the carton. When the tab is pulled in a tear-out direction, the film cartridge housing part is torn out along the tear lines, and the main body of the wrapper is also torn out at the same time.

Abstract: In order to permit opening of a box for Compact Discs regardless of the orientation of the box in a rack system, the box has two tear strips (42, 52) extending around the box at right angles to one another. The base and sides are formed as panels (6,8a,b) , the ends are formed from end panels (14a-18b) connected by fold lines to the base and side panels, and the top is formed by flaps (10a, 10b) connected by fold lines to the side panels, wherein the end panels and side panels are formed with perforations (34a-d) to define a first tear strip (42) extending around the periphery of the box between the top and base for separating the box into two halves (60, 62) and wherein the end panels and the base panel are formed with perforations (50a, b) to define a second tear strip (52) for separating the box into two further halves (64, 66), with one side panel in each half.

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.

Abstract: A combined shipping and display carton is formed from a plurality of unitary, folded paperboard blanks. The carton has an interior H shaped divider located between top and bottom panel closures, with each closure having vertically extending side and end panels or skirts. The free edges of the skirts are vertically spaced apart. The carton is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped with a vertical post at each of the four corners. Ends of the side and end skirts of the top and bottom closures are glued to respective corner posts, leaving middle, unglued portions of the skirts. The corners of the top closure panel and the ends of the top closure panel skirts are perforated to permit tearing. After loading the carton with product, typically cylindrical containers, the top closure is glued to the posts. For opening the carton, the middle, unglued portions of the top closure are ripped upwardly, thus removing most of the top closure to thus permit side and top access to the product containers.

Abstract: A reducible volume container includes a package wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface, with at least one tear strip formed in the package wall. The tear strip is defined by a pair of generally parallel frangible tear lines. Each tear line includes a pair of generally parallel creases formed on the interior surface of the package wall, and a linear cut formed in the exterior of the package wall. The linear cut is disposed in an area between the parallel creases and has a depth extending only partly through the thickness of the package wall.

Abstract: A shipping display case is provided which employs attenuated side panels to take advantage of the compressive strength contribution of contained articles.

Abstract: A tearstrip opening for the closure flap of a paperboard container is formed by a single line of tear and an adjacent delamination area located within the closure flap. The tearstrip is applied to one or more of the closure flaps of the container as required. The tearstrip is removed by the combined action of separation of the paperboard along perforations which define the single line of tear and ply separation of the paperboard adjacent to a partial depth cut line of weakness spaced from the single line of tear. When removed, the tear strip releases the closure flap from a side wall of the container while leaving a portion of the closure flap still attached to the side wall.

Abstract: A cardboard carton is constructed that is particularly useful for holding a stack of paper so that individual cut sheets from the stack may be readily removed. The carton bottom has an open top and substantially open ends and closed sides, while the carton top has a Z-fold top panel, and one or more tear strips between adhesive connecting the carton top to the carton bottom and the main part of the carton top. The carton bottom, with its open top facing downwardly, is either moved over a stack of paper, or formed over the stack of paper. Then it is rotated 180.degree. about a horizontal axis (as by pivoting a U-shaped continuous conveyor about a horizontal axis), and conveyed to a station where it is moved with respect to a carton top so that the open bottom of the carton top goes over the carton bottom, and then is glued in place. Two opposite flaps on the carton lid may be glued to the bottom surface of the carton bottom panel to provide a lifting space beneath the carton.

Abstract: A shipping/display container that may be opened without having to use a knife or other sharp instrument, and a blank for forming such a container. The container blank includes a plurality of side panels foldably connected together in a longitudinal series, and a connecting flap foldably connected to a first end of the side panels. The side panels form a line of weakness extending substantially completely across each of the side panels, and the connecting flap forms a notch extending from the first end of the side panels. To form the container, the connecting flap is connected to the second end of the side panels, forming the side panels into a continuous side wall for the container; and as this is done, the notch in the connecting flap is positioned over the end portion of the line of weakness.

Abstract: Disclosed is a package formed from a one-piece wrapper, typically made of carrier board, that is folded around twenty-four cans or bottles including a top and bottom of the package having cuts or perforations that partially separate the package into two twelve-packs; each side of the package having at least one tear-strip aligned with the cuts or perforations that will complete the separation into two twelve-packs; and the top of the package having a second pair of tear-strips which will allow the two twelve-packs to be separated into four six-packs. The wrapper can be folded in such a manner that the two six-packs of each of the two twelve-packs is separated by a center divider in the wrapper. This divider has a perforated top end which is aligned with the tear-strips. The two sides of the divider are held together by an adhesive which allows the six-packs to be separated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a package formed from a one-piece wrapper, typically made of carrier board, that is folded around twenty-four cans or bottles including a top and bottom of the package having cuts or perforations that partially separate the package into two twelve-packs; each side of the package having at least one tear-strip aligned with the cuts or perforations that will complete the separation into two twelve-packs; and the top of the package having a second pair of tear-strips which will allow the two twelve-packs to be separated into four six-packs. The wrapper can be folded in such a manner that the two six-packs of each of the two twelve-packs is separated by a center divider in the wrapper. This divider has a perforated top end which is aligned with the tear-strips. The two sides of the divider are held together by an adhesive which allows the six-packs to be separated.

Abstract: A food package including a closed carton containing a food product, the closed carton including a carton tray and a carton closure.

Abstract: A lined container is provided with a transparent liner and a pair of tear strips in an endwall of an outer carton removable to provide windows extending along the vertical extent of the endwall. The level of the contents of the carton is visible through the windows and the transparent liner.

Abstract: In an opening device for tetrahedral-shaped or parallel piped-shaped packaging containers, a strip of packaging material is provided with tear perforation lines substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the strip of material. The tear perforation lines intersecting a transverse seam on the packaging material are located relative to one another such that they converge at a point in a finished packaging container.

Abstract: A carton tray formed from a flat carton blank including a bottom wall panel, four side wall panels integral with the bottom wall panel along four side fold lines and a gusset wall panel integral with each pair of adjacent side wall panels along two end fold lines extending from a corner point in angularly related relation with respect to one another. In erected condition, each gusset wall panel is brought into surface-to-surface abutting relation with an end portion of one of the associated pair of adjacent side wall panels defined by one of the associated two end fold lines.

Abstract: A can or bottle drink carton comprising expandable compartments affixed to its opposite sides. Tear strips associated with each compartment are activated to facilitate deployment of the compartments. The carton can be converted into an ice chest by unzipping a tearstrip on each side of the carton, lifting ice cover flaps on both sides of the carton, popping out expandable ice compartments on both sides of the carton resulting in compartments ready to receive ice to keep the can or bottle drinks cold. The preferred embodiment would not employ the tearstrip nor the flap created thereby. Rather, it would facilitate securing the compartments closed against the sides of the chest with impermeable glue. This allows the compartments to be deployed by tugging the compartment free from the side of the chest. After use the carton is disposable and recyclable.

Abstract: In a packaging container of parallelepiped type, with material for manufacture of the same, there is, limited by means of fold lines, a fold-out corner flap (4) which contains a pouring opening (7) and serves as a pouring lip when pouring out contents in liquid form from the packaging container. In order to ensure that air can flow into the packaging container in conjunction with the pouring out of the contents the upper end wall (1) of the packaging container is provided with weakening lines (8), which diverge from the pouring opening and weaken the material to such an extent that the area at the rear end of the pouring opening stands out in a raised position obtained on the opening of the packaging container and facilitates the inflow of air.

Abstract: A carton tray formed from a flat carton blank including a bottom wall panel, four side wall panels integral with the bottom wall panel along four side fold lines and a gusset wall panel integral with each pair of adjacent side wall panels along two end fold lines extending from a corner point in angularly related relation with respect to one another. In erected condition, each gusset wall panel is brought into surface-to-surface abutting relation with an end portion of one of the associated pair of adjacent side wall panels defined by one of the associated two end fold lines.