| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 229200000 | Having means to facilitate opening the box by severing (e.g., tearing, cutting, piercing, etc.) box material or outer wrapper | 87 |
| 20090121005 | CARTONS HAVING DISPENSING CONFIGURATIONS - Cartons can be placed in dispensing configurations by separating the cartons into dispenser sections. The dispenser sections may be connected by a hinge that allows the sections to stand side-by-side. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100102113 | PACKAGING SYSTEM - A packaging system ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100108750 | RECYCLABLE FOOD CONTAINER HAVING DETACHABLE PRODUCT SUPPORT PAD - The various embodiments of the present invention comprise a single blank design for a recyclable food container, which includes a majority recyclable portion and a detachable product support pad portion. Once the blank is erected, the detachable product support pad forms the base of the food container and may bear the weight of food product, such as pizza. After use by a consumer, the soiled detachable product support pad may be detached and discarded, thus allowing the remainder of the food container to be recycled. The detachable product support pad also protects the other parts of the food container from grease or other food by-products, thus encouraging recyclability. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100327048 | Packaging Container - A packaging container includes a body plate defined into front and back faces by a first folding line. The front face includes second and third folding lines. The second and third folding lines define two connection portions. The body plate further includes an enclosing plate. A fourth folding line is located between the front face and the enclosing plate. The back face is folded upwards along the first folding line, the connection portions are folded inwards along the second and third folding lines. The connection portions are stuck to the back face. A first pre-folding line and a second pre-folding line are located between the second and third folding lines. A fifth pre-folding line and a sixth pre-folding line are located on the back face. Two seventh pre-folding lines and two eighth pre-folding lines are defined. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110011924 | CARTON WITH INSERT - A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carton comprises an insert attached to at least one of the panels for restraining the articles in the carton. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120006890 | TEAR-AWAY PACKAGING FOR ENGRAVING - Systems, methods and packaging for engraving packaged articles of manufacture. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120080513 | Product Container and Dispenser - A product container and dispenser including a housing having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, a first wall of the housing defining an opening into the internal volume, and a partition structure positioned in the internal volume, the partition structure including a sealing wall aligned with the first wall and a partition wall connected to the sealing wall, wherein the opening is at least partially obstructed by the sealing wall. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120097736 | OPENING ARRANGEMENT FOR A BOX - A box for a quantity of loose objects is provided with a dispensing opening that inhibits and preferably prevents objects from becoming caught within the box in the process of being dispensed. The box comprises walls enclosing a chamber for carrying a quantity of loose objects. A tab is defined, preferably by a weakening line, in a first wall of the box, such that the tab forms a flap when the weakening line is broken or the tab is otherwise separated from the first wall. Then the flap is hingedly attached to the first wall of the box by the aid of an attachment line between the ends of the weakening line. The flap is then pivotable into the chamber of the box after the weakening line has been broken. The tab has a breadth in a direction substantially parallel to the attachment line and a height in a direction substantially perpendicular to the attachment line. The tab height from a free edge thereof to the attachment line is preferably longer than the distance between the attachment line and an edge between the first wall (in which the tab is defined) and a second wall to which the flap formed from the tab is pivoted. Thus, the flap blocks entrance of the objects into an area between the flap and the walls to which the flap is pivoted so that objects are not trapped within the box upon dispensing of the objects. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130306718 | Shipping and Display Container - 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. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150344169 | BLANKS FOR DISPLAY PACKAGE CONTAINING CARTOMIZER BLISTER PACK AND METHODS OF FORMING DISPLAY PACKAGE FOR CARTOMIZER BLISTER PACK - Blank for display packages containing a cartomizer blister pack include a top panel and a bottom panel connected to a back panel, a front panel connected to the bottom panel, a first glue panel connected to the back panel, a second glue panel connected to the back panel front, a first side panel connected to the front panel, a second side panel connected to the front panel, a first bottom side panel connected to the first glue panel, a second bottom side panel connect to the second glue panel, and a plurality of first cut lines separating the first and second bottom side panels from the bottom panel and the first and second side panels. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160130029 | Snack Food Container - A snack food container having a square base, side walls substantially consisting of four right triangular panels and two isosceles triangular panels, and a flat, two dimensional end seal. The container is opened by use of a tear feature just below the end seal. The container is of paperboard construction and is resealable by virtue of a score line on each side of the container located below the end seal in combination with a horizontal cut through the container located below one score line. After opening, the container can be resealed by folding the container over the score lines towards the horizontal cut. An edge of the container is then secured in the horizontal cut. | 05-12-2016 |
| 229201000 | Box includes a curved sidewall (e.g., cylindrical, conical, etc.) | 1 |
| 20130112742 | PACKAGING CONTAINER AND BLANK THEREOF - A packaging container has a bottom part including a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and side walls, and has a lid part comprising a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and side walls. The rear walls are pivotably connected with a swivel joint line there between. A locking means for the bottom and lid part is provided for releasably closing the container. To improve such a container in a way that the container can be used for consuming the food as long as possible directly from the container, and to also allow easy access to the food, even if it is already partly consumed, at least—one tearing line for dividing the container is formed perpendicular to the swivel joint line in the front walls, rear walls, and bottom and front walls of the bottom part and lid part. A two-dimensional blank for forming such a packaging container is also disclosed. | 05-09-2013 |
| 229206000 | Including a coating or lamination (e.g., adhesive tape) covering a line of weakness | 1 |
| 20080272183 | Apparatus for repairing or reinforcing containers - Various solutions for repairing and reinforcing containers are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide patches or reinforcing members which may be conveniently and effectively adhered to a container to improve the structural integrity thereof, protect the contents of the container, and provide an aesthetically-pleasing repair/reinforcement of the container. A substantially-planar patch may be used to repair or reinforce a surface of a container, while patches for adhering to multiple surfaces of the container may be used to repair or reinforce edges or corners. The thickness of the patch may be substantially less than that of its other dimensions to provide a low-profile repair or reinforcement, thereby reducing subsequent damage to the container caused by snagging or catching the patch on external objects. Additionally, the adhesive may bond the patch to the container to reduce separation and withstand loadings imparted to the container. | 11-06-2008 |
| 229207000 | Tearing means includes offset score lines in opposite faces of a layer of box material | 1 |
| 20100288824 | Slanted Retail Shipper Display - A carton including a back panel and a bottom panel is provided. The back panel is foldably connected along a first fold line to a first accordion panel and a second accordion panel is foldably connected along a second fold line to the first accordion panel. The back panel, the first accordion panel, and the second accordion panel are movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first accordion panel and the second accordion panel are substantially parallel to the back panel and are substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel. In the second position, the back panel moves toward the bottom panel, the second accordion panel is substantially parallel the bottom panel, and the first accordion panel is disposed diagonally between the second fold line and the back panel. Articles in the carton thus can be slanted toward the back panel in the second position. | 11-18-2010 |
| 229208000 | Surface portion of box material stripped away during opening (e.g., delaminating, tearing surface fibers, etc.) | 4 |
| 20080272184 | Frangible Shipping Carton and Associated Methods - A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprises at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall. A path of weakness extends around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall. The path of weakness enables a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions: an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall. A pair of lines of weakness extends upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminates at or adjacent the top wall. A grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20130098978 | Closure on a rectangular container - A closure on a rectangular container with a square or rectangular cross section with the closure easily opened into a pour spout. The container closure can be resealed. The new container provides a consumer friendly container design, reduced materials consumption, high efficiency from production capacity and distribution view points. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140217163 | TEAR TAB CLOSURE STRIP - A closure device may include a backing and a closure strip removably provided on the backing, wherein the closure strip includes a permanent adhesive on a back face thereof adapted to affix the closure strip to a package, wherein a breakout portion of the backing is configured to separate from the backing and remain adhered to the closure strip when the closure strip is removed therefrom. A product package may include a carton having a flap movable between an open position and a closed position, and a closure device affixed to a portion of the flap and a separate portion of the carton when the flap is in the closed position, wherein a first portion of the closure device is removable from the separate portion of the carton while the first portion remains attached to the portion of the flap. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150344172 | SLIDE AND POUR CONTAINER - A slide and pour container blank and method of assembly. The initially assembled slide and pour container can be in a sealed state with no access to the interior of the container. A detachable cover can include a tear strip that is removed to provide access to a slidable door. The slidable door can be detached from its guide track and can slide within its guide track. The slidable door can open and block a passageway providing access to the interior of the container, such as to dispense contents of the container. | 12-03-2015 |
| 229210000 | Tearing provides reusable closure | 32 |
| 20080217390 | Child-proof carton package - A childproof package consists of a rectangular folding box of cardboard with at least one strip-like blister pack inside, which can be pulled out from one of the short, narrow sides of the folding box. The folding box is designed so that it can be reclosed in such a way as to be childproof again, and the folding box and the blister pack have cooperating means, which are designed so that the blister pack cannot be pulled completely out of the folding box. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100282830 | CONTAINER - A confectionery container ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20150041528 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device includes a container that elevates slightly at an inclined end so that at least one substantially cylindrical container is urged to roll to an opening at a dispensing end of the container. Each individual cylindrical container within the container is continuously forwarded to an opening in the dispensing end, due to the gravitational pull created by the incline. A base surface provides a foundation for the container to rest on a ground surface. A protruding portion folds out from the base surface on the inclined end to form the incline. Two terminal portions on the protruding portion fold inwardly and enter into at least one slot to form a more stable U-shaped base for supporting the inclined end. | 02-12-2015 |
| 229212000 | Including a releasable or frangible bond (e.g., peel seal) for securing the reusable closure in position prior to tearing | 5 |
| 20100140335 | Cooler Carton - A cooler carton for items such as beverage containers is erected from a blank ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100288825 | PACKAGING FOR BAR-LIKE FOODSTUFFS - The invention relates to a packaging ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120085816 | DISPLAY CARTON - The carton is comprised of an attached arrangement an outer front panel, a top panel, a rear panel, a bottom panel and an inner front panel; the outer front panel overlaying the inner front panel and having an attachment strip at a lower edge for attachment to the inner front panel. The attachment strip has an outer front panel weakened area whereby upon the outer front panel being separated from the inner front panel this weakened area is severed leaving the attachment strip attached to the inner front panel. The outer front panel will have a grip tab to open the carton by severing the outer front panel weakened area of the attachment strip, with the attachment strip remaining with the carton. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120241513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEASONING PACKETS - It is provided a container having content for transferring through a wall, and it has a storing state and an open state. The container includes a wall having designated holes for transferring content from interior side of the wall to exterior side thereof, and an adhesive label which covers a wall portion including the designated holes and their margins. In storing state, the container content is substantially separated from sticking surface of the label. In open state occurring upon separating the adhesive label from at least part of the wall, apertures associated with the designated holes allow passage of the content through the wall. The designated hole may be filled by a surface element coupled to surrounding wall surface by a weakened border. Thus, separating the adhesive label from at least a part of the wall draws the surface element from the wall, leaving the designated hole open for transferring the content. Alternatively, the designated hole are empty, and the adhesive label has a non-sticking portions covering the designated holes. The adhesive coating of the adhesive label and surface of the wall mutually facilitate repeating adhesion of the adhesive label to the surface of the wall. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120298734 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TEAR TAPE - A tape that includes a cellulosic substrate defining a first surface and an opposing second surface; a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on the first surface of the cellulosic substrate; and an encapsulated fibrous material disposed on the first surface of the cellulosic substrate or the second surface of the cellulosic substrate. | 11-29-2012 |
| 229213000 | Gable-top box (e.g., milk carton) | 4 |
| 20100237142 | PAPER CONTAINER - Provided is a paper container including four body portion panels ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 229214000 | Pour spout | 3 |
| 20090261154 | Pouring Element for a Packaging Used for Accepting Free-Flowing Products, and Method for the Production of such a Packaging - There is shown and described a pouring element for a package for holding flowable or pourable products, and particularly a cardboard/plastics composite package having a gabletop, said pouring element having a pouring passage, the pouring passage having passage cross-sections of substantially identical areas arranged perpendicularly to its centreline, the outer passage cross-sections of the pouring passage being a product inlet opening and a substantially circular product outlet opening and the product inlet opening having associated with it a flange for connection to the package. To enable improved pouring characteristics to be achieved without having to accept disproportionately large costs and complication in production, provision is made, in the form for application, for the product inlet opening to be of an elongated shape which is not symmetrical in rotation. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100258616 | TAMPER-EVIDENT DISPENSING SPOUT - A tamper-evident dispensing spout is configured for use on single-serve cartons, such as paper-based gable-topped cartons. The spout structure includes a spout body having a generally cylindrical wall portion, and a mounting flange extending outwardly from one end of the wall portion. The spout body defines a dispensing opening generally opposite the flange portion, with an opening member hingedly mounted on the spout body for movement from a first, sealed position, to a second, opened position for consumption of the container's contents. The opening member preferably includes a locking element so that the opening member is conveniently retained in its opened position during use. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120292381 | PACKAGING MATERIAL WITH CREASE PATTERN - Packaging material configured to be folded and sealed to produce a gable-top package for pourable food products comprises a web of material provided with a crease pattern along which the web of material is foldable. The crease pattern includes first and second transverse fold lines extending transversely across the material web, and a plurality of longitudinal fold lines extending longitudinally away from the first transverse fold line toward the opposite longitudinal end of the web of material, with adjacent pairs of the longitudinal fold lines defining respective walls of the gable-top package when the packaging material is folded and sealed. The crease pattern also includes a pair of oblique fold lines extending obliquely from the first transverse fold line to the second transverse fold line such that an area enclosing triangular panels is bounded by the oblique lines and portions of the first and second transverse fold lines. | 11-22-2012 |
| 229215000 | Pour spout | 5 |
| 20090026252 | Container with reclosable pour spout - The present invention relates to a container comprising opposing top and bottom walls and four side walls each having an upper and lower ends, the opposing top and bottom walls and the four side walls bridging the opposing top and bottom walls. The top wall comprises a pivotable tab integrally extending from one transverse end of the top wall. A generally U-shaped indentation is formed on one of the four side walls to receive the pivotable tab therein. A dispensing opening is configured on the upper end of one of the four side walls. The dispensing opening and the pivotable tab cooperate with one another to define a pour spout. The pivotable tab is seated in the U-shaped indentation to cover the dispensing opening when the pour spout is in a closed position and the pivotable tab is detached from the dispensing opening when the pour spout is an open position. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090152338 | CARTON WITH SPOUT - A carton for containing a dispensable material. The carton has a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises at least a first panel and a second panel foldably connected to the first panel at a fold line. A spout is at least partially formed in the first panel and the second panel. The spout is moveable between a closed position substantially preventing the removal of the dispensable material from the carton and an open position allowing removal of the dispensable material from the carton. The spout comprises a first spout panel formed from a portion of the first panel and a second spout panel formed from a portion of the second panel. The second spout panel is foldably connected to the first spout panel at at least a portion of the fold line. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100006635 | Carton with Spout - A carton for holding a dispensable material. The carton has a dispenser panel including a spout for dispensing the material. An outer spout panel overlaps the spout in the dispenser panel and is at least partially detachable from the dispenser panel to facilitate opening the spout. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20120145775 | CARTON WITH DISPENSER - A package includes an article group formed of cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton includes a top wall, opposed side walls, end walls and an article dispenser. The side walls are disposed alongside the ends of the articles while one end wall is disposed adjacent to the side wall of an endmost article. The dispenser is formed from the end and top walls and includes at least one retaining panel to hold all the articles in the carton until removed by the user. | 06-14-2012 |
| 229217000 | Pour spout includes at least part of the top wall | 1 |
| 229218000 | Pour spout located in top wall at the intersection of only two sidewalls | 1 |
| 20100102114 | Carton with Pour Spout - Cartons with pour spouts for dispensing materials such as granular or pelletal materials are disclosed. A carton according to the disclosure is easily converted from a closed configuration for storing materials to an open configuration in which a spout is formed for pouring materials from the carton. The carton can also be easily and securely reclosed after being used in the open configuration. When the carton is in a closed configuration, a top panel can be formed from overlapping side top flaps. A front top end flap or panel can be folded under the side top flaps. The front top end flap or panel and portions of the side top flaps can be unfolded to form a spout and thereby place the carton in an open configuration. The spout and the side top flaps can be folded into closed positions after opening the carton in order to place the carton in a reclosed configuration. | 04-29-2010 |
| 229220000 | Reusable slide closure | 1 |
| 20130277421 | Carton With Slidable Opener - A carton for containing a product. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a first end panel, a first side panel, a second end panel, and a second side panel. At least one end flap is respectively foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The at least one end flap at least partially forms a closed end of the carton. An opener is positionable between a closed position substantially preventing removal of the product from the interior of the carton through a dispenser opening in one of the first end panel and the second end panel, and an open position allowing removal of the product from the interior of the carton through the dispenser opening. | 10-24-2013 |
| 229221000 | Reusable hinged closure | 14 |
| 20090294519 | Bulk material box - A box includes an outer shell surrounding an inner sleeve having spaced apart first and second sleeve side walls attached to a sleeve bottom wall. A split sleeve top wall spaced apart from sleeve bottom wall defines spaced apart first and second open ends therebetween. Split sleeve top wall includes first and second sleeve sections separated by a sleeve split. Outer shell includes first and second shell side walls attached to a shell bottom wall and covering first and second open ends of inner sleeve. A shell top wall spaced apart from shell bottom wall includes first and second shell sections separated by a shell split substantially perpendicular to sleeve split. Flanges extend from shell top and bottom walls and first and second shell side walls along and bonded to outside surfaces of the sleeve side walls. The shell and sleeve are constructed from shell and sleeve blanks respectively. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20120138669 | CARTON HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PATTERNS OF WEAKNESS - A carton has a closure flap ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120312868 | FLEXIBLE, STACKABLE CONTAINER AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product may include a sealed package formed from a single sheet of film and retaining the quantity of the product disposed therein, and a lid fitment attached to a first side of the package. The first side of the package may have an outer first surface of the film and outwardly extending first corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the first side and surrounding the first side of the package. The package may also have a second side disposed opposite the first side and outwardly extending second corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the second side and surrounding the second side of the package. | 12-13-2012 |
| 229222000 | Reusable hinged closure includes interlocking closure flaps hingedly attached to opposite box walls | 1 |
| 20080308619 | Reclosable Folding Box with Tamper-Evident Closure Without Adhesive - A reclosable folding box of paperboard with at least one tamper-evident closure is provided, which comprises a cover flap with an insertion tab, wherein the closure of the folding box can be closed by machine without the need for gluing, and the closure can be opened only by destroying the tamper-evident closure. It is characterized in that it comprises, in the interior, retaining means and a tear-off tab connected to the insertion tab by way of a predetermined break line, and in that the closure is set up in such a way that, the first time the box is opened, the tear-off tab cooperates with the retaining means and is torn off at the predetermined break line when the insertion tab is moved beyond the tearing edge. | 12-18-2008 |
| 229223000 | Reusable hinged closure provides an access opening which is coextensive with the entire top wall of the box | 6 |
| 20090072018 | BOX WITH INVIOLABLE SECURITY SEAL - A box formed from a single piece of punched and crease-lined cardboard sheet, the box having an inviolable security seal which is broken when the closed box is opened for the first time. The closed box presents a high resistance to deformation when subjected to external stresses. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100084460 | CARDBOARD BOX, WITH A REMOVABLE PART HAVING A MIRRORED SURFACE - A box formed from a single cardboard piece, having a breakable knurling bounding a portion removable from the box and having a mirrored surface. The box can be used to contain plasters or pharmaceutical or cosmetic products applicable to the face of a user who is able to use said mirrored portion extracted from the box to clearly view that point of the face on which the plasters or products are to be applied by the user. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100108751 | CONTAINER - A confectionery container ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100116874 | Easy Opening Feature for a Taped Carton and Method Thereof - An easy opening feature to open a sealed and taped carton, such as a partially perforated tab, adjacent an opening in an end panel of the carton where an adhesive strip is placed over a top panel of the carton and extends down the end panel and over at least a portion of the tab. Upon removing the tab from the carton the adhesive strip is removed along with the tab. A method for opening the carton comprises applying a force to lift up on the partially perforated tab to remove the tab from the carton and to continue lifting upward to remove the remainder of the adhesive strip from the top panel. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20120199640 | TUCK TAB CLOSURE - A recloseable closure for a container such as secondary packaging. The recloseable closure has a tuck tab to be tucked into a tuck slit to maintain the closure in a closed configuration to maintain articles within the secondary packaging. The tuck tab has a unique configuration, and the tuck slit has a protrusion that also has a unique configuration and which is positioned to cover the tuck tab when the tuck tab is tucked in the tuck slit. The tuck tab may be shaped to conform to the shape of the contents of the container, and/or may have a graphic element printed thereon, illustrating the contents of the container. The tuck slit protrusion may be configured to conform to the shape of the tuck tab and to bear the same graphic element as on the tuck tab. Thus, when the tuck tab is tucked into the slit, the tuck slit protrusion covers the tuck tab while still displaying substantially the same graphic element displayed by the tuck flap. | 08-09-2012 |
| 229224000 | Reusable hinged closure includes three depending flanges or tabs | 1 |
| 229225000 | Each flange or tab is detachably secured to a sidewall prior to tearing | 1 |
| 20080197181 | CONTAINER FOR SHIPPING A PRODUCT AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - A container for packaging a product is provided. The container is formed from a continuous blank of sheet material having an internal surface and an opposing external surface. The container includes a top panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposing side edges. The container further includes a hinge panel connected to the bottom edge of the top panel along a first fold line, a rear panel connected to the hinge panel along a second fold line and connected to the top panel, and a first adhesive coating applied on the internal surface of the rear panel adjacent to the opposing side edges and the bottom edge defining a perimeter of a compartment for receiving a product. Moreover, after the product is placed in the compartment, the top panel and the rear panel are folded about the hinge panel such that at least a portion of the internal surfaces of the top and rear panels are attached to one another. A method of constructing the same is also provided. | 08-21-2008 |
| 229229000 | Reusable hinged closure provides an access opening which is coextensive with only a portion of the top wall | 4 |
| 20080257946 | RESEALABLE BOX - A resealable box includes a plurality of peripheral panels connected to one another to form a frame body having a top opening and a bottom opening. A plurality of first cover flaps and second cover flaps extend from top and bottom sides of the peripheral panels and are alternatively arranged around the top opening and the bottom opening for covering the top opening and the bottom opening. A plurality of fasteners each have a first fastening member disposed at one of the first cover flaps and a second fastening member disposed at one of the second cover flaps and detachably coupled to the first fastening member for enabling the first cover flaps and the second cover flaps to close the top and bottom openings of the frame body. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080277462 | CARTON AND CORRUGATED BOARD WITH VAPOR LINER - A click-lock re-closable carton is provided that may be simply and securely re-closed. According to one embodiment, the click-lock re-closable carton includes a pair of opposing side panels, a back panel joined to the side panels, a cover pivotally attached to the back panel having a pair of opposing side flanges, and a pair of locking tabs. The locking tabs may be on opposite side panels of the carton and may be offset from one another with respect to the back panel. The carton may be formed from a blank made of low moisture vapor transmission rate corrugated board. One liner face of the corrugated board may include a moisture-resistant extrudate partially absorbed into a first side of a fiberboard substrate, which is bonded to the microflute tips of the corrugated board. | 11-13-2008 |
| 229232000 | Reusable hinged closure includes only one depending tab or flange | 2 |
| 20110024487 | RECLOSABLE CARTON - A reclosable carton ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20150034711 | Cartons With Reclosable Features - A carton for holding a product is disclosed. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprise a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carton further comprises a hinge in at least one of the plurality of panels and a reclosable lid pivotably attached to the carton. The reclosable lid comprises a first intermediate panel foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of panels and a second intermediate panel foldably connected to the first intermediate panel. The first intermediate panel is positioned in face-to-face contact with the second intermediate panel. The reclosable lid is pivotable at the hinge between a closed position preventing access to the interior of the carton and an open position allowing access to the interior of the carton. | 02-05-2015 |
| 229235000 | Tearing means completely encompasses the box (i.e., the box is in two parts after it is torn open) | 4 |
| 20090200364 | CARTON WITH INTEGRATED TRAY - A carton capable of containing a plurality of food items is disclosed. The carton can be separated into two portions or trays, each of which can be converted into a tray for heating a food item in a microwave oven. One or both of the trays may be designed to elevate the food product from the turntable or floor of the microwave oven to enhance the efficiency of the heating process. One or both trays may include a microwave energy interactive to enhance browning and/or crisping of the food item. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110057023 | Frangible Shipping Carton and Associated Methods - A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprises at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall. A path of weakness extends around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall. The path of weakness enables a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions: an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall. A pair of lines of weakness extends upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminates at or adjacent the top wall. A grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110233266 | DUAL DISPENSING CONTAINER - A container of the present invention is designed for shipping and holding various items. The container is formed from a blank of a material, such as corrugated material, plastic, paperboard, etc. and includes side panels extending between a top portion and a bottom portion. A tear line extends around the side panels for disengaging the top portion from the container thereby exposing all of the items extending along the side panels. An improved configuration of the perforations or slits along the tear line prevents the corners defined between the side panels from being damaged and deformed and provides for smooth tearing of the tear line from the container. A second tear section is defined in the a portion of the container by a perforation line with the tear section being separable from the top portion thereby partially exposing the items contained in the container. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20150366386 | CONTAINER HAVING A TEARABLE OPENING - There is provided a box-like container ( | 12-24-2015 |
| 229236000 | Tearing allows box to unfold to generally planar form | 1 |
| 20120175410 | FOOD CONTAINER - A collapsible, disposable food container for containing a food product. The food container includes a main body portion being selectively positionable between a collapsed and stowed configuration and an expanded and operable configuration, and a bottom portion extending from the main body portion. In some embodiments, a separable strip is provided and formed in at least one of the front panel, the back panel, and the one or more side panels. The separable strip is removable, in some embodiments, to bifurcate the associated panel to permit the main body portion and the bottom portion to be laid substantially flat without removal of the food product. | 07-12-2012 |
| 229237000 | Specified detail of a score or perforation (e.g., size, spacing, etc.) | 4 |
| 20090255983 | GUSSETED CARTON - A carton is formed from a blank having gusseted corners that in part form an interior carton volume. The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration. The carton can include a bottom receptacle portion that may be liquid-tight. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110233267 | PACK HAVING TEAR-OPEN AID - The invention relates to a pack in the form of a stick or cushion, consisting of one or two sheets ( | 09-29-2011 |
| 20140069994 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CREATING CUSTOM THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES FROM PRINTABLE BLANK SHEETS - A printable blank comprises a sheet with a with outline perforation lines defining a periphery of an object. The sheet is capable of being passed through a printer to have an image printed on it. The sheet also comprises run-out perforation lines extending from the periphery to edges of the sheet, wherein the sheet can be folded along the run-out perforations to detach the object from the sheet. A method for creating custom print structures includes running a printable blank sheet through a printer and then bending the sheet along run-out perforation lines to detach an object from the sheet. The object can then be folded along scored fold lines to assemble it into a three-dimensional structure. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20190144155 | FINGER TAB | 05-16-2019 |
| 229238000 | Box includes a separate tearing element which is gripped and pulled to open the box | 3 |
| 20100282831 | RETAIL READY DISPLAY TRAY - A container for packaging and displaying retail goods is disclosed. The container comprises a top cover portion, a bottom container portion rotatably attached to the top cover portion, and one or more tear tapes disposed between the top cover portion and the bottom container portion where the bottom container portion is attached to the top cover portion, wherein the top cover portion is configured to be held closed to the bottom container portion at one or more removable pull tabs and the top section is configured to be detachably removed from the bottom section by removing the one or more tear tapes and the one or more removable pull tabs. A method for making the container is also disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110240727 | Box with removable top - A box blank comprises serially attached top, bottom, first side, and second side panels, each having two side edges, with a side flap attached to each side edge. A first tear line extends across the top panel and side flaps attached thereto. A second tear line extends across the top or first side panel, and side flaps attached thereto. The panels and flaps are foldable to form a box with bottom formed from the bottom panel, top formed from the top panel, first side formed from the first side panel, second side formed from the second side panel, third and fourth sides formed from the side flaps. The side flaps are sized so that the third and fourth sides are partially open. The tear lines are positioned so that a top portion of the box is removable by separating it along the tear lines. | 10-06-2011 |
| 229239000 | Thread, string, cord, or wire | 1 |
| 20150108208 | TAPE COMPRISING MULTI-ACTIVATION ADHESIVES - A reinforced paper board construct, comprising:
| 04-23-2015 |
| 229240000 | Nonreclosable box having a section of box material which is completely separated from the box during tearing (e.g., tear strip) | 20 |
| 20090065563 | ELEMENT FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE FOR PACKAGING A FOOD PRODUCT, CORRESPONDING PACKAGE, ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A PACKAGE AND A FOOD PRODUCT, CUTTING INSTALLATION AND METHOD - The invention concerns an element including: 1 sheet ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090277954 | Cooler Carton With Zipper Opening Feature - A paperboard carton doubles as a shipping container for articles such as beverage cans and a cooler for containing ice to cool the articles when the carton is opened. The top portion of the carton is breached by removing an opening strip defined by zipper rules. Once breached, the tops and side panels of the carton are opened up to form an upwardly open chimney or skirt into which ice can be placed to cool the contents of the carton. Gussets formed in the lower corners of the cartons insure that water from melting ice does not leak prematurely from the carton. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090308915 | Cooler Carton - A cooler carton for items such as beverage containers is erected from a blank ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100078467 | PRODUCT CONTAINER - A paperboard container having a lower portion and an upper portion and having two separate means to open the container comprising, a tear strip located around the lower portion of the container and a re-closable top located at the upper portion of the container. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100127062 | Use of a strip of an adhesive tape to reinforce cardboard packaging particularly in the region of die-cuts, and simultaneously as a tear strip for such packaging - The invention relates to the use of a strip of an adhesive tape for reinforcing cardboard packaging particularly in the region of die-cuts and simultaneously as a tear strip for said cardboard packaging, characterized in that a polyolefin film oriented monoaxially in the lengthwise direction of the strip is used as carrier material for the adhesive tape, the film comprising a mixture of an olefinic and a polar non-olefinic polymer. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100140336 | Carton With Dispenser, Display Features And/Or Corner Features - A carton has a multi-ply configuration formed by overlying a primary blank with one or more reinforcing blanks. A separable section can formed in one or more side panels of the carton to allow for removal of articles from the carton. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110233268 | REGULATED FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM PACKAGING - A packaging container is used to package a regulated fluid dispensing system including a regulated fluid dispensing device and a beverage container. The packaging includes carry handles, and a perforation pattern that allows a front panel of the packaging container to be removed thus exposing working parts of the dispensing device. The dispensing system may remain housed within the packaging during use that assists in stabilizing and protecting the dispensing system. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120085817 | SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CARTON AND BLANKS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A shipping and display carton convertible into a cover portion and display tray is described comprised of a cover portion formed from a cover blank and a tray portion formed from a tray blank. The blanks are preferably glued together at only three glue points when the tray blank is laid flat on top of the cover blank in order to form a two-layered blank that may be erected into the present carton. The fully erected carton may be easily broken apart into an attractive display tray and a disposable/recyclable cover by gripping the cover within a grasping aperture and lifting the cover portion up to break the carton apart at the two side tabs and along the rear of the carton. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120091192 | Gusseted Carton - A carton is formed from a blank having gusseted corners that in part form an interior carton volume. The interior volume of the carton can be varied by placing the carton in an expanded configuration. The carton can include a bottom receptacle portion that may be liquid-tight. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20140042216 | BOX WITH FULL-HEIGHT SIDE SUPPORTS AND BLANK AND PROCESS FOR FORMING SUCH BOX - Blanks are provided for forming boxes with side supports formed from flaps extending from the front and back of the box. The side supports are on the outside of the box and are of full height, i.e., as tall as the total height of the box, or flush with the top and bottom of the box. The side supports may be double-layer supports formed by folding the flaps. Boxes having full-height side supports and processes for forming such boxes are also provided. | 02-13-2014 |
| 229242000 | Tearing forms an access opening bounded by entire torn edge | 10 |
| 20090121006 | CARTON HAVING MODIFIED END FLAPS FOR IMPROVED STACKING STRENGTH AND INCLUDING EASY OPENING FEATURE - A carton having improved structural integrity and stacking strength and an easy opening feature. The carton is formed from a paperboard blank having modified end panels that provide improved stacking strength and includes perforations arranged along a top panel of the carton to provide an easy opening feature for the carton. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090272793 | Carton With Dispenser - A carton having a dispenser with a removable dispenser panel. The dispenser panel is configured to be easily removed and to allow access to containers in the carton. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110168768 | Dispensing System For Double Stack Carton - The carton of this invention is capable of carrying the plurality of containers stacked upon their ends in two tiers with a unique dispenser that permits the dispensing of containers on their sides. The dispenser is formed in a top side wall and extends into the end wall with most of the end wall being torn open but leaving a portion near the bottom side wall to prevent the bottom layer of containers from rolling out. Angled projections in the dispensing end of the carton near the top panel and bottom panel prevent the top layer of containers from rolling out. A divider may be inserted between the two tiers of containers to facilitate loading the carton and preventing the containers from accidentally rolling out when the dispenser is open. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110284624 | Cartons With Dispenser Sections - A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel comprising a first lower side panel and a first upper side panel, a second side panel comprising a second lower side panel and a second upper side panel, a top panel, a first end panel, and a second end panel. A dispenser pattern defines a dispenser section at least in the first upper side panel, the top panel, the second upper side panel, and one of the first end panel and the second end panel. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120193406 | One Piece Shipping and Display Container - A one-piece container blank having a plurality of side panels each having a bottom portion which accordion folds prior to folding the plurality of side panels to form the container side walls and having top flaps and bottom flaps foldable to form the container top and the container bottom with the formed container providing a removable top portion which detaches along a separation line provided by the accordion fold to provide a remainder bottom portion. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20150060537 | Carton With Locking Feature - In one aspect, the disclosure is generally directed to a carton for holding at least one product. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around the interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a front panel, a top panel, and a lid panel foldably connected to the top panel. The carton includes a lid pivotably attached to the carton. The lid includes the lid panel and the top panel and is moveable between a closed position wherein the lid panels is positioned in face-to-face contact with the front panel and an open position allowing access to the interior of the carton. The carton includes locking features for releasably attaching the reclosable lid in the closed position. The locking features include at least one male locking portion in the front panel and at least one female locking portion in the lid panel. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150060538 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DUAL-PURPOSE CONTAINER AND A CONTAINER PRE-ASSEMBLY HAVING A TEAR-OUT SECTION, AND THE PRE-ASSEMBLY AND THE CONTAINER - A method for manufacturing a container pre-assembly and a container having a combination panel and a tear-out section, the tear-out section configured to be separated from an erected container. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20160083159 | CARTON AND CARTON BLANK | 03-24-2016 |
| 20180022501 | CARTON AND CARTON BLANK | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190144184 | CARTON HAVING IMPROVED DISPENSING FEATURE AND BLANK THEREFOR | 05-16-2019 |
| 229243000 | Nonreclosable box includes means for tearing it open without completely removing box material | 5 |
| 20100140337 | CARTON WITH DISPENSING FEATURES - A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises at least one top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least one end flap is foldably attached to at least one panel of the plurality of panels to at least partially close an end of the carton. A dispenser is in the at least one top panel, the dispenser comprising at least one dispenser panel that comprises a plurality of tear-away panels. | 06-10-2010 |
| 229244000 | Including a line of weakness in a closure flap | 4 |
| 20090321507 | Display/Vending Carton - A carton with an improved dispensing feature at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton, while enabling the display and enhanced access and vending of containers within the carton. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100308104 | Carton With Display Header - More than one embodiment of a blank and carton are provided. In one embodiment, a blank forms a carton with an opening flap that forms a display header for the carton. The opening flap is defined along a tear line pattern in a side panel and an overlapped and adhered end flap configuration, with the overlapped portion defined along a fold line. The opening flap is foldable along the fold line to dispose interior surfaces of the overlapped end flaps in facing relationship with one another. A portion of the opening flap extends into the carton interior, and can be received into two tuck-in flaps formed in another side panel. A display header is formed of the exposed portion of the opening flap when the opening flap is oriented in a display configuration. In another embodiment, only one tuck-in flap is included. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110139865 | Corrugated box with an improved opening system - An opening system for a container includes an end flap for extending over an opening of the container, and a sealing flap overlying the end flap. The end flap includes an open area and the sealing flap includes a perforation pattern. The perforation pattern includes a first perforation line including a central section extending over the open area, and a second perforation line extending from the first perforation line to one edge of the sealing flap. The first perforation line is configured to tear at a lower force than the second perforation line. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120138670 | CONICAL PACKAGING HAVING IMPROVED TEARABLE OPENING - The present invention relates to a conical packaging, in particular a pointed conical packaging ( | 06-07-2012 |
