IP Library Granted Patent US 10,485,360
Granted Patent B2
US 10,485,360 · App. 15/158,092 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Dual merchandizing case

Inventor: Karen Keeder (Kalamazoo, MI)
Assignee: KELLOGG COMPANY
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Patent No.
US 10,485,360
App. No.
15/158,092
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A merchandizing case may include a housing having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth walls. The first wall may oppose and may be substantially parallel to the second wall, the third wall may oppose and may be substantially parallel to the fourth wall, and the fifth wall may oppose and may be substantially parallel to the sixth wall. The housing may have an interior volume defined by the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, the fifth wall, and the sixth wall. A first dispensing opening may be formed in the first wall to provide access to the interior volume and is usable when the housing is supported by the fourth wall. A second dispensing opening may be formed in the second wall to provide access to the interior volume and is usable when the housing is supported by the second wall.

Claims (33)

1. A merchandizing case comprising:

a housing having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, a fifth wall, and a sixth wall, said first wall opposing and substantially parallel to said sixth wall, said third wall opposing and substantially parallel to said second wall, and said fifth wall opposing and substantially parallel to said fourth wall, said housing having an interior volume defined by said first wall, said second wall, said third wall, said fourth wall, said fifth wall, and said sixth wall;

a first dispensing opening formed in said first wall to provide access to said interior volume, said first dispensing opening usable when said housing is supported by said third wall;

a second dispensing opening formed in said second wall to provide access to said interior volume, said second dispensing opening usable when said housing is supported by said sixth wall;

a tear-away panel of said first wall movable from a first state restricting access to said interior volume via said first dispensing opening and a second state permitting access to said interior volume via said first dispensing opening, said tear-away panel including a first removable tab and a second removable tab;

a first severable support flap extending from said fourth wall and attached to said first removable tab; and

a second severable support flap extending from said fifth wall and attached to said second removable tab,

wherein when said tear-away panel is moved to said second state said first severable support flap is fully detached from said fourth wall and said second severable support flap is fully detached from said fifth wall.

2. The merchandising case of claim 1 , further comprising a first display formed on said first wall adjacent to said first dispensing opening.

3. The merchandising case of claim 2 , wherein said first wall extends from said third wall toward said second wall, said first wall being interrupted by said first dispensing opening.

4. The merchandising case of claim 1 , wherein said first dispensing opening is disposed at a junction of said first wall and said second wall.

5. The merchandising case of claim 4 , wherein said second dispensing opening is disposed at a junction of said sixth wall and said second wall.

6. The merchandising case of claim 1 , wherein said first dispensing opening extends between said fifth wall and said fourth wall.

7. The merchandising case of claim 6 , wherein said first dispensing opening extends to said second wall.

8. The merchandising case of claim 1 , wherein said second dispensing opening extends to said fifth wall and said fourth wall.

9. The merchandising case of claim 8 , wherein said second dispensing opening extends to said sixth wall.

10. The merchandising case of claim 1 , further comprising a second display formed on said second wall adjacent to said second dispensing opening.

11. A merchandizing case comprising:

a housing having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, a fifth wall, and a sixth wall, said first wall opposing and substantially parallel to said sixth wall, said third wall opposing and substantially parallel to said second wall, and said fifth wall opposing and substantially parallel to said fourth wall, said housing having an interior volume defined by said first wall, said second wall, said third wall, said fourth wall, said fifth wall, and said sixth wall;

a first dispensing opening formed in said first wall to provide access to said interior volume;

a second dispensing opening formed in said second wall to provide access to said interior volume;

a first tear-away panel movable from a first state restricting access to said interior volume via said first dispensing opening and a second state permitting access to said interior volume via said first dispensing opening opening, said first tear-away panel including a first removable tab having a first severable support flap extending from said fourth wall, and a second removable tab having a second severable support flap extending from said fifth wall; and

a second tear-away panel moveable from a second state restricting access to said interior volume via said second dispensing opening and a fourth state permitting access to said interior volume via said second dispensing opening, said second tear-away panel including a third removable tab having a first cutout and a fourth removable tab having a second cutout, said first cutout cooperating with said second cutout to provide an access hole that facilitates moving said second tear-away panel from said third state to said fourth state,

wherein upon the occurrence of said first tear-away panel being in said second state said first severable support flap is fully detached from said fourth wall and said second severable support flap is fully detached from said fifth wall.

12. The merchandising case of claim 11 , further comprising a first display formed on said first wall adjacent to said first dispensing opening.

13. The merchandising case of claim 12 , wherein said first wall extends from said second wall toward said third wall, said first wall being interrupted by said first dispensing opening.

14. The merchandising case of claim 11 , wherein said first dispensing opening is disposed at a junction of said first wall and said second wall.

15. The merchandising case of claim 14 , wherein said second dispensing opening is disposed at a junction of said sixth wall and said second wall.

16. The merchandising case of claim 11 , wherein said first dispensing opening extends between said fifth wall and said fourth wall.

17. The merchandising case of claim 16 , wherein said first dispensing opening extends to said second wall.

18. The merchandising case of claim 11 , wherein said second dispensing opening extends to said fifth wall and said fourth wall.

19. The merchandising case of claim 18 , wherein said second dispensing opening extends to said sixth wall.

20. The merchandising case of claim 11 , further comprising a second display formed on said second wall adjacent to said second dispensing opening.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: KELLOGG COMPANY
To: KELLANOVA
Reel/Frame 068283/0595 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: KEEDER, KAREN
To: KELLOGG COMPANY
Reel/Frame 038956/0972 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62163537 · May 19, 2015
Related Publication 20160338509A1 · Nov 24, 2016