Granted Patent B2

US 12,195,245 · App. 17/777,851 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventors: Danielle Van Den Akker (Amsterdam, NL); Tim Zahnwetzer (Büchen, DE); Gemma Miragall Caselles (Rotterdam, NL)

Assignee: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.

B65D5/5445B65D5/0227B65D5/5253B65D5/542

Abstract

Claims (58)

1. A carton blank, comprising:

a first main panel;

a second main panel foldably attached with the first main panel;

a third main panel foldably attached with the second main panel;

a fourth main panel foldably attached with the third main panel;

a pair of parallel lines of separation extending through the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel, wherein the pair of parallel lines of separation are equidistant from one another throughout the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel, and wherein the pair of parallel lines of separation define a first tear feature extending through the first main panel and the second main panel, and a second tear feature extending through the fourth main panel;

a single line of separation extending through the third main panel, connecting the first and second tear features;

a plurality of uninterrupted attachment flaps extending from the first main panel, opposite the second main panel, the plurality of uninterrupted attachment flaps including a first uninterrupted attachment flap, a second uninterrupted attachment flap, and a third uninterrupted attachment flap, and

at least one cutout extending through at least one of the first main panel, the second main panel, or the fourth main panel along at least one of the pair of parallel lines of separation,

wherein the first tear feature extends from one of the second uninterrupted attachment flap and the second uninterrupted attachment flap is positioned entirely between the pair of parallel lines of separation extending through the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel, and

wherein a first gap is positioned between the first uninterrupted attachment flap and the second uninterrupted attachment flap, and a second gap is positioned between the third uninterrupted attachment flap and the second uninterrupted attachment flap, and wherein the first gap and the second gap extend to the first main panel.

2. The carton blank of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the at least one cutout extends partially into at least one of the first tear feature or the second tear feature.

3. The carton blank of claim 1 , wherein the first tear feature includes a finger hole extending through the second main panel.

4. The carton blank of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of uninterrupted end flaps are foldably attached to and extend from opposite ends of each of the first main panel, the second main panel, the third main panel, and the fourth main panel by way of a plurality of peripheral edges.

5. The carton blank of claim 4 , wherein the pair of parallel lines of separation are parallel and equidistant with the peripheral edges defined by the plurality of uninterrupted end flaps.

6. The carton blank of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cutout includes a first cutout that extends through the second main panel along a portion of the first tear feature and a second cutout that extends through the fourth main panel along a portion of the second tear feature.

7. The carton blank of claim 6 , wherein the first cutout and the second cutout extend in opposite directions from one another.

8. The carton blank of claim 1 , wherein a first vertical fold line separates the first main panel from the plurality of uninterrupted attachment flaps,

wherein the first gap widens moving in a direction away from the first vertical fold line, and

wherein the second gap widens moving in a direction away from the first vertical fold line.

9. A carton blank, comprising:

a first main panel;

a second main panel foldably attached with the first main panel;

a third main panel foldably attached with the second main panel;

a fourth main panel foldably attached with the third main panel;

a pair of uninterrupted end flaps foldably attached to and extending from opposite ends of each of the first main panel, the second main panel, the third main panel, and the fourth main panel by way of a plurality of peripheral edges;

a pair of parallel lines of separation extending through the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel, wherein the pair of parallel lines of separation are equidistant from one another and from the peripheral edges of each main panel throughout the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel, and wherein the pair of parallel lines of separation define a first tear feature extending through the first main panel and the second main panel, and a second tear feature extending through the fourth main panel;

a single line of separation extending through a middle of the third main panel, connecting the first and second tear features; and

a plurality of uninterrupted attachment flaps extending from the first main panel, opposite the second main panel, the plurality of uninterrupted attachment flaps including a first uninterrupted attachment flap, a second uninterrupted attachment flap, and a third uninterrupted attachment flap,

wherein the first tear feature extends from the second uninterrupted attachment flap and the second uninterrupted attachment flap is positioned entirely between upper and lower extents of the first tear feature and the second tear feature, and

wherein a first gap is positioned between the first uninterrupted attachment flap and the second uninterrupted attachment flap, and a second gap is positioned between the third uninterrupted attachment flap and the second uninterrupted attachment flap, and wherein the first gap and the second gap extend to the first main panel.

10. The carton blank of claim 9 , wherein the carton blank comprises at least one cutout extending through at least one of the first main panel, the second main panel, or the fourth main panel along the pair of parallel lines of separation.

11. The carton blank of claim 10 , wherein a portion of the at least one cutout extends partially into at least one of the first tear feature or the second tear feature.

12. The carton blank of claim 9 , wherein the first tear feature includes a finger hole extending through the second main panel.

13. The carton blank of claim 9 , wherein a first vertical fold line separates the first main panel from the plurality of uninterrupted attachment flaps,

wherein the first gap widens moving in a direction away from the first vertical fold line, and

wherein the second gap widens moving in a direction away from the first vertical fold line.

14. A carton, comprising:

a first main panel;

a second main panel foldably attached with the first main panel;

a third main panel foldably attached with the second main panel;

a fourth main panel foldably attached with the third main panel;

a pair of uninterrupted end flaps foldably attached to and extending from opposite ends of at least one of the first main panel, the second main panel, the third main panel, or the fourth main panel by way of a peripheral edge of each main panel;

a first perforated tear pattern extending through the first main panel and the second main panel;

a second perforated tear pattern extending through the fourth main panel;

a third perforated tear pattern extending through a middle of the third main panel from a first fold line to a second fold line;

a first cutout extending through the second main panel along the first perforated tear pattern; and

a second cutout extending through the fourth main panel along the second perforated tear pattern, the first and second cutouts extending in opposite directions from one another,

wherein the first cutout extends partially into, but not entirely through, the first perforated tear pattern, and the second cutout extends partially into, but not entirely through, the second perforated tear pattern,

wherein the first perforated tear pattern and the second perforated tear pattern are parallel with the peripheral edges, and the first perforated tear pattern and the second perforated tear pattern are equidistant from the peripheral edges of each main panel throughout the first main panel, the second main panel, and the fourth main panel,

wherein the first perforated tear pattern and the second perforated tear pattern are aligned with one another, and

wherein the first perforated tear pattern comprises a first uninterrupted attachment flap extending therefrom, and the first uninterrupted attachment flap is attached to an interior surface of the second perforated tear pattern.

15. The carton of claim 14 , wherein the carton comprises a second uninterrupted attachment flap that is configured to attach with an interior surface of the fourth main panel.

16. The carton of claim 15 , wherein the second uninterrupted attachment flap extends from the first main panel.

17. The carton of claim 14 , wherein removal of the first perforated tear pattern results in the removal of the second perforated tear pattern from the carton.

18. The carton of claim 17 , wherein upon removal of the first perforated tear pattern and the second perforated tear pattern, the carton transforms into two dispenser sections, side-by-side to each other, and wherein the dispenser sections are removable from each other.

19. The carton of claim 14 , wherein the carton is capable of rotating along the third perforated tear pattern.

20. The carton of claim 19 , wherein the carton is further capable of separating into two detached dispenser sections along the first perforated tear pattern, the second perforated tear pattern, and the third perforated tear pattern.

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Priority Claims (1)

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