Carton having novel opening features

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8444046
APP PUB NO 20120248178A1
SERIAL NO

13493181

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Cartons have dispensing features that enable containers or other articles to be selectively dispensed from the cartons while preventing inadvertent escape of the articles from the cartons. A carton can have an exiting end panel closing an interior space and a dispenser pattern defining a dispenser having a bottom door extending across the exiting end panel. The dispenser pattern can comprise a plurality of tear lines that define a removable portion comprising at least a portion of the exiting end flap, the top panel, and at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel. The dispenser pattern further comprises a pivot line in the bottom panel, a first line, and a second line that are for enabling pivoting of the bottom door about the pivot line.

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  • GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeBusk, Patrick J Larue, US 11 208
Gomes, Jean-Manuel Marietta, US 62 1947
Spivey,, Sr Raymond Rudolph Mableton, US 20 430

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