US 12,448,170 B2
Retail ready packages for multi-sided products
David G. Couture, Hoschton, GA (US)
Assigned to WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/768,900
Filed by WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/055838
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/076799, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,264, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101304 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 5/54 (2006.01); B65D 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/5415 (2013.01) [B65D 5/029 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blank for forming a retail ready package, comprising: a) a top panel having a rectangular center portion, a first top side flap foldably connected to a first side edge of the rectangular center portion, and a second top side flap foldably connected to a second side edge of the rectangular center portion; b) a rear panel having a center portion with at least six sides foldably connected to a top rear edge of the rectangular center portion of the top panel, a first rear side flap foldably connected to a first side edge of the center portion of the rear panel, and second rear side flap foldably connected to a second side edge of the center portion of the rear panel; c) a bottom panel having a rectangular center portion foldably connected to a bottom rear edge of the center portion of the rear panel, a first inner side bottom portion foldably connected to a first side edge of the rectangular center portion of the bottom panel, a first outer side bottom portion foldably connected to the first inner side bottom portion, a second inner side bottom portion connected to a second side edge of the rectangular center portion of the bottom panel, and a second outer side bottom portion foldably connected to the second inner side bottom portion; and d) a front panel having a center portion with at least six sides foldably connected to a bottom front edge of the rectangular center portion of the bottom panel, a first front side flap foldably connected to a first edge of the center portion of the front panel, a second front side flap foldably connected to a second edge of the center portion of the front panel, and a front flap foldably connected to a top front edge the center portion of the front panel, wherein a perforation line extends across the front panel through the first side flap, the center portion and the second side flap thereof, to define a removable part of the front panel and a remaining part of the front panel, and wherein the center portion of the rear panel is foldably connected to the top rear edge of the rectangular center portion of the top panel along a top perforation line to facilitate a separation of the top panel from the rear panel together with the removable part of the front panel.