US 12,122,567 B2
Carton and carton blank therefor
Jesus A. Padilla, Hoschton, GA (US)
Assigned to WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/636,747
Filed by WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/046706
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/034778, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/889,087, filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297879 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 5/72 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/723 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carton for packaging one or more articles, the carton comprising a plurality of walls defining an interior for receiving the one or more articles, one of the plurality of walls including:
an inner wall panel; and
an outer wall panel spaced apart from the inner wall panel to define a void therebetween;
the carton comprising a dispenser including:
an inner dispensing opening provided in the inner wall panel;
an outer dispensing opening provided in the outer wall panel, the outer dispensing opening being at least partially in registry with the inner dispensing opening, to provide together with the inner dispensing opening a dispenser feature for providing access to the interior of the carton;
a gate panel defining at least in part the outer dispensing opening; and
a slide panel disposed in said void between the inner wall panel and the outer wall panel, wherein the slide panel is moveable between a first position in which the slide panel closes the inner dispenser opening and a second position in which the slide panel is retracted to open the dispenser, and wherein the gate panel is connected to the slide panel so that the gate panel is configured to move with the slide panel between the first position and the second position.