Meadwestvaco Corporation

Westrock Packaging Systems, LLC

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Westrock Mwv, LLC

Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC

The Coca-cola Company

Westrock Shared Services, LLC

Caleb Sutherland Loftin

Aaron L Bates

John A Gelardi

Brandon L Ramsuer

Matthew Earl Zacherle

Bradford J Walling

William J Bogdziewicz

William R Rigby

Ryan Alan Bailey

Patrick Blin

Andrew T Peeler

Laurel Thomas

Maria Psalidas

Nathaniel B Ball

Getachew Kassa

Gregory P Hayter

Tanuja A Patwardhan

Steven Burton

John T Hargrove

Derek King

James R Miller

Rodney D Dixon

Andrew B Sholl

Rune K Haraldsson

Steve P Jones

Ekaterina V Gaidaeva

Noel G Stewart

James Fortuna

Joseph Snead

Michael G Londo

Stephen L Billups

William J Knouse

Maurice J Elum

William B Leedy

Catherine Becker

Steven W Burton

Iii William J Bogdziewicz

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank () for forming the carrier. The package comprises a carrier having a base wall (), opposed side walls () and opposed end walls to define an interior. The carrier may take the form of an open topped tray. The package further comprises a plurality of articles disposed in the interior of the carrier. The package comprises a partition structure () dividing the interior into two or more chambers (C/C, C/C). The partition structure () may comprise an opening or portal providing a passageway between two adjacently disposed chambers. The opening may be defined or controlled, at least in part by, a gate panel (B,B;B,B).

Package, article carrier and blank therefor

A package includes a carton () and a plurality of articles (B). The carton includes carton walls () and at least one handle structure (HA) formed from at least one () of the carton walls. The at least one handle structure includes a tab () formed from the at least one of the carton walls. The tab is hingedly connected, by a hinged connection (), to the at least one of the carton walls and arranged to fold at least in part about an article disposed within the carton to form at least a portion of a handle opening () so as to allow a user (U) to grasp a portion of the article and the carton disposed adjacent to the article.

Carton with integral handle and package

A convertible carrier includes first and second carrier units (A,B). The first carrier unit includes a first side panel (A) and a first medial panel (A) disposed opposed to the first side panel. The second carrier unit includes a second side panel (B) and a second medial panel (B) disposed opposed to the second side panel. The first and second medial panels are in a face-contacting arrangement to form a medial wall disposed between the first and second side panels. The first and second medial panels are retained in the face-contacting arrangement by at least one hinged connection () between the first and second medial panels and by at least one removable joint. The removable joint is formed in part from part (A) of the first medial panel and in part (B) from part of the second medial panel.

Convertible carrier

A carton includes a top wall (), first side wall (), second side wall (), first end wall, a second end wall and a bottom wall (). The carton has a handle structure (H) defined at least in part in an outer panel () and at least in part in an inner panel (). The outer panel is disposed in overlapping relationship with the inner panel to form the top wall. The outer panel includes an outer handle strap () while the inner panel includes an inner handle strap (). The outer handle strap is continuously formed with the outer panel at its first end and severably attached to the outer panel at its second end by a frangible connection (). The inner handle strap includes a first end disposed in the inner panel and continuously formed with the inner panel.

Carton and carton blank

A carton for packaging one or more articles includes a plurality of walls including a top wall, a base wall, a first side wall and a second side wall forming a tubular structure. One of the plurality of walls includes a handle structure defined in it. The handle structure includes a grip member struck from one of the plurality of walls and a handle strap. The grip member is mounted on the handle strap. A first aperture is struck from the one of the plurality of walls. The aperture is disposed adjacent to a first end of the grip member so as to define a first end edge of the grip member. The first aperture defines a portion of an opening in the one of the plurality of walls. In the opening, a portion of the handle strap may be received.

A carton includes primary panels () hingedly interconnected to form a tubular structure and an end closure structure (). The primary panels include a first wall panel () and a second wall panel (). The end closure structure includes a first end flap () connected to the first wall panel and a second end flap () connected to the second wall panel. The first end flap includes two arm portions () each hingedly connected to the first wall panel, and a bridging portion () extending between the arm portions. The two arm portions are spaced apart from each other such that a display window () is defined between the two arm portions and that one or more containers (A) in the carton are exposed to view through the display window.

Carton and blank therefor

A carton () for packaging one or more articles (A) includes a plurality of panels () for forming a tubular structure. The plurality of panels include a top panel () and a pair of first and second opposed side panels () hingedly connected to first and second opposite sides of the top panel respectively. The first and second side panels include first and second corner edges (C, C) respectively which are free of hinged connection to any other part of the carton. The first and second corner edges extend from the first and second sides of the top panel respectively. The carton includes a first severance line () extending from the first corner and a second severance line () extending from the second corner edge.

A carton for packaging one or more articles, includes a top panel, first and second side panels, a bottom panel, and at least one display window for displaying at least one article. The at least one display window is struck at least in part from at least one of the side panels. The at least one display window is interrupted by a retention strap for engaging at least one article.

A system for dispensing articles provided initially in a package is disclosed that comprises a frame configured to support the package of articles and a package-opening tool associated with the frame. The frame includes longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections, and an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool associated with the frame such that its open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool, thereby allowing the articles to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area.

Dispensing system and package for use therewith

A carton for packaging one or more articles, includes a series of main panels hinged one to the next to form a tubular structure. The tubular structure includes a top panel, first and second side panels and a bottom panel and at least one display window struck from at least one of the side panels. The at least one window extends from the top panel to the base panel and is interrupted by a retention strap.

A carton () has a top wall (), end walls and a strap carrying handle (). The carrying handle () includes a strap section () that is formed at least partially in a top wall () of the carton (). The strap section () is deployable above the top wall () and is attached to each end of the carton (). The carrying handle () further includes a handle structure () affixed to the underside of the strap section (). The handle structure () includes a series of foldably interconnected panels that is foldable into a substantially tubular structure having three or more sides disposed at least partially beneath the strap section () of the carrying handle ().

Package with strap handle

A carton () for packaging one of more articles includes a first panel () and a second panel (). The first panel () is in at least partially overlapping relationship with the second panel () to define an overlapping region. The carton () includes a weakened line of severance () which extends from the first panel across the overlapping region and into the second panel to be contiguous. The first panel includes a recess (R) defined at least in part in the overlapping region and extending at least partially across a portion of the first panel in the overlapping region. The recess (R) is arranged in registry with at least a portion of the weakened line of severance in the second panel.

A product dispensing frame having a front end and a rear end, and including an upper support deck extending between the front end and the rear end, a lower support deck positioned below the upper support deck, the lower support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a first product display area, and an intermediate support deck positioned between the upper support deck and the lower support deck, the intermediate support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a second product display area.

Product dispensing system with multiple dispensing decks

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Richmond, VA, United States of America

Caleb Sutherland Loftin