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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Applicant:
International Paper Company, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Jack Lawrence Lane, Southaven, MS (US);
Charles Aaron Alexander, Hernando, MS (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/16 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B65D 5/468 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/16 (2013.01); B65D 5/4266 (2013.01); B65D 5/4608 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container including a drop panel to facilitate dispensing of material from the container and a blank for forming the container. The drop panel is formed from a portion of an end panel alone or a portion of the end panel and an entirety of a top flange. When the container is assembled, a dispensing ledge is formed by folding the drop panel toward an outside of the container and connecting a top drop panel edge to an outer surface of the container. Also provided is a method of forming a dispensing ledge in a container.