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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2002
R. James Crosland, La Miranda, CA (US);
Dan C. Dickerson, Lawson, MO (US);
Karen M. Chiera, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Oscar B. Rochefort, Naperville, IL (US);
R. James Crosland, La Miranda, CA (US);
Dan C. Dickerson, Lawson, MO (US);
Karen M. Chiera, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Oscar B. Rochefort, Naperville, IL (US);
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A bag-in-box beverage container and dispenser is provided, incorporating an outer shell fabricated preferably from corrugated paperboard material, and an inner liquid containing bag, fabricated from a suitable material. The carton includes ready assembly features, as well as an internal ramp structure for prompting flow of liquid toward the dispensing device of the bag and the dispensing aperture of the outer shell. A recessed handle structure is also provided, as are alternative embodiments of the internal ramp structure.