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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Glenn R. Harrelson, Gainesville, GA (US);
Raymond Rudolph Spivey, Mableton, GA (US);
Ronald J. Hammond, Charlotte, NC (US);
Glenn R. Harrelson, Gainesville, GA (US);
Raymond Rudolph Spivey, Mableton, GA (US);
Ronald J. Hammond, Charlotte, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A multicarton pack which can be easily separated into individual cartons, without destroying the integrity of any of the cartons in the pack. Cartons may have an improved dispenser at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent to the bottom end flap. The dispenser may also provide a safety net for the first container that is automatically dispensed when the carton is opened. This is achieved by a novel method of providing a pattern of cuts in adjoining side walls of the cartons and for the cartons to be glued together by gluing the cuts on one of the adjoining side walls. The location of glue spots and their size and number are sufficient to maintain the pack together but yet allow the cartons to be separated without destroying the integrity of the panels glued together.