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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Debra N. Welchel, Woodstock, GA (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Richard I. Wolkowicz, Ellenton, FL (US);
Ning Yang, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Debra N. Welchel, Woodstock, GA (US);
Joseph Mitchell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Richard I. Wolkowicz, Ellenton, FL (US);
Ning Yang, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A shipping carton adapted to hold sheet products in packages is provided. The shipping carton includes a carton having an internal compartment configured to hold packages of sheet products. The carton has a first pull tab and a second pull tab. A tear strip is connected to the first pull tab and it extends about an inner surface of an inner perimeter of the carton to connect to the second pull tab. The tear strip is configured such that when a user pulls as least one of the first and second pull tabs, the carton is separated into two separate containers. A shipping assembly and a method of using a shipping carton are also provided.