Ice cream carton having readily removable divider and support means

Claim 2

A paperboard carton including top, bottom, front wall, rear wall and end wall panels together defining an enclosure having at least two of said panels opposite each other and cut and scored to provide a front wall panel hingedly connected to one edge of said bottom panel, rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a divider panel detachably attached between the front wall panel and the rear wall panel, said divider panel separating said enclosure into a plurality of compartments and being provided with lines of weakening along each zone of affixation, and a cover hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and provided with cover flaps which comprise cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel, and a detachable means adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel by a severance line comprising at least two rows of linearly positioned, substantially uniformly spaced cuts extending through the thickness of the paperboard, said rows of cuts being so arranged that the cuts of one row overlap the uncut spaces of the adjacent row; said cover front wall panel being provided with a cut score line spaced apart from said severance line, extending substantially the entire length thereof, and being cut only partially through the thickness of said cover front wall panel; and said front wall panel being provided with a cut scored portion of substantially the same configuration as the tear strip, in substantial registry with the tear strip and cut only partially through the thickness of the front wall panel.

Claim 3

An integral paperboard blank for forming a carton cut and scored to provide a bottom panel, a front wall panel hingedly connected to one longitudinal edge of said bottom panel, a rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other longitudinal edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a detachable divider panel hingedly connected to the front wall panel along an edge substantially parallel to but spaced from said bottom panel, and a cover which includes a top panel hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and cover flaps comprising cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel hingedly attached to the top panel; and a detachable means adapted for adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel and defined by a severance line comprising at least two rows of linearly positioned, substantially uniformly spaced cuts extending through the thickness of the paperboard, said rows of cuts being so arranged that the cuts of one row overlap the uncut spaces Of the adjacent row; said cover front wall panel being provided with a cut score line spaced apart from said severance line, extending substantially the entire length thereof, and being cut only partially through the thickness of said cover front wall panel; said front wall panel being provided with a cut scored portion of substantially the same configuration as the tear strip, adapted to be in substantial registry with the tear strip, and being cut only partially through the thickness of the front wall panel; and said divider panel being adapted to be adhesively affixed to at least said rear wall panel.

Claim 4

An integral paperboard blank for forming a carton cut and scored to provide a bottom panel, a front wall panel hingedly connected to one longitudinal edge of said bottom panel, a rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other longitudinal edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a detachable divider panel hingedly connected to the front wall panel along an edge substantially parallel to but spaced from said bottom panel, and a cover which includes a top panel hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and cover flaps comprising cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel hingedly attached to the top panel; and a detachable means adapted for adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel and defined by a severance line comprising at least two rows of linearly positioned, substantially uniformly spaced cuts extending through the thickness of the paperboard, said rows of cuts being so arranged that the cuts of one row overlap the uncut spaces Of the adjacent row; said cover front wall panel being provided with a cut score line spaced apart from said severance line, extending substantially the entire length thereof, and being cut only partially through the thickness of said cover front wall panel; said front wall panel being provided with a cut scored portion of substantially the same configuration as the tear strip, adapted to be in substantial registry with the tear strip, and being cut only partially through the thickness of the front wall panel; and said divider panel being adapted to be adhesively affixed to at least said rear wall panel.

Claim 5

A paperboard carton including top, bottom, front wall, rear wall and end wall panels together defining an enclosure having at least two of said panels opposite each other and cut and scored to provide a front wall panel hingedly connected to one edge of said bottom panel, rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a divider panel detachably attached between the front wall panel and the rear wall panel, said divider panel separating said enclosure into a plurality of compartments and being provided with lines of weakening along each zone of attachment, and a cover hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and provided with cover flaps which comprise cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel, and a detachable means, which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel and defined by a severance line, adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel.

Claim 6

A paperboard carton including top, bottom, front wall, rear wall and end wall panels together defining an enclosure having at least two of said panels opposite each other and cut and scored to provide a front wall panel hingedly connected to one edge of said bottom panel, rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a divider panel detachably attached between the front wall panel and the rear wall panel, said divider panel separating said enclosure into a plurality of compartments and being provided with lines of weakening along each zone of attachment, and a cover hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and provided with cover flaps which comprise cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel, and a detachable means, which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel and defined by a severance line, adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel.

Claim 7

An integral paperboard blank for forming a carton cut and scored to provide a bottom panel, a front wall panel hingedly connected to one edge of said bottom panel, a rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a detachable divider panel, adapted to separate an enclosure defined by said carton into a plurality of compartments, hingedly connected to the front wall panel along an edge substantially parallel to but spaced from said bottom panel, and a cover hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and provided with cover flaps which comprise cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel, and a detachable means, adapted for adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel, which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel and defined by a severance line; said divider panel being adapted for adhesive affixation to at least said rear wall panel and being provided with a line of weakening along each zone of affixation.

Claim 8

An integral paperboard blank for forming a carton cut and scored to provide a bottom panel, a front wall panel hingedly connected to one edge of said bottom panel, a rear wall panel hingedly connected to the other edge of said bottom panel, end wall members connected to said panels, a detachable divider panel, adapted to separate an enclosure defined by said carton into a plurality of compartments, hingedly connected to the front wall panel along an edge substantially parallel to but spaced from said bottom panel, and a cover hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear wall panel and provided with cover flaps which comprise cover end wall panels and a cover front wall panel, and a detachable means, adapted for adhesively affixing said cover front wall panel to said front wall panel, which is a tear strip connected to the cover front wall panel and defined by a severance line; said divider panel being adapted for adhesive affixation to at least said rear wall panel and being provided with a line of weakening along each zone of affixation.