Dispensing carton

Claim 2

A carton for dispensing sheet-form material from roll stock contained within said carton, having a generally polygonal crosssection, and comprising a series of at least four hingedly interconnected side wall panels, the first side wall panel in said series being overlapped by the last side wall panel in said series, the last side wall panel being adhesively affixed to said first side wall panel and having a severance line provided therein; terminal flaps hingedy connected to each of said side wall panels; the adjacent terminal flaps of the penultimate side wall panel in said series and the last side wall panel in said series being joined in an overlapping relationship and together with the penultimate wall panel and the last wall paNel defining a cover member provided with a notch in said cover member at each end of the cover member; the adjacent terminal flaps of the first to the antepenultimate side wall panels being joined in an overlapping relationship and together defining dispensing carton end walls; and a lock tab provided in each of said end walls and coplanar therewith, projecting through and engaging one of said notches in said cover member.

Claim 3

A dispensing carton having a generally rectangular cross-section and comprising a bottom panel; a front side wall hingedly connected to one edge of the bottom panel; a rear side wall hingedly connected along one edge thereof to the opposite edge of the bottom panel; a cover top panel hingedly connected to the opposite edge of the rear wall; a cover front panel hingedly connected to the cover top panel, overlapping the front side wall, adhesively affixed to the front side wall, provided with a severance line, and provided with a notch in the cover front panel situated at each end of the cover front panel and adjacent to the hinged connection thereof with said cover top panel; cover front panel end flaps each hingedly connected to the cover top panel; cover front panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said cover front panel, underlying and adhesively attached to said cover top panel end flaps; rear side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said rear side wall; front side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said front side wall; and bottom panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said bottom panel, overlying and adhesively attached to said rear side wall end flaps and said front side wall end flaps, and provided with a lock tab on each bottom panel end flap projecting through and engaging one of said notches in said cover front panel.

Claim 4

A dispensing carton having a generally rectangular cross-section and comprising a bottom panel; a front side wall hingedly connected to one edge of the bottom panel; a rear side wall hingedly connected along one edge thereof to the opposite edge of the bottom panel; a cover top panel hingedly connected to the opposite edge of the rear wall; a cover front panel hingedly connected to the cover top panel, overlapping the front side wall, adhesively affixed to the front side wall, provided with a severance line, and provided with a notch in the cover front panel situated at each end of the cover front panel and adjacent to the hinged connection thereof with said cover top panel; cover front panel end flaps each hingedly connected to the cover top panel; cover front panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said cover front panel, underlying and adhesively attached to said cover top panel end flaps; rear side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said rear side wall; front side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said front side wall; and bottom panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said bottom panel, overlying and adhesively attached to said rear side wall end flaps and said front side wall end flaps, and provided with a lock tab on each bottom panel end flap projecting through and engaging one of said notches in said cover front panel.

Claim 5

The dispensing carton in accordance with claim 2 wherein a cutter blade is affixed to said bottom panel and operatively extends therefrom beyond said front side wall.

Claim 6

The dispensing carton in accordance with claim 2 wherein a slit is provided in each hinged connection between the front side wall and each front side wall end flap, said slit extending from top of the front side wall to about the line of attachment of said cover front panel to said front side wall.

Claim 7

The dispensing carton in accordance with claim 2 wherein the bottom panel end flaps are substantially coextensive with the transverse cross-sectional area of the dispensing carton. end

Claim 8

An integral paperboard blank for forming a dispensing carton having a generally polygonal cross-section, cut and scored to provide a series of at least four hingedly interconnected side wall panels, the first side wall panel in said series being adapted to overlap the last side wall panel in said series, and the last side wall having a severance line provided therein, and being adapted for adhesive affixation to said first side wall; terminal flaps hingedly connected to each of said side wall panels; the adjacent terminal flaps of the penultimate side wall panel in said series and the last side wall panel in said series being adapted for joining in an overlapped relationship and being adapted to define, together with the penultimate side wall panel and the last side wall panel, a cover member provided with a notch in said cover member at each end of the cover member; the adjacent terminal flaps of the first to the antepenultimate side wall panels in said series being adapted for joining in an overlapped relationship and being adapted to define dispensing carton end walls; and a lock tab provided on at least one of said adjacent terminal flaps adapted to form one of said end walls, said lock tab being adapted to project through and engage one of said notches in said cover member.

Claim 9

An integral paperboard blank for forming a dispensing carton having a generally polygonal cross-section, cut and scored to provide a series of at least four hingedly interconnected side wall panels, the first side wall panel in said series being adapted to overlap the last side wall panel in said series, and the last side wall having a severance line provided therein, and being adapted for adhesive affixation to said first side wall; terminal flaps hingedly connected to each of said side wall panels; the adjacent terminal flaps of the penultimate side wall panel in said series and the last side wall panel in said series being adapted for joining in an overlapped relationship and being adapted to define, together with the penultimate side wall panel and the last side wall panel, a cover member provided with a notch in said cover member at each end of the cover member; the adjacent terminal flaps of the first to the antepenultimate side wall panels in said series being adapted for joining in an overlapped relationship and being adapted to define dispensing carton end walls; and a lock tab provided on at least one of said adjacent terminal flaps adapted to form one of said end walls, said lock tab being adapted to project through and engage one of said notches in said cover member.

Claim 10

An integral paperboard blank for forming a dispensing carton having a generally rectangular cross-section, cut and scored to provide a bottom panel; a front side wall Hingedly connected to one edge of the bottom panel; a rear side wall hingedly connected along one edge thereof to the opposite edge of the bottom panel; a cover top panel hingedly connected to the opposite edge of the rear wall; a cover front panel hingedly connected to the cover top panel, adapted to overlap the front wall, adapted for adhesive affixation to the front side wall, provided with a severance line therein, and having a notch in the cover front panel situated at each end of the cover front panel and adjacent to the hinged connection thereof with said cover top panel; cover top panel end flaps each hingedly connected to the cover top panel; cover front panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said cover front panel, adapted to lie under said cover top panel end flaps, and adapted for adhesive affixation to said cover top panel end flaps; rear side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said rear side wall; front side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said front side wall, and bottom panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said bottom panel, adapted to lie over said rear side wall end flaps and said front side wall end flaps, adapted for adhesive affixation to said rear side wall and flaps and said front side wall end flaps, and provided with a lock tab on each bottom panel end flap projecting toward a front side wall end flap, and adapted for engagement with one of said notches in said cover front panel.

Claim 11

An integral paperboard blank for forming a dispensing carton having a generally rectangular cross-section, cut and scored to provide a bottom panel; a front side wall Hingedly connected to one edge of the bottom panel; a rear side wall hingedly connected along one edge thereof to the opposite edge of the bottom panel; a cover top panel hingedly connected to the opposite edge of the rear wall; a cover front panel hingedly connected to the cover top panel, adapted to overlap the front wall, adapted for adhesive affixation to the front side wall, provided with a severance line therein, and having a notch in the cover front panel situated at each end of the cover front panel and adjacent to the hinged connection thereof with said cover top panel; cover top panel end flaps each hingedly connected to the cover top panel; cover front panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said cover front panel, adapted to lie under said cover top panel end flaps, and adapted for adhesive affixation to said cover top panel end flaps; rear side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said rear side wall; front side wall end flaps each hingedly connected to said front side wall, and bottom panel end flaps each hingedly connected to said bottom panel, adapted to lie over said rear side wall end flaps and said front side wall end flaps, adapted for adhesive affixation to said rear side wall and flaps and said front side wall end flaps, and provided with a lock tab on each bottom panel end flap projecting toward a front side wall end flap, and adapted for engagement with one of said notches in said cover front panel.

Claim 12

The blank for a dispensing carton in accordance with claim 7 wherein a cutter blade is affixed to said bottom panel and operatively extends across the hinged connection between said bottom panel and said front side wall.

Claim 13

The blank for a dispensing carton in accordance with claim 7 wherein a slit is provided in each hinged connection between the front side wall and each front side wall end flap, said slit extending from the leading edge of the front side wall to about the line of attachment of said cover front panel to said front side wall.

Claim 14

The blank for a dispensing carton in accordance with claim 7 wherein the width of the bottom panel end flaps is substantially the width of the bottom panel and the length of the bottom panel end flaps is substantially the width of the rear side wall.