Dispensing container and blanks therefor

Claim 2

A hexahedral container for dispensing stacked packets through a mouth opening in a lower portion of a front wall of the container and for displaying one of said packets on the front wall, having means for attaching the container to a supporting structure so that a stack of packets is generally vertical; a rear wall flap, normally closed by an interlocking tab, to provide access to the container to permit rear loading of packets into the container; a mouth opening and support structure formed by infolding portions of the front and side walls of the container from a lip cut line on the front and side walls of the container, said structure providing underneath support for the stack of packets forward of the center of gravity of the stack so that the packets are inclined downwardly and rearwardly toward the rear wall flap of the container; and a pair of display cut lines in the front wall of the container for holding one of the packets on the front wall of the container for display; whereby, the bottommost packet in the stack is removable by grasping through the mouth opening and pulling outwardly from the container, whereby a lower portion of the front wall bounded by the lip cut line resists removal of additional packets in the stack as the bottommost packet is removed, and whereby the attaching means prevents movement of the container away from the supporting structure as the bottommost packet is removed.

Claim 3

In a container having front and rear walls interconnected by side walls and adapted for holding packets in a generally vertical stack and for dispensing packets from the bottom of the stack through a mouth opening in a lower portion of the front wall of the container, a support structure for the stack of packets comprising, a lower lip panel having a front edge terminating a substantial distance rearward of said front wall and forward of the center of said container and being inclined rearwardly and downwardly, said lower lip panel being located at the lower end of said container adjacent said mouth opening, said lower lip panel providing underneath support for the vertical stack of packets formed of the center of gravity of said packets, and a gate edge on the upper portion of said mouth opening for obstructing removal of more than one packet from the stack at one time, whereby the lowermost packet may be bent slightly downwardly and pulled through said mouth opening, said lower lip panel and the support for said lower lip panel comprising: a narrow panel formed from the lower end portion of said front wall, triangular gussets formed from said side walls and hinged respectively to said narrow panel and said side wall, said lip panel being hinged to said narrow panel, said narrow panel extending into said container and supported there by said gussets, said lip panel being cut from said front wall and extending rearwardly and inclined downwardly from said narrow panel.

Claim 4

In a container having front and rear walls interconnected by side walls and adapted for holding packets in a generally vertical stack and for dispensing packets from the bottom of the stack through a mouth opening in a lower portion of the front wall of the container, a support structure for the stack of packets comprising, a lower lip panel having a front edge terminating a substantial distance rearward of said front wall and forward of the center of said container and being inclined rearwardly and downwardly, said lower lip panel being located at the lower end of said container adjacent said mouth opening, said lower lip panel providing underneath support for the vertical stack of packets formed of the center of gravity of said packets, and a gate edge on the upper portion of said mouth opening for obstructing removal of more than one packet from the stack at one time, whereby the lowermost packet may be bent slightly downwardly and pulled through said mouth opening, said lower lip panel and the support for said lower lip panel comprising: a narrow panel formed from the lower end portion of said front wall, triangular gussets formed from said side walls and hinged respectively to said narrow panel and said side wall, said lip panel being hinged to said narrow panel, said narrow panel extending into said container and supported there by said gussets, said lip panel being cut from said front wall and extending rearwardly and inclined downwardly from said narrow panel.

Claim 5

A container as in claim 2 in which said gate edge is formed by the lower edge of said front wall which remains after said lip panel is cut from said front wall.