| US 7,467,713 B2 | ||
| Dispensing system for double stack carton | ||
| Glen R. Harrelson, Gainesville, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Marietta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 10, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/558,717. | ||
| Application 11/558717 is a continuation of application No. 11/139827, filed on May 27, 2005, granted, now 7,134,551. | ||
| Application 11/139827 is a continuation of application No. 10/365148, filed on Feb. 12, 2003, granted, now 6,918,487. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0062834 A1, Mar. 22, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 75/00 (2006.01); B65D 17/00 (2006.01); A47F 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 206—427 [221/305; 229/122; 229/242] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A method of dispensing containers, the method comprising:
a. providing a carton having a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel and a second side panel, a closed end, and an
exiting end, the carton enclosing containers in at least two tiers, each container having ends and a side;
b. resting the carton on the first side panel to arrange the containers on their side in at least two stacks, each stack corresponding
to a tier and comprising a plurality of layers of said containers; and
c. forming an opening by removing a portion of the second side panel adjacent the exiting end and a portion of the exiting
end adjacent the second side panel from the carton, the opening permitting removal of said containers from the stacks and
preventing the containers from rolling out of the carton.
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