Patent ID: 9422079
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B65B,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A method for manually separating an upper portion and a lower portion of a shipping carton having at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall to expose a storage area of the shipping carton, comprising: separating a grip flap from the side wall of the carton by rupturing a pair of lines of weakness defining the grip flap in the side wall; rolling or folding the grip flap into a graspable portion having a depth at least twice a thickness of the side wall; applying a force to the side wall, through the graspable portion, to manually separate the upper portion of the carton from the lower portion of the carton along a path of weakness formed in the side wall between the upper portion and the lower portion and having a substantially constant elevation relative to a lowermost point of the carton, wherein the pair of lines of weakness extends upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminates at a joint between the top wall and the side wall.