Patent ID: 6823988
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container apparatus for simultaneously housing a product and a premium, said container apparatus comprising:a carton including a front panel, a back panel and two opposing side panels defining an interior region, each of the front panel, back panel and two opposing side panels having top and bottom edges; a top closure and a bottom closure for enclosing a product within the carton; at least one recessing flap formed in at least one of the front panel, back panel, two opposing side panels and top and bottom closures, said at least one recessing flap having a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges, said at least one recessing flap foldably emanating from an originating panel selected from at least one of the front panel, back panel, two opposing side panels, top closure and bottom closure along one of the top, bottom and two side edges of the recessing flap to form a recessed cell in the carton which is at least partially separated from the interior region of the carton, at least one access panel adjacent to said originating panel comprising at least one of said front panel, back panel, two opposing side panels, top closure and bottom closure; the recessed cell spanning at least a portion of the originating panel and at least a portion of the at least one adjacent access panel to allow access to the recessed cell from outside the carton through at least two adjacent sides of the carton; a premium item for receipt within the recessed cell, the premium item likewise being accessible from at least two sides of the carton; and a packaging card for housing the premium item in the recessed cell.