Patent ID: 6209786
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container for shipping, display, and subsequent removal of at least one of a plurality of articles, said container having a plurality of panels and comprising:a first surface, said first surface havinga first pair of flaps comprising two oppositely extending flaps folded towards each other, each of said flaps having a proximal end and a distal end, said oppositely disposed distal ends of said flaps being oriented towards and spaced apart from each other to form a flap gap therebetween, said container further comprising a line of weakness having two ends, each end being juxtaposed with at least one of said distal ends of said flaps, said line of weakness extending therefrom to intercept at least one of said plurality of panels of said container adjacent one of said flaps; anda second pair of flaps oppositely extending towards each other and having the distal ends thereof spaced apart to form a second flap gap therebetween, said second flap gap intercepting said flap gap formed by said first pair of flaps, said first pair of flaps and said second pair of flaps overlaying one another to form at least two junctions, said line of weakness intercepting said two junctions, wherein said container is parallelepipedly shaped, said first and second pairs of flaps on said first surface are oriented 90 degrees from each other and form two pairs of junctions, said line of weakness intercepting both ends of one pair of junctions andwherein said line of weakness intercepts at least two adjacent surfaces of said container.