Patent ID: 6622892
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A dispensing support for an associated package, the package having a parallelepiped shape having a top panel having a length, a bottom panel having a length equal to the top panel length and two pairs of opposing side panels having a height, each panel being contiguous with each of its adjacent panels, the dispensing support comprising:a sleeve having at least two adjacent side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, one of the side walls configured to extend along the length of the one of the package side panels, the top wall having an opening therein configured to lie along the package top, the sleeve including a locking element extending from one of the walls at a free end thereof configured to engage one of the package panels to secure the package within the sleeve; and a dispenser extending through the top wall opening and configured for insertion into the package, wherein the package is fitted into and retained within the sleeve and the dispenser operates to dispense a product from the package, wherein the at least two adjacent side walls define at least one corner extending fully between the top wall and the bottom wall.