Patent ID: 9027826
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A selectively frangible shipping carton for storing and shipping goods comprising: at least one side wall joining a top wall and a bottom wall; a path of weakness extending around a periphery of the carton through at least a portion of the side wall, the path of weakness enabling a user to manually separate the carton into at least two portions: an upper portion including the top wall and a lower portion including the bottom wall, the path of weakness having a substantially constant elevation relative to a lowermost point of the carton; a pair of lines of weakness extending upwardly relative to the path of weakness and terminating at a joint between the top wall and the side wall; a grip flap defined in the side wall between the pair of lines of weakness, the grip flap being graspable by the user when separating the carton into the at least two portions.