Dual Dispensing Configuration Carton

摘要

A carton for multiple beverage containers having a height HC in which the carton has a bottom panel, a top panel opposite the bottom panel, a front and a back panel, and first and second opposed end panels that form a closed carton. The carton has a transport orientation with the carton resting on the bottom panel and containers supported on their ends in an upright position. The carton has a first dispensing configuration in which the carton is resting on one of the front and back panels and the beverage containers are resting on their sides. A hinge on the bottom panel divides the bottom panel into two bottom panel portions. With the carton in the first dispensing configuration and the containers supported on their sides, the two bottom panel portions are in a common plane and the hinge is oriented in the vertical direction.

主权项

1. A carton for multiple beverage containers having a height HC, the carton comprising:
a bottom panel, a top panel opposite the bottom panel, a front and a back panel, and first and second opposed end panels, wherein the panels form a closed carton; a transport orientation for the carton whereby the carton is resting on the bottom panel and containers are supported on their ends in an upright position within the carton; a first dispensing configuration for the carton whereby the carton is resting on one of either the front or the back panels and the beverage containers are resting on their sides; and, a hinge on the bottom panel and dividing the bottom panel into two bottom panel portions, whereby with the carton in the first dispensing configuration and the containers supported on their sides, the two bottom panel portions are in a common plane and the hinge is oriented in the vertical direction.