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Top or bottom loading containerRelated Patent Categories: Special Receptacle Or Package, Combined Or Convertible, Including Tissue "dispensing" MeansTop or bottom loading container description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060049067, Top or bottom loading container. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND [0001] Increasingly, producers of consumer use product containers, such as facial tissue cartons, are making maximum use of the container surface area through the use of full face graphics, specialized graphics, including three dimensional, lenticular, holographic, laminated films, foils and other printed, photographic and digital effects. The increased use of such graphics creates a desire for the minimization of visible boundaries at the meeting point of edges to maximize the visual effect of the printed graphics. [0002] Also, in the manufacture of containers, or any other die cut process, minimizing the amount of material needed to produce a given sized container is a cost saving goal. The savings in materials consumed corresponds to a direct savings in manufacturing costs, and more efficient production. It is highly desirable to have a container construction that decreases the amount of container material required to construct a container having the same functionality. [0003] Therefore, a need exists for a carton that has a continuous decorative surface on its sidewall to maximize the graphical appeal of the carton by having a minimum of design interruptions and that can be made at a low cost. SUMMARY [0004] The inventor has discovered that by relocating the closure flaps used to fill a container from the sides or sidewall of the container to the top and bottom of the container, a container having a continuous decorative surface on the sidewall can be constructed. Additionally, by designing the container such that the dispensing opening resides partially in the top and partially in the sidewall, less carton material can be used to produce the container. [0005] Hence in one aspect, the invention resides in a container for sheet materials including: a first section having a first section decorative panel, a first section top flap disposed at a first end of the first section decorative panel and a first section bottom flap disposed at a second end of the first section decorative panel; a second section connected to the first section, the second section having a second section decorative panel, a second section top flap disposed at a first end of the second section decorative panel and a second section bottom flap panel disposed at a second end of the second section decorative panel; a third section connected to the second section, the third section having a third section decorative panel, a third section top flap disposed at a first end of the third section decorative panel and a third section bottom panel disposed at a second end of the third section decorative panel; a fourth section connected to third section, the fourth section having a fourth section decorative panel and a fourth section top flap disposed at a first end of the fourth section decorative panel and a fourth section bottom flap disposed at a second end of the fourth section decorative panel; a tab connected to either the first section decorative panel or the fourth section decorative panel for securing the fourth section decorative panel to the first section decorative panel; and wherein the top flaps define a container top having at least a portion of the dispensing opening in the container top, and the bottom flaps define a container bottom, and the first, second, third and fourth section decorative panels form a sidewall of the container having a continuous decorative surface. [0006] In another aspect, the invention resides in a facial tissue container including: a container top comprising a plurality of top flaps folded to form the container top having at least a portion of the container opening located in the container top; a container bottom disposed opposite the container top comprising a plurality of bottom flaps folded to form the container bottom; and at least three decorative panels forming a continuous decorative surface that extends in side-fold continuity across a plurality of edges where adjacent decorative panels meet except at an edge where the first decorative panel is joined to the last decorative panel to form a sidewall of the container. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0007] The above aspects and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings in which: [0008] FIG. 1 is a top view of a container blank in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. [0009] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container made from the blank of FIG. 1. [0010] FIG. 3 is a top view of another container blank in accordance with another embodiment of the invention. [0011] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a container made from the blank of FIG. 3. [0012] FIG. 5 is a prior art upright facial tissue carton. [0013] Repeated use of reference characters with primes in the specification and drawings is intended to represent the same or analogous features or elements of the invention in different embodiments. Definitions [0014] As used herein, forms of the words "comprise", "have", and "include" are legally equivalent and open-ended. Therefore, additional non-recited elements, functions, steps or limitations may be present in addition to the recited elements, functions, steps, or limitations. [0015] As used herein, "sheet material" is a flexible substrate, which is useful for household chores, cleaning, personal care, health care, food wrapping, and cosmetic application or removal. Non-limiting examples of suitable substrates for use with the dispenser include nonwoven substrates; woven substrates; hydro-entangled substrates; air-entangled substrates; paper substrates comprising cellulose such as tissue paper, toilet paper, or paper towels; waxed paper substrates; coform substrates comprising cellulose fibers and polymer fibers; wet substrates such as wet wipes, moist cleaning wipes, moist toilet paper wipes, and baby wipes; film or plastic substrates such as those used to wrap food; shop towels; and metal substrates such as aluminum foil. Furthermore, laminated or plied together substrates of two or more layers of any of the preceding substrates are also suitable. [0016] As used herein, "wet sheet material" includes substrates that are either wet or pre-moistened by an appropriate liquid, partially moistened by an appropriate liquid, or substrates that are initially dry but intended to be moistened prior to use by placing the substrate into an appropriate liquid such as water or a solvent. Non-limiting examples of suitable wet substrates include a substantially dry substrate (less than 10% by weight of water) containing lathering surfactants and conditioning agents either impregnated into or applied to the substrate such that wetting of the substrate with water prior to use yields a personal cleansing product. Such substrates are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,980,931 entitled Cleansing Products Having A Substantially Dry Substrate, issued to Fowler et al. on Nov. 9, 1999. Other suitable wet sheet materials can have encapsulated ingredients such that the capsules rupture during dispensing or use. Examples of encapsulated materials include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,215,757 entitled Encapsulated Materials, issued to El-Nokaly on Jun. 1, 1993, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,599,555 entitled Encapsulated Cosmetic Compositions, issued to El-Nokaly on Feb. 4, 1997. Other suitable wet sheet materials include dry substrates that deliver liquid when subjected to in-use shear and compressive forces. Such substrates are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,121,165 entitled Wet-Like Cleaning Articles, issued to Mackay et al. on Sep. 19, 2000. [0017] As used herein, an "upright dispenser" is a container that dispenses sheet materials that have been assembled into a clip and the clip folded prior to insertion into the dispenser. In one embodiment, the upright dispenser comprised a facial tissue carton made from board stock having an overall height of approximately 127 mm and a footprint or bottom of approximately 110 mm by 110 mm that formed a parallelepiped having a generally cubical shape. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0018] It is to be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the present discussion is a description of exemplary embodiments only and is not intended as limiting the broader aspects of the present invention, which broader aspects are embodied in the exemplary construction. [0019] FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a blank, generally indicated by the numeral 10 for a container in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The inside surface of the blank or the resulting container's interior surface is illustrated. In one embodiment, the container was a facial tissue carton suitable for housing a plurality of facial tissue sheets. The blank can be sized to form either upright cartons or flat cartons. Additionally, the blank and the resulting container can be used to house other suitable sheet materials. The blank 10 includes a first section 12 having a first section decorative panel 14, a first section top flap 16 disposed at a first end 18 of the first section decorative panel and a first section bottom flap 20 disposed at a second end 22 of the first section decorative panel. Blank 10 further includes a second section 24 connected to first section 12, the second section having a second section decorative panel 26, a second section top flap 28 disposed at a first end 30 of the second section decorative panel and a second section bottom flap 32 disposed at a second end 34 of the second section decorative panel. The blank 10 still further includes a third section 36 connected to second section 24, the third section having a third section decorative panel 38, a third section top flap 40 disposed at a first end 42 of the third section decorative panel and a third section bottom flap 44 disposed at a second end 46 of the third section decorative panel. The blank 10 still further includes a fourth section 48 connected to third section 36, the fourth section having a fourth section decorative panel 50 and a fourth section top flap 52 disposed at a first end 54 of the fourth section decorative panel and a fourth section bottom flap 56 disposed at a second end 58 of the fourth section decorative panel. Finally, the blank 10 includes a tab 60 connected to a third end 62 of the first section decorative panel 14 or the fourth section decorative panel 50. Tab 60 is utilized to secure the fourth section decorative panel 50 to the first section decorative panel 14 in constructing a container that can be made from the blank 10. To form the container, the blank is folded along a plurality of lines 63 illustrated by the dashed line having long and short dashes. Continue reading about Top or bottom loading container... 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