EP4622890A1 - Carton avec distributeur - Google Patents

Carton avec distributeur

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Publication number
EP4622890A1
EP4622890A1 EP23895306.1A EP23895306A EP4622890A1 EP 4622890 A1 EP4622890 A1 EP 4622890A1 EP 23895306 A EP23895306 A EP 23895306A EP 4622890 A1 EP4622890 A1 EP 4622890A1
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Prior art keywords
dispenser
panel
flap
dispenser flap
along
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Silvio Bugelli
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Graphic Packaging International LLC
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Graphic Packaging International LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers; Toilet paper dispensers
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/0227—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by heat-sealing, by applying adhesive to the flaps or by staples
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4204—Inspection openings or windows
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/54—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
    • B65D5/5405—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
    • B65D5/542—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/70—Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
    • B65D5/701—Tearable flaps defined by score-lines or incisions provided in the closure flaps of a tubular container made of a single blank
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0805—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall

Definitions

  • the present disclosure generally relates to cartons/boxes for holding and/or dispensing sheeted material or other types of articles. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to dispensers for dispensing sheeted material, such as facial tissues, towels, wipes, cloths, etc. from cartons/boxes.
  • the disclosure is generally directed to a blank for forming a carton for holding a sheeted material arranged in a plurality of sheets.
  • the blank can comprise a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in at least a panel of the plurality of panels for forming a dispenser in the carton formed from the blank.
  • the dispenser can comprise at least a first dispenser flap and a second dispenser flap, and at least one of the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap can be foldably connected to the panel. At least one of the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap can be biased toward a closed position.
  • the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap can be configured to engage at least one sheet of the plurality of sheets extending at least partially through the dispenser for at least partially retaining the at least one sheet when the carton is formed from the blank.
  • the disclosure is generally directed to a method of forming a carton for holding a sheeted material arranged in a plurality of sheets.
  • the method can comprise obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels and dispenser features extending in at least a panel of the plurality of panels.
  • the dispenser features can comprise at least a first dispenser flap and a second dispenser flap, and at least one of the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap can be foldably connected to the panel.
  • the method further can comprise forming a carton by folding the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the carton.
  • the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap can be configured to engage at least one sheet of the plurality of sheets extending at least partially through the dispenser for at least partially retaining the at least one sheet. At least one of the first dispenser flap and the second dispenser flap can be biased toward a closed position.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank for forming a carton according to exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Fig. 2 is a detail view of a dispenser of the blank of Fig. 1.
  • Figs. 4A-6B are views showing the opening of the dispenser of the carton of Fig. 3 and the dispensing of sheets of material from the package according to the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Fig. 9 is a plan view of a blank for forming a carton according to additional exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are detail views of respective portions of the blank of Fig. 9 showing dispenser features of the blank.
  • Figs. 14A and 14B are detail views of respective portions of the blank of Fig. 13 showing dispenser features of the blank.
  • Figs. 15 and 16 are views showing the opening of the dispenser of the carton formed from the blank of Fig. 13 according to the additional exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figs. 17A and 17B are views showing a sheet of material in a ready position, extending partially through the dispenser of the carton of Figs. 15 and 16 according to the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the present disclosure generally relates to boxes/cartons that contain articles such as sheeted materials.
  • sheeted material such as paper tissue, cloth items, wet wipes, etc.
  • the sheeted materials can include consumer products and hygiene products.
  • the sheeted materials can be made from suitable materials for the consumer/hygiene application, including, but not limited to, polymers/plastics such as polyester, polypropylene, and/or rayon fibers formed into sheets; natural/renewable materials such as cotton, wood pulp, etc. formed into sheets; composite materials; woven and/or non-woven materials; and the like, or any combination thereof.
  • Cartons according to the present disclosure can accommodate articles of any shape.
  • sheeted materials that may be interleaved or solely sheeted (e.g., tissues, towels, wipes, etc.) as disposed within the carton embodiments.
  • the terms “inner,” “outer,” “interior,” “exterior,” “lower,” “bottom,” “upper,” and “top” indicate orientations determined in relation to fully erected and upright cartons.
  • cartons/boxes can be formed from blanks by being glued with multiple panels, portions, tabs, and/or flaps. Such panels, portions, tabs, and/or flaps may be designated herein in terms relative to one another, e.g., “first”, “second”, “third”, etc., in sequential or nonsequential reference, without departing from the disclosure.
  • Fig. 1 is a plan view of the exterior side 101 of a blank, generally indicated at 103, used to form a carton or box 105 (Fig. 3) according to exemplary embodiments of the disclosure (e.g., a first exemplary embodiment of the disclosure).
  • the box 105 can be used to house a plurality of articles such as sheeted materials M (e.g., interleaved tissues, wipes, or towels) (Figs. 5 and 6B-7C) so that the box 105 and the containers C form a package 106 (Figs. 3-7C).
  • the sheeted materials M can be in an arrangement of a plurality of sheeted materials positioned in an interior of the box 105 to form the package 106.
  • the box 105 has a dispenser, generally indicated at 107, for allowing access to the sheeted materials M in the package 106.
  • the blank 103 has a longitudinal axis LI and a lateral axis L2.
  • the blank 103 comprises a top panel 115 foldably connected to a first side panel 117 at a first lateral fold line 119, a bottom panel 121 foldably connected to the first side panel 117 at a second lateral fold line 123, a second side panel 125 foldably connected to the top panel 115 at a third lateral fold line 127, and an attachment flap 129 foldably connected to the second side panel 115 at a fourth lateral fold line 131.
  • top and bottom panels 115, 121 and the side panels 117, 125 could be omitted or could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
  • the attachment flap 129 could be foldably connected to the bottom panel 121.
  • the blank 103 alternatively could include two top panels cooperating to form a top of the box, two bottom panels cooperating to form a bottom of the box, or two side panels that cooperate to form one of the sides of the box.
  • the top panel 115 is foldably connected to a first top end flap 133 and a second top end flap
  • the first side panel 117 is foldably connected to a first side end flap 137 and a second side end flap 139.
  • the bottom panel 121 is foldably connected to a first bottom end flap 141 and a second bottom end flap 143.
  • the second side panel 125 is foldably connected to a first side end flap 145 and a second side end flap 147.
  • first longitudinal fold line 162 extends along the length of the blank.
  • top and bottom end flaps 135 and 143 and side end flaps 139 and 147 extend along a second marginal area of the blank 103 and are foldably connected at a second longitudinal fold line 164 that also extends along the length of the blank.
  • the longitudinal fold lines 162, 164 may be, for example, substantially straight, or offset at one or more locations to account for blank thickness or for other factors.
  • the blank 103 can include the dispenser 107 and/or engagement features and dispenser features for forming the dispenser 107 in the box 105 (Fig. 3), which can provide one or more surfaces for receiving a human hand to open the box and to dispense the sheeted material from the packaging.
  • the dispenser features can include two outer panels or dispenser flaps 171 (e.g., a first dispenser flap and a second dispenser flap) (or any suitable number of dispenser flaps 171) and an inner panel or dispenser panel 173 extending along and removably attached to the dispenser flaps 171 for initiating opening of the dispenser 107.
  • the dispenser panel 173 is removed from the box 105 (Figs.
  • a dispenser opening 175 (Fig. 5) of the dispenser 107 is exposed that allows the sheeted materials M to be selectively dispensed from the box.
  • the dispenser flaps 171 are defined in the blank 103 by cut or tear lines and by fold lines.
  • the dispenser flaps 171 can be foldably connected to the top panel 115 along respective arcuate fold lines 177 and can be separable from the top panels 115 along arcuate tear lines 179.
  • the fold lines 177 can be cut-crease fold lines that are curved so that they are concave with respect to the dispenser flaps 171, and the fold lines 177 can extend predominantly in the lateral direction L2.
  • the fold lines 177 can be any suitable style of fold line and/or can have any suitable shape and/or orientation.
  • the tear lines 179 can be in the form of cuts separated by nicks or can be any suitable style of tear or cut line.
  • the tear lines 179 can be curved (e.g., progressive radial longitudinal cut lines) and can extend from respective ends of the arcuate fold lines 179 so that the shape of the dispenser 107 is an oval.
  • the fold lines 177, the tear lines 179, and/or the dispenser 107 could have any suitable shape.
  • the dispenser flaps 171 can be separable from one another along a lateral cut or tear line 181 (e.g., extending along a centerline of the dispenser 107).
  • the dispenser panel 173 can be defined by two cut or tear lines
  • the tear lines 183 a, 183b can be arcuate so that the dispenser panel 173 is an oval, and the dispenser panel 173 can be centered in the dispenser 107 (e.g., so that the dispenser panel 173 interrupts the tear line 181).
  • the dispenser panel 173 could be otherwise shaped and/or could be otherwise positioned in the dispenser 107.
  • the curve of the arcuate fold lines 177 so that the arcuate fold lines 177 are concave with respect to the dispenser flaps 171 can help bias the dispenser flaps 171 toward their closed position. Accordingly, the dispenser flaps 171 can help retain the sheeted materials M in the box 105 and/or can at least partially close the dispenser opening 175 to help keep contaminants such as dust out of the interior of the box 105 (e.g., can protect the interior of the box from outside environs). In some embodiments, the arcuate fold lines 177 can cooperate with the grain direction of the blank 103 to bias the dispenser flaps 171.
  • the grain direction can be oriented in the longitudinal direction LI of the blank and the arcuate fold lines 177 can extend predominantly in the lateral direction L2 (e.g., the arcuate fold lines 177 can extend predominantly in a direction that is perpendicular or oblique with respect to the grain direction of the blank 103).
  • the resilience and/or flexibility of the plastic film can help keep the slot at least partially closed (e.g., to help protect the sheeted materials in the box and/or to help keep contaminants out of the box), can facilitate the smooth removal of the sheeted materials through the dispenser at a single sheet at a time, and can help retain one or more sheets of the sheeted material in a ready position extending at least partially through the dispenser so that the sheet may be grasped and pulled from the box.
  • the dispensers of the present application can include at least these functions/advantages without having additional materials attached to the blank (e.g., reducing materials, manufacturing steps, and cost) and without using plastic (e.g., reducing plastic waste from the life cycle of the packaging).
  • the boxes of the present application also can reduce the introduction of mixed materials into a waste stream (e.g., making the packaging easier to recycle since the packaging does not include plastic attached to paperboard).
  • the dispensers of the present application allow the dispensing functions to be included in the box without adding to the material used to form the box and without increasing the size of the blank footprint.
  • the dispensing features of the dispensers of the present application e.g., the dispenser flaps, dispenser panels, etc.
  • the dispenser flaps, dispenser panels, etc. can help maintain at least a portion of the structural integrity of the box (e.g., the rigidity/resistance to deformation of the box), such as when compared to a box with an opening rather than the dispenser features of the present application.
  • the tear lines 279 have a different shape than the tear lines 179 and provide wider ends of the dispenser flaps 271.
  • the tear lines 279 at the opposing ends of the dispenser flaps 271 can be considered to have orthogonal portions (e.g., portions extending in the lateral direction L2 or the longitudinal direction LI) connected by curved comer portions as shown in Fig. 8.
  • the dispenser panel 273 is round (e.g., circular) with the tear lines 283a, 283b extending along its circumference.
  • the dispenser 207 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, configured, and/or positioned without departing from the disclosure.
  • the top panel 115 can be a first top panel and the blank 303 can include a second top panel 315 at an opposite end of the blank 303 from the first top panel 115.
  • the bottom panel 121 can be foldably connected to the first side panel 117 along the fold line 123 and to the second side panel 125 along a fold line 320 in the blank 303. As shown in Fig.
  • the first top panel 115 is foldably connected to the second side panel along the fold line 127
  • the second top panel 315 is foldably connected to the first side panel 117 along a fold line 319 with the top panels 115, 315 at opposite ends of the blank 303.
  • the top panels 115, 315 can be overlapped (e.g., with the first top panel 115 being an outer top panel and the second top panel 315 being an inner top panel) to form a top wall 316 (Figs. 11A and 1 IB) when the box is formed from the blank 303.
  • the inner top panel 315 can be glued or otherwise attached in face-to-face contact with the outer top panel 115.
  • the blank 303 can include dispenser features in the top panels
  • the dispenser features can include dispenser flaps 371 (e.g., a first dispenser flap and a second dispenser flap) extending in the inner top panel 315.
  • the dispenser flaps can be foldably connected to the inner top panel 315 along respective fold lines 377 (e.g., lateral fold lines) and can be separable from the inner top panel 315 along curved cuts or tear lines 379.
  • the fold lines 377 can be orthogonal (e.g., can extend in the lateral direction L2 as shown in Figs.
  • the dispenser flaps 371 can be separable from one another along a lateral tear line 381 and can define an access opening 393 therebetween.
  • the dispenser flaps 371 can include arcuate end cuts
  • each of the dispenser flaps 371 can be foldably connected to the end connector panels 395 along respective arcuate creases 397 (or other suitable lines of weakening) having ends that intersect with the tear lines 379 and the end cuts 394.
  • the dispenser flaps 371 can be separable from the connector panels 395 along the arcuate cuts 394, and the arcuate cuts 394 can act as tear stops at the ends of the tear line 381.
  • the end connector panels 395 can allow the dispenser flaps 371 to fold out of the plane of the inner top panel 315 and to at least partially separate after tearing of the tear lines 379, 381 (e.g., due to pressure from removing the sheeted materials), and can bias the dispenser flaps 371 back together toward their original or closed position.
  • the dispenser features further can include a dispenser panel
  • the dispenser panel 373 in the outer top panel 115 that is separable from the outer top panel 115 along tear lines 383a, 383b.
  • the access tab 185 can extend in the dispenser panel 373.
  • the dispenser panel 373 is aligned with the dispenser flaps 371 so that the dispenser panel 373 overlaps the dispenser flaps 371 in the top wall 316 of the formed box 305.
  • the blank 303 and/or the dispenser features could be otherwise shaped, arranged, configured, and/or positioned without departing from the disclosure.
  • the carton 305 can be formed by folding the panels 115,
  • the top panels 115, 315 can be adhered together (e.g., by glue strips and/or other suitable adhesive) with the dispenser panel 373 aligned (e.g., in the lateral direction L2 and the longitudinal direction LI) with and overlapping the dispenser flaps 371 to form the dispenser 307.
  • the dispenser panel 373 can remain unattached to the dispenser flaps 371 so that the dispenser panel 373 can be removed without tearing the dispenser flaps 371.
  • the dispenser panel 373 can be removed by actuating the access tab 185 and pulling upwardly on the dispenser panel 373 as described with respect to the first embodiment above. As the dispenser panel 373 is lifted, it is tom away from the outer top panel 115 along the tear lines 383a, 383b (Fig. 11A) until the dispenser panel 373 is fully removed to form an outer dispenser opening 398 in the outer top panel 115. As shown in Fig. 1 IB, the dispenser flaps 371 are exposed and accessible through the outer dispenser opening 398 for dispensing the sheeted material M. As shown in Figs. 12A and 12B, the sheeted material M can be pulled through the dispenser 307 similarly to the prior embodiments.
  • the sheeted material M can be grasped via the access opening 393 and pulled upwardly past the dispenser flaps 371.
  • the dispenser flaps 371 As the dispenser flaps 371 are folded upwardly along the fold lines 377, they can separate from one another along the tear line 381 and from the inner top panel 315 along the tear lines 379 and can move upwardly at least partially through the outer dispenser opening 398 in the outer top panel 115.
  • the dispenser flaps 371 As shown in Figs. 12A and 12B, the dispenser flaps 371 are folded upwardly, the dispenser flaps 371 can partially separate from the end connector panels 395 along the end cuts 394 and can fold with respect to the end connector panels 395 along the curved creases 397.
  • the end connector panels 395 can move upwardly away from the top wall 316, separating from the outer top panel 115 along the respective tear lines 379.
  • the end connector panels 395 can help keep the dispenser flaps 371 from continuing to fold upwardly and outwardly and can bias the dispenser flaps 371 toward one another and toward the closed position (e.g., Fig. 1 IB).
  • the dispenser flaps 371 can press inwardly on a sheet of the sheeted material M pulled upwardly between the dispenser flaps 371 to help hold the sheet in its ready position (e.g., Figs. 12A and 12B).
  • the dispenser 307 could be otherwise actuated and operated without departing from the disclosure.
  • Fig. 13 is a plan view of a blank 403 for forming a carton 405 and a package 306 (Figs. 15-
  • the dispenser features can include a first/outer dispenser flap 471a in the outer top panel 115 and a second/inner dispenser flap 471b in the inner top panel 415.
  • the outer dispenser flap 471a can be foldably connected to the outer top panel 115 along an arcuate fold line 477a and can be separable from the outer top panel 115 along tear lines 483a, 483b (Figs. 13 and 14B).
  • a tear line can include: a slit that extends partially into the material along the desired line of weakness, and/or a series of spaced apart slits that extend partially into and/or completely through the material along the desired line of weakness, or various combinations of these features.
  • one type tear line is in the form of a series of spaced apart slits that extend completely through the material, with adjacent slits being spaced apart slightly so that a nick (e.g., a small somewhat bridging-like piece of the material) is defined between the adjacent slits for typically temporarily connecting the material across the tear line. The nicks are broken during tearing along the tear line.
  • the nicks typically are a relatively small percentage of the tear line, and alternatively the nicks can be omitted from or tom in a tear line such that the tear line is a continuous cut line. That is, it is within the scope of the present disclosure for each of the tear lines to be replaced with a continuous slit, or the like.
  • a cut line can be a continuous slit or could be wider than a slit without departing from the present disclosure.
  • the above embodiments may be described as having one or more panels adhered together by glue during erection of the carton embodiments.
  • glue is intended to encompass all manner of adhesives commonly used to secure carton panels in place.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un carton destiné à contenir un matériau en feuille agencé dans une pluralité de feuilles. Le carton peut comprendre une pluralité de panneaux qui s'étendent au moins en partie autour d'un intérieur du carton et un distributeur s'étendant dans au moins un panneau de la pluralité de panneaux. Le distributeur peut comprendre au moins un premier rabat de distributeur et un second rabat de distributeur, et le premier rabat de distributeur et/ou le second rabat de distributeur peuvent être reliés de façon pliable au panneau. Le premier rabat de distributeur et/ou le second rabat de distributeur peuvent être sollicités vers une position fermée. Le premier rabat de distributeur et le second rabat de distributeur peuvent être conçus pour venir en prise avec au moins une feuille parmi la pluralité de feuilles s'étendant au moins en partie à travers le distributeur pour retenir au moins en partie ladite feuille.
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