US20190016552A1

US20190016552A1 - Tape dispenser package

Info

Publication number: US20190016552A1
Application number: US15/993,084
Authority: US
Inventors: Craig R. Malmloff; Paul A. Crump; Kaitlyn B. Molter
Original assignee: TRENDS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Current assignee: TRENDS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Priority date: 2017-07-12
Filing date: 2018-05-30
Publication date: 2019-01-17

Abstract

A tape dispenser package includes a carton configured to store at least one roll of tape. The carton includes a storage box, a lid, and tube mounts. The storage box is formed to define an internal-storage cavity sized to receive a tube and a roll of tape arranged around the tube. The lid is coupled with the storage box and configured to close the internal-storage cavity. The tube mounts are configured to support the tube.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/531,406, filed 12 Jul. 2017, the disclosure of which is now expressly incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates generally to packages, and more specifically to tape dispenser packages.

BACKGROUND

Rolls of tape may be packaged for retail display. Sometimes the rolls of tape are removed from the original packaging and placed in another container for dispensing the tape.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure may comprise one or more of the following features and combinations thereof.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a tape dispenser package includes an integrally formed carton, a tube, and a plurality of rolls of tape. The integrally formed carton includes a storage box, a lid, and tube mounts. The storage box is formed to define an internal-storage cavity. The lid is coupled with the storage box along a living hinge and is movable selectively about the living hinge to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity. The tube mounts are coupled to the storage box about living hinges. The tube is located in the internal-storage cavity of the storage box. The tube has a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The plurality of rolls of tape is mounted on the tube.
The tube mounts may include a first support and a second support. The first end of the tube may extend into the first support and may be supported by the first support for rotation relative to the first support. The second end of the tube may extend into the second support and may be supported by the second support for rotation relative to the second support.
In some embodiments, the second support includes an outer-support wall, an inner-support wall, and a bridge that extends between and interconnects the outer-support wall and the inner support wall. The outer-support wall is formed to include an aperture. The inner-support wall is formed to include an aperture. The second end of the tube is located in the apertures of the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall.
In some embodiments, the outer-support wall is generally parallel with the inner-support wall. In some embodiments, the bridge is generally perpendicular with the outer-support wall. In some embodiments, the apertures formed in the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall are circular.
In some embodiments, the storage box includes a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a bottom wall that interconnects the front wall and the rear wall, a first end cap coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, and a second end cap coupled to the front wall and the rear wall. The front wall, the rear wall, the bottom wall, the first end cap, and the second end cap cooperate to define the internal-storage cavity.
In some embodiments, the storage box includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a hook receiver. The front wall is coupled with the bottom wall about a living hinge. The rear wall is spaced apart from the front wall and coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge. The hook receiver is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge. The bottom wall is formed to include an aperture having a first shape and the hook receiver is formed to include an aperture that has the first shape.
In some embodiments, the first support includes an outer-support wall, an inner-support wall, and a bridge. The outer-support wall is coupled with the hook receiver along a living hinge. The bridge is coupled with the outer-support wall along a living hinge. The inner-support wall is coupled with the bridge along a living hinge. The outer-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture. The inner-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture. The first end of the tube is located in the apertures of the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall of the first support.
In some embodiments, the second support includes an outer-support wall, an inner support wall, and a bridge that extends between and interconnects the outer-support wall and the inner support wall of the second support. The outer-support wall of the second support is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge. The bridge is coupled with the outer-support wall of the second support along a living hinge. The inner-support wall of the second support is coupled with the bridge of the second support along a living hinge.
In some embodiments, the lid is coupled with the rear wall along the living hinge. The front wall is formed to include a serrated cutting edge.
In some embodiments, the storage box includes a first end cap. The first end cap has a front-end wall formed to include anchor tabs and a rear-end wall formed to include tab-receiver slits. The front-end wall is coupled with the front wall along a living hinge. The rear-end wall is coupled with the rear wall along a living hinge. The anchor tabs extend into the tab-receiver slits.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a tape dispenser package includes a carton that includes a storage box, a lid, and tube mounts. The storage box is formed to define an internal-storage cavity. The lid is coupled with the storage box along a living hinge and is movable selectively about the living hinge to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity. The tube mounts are located in the storage box. The tube mounts include a first support formed to include at least one aperture therein and a second support formed to include at least one aperture therein. In some embodiments, the storage box is transparent and made of plastics materials.
In some embodiments, the tape dispenser package further includes a tube located in the internal-storage cavity of the storage box. The tube includes a first end located in the at least one aperture formed in the first support and a second end located in the at least one aperture formed in the second support. In some embodiments, the tape dispenser package further includes a roll of tape arranged round the tube.
In some embodiments, the second support includes an outer-support wall, an inner-support wall, and a bridge. The bridge extends between and interconnects the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall. The outer-support wall is generally parallel with the inner-support wall. The bridge is generally perpendicular with the outer-support wall.
In some embodiments, the storage box includes a bottom wall, a front wall coupled with the bottom wall about a living hinge, and a rear wall spaced apart from the front wall and coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge. The first support is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge. The second support is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge.
In some embodiments, the storage box includes a hook receiver coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge. The bottom wall is formed to include an aperture having a first shape. The hook receiver is formed to include an aperture that has the first shape.
In some embodiments, the first support includes an outer-support wall, a bridge, and an inner support wall. The outer-support wall is coupled with the hook receiver along a living hinge. The bridge is coupled with the outer-support wall along a living hinge. The inner-support wall is coupled with the bridge along a living hinge. The outer-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture included in the at least one aperture formed in the first support. The inner-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture included in the at least one aperture formed in the first support.
In some embodiments, the lid is coupled with the rear wall along the living hinge. The front wall is formed to include a serrated cutting edge.
In some embodiments, the storage box includes a first end cap having a front-end wall formed to include anchor tabs and a rear-end wall formed to include tab-receiver slits. The front-end wall is coupled with the front wall along a living hinge. The rear-end wall is coupled with the rear wall along a living hinge. The anchor tabs extend into the tab-receiver slits.
These and other features of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of the illustrative embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tape dispenser package in accordance with the present disclosure suggesting that the tape dispenser package may be supported on shelving or hooks for retail display;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tape dispenser package of FIG. 1 showing that the tape dispenser package includes rolls of tape located in a carton, a lid of the carton has been lifted to allow access to the rolls of tape, and further showing that the carton includes a serrated edge for cutting strips from the rolls of tape;

FIG. 3 is an exploded assembly view of the tape dispenser package showing that the tape dispenser package includes the rolls of tape, a tube, and the carton, the carton including a storage box for storing the rolls of tape and the tube, the lid coupled with the tap box, and tube mounts for supporting the tube in spaced apart relation relative to the storage box;

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view of the inside of a carton blank used to form the carton of the tape dispenser package and suggesting that the carton blank is formed from a single sheet of material having a plurality of walls interconnected by living hinges so that the plurality of walls may be folded to form the carton;

FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the outside of the carton blank of FIG. 4 suggesting that some of the walls of the carton blank have color printing in the illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the tape dispenser package showing that a number of walls included in the carton blank have been folded to define a portion of an internal-storage cavity and the rolls of tape and tube are located in the internal-storage cavity;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 6 showing that additional walls have been folded to form a portion of the tube mounts for supporting the tube;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 7 of the tape dispenser package showing the lid of the carton opened to allow access to the rolls of tape;

FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic view of the inside of a second embodiment of a carton blank used to form a carton of a tape dispenser package in accordance with the present disclosure and suggesting that the carton blank is formed from a single sheet of material having a plurality of walls interconnected by living hinges so that the plurality of walls may be folded to form the carton; and

FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic view of the outside of the carton blank of FIG. 9 suggesting that some of the walls of the carton blank have color printing in the illustrative embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to a number of illustrative embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same.
A tape dispenser package 10 in accordance with the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 1. The tape dispenser package 10 includes rolls of tape 14 for retail presentation as suggested in FIG. 1. The tape dispenser package 10 additionally allows a consumer or user to store, dispense, and cut the rolls of tape 14 without additional storage containers or tools as suggested in FIG. 2. As a result, a single package 10 may be used to present, store, dispense, and cut the rolls of tape 14.
The illustrative tape dispenser package 10 includes a tube 12, the plurality of rolls of tape 14, and a carton 16 as shown in FIGS. 1-3. The rolls of tape 14 are mounted on the tube 12 for rotation about the tube 12. The tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 are located in the carton 16 for displaying, storing, dispensing, and cutting of the rolls of tape 14. The carton 16 may be transparent on most faces or the entire carton 16 may be transparent to display the tape 14. Illustratively, the carton 16 has a few areas with an ink layer or a sheet of printed material while the remainder of the carton 16 is transparent. Illustratively, the carton 16 comprises plastics materials.
The tube 12 extends along a longitudinal axis 18 between a first end 20 and a second end 22 as shown in FIG. 3. The first and second ends 20, 22 of the tube 12 are configured to be supported by the carton 16. In the illustrative embodiment, the carton 16 supports the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 in spaced apart relation relative to a front wall 32, rear wall 34, and bottom wall 36 included in the carton 16. In the illustrative embodiment, the tube 12 is hollow and formed from paper material. In some embodiments, the tube 12 is free to rotate relative to the carton 16. In some embodiments, the tube 12 is blocked from rotating relative to the carton 16.
Each of the plurality of rolls of tape 14 is formed to include a hole and the tube 12 extends through the hole to mount the roll of tape 14 on the tube 12 as suggested in FIGS. 2 and 3. In the illustrative embodiment, the rolls of tape 14 are free to rotate relative to the tube 12. In some embodiments, the rolls of tape 14 are coupled with the tube 12 for rotation therewith. The plurality of rolls of tape 14 includes at least one roll of tape 14. In the illustrative embodiment, the plurality of rolls of tape 14 includes seven rolls of tape 14. In the illustrative embodiment, the rolls of tape 14 include washi tape.
The carton 16 includes a storage box 24, a lid 26, and tube mounts 28 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The storage box 24 defines an internal-storage cavity 30 in which the rolls of tape 14 and the tube 12 are located. The lid 26 is coupled with the storage box 24 and configured to open and close to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity 30 of the storage box 24. The tube mounts 28 support the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 in spaced apart relation to the storage box 24 to free the rolls of tape 14 for rotation in the internal-storage cavity 30. In the illustrative embodiment, the internal-storage cavity 30 has a cuboid shape.
The storage box 24 includes a front wall 32, a rear wall 34 opposite the front wall 32, a bottom wall 36 interconnecting the front wall 32 and the rear wall 34, a first end cap 38, and a second end cap 40 as shown in FIGS. 1-3. The front wall 32, rear wall 34, bottom wall 36, first end cap 38, and second end cap 40 cooperate to define the internal-storage cavity 30. In the illustrative embodiment, the storage box 24 has a cuboid shape. In the illustrative embodiment, the storage box 24 further includes a hook receiver 44 that extends away from the bottom wall 36 for pegability. The hook receiver 44 is configured to receive a hook or rod to support the tape dispenser package 10 above ground. A layer of ink is printed on the bottom wall 36. In some embodiments, the bottom wall 36 is transparent and a sheet of printed material may cover the bottom wall 36.
The front wall 32, rear wall 34, and bottom wall 36 define a channel. The front wall 32 is generally parallel with the rear wall 34. The front wall 32 and the rear wall 34 are generally perpendicular to the bottom wall 36. The first end cap 38 extends between the front wall 32 and the rear wall 34 and is generally perpendicular to the front wall 32 and the rear wall 34. The second end cap 40 is spaced apart from the first end cap 38 and extends between the front wall 32 and the rear wall 34 and is generally perpendicular to the front wall 32 and the rear wall 34.
The illustrative front wall 32 is formed to include a serrated cutting edge 42 configured to cut strips of tape from the rolls of tape 14 as suggested in FIG. 2. The serrated cutting edge 42 is located toward the opening of the internal-storage cavity 30. The serrated edge 42 extends between the first end cap 38 and the second end cap 40. The front wall 32 further includes a lip-receiver cut 46 that receives a portion of the lid 26 when the lid 26 is closed. In the illustrative embodiment, lip-receiver cut 46 is semi-circular shaped and opens toward the opening of the internal-storage cavity 30.
The first end cap 38 is formed by a first front-end wall 48 and a first rear-end wall 50 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The first front-end wall 48 couples with the first rear-end wall 50 to block access into the internal-storage cavity 30. The second end cap 40 is formed by a second front-end wall 52 and a second rear-end wall 54 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The second front-end wall 52 couples with the second rear-end wall 54 to block access into the internal-storage cavity 30. The first front-end wall 48, second front-end wall 52, first rear-end wall 50, and second front-end wall 52 each have curved ends. Illustratively, the curved ends are semi-circular shaped.
The first front-end wall 48 includes a pair of anchor tabs 88 formed by cuts in the first front-end wall 48 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The first rear-end wall 50 is formed to include a pair of tab-receiver slits 90 that are spaced apart from one another. Each anchor tab 88 is semi-circular shaped and is configured to extend through the corresponding tab-receiver slit 94 formed in the first rear-end wall 50 to couple the first front-end wall 48 to the first rear-end wall 50. In other embodiments, the first front-end wall 48 includes tab-receiver slits and the first rear-end wall 50 includes anchor tabs.
The second front-end wall 52 includes a pair of anchor tabs 92 formed by cuts in the second front-end wall 52 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The second rear-end wall 54 is formed to include a pair of tab-receiver slits 94 that are spaced apart from one another. Each anchor tab 92 is semi-circular shaped and is configured to extend through a corresponding tab-receiver slit 94 formed in the second rear-end wall 54 to couple the second front-end wall 52 to the second rear-end wall 54. In other embodiments, the second front-end wall 52 includes tab-receiver slits and the second rear-end wall 54 includes anchor tabs.
The lid 26 includes a top wall 56, a lip 58, a first guide wall 60, and a second guide wall 62 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The top wall 56 is coupled with the rear wall 34 and configured to pivot relative to the rear wall 34 to open and close to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity 30. The lip 58 is coupled with the top wall 56 and overlaps a portion of the front wall 32 when the lid 26 is closed. The lip 58 may be received in the lip-receiver cut 46 formed in the front wall 32. The first guide wall 60 is coupled with the top wall 56. The second guide wall is coupled with the top wall 56 opposite the first guide wall 60. The walls 45, 48, 52, 54, 56 have an ink layer on at least one of the sides as shown in FIG. 5. The walls 45, 48, 52, 54, 56 may have the ink layer on a portion or on the entire wall.
The first and second guide walls 60, 62 extend away from the top wall 56 and are configured to be received in the internal-storage cavity 30 when the lid 26 is being closed to help align and guide the lid 26 relative to the storage box 24. In the illustrative embodiment, the first and second guide walls 60, 62 are located between the first end cap 38 and the tube 12 and the second end cap 40 and the tube 12 respectively when the lid 26 is closed.
The tube mounts 28 include a first support 64 and a second support 66 spaced apart from the first support 64 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The first and second supports 64, 66 are located in the internal-storage cavity 30. The first support 64 receives the first end 20 of the tube 12 and the second support 66 receives the second end 22 of the tube 12 to space the tube 12 apart from the storage box 24.
The first support 64 includes an outer-support wall 68, an inner-support wall 70, and a bridge 72 extending between and interconnecting the outer-support wall 68 and the inner-support wall 70 as shown in FIGS. 3-5. The outer-support wall 68 extends away from the bottom wall 36 toward the top wall 56. In the illustrative embodiment, the outer-support wall 68 is generally parallel with the first end cap 38. The inner-support wall 70 extends away from the top wall 56 toward the bottom wall 36. In the illustrative embodiment, the inner-support wall 70 is generally parallel with the first end cap 38. The bridge 72 extends from a top end of the outer-support wall 68 toward a top end of the inner-support wall 70 to interconnect the outer-support wall 68 and the inner-support wall 70.
The outer-support wall 68 includes an aperture 74 and the inner-support wall 70 includes an aperture 76 as shown in FIGS. 3-5. The apertures 74, 76 are sized to receive the first end 20 of the tube 12. The outer-support wall 68 and the inner-support wall 70 engage at least one of the front wall 32, rear wall 34, and bottom wall 36 during dispensing of the rolls of tape 14 to support the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14. The apertures 74, 76 are formed such that the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 are spaced apart from the storage box 24 during dispensing of the rolls of tape 14.
The second support 66 includes an outer-support wall 78, an inner-support wall 80, and a bridge 82 extending between and interconnecting the outer-support wall 78 and the inner-support wall 80 as shown in FIGS. 3-5. The outer-support wall 78 extends away from the bottom wall 36 toward the top wall 56. In the illustrative embodiment, the outer-support wall 78 is generally parallel with the second end cap 40. The inner-support wall 80 extends away from the top wall 56 toward the bottom wall 36. In the illustrative embodiment, the inner-support wall 80 is generally parallel with the second end cap 40. The bridge 82 extends from a top end of the outer-support wall 78 toward a top end of the inner-support wall 80 to interconnect the outer-support wall 78 and the inner-support wall 80.
The outer-support wall 78 includes an aperture 84 and the inner-support wall 80 includes an aperture 86 as shown in FIGS. 3-5. The apertures 84, 86 are sized to receive the second end 22 of the tube 12. The outer-support wall 78 and the inner-support wall 80 engage at least one of the front wall 32, rear wall 34, and bottom wall 36 during dispensing of the rolls of tape 14 to support the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14. The apertures 84, 86 are formed such that the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 are spaced apart from the storage box 24 during dispensing of the rolls of tape 14.
In the illustrative embodiment, the carton 16 is formed from a carton blank 96 made of a single sheet of material as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In the illustrative embodiment, the carton blank 96 is made of a single sheet of polymeric material. In other embodiments, the carton blank 96 is made of a single sheet of paper material.
The carton blank 96 includes a front band 98, a bottom band 100, a rear band 102, a top band 104, and a lip band 106 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The front band 98 is pivotably coupled with the bottom band 100 along a living hinge. The rear band 102 is pivotably coupled with the bottom band 100 along a living hinge and pivotably coupled with the top band 104 along a living hinge. The lip band 106 is pivotably coupled with the top band 104 about a living hinge.
The front band 98 includes the front wall 32, the first front-end wall 48 pivotably coupled with the front wall 32 along a living hinge, and the second front-end wall 52 pivotably coupled with the front wall 32 along a living hinge as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The front wall 32 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge to couple the front band 98 with the bottom band 100.
The bottom band 100 includes the bottom wall 36, a hook wall 45, the outer-support wall 68 of the first support 64, the inner-support wall 70 of the first support 64, the bridge 72 of the first support 64, the outer-support wall 78 of the second support 66, the inner-support wall 80 of the second support 66, and the bridge 82 of the second support 66 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The hook wall 45 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge. The outer-support wall 68 of the first support 64 is pivotably coupled with the hook wall 45 along a living hinge. The bridge 72 of the first support 64 is pivotably coupled with the outer-support wall 68 along a living hinge and pivotably coupled with the inner-support wall 70 along a living hinge. The outer-support wall 78 of the second support 66 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge. The bridge 82 of the second support 66 is pivotably coupled with the outer-support wall 78 along a living hinge and pivotably coupled with the inner-support wall 80 along a living hinge.
The rear band 102 includes the rear wall 34, the first rear-end wall 50 pivotably coupled with the rear wall 34 along a living hinge, and the second rear-end wall 54 pivotably coupled with the rear wall 34 along a living hinge as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The rear wall 34 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge to couple the rear band 102 with the bottom band 100.
The top band 104 includes the top wall 56, the first guide wall 60 pivotably coupled with the top wall 56 along a living hinge, and the second guide wall 62 pivotably coupled with the top wall 56 along a living hinge as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The top wall 56 is pivotably coupled with the rear wall 34 along a living hinge to couple the top band 104 with the rear band 102. The top wall 56 is pivotably coupled with the lip 58 along a living hinge to couple the top band 104 with the lip band 106.
The lip band 106 includes the lip 58 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The lip 58 is pivotably coupled with the top wall 56 along the living hinge to couple the lip band 106 with the top band 104.
In the illustrative embodiment, the carton blank 96 is transparent and some portions have an ink layer as suggested in FIGS. 4 and 5. In some embodiments, the ink layer includes a sheet of material with ink printed on it. In the illustrative embodiment, an inside of the bottom wall 36 has an ink layer. In the illustrative embodiment, an outside of the bottom wall 36, hook wall 45, first front-end wall 48, second front-end wall 52, first rear-end wall 50, and second rear-end wall 54 include an ink layer. The top wall 56 includes an ink layer along a portion of the top wall 56.
As shown in FIGS. 6-8, the walls of the carton blank 96 are foldable along the living hinges to form the carton 16. The front wall 32, rear wall 34, and bottom wall 36 fold relative to each other along the living hinges to form the channel. The lip 58, first guide wall 60, and second guide wall 62 fold relative to the top wall 56 to form the lid 26. The hook wall 45 folds over the bottom wall 36 along the living hinge to form the hook receiver 44.
The outer-support wall 78 of the second support 66 folds relative to the bottom wall 36 and the bridge 82 along the living hinges and the inner-support wall 80 folds relative to the bridge 82 to form the second support 66 as suggested in FIGS. 6 and 7. The outer-support wall 68, inner-support wall 70, and bridge 72 cooperate similarly to form the first support 64.
The second rear-end wall 54 folds relative to the rear wall 34 and the second front-end wall 52 folds relative to the front wall 32 as suggested in FIGS. 7 and 8. The anchor tabs 92 extend through the tab-receiver slits 94 to couple the second rear-end wall 54 with the second front-end wall 52 to form the second end cap 40. The first rear-end wall 50 and the first front-end wall 48 cooperate similarly to form the first end cap 38.
Another embodiment of a tape dispenser package 210 is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The tape dispenser package 210 is substantially similar to the tape dispenser package 10 shown in FIGS. 1-8 and described herein.
Accordingly, similar reference numbers indicate features that are common between the tape dispenser package 10 and the tape dispenser package 210. Features that are different between the tape dispenser package 210 and the tape dispenser package 10 are indicated by the 200 series. The description of the tape dispenser package 10 is incorporated by reference to apply to the tape dispenser package 210, except in instances when it conflicts with the specific description and the drawings of the tape dispenser package 210.
The tape dispenser package 210 includes the tube 12, the plurality of rolls of tape 14, and a carton 216. The rolls of tape 14 are mounted on the tube 12 for rotation about the tube 12. The tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 are located in the carton 216 for displaying, storing, dispensing, and cutting of the rolls of tape 14.
The tube 12 extends along the longitudinal axis 18 between the first end 20 and the second end 22. The first and second ends 20, 22 of the tube 12 are configured to be supported by the carton 216. The carton 216 supports the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 in spaced apart relation relative to a front wall 232, rear wall 34, and bottom wall 36 included in the carton 216.
Each of the plurality of rolls of tape 14 is formed to include the hole and the tube 12 extends through the hole to mount the roll of tape 14 on the tube 12. In some embodiment, the rolls of tape 14 are free to rotate relative to the tube 12. In some embodiments, the rolls of tape 14 are coupled with the tube 12 for rotation therewith.
The carton 216 includes a storage box 224, a lid 26, and tube mounts 228 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The storage box 224 defines an internal-storage cavity in which the rolls of tape 14 and the tube 12 are located. The lid 26 is coupled with the storage box 224 and configured to open and close to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity of the storage box 224. The tube mounts 228 support the tube 12 and the rolls of tape 14 in spaced apart relation to the storage box 224 to free the rolls of tape 14 for rotation in the internal-storage cavity. In the illustrative embodiment, the storage box 224 and the internal-storage cavity has a cuboid shape. The lid 26 may be secured to the storage box 224 via adhesive as shown in FIG. 10.
The storage box 24 includes a front wall 232, the rear wall 34 opposite the front wall 232, the bottom wall 36 interconnecting the front wall 232 and the rear wall 34, the first end cap 38, and the second end cap 40 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The front wall 232, rear wall 34, bottom wall 36, first end cap 38, and second end cap 40 cooperate to define the internal-storage cavity. The storage box 224 further includes the hook receiver 44 that extends away from the bottom wall 36 for pegability. The hook receiver 44 is formed to include apertures sized to receive display hooks for supporting the package 10 in a retail setting for example.
The front wall 232 is formed to include a serrated cutting edge 242 configured to cut strips of tape from the rolls of tape 14. The serrated cutting edge 242 is located toward the opening of the internal-storage cavity. The serrated edge 242 extends between the first end cap 38 and the second end cap 40. The serrated edge 242 is located below an upper end of the first end cap 38 and the second end cap 40 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. As such, the serrated edge 242 is a few millimeters below the top edge of the front panel.
The first end cap 38 is formed by the first front-end wall 48 and the first rear-end wall 50 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The second end cap 40 is formed by the second front-end wall 52 and the second rear-end wall 54. The first front-end wall 48 includes the pair of anchor tabs 88 formed by cuts in the first front-end wall 48 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The first rear-end wall 50 is formed to include the pair of tab-receiver slits 90 that are spaced apart from one another. The second front-end wall 52 includes the pair of anchor tabs 92 formed by cuts in the second front-end wall 52. The second rear-end wall 54 is formed to include the pair of tab-receiver slits 94 that are spaced apart from one another.
The lid 26 includes the top wall 56, the lip 58, the first guide wall 60, and the second guide wall 62 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The lip 58 is configured to be tucked into the internal-storage cavity when the storage box 224 is closed.
The tube mounts 28 include a first support 264 and a second support 266 spaced apart from the first support 264 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The first and second supports 64, 66 are located in the internal-storage cavity. The first support 264 receives the first end 20 of the tube 12 and the second support 266 receives the second end 22 of the tube 12 to space the tube 12 apart from the storage box 224.
The first support 264 includes the inner-support wall 70 and the bridge 72 extending between and interconnecting the inner-support wall 70 and the hook wall 45 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. When the inner-support wall 70 is generally parallel with the first end cap 38 when formed into the storage box 224. The inner-support wall 70 includes an aperture 76. The aperture 76 is sized to receive the first end 20 of the tube 12.
The second support 66 includes the inner-support wall 80 and the bridge 82 extending between and interconnecting the inner-support wall 80 and the bottom wall 36. In the illustrative embodiment, the inner-support wall 80 is generally parallel with the second end cap 40. The inner-support wall 80 includes the aperture 86. The aperture 86 is sized to receive the second end 22 of the tube 12.
In the illustrative embodiment, the carton 216 is formed from a carton blank 296 made of a single sheet of material as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. In the illustrative embodiment, the carton blank 296 is made of a single sheet of polymeric material. In other embodiments, the carton blank 296 is made of a single sheet of paper material.
The carton blank 296 includes a front band 298, a bottom band 200, the rear band 102, the top band 104, and the lip band 106 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The front band 298 is pivotably coupled with the bottom band 200 along a living hinge. The rear band 102 is pivotably coupled with the bottom band 200 along a living hinge and pivotably coupled with the top band 104 along a living hinge. The lip band 106 is pivotably coupled with the top band 104 about a living hinge.
The front band 298 includes the front wall 232, the first front-end wall 48 pivotably coupled with the front wall 232 along a living hinge, and the second front-end wall 52 pivotably coupled with the front wall 232 along a living hinge. The front wall 232 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge to couple the front band 298 with the bottom band 200.
The bottom band 200 includes the bottom wall 36, a hook wall 45, the inner-support wall 70 of the first support 264, the bridge 72 of the first support 264, the inner-support wall 80 of the second support 266, and the bridge 82 of the second support 266 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. The hook wall 45 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge. The bridge 72 of the first support 264 is pivotably coupled with the hook wall 45 along a living hinge and coupled with the inner-support wall 70 along a living hinge. The bridge 82 of the second support 266 is pivotably coupled with the bottom wall 36 along a living hinge pivotably coupled with the inner-support wall 80 along a living hinge.
While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail in the foregoing drawings and description, the same is to be considered as exemplary and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only illustrative embodiments thereof have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the disclosure are desired to be protected.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A tape dispenser package comprising:

an integrally formed carton that includes a storage box, a lid, and tube mounts, the storage box formed to define an internal-storage cavity, the lid being coupled with the storage box along a living hinge and being movable selectively about the living hinge to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity, and the tube mounts being coupled to the storage box about living hinges,

a tube located in the internal-storage cavity of the storage box and the tube having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end, and

a plurality of rolls of tape mounted on the tube,

wherein the tube mounts include a first support and a second support, the first end of the tube extends into the first support and is supported by the first support for rotation relative to the first support, and the second end of the tube extends into the second support and is supported by the second support for rotation relative to the second support.

2. The tape dispenser package of claim 1, wherein the second support includes an outer-support wall, an inner-support wall, and a bridge that extends between and interconnects the outer-support wall and the inner support wall, the outer-support wall is formed to include an aperture, the inner-support wall is formed to include an aperture, and the second end of the tube is located in the apertures of the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall.

3. The tape dispenser package of claim 2, wherein the outer-support wall is generally parallel with the inner-support wall and the bridge is generally perpendicular with the outer-support wall.

4. The tape dispenser package of claim 3, wherein the apertures formed in the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall are circular.

5. The tape dispenser package of claim 2, wherein the storage box includes a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a bottom wall that interconnects the front wall and the rear wall, a first end cap coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, and a second end cap coupled to the front wall and the rear wall, and the front wall, the rear wall, the bottom wall, the first end cap, and the second end cap cooperate to define the internal-storage cavity.

6. The tape dispenser package of claim 1, wherein the storage box includes a bottom wall, a front wall coupled with the bottom wall about a living hinge, a rear wall spaced apart from the front wall and coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge, and a hook receiver coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge, the bottom wall is formed to include an aperture having a first shape, and the hook receiver is formed to include an aperture that has the first shape.

7. The tape dispenser package of claim 6, wherein the first support includes an outer-support wall coupled with the hook receiver along a living hinge, a bridge coupled with the outer-support wall along a living hinge, and an inner-support wall coupled with the bridge along a living hinge, the outer-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture, the inner-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture, and the first end of the tube is located in the apertures of the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall of the first support.

8. The tape dispenser package of claim 7, wherein the second support includes an outer-support wall, an inner support wall, and a bridge that extends between and interconnects the outer-support wall and the inner support wall of the second support, the outer-support wall of the second support is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge, the bridge is coupled with the outer-support wall of the second support along a living hinge, and the inner-support wall of the second support is coupled with the bridge of the second support along a living hinge.

9. The tape dispenser package of claim 8, wherein the lid is coupled with the rear wall along the living hinge and the front wall is formed to include a serrated cutting edge.

10. The tape dispenser package of claim 6, wherein the storage box includes a first end cap having a front-end wall formed to include anchor tabs and a rear-end wall formed to include tab-receiver slits, the front-end wall is coupled with the front wall along a living hinge, the rear-end wall is coupled with the rear wall along a living hinge, and the anchor tabs extend into the tab-receiver slits.

11. A tape dispenser package comprising:

a carton that includes:

a storage box formed to define an internal-storage cavity,

a lid coupled with the storage box along a living hinge and being movable selectively about the living hinge to allow and block access to the internal-storage cavity, and

tube mounts located in the storage box and the tube mounts include a first support formed to include at least one aperture therein and a second support formed to include at least one aperture therein.

12. The tape dispenser package of claim 11, further comprising a tube located in the internal-storage cavity of the storage box and the tube includes a first end located in the at least one aperture formed in the first support and a second end located in the at least one aperture formed in the second support.

13. The tape dispenser package of claim 12, further comprising a roll of tape arranged round the tube.

14. The tape dispenser package of claim 13, wherein the storage box is transparent and made of plastics materials.

15. The tape dispenser package of claim 11, wherein the second support includes an outer-support wall, an inner-support wall, and a bridge that extends between and interconnects the outer-support wall and the inner-support wall, the outer-support wall is generally parallel with the inner-support wall, and the bridge is generally perpendicular with the outer-support wall.

16. The tape dispenser package of claim 11, wherein the storage box includes a bottom wall, a front wall coupled with the bottom wall about a living hinge, and a rear wall spaced apart from the front wall and coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge, the first support is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge, and the second support is coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge.

17. The tape dispenser package of claim 16, wherein the storage box includes a hook receiver coupled with the bottom wall along a living hinge, the bottom wall is formed to include an aperture having a first shape, and the hook receiver is formed to include an aperture that has the first shape.

18. The tape dispenser package of claim 17, wherein the first support includes an outer-support wall coupled with the hook receiver along a living hinge, a bridge coupled with the outer-support wall along a living hinge, and an inner-support wall coupled with the bridge along a living hinge, the outer-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture included in the at least one aperture formed in the first support, and the inner-support wall of the first support is formed to include an aperture included in the at least one aperture formed in the first support.

19. The tape dispenser package of claim 16, wherein the lid is coupled with the rear wall along the living hinge and the front wall is formed to include a serrated cutting edge.

20. The tape dispenser package of claim 19, wherein the storage box includes a first end cap having a front-end wall formed to include anchor tabs and a rear-end wall formed to include tab-receiver slits, the front-end wall is coupled with the front wall along a living hinge, the rear-end wall is coupled with the rear wall along a living hinge, and the anchor tabs extend into the tab-receiver slits.