Carton and method for making

Abstract

A carton and a method for making the carton, such as a box for packaging a medicine bottle. A sheet, such as a cardboard sheet, has creases dividing the sheet into panels. A first group of panels are bent along adjacent creases, and two of the panels of the first group are attached together, to create a box. At least one panel not of the first group is located outside the box and defines a creaseably-hinged outsert having two sides each preferably containing printed instructions. The creaseably-hinged outsert is removably and overlyingly attached to one of the panels of the first group, such as by hot-melt-tacking using a semi-pressure sensitive hot-melt adhesive. The user peels up the tacked portions of the creaseably-hinged outsert to read the instructions on both sides.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An unassembled carton comprising a sheet having a plurality of creases dividing the sheet into a multiplicity of panels, wherein a first group of the panels are bendable along adjacent creases, and two of the panels of the first group are attachable together, to create a box, wherein at least one panel not of the first group is disposable outside the box and defines a creaseably-hinged outsert, and wherein the outsert is removably and overlyingly attachable to one of the panels of the first group.  
     
     
         2 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1 , wherein the two panels of the first group are glueable together to create the box.  
     
     
         3 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1 , wherein the outsert is hot-melt-tackable to the one panel of the first group using a semi-pressure-sensitive hot-melt adhesive.  
     
     
         4 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1  wherein the sheet comprises cardboard.  
     
     
         5 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1 , wherein the box is a completely enclosed box.  
     
     
         6 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1 , wherein the outsert has first and second sides each including writing printed thereon.  
     
     
         7 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1 , wherein the at-least one panel defining the outsert comprises first and second outsert panels, wherein the first outsert panel is attached to the box by an adjacent one of the creases, and wherein the second outsert panel is attached to the first outsert panel by an adjacent one of the creases.  
     
     
         8 . The unassembled carton of  claim 7 , wherein the second outsert panel is foldable along the adjacent crease to the first outsert panel, is disposable between the one panel of the first group and the first outsert panel, and is removably and overlyingly attachable to the one panel of the first group.  
     
     
         9 . The unassembled carton of  claim 8 , wherein the second outsert panel includes writing printed thereon.  
     
     
         10 . The unassembled carton of  claim 1 , 
 wherein the two panels of the first group are glueable together to create the box, p 1  wherein the outsert is hot-melt-tackable to the one panel of the first group using a semi-pressure-sensitive hot-melt adhesive,    wherein the sheet comprises cardboard,    wherein the box is a completely enclosed box, and    wherein the outsert has first and second sides each including writing printed thereon.    
     
     
         11 . An assembled carton comprising a sheet having a plurality of creases dividing the sheet into a multiplicity of panels, wherein a first group of the panels are bent along adjacent creases, and two of the panels of the first group are attached together, to create a box, wherein at least one panel not of the first group is disposed outside the box and defines a creaseably-hinged outsert, and wherein the outsert is removably and overlyingly attached to one of the panels of the box.  
     
     
         12 . The assembled carton of  claim 11 , wherein the two panels of the first group are glued together to create the box.  
     
     
         13 . The assembled carton of  claim 11 , wherein the outsert is hot-melt-tacked to the one panel of the box using a semi-pressure-sensitive hot-melt adhesive.  
     
     
         14 . The assembled carton of  claim 11  wherein the sheet comprises cardboard.  
     
     
         15 . The assembled carton of  claim 11 , wherein the box is a completely enclosed box.  
     
     
         16 . The assembled carton of  claim 11 , wherein the outsert has first and second sides each including writing printed thereon.  
     
     
         17 . The assembled carton of  claim 11 , wherein the at-least one panel defining the outsert comprises first and second outsert panels, wherein the first outsert panel is attached the box by an adjacent one of the creases, and wherein the second outsert panel is attached to the first outsert panel by an adjacent one of the creases.  
     
     
         18 . The assembled carton of  claim 17 , wherein the second outsert panel is folded along the adjacent crease to the first outsert panel, is disposed between the one panel of the box and the first outsert panel, and is removably and overlyingly attached to the one panel of the box.  
     
     
         19 . The assembled carton of  claim 18 , wherein the second outsert panel includes writing printed thereon.  
     
     
         20 . The assembled carton of  claim 11 , 
 wherein the two panels of the first group are glued together to create the box,    wherein the outsert is hot-melt-tacked to the one panel of the box using a semi-pressure-sensitive hot-melt adhesive,    wherein the sheet comprises cardboard,    wherein the box is a completely enclosed box, and    wherein the outsert has first and second sides each including writing printed thereon.    
     
     
         21 . A method for making a carton comprising the steps of: 
 a) obtaining a sheet having a plurality of creases dividing the sheet into a multiplicity of panels;    b) bending a first group of the panels along adjacent creases, and attaching together two of the panels of the first group, so as to create a box, wherein at least one panel not of the first group is disposed outside the box and defines a creaseably-hinged outsert; and    c) removably and overlyingly attaching the outsert to one of the panels of the first group.    
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein step b) includes gluing together the two panels of the first group.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein step c) includes hot-melt-tacking the outsert to the one panel of the first group using a semi-pressure-sensitive hot-melt adhesive.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the sheet comprises cardboard.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the box is a completely enclosed box.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the outsert has first and second sides, and also including the step of printing writing on the first and second sides.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the at-least one panel defining the outsert comprises first and second outsert panels, wherein the first outsert panel is attached to the box by an adjacent one of the creases, and wherein the second outsert panel is attached to the first outsert panel by an adjacent one of the creases.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , also including the steps of folding the second outsert panel along the adjacent crease to the first outsert panel, disposing the second outsert panel between the one panel of the first group and the first outsert panel, and removably and overlyingly attaching the second outsert panel to the one panel of the first group.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , also including the step of printing writing on the second outsert panel.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 21 , 
 wherein the two panels of the first group are glued together to create the box,    wherein the outsert is hot-melt-tacked to the one panel of the first group using a semi-pressure-sensitive hot-melt adhesive,    wherein the sheet comprises cardboard,    wherein the box is a completely enclosed box, and    wherein the outsert has first and second sides each including writing printed thereon.