Roll product shipping, storage, and display carton

Abstract

A carton for shipping, storing, and displaying rolls of material is disclosed. The carton comprises a front wall including a removable panel, with a reinforced panel provided above the removable panel and a lower panel extending across the front wall provided below the removable panel. During shipping, the removable panel strengthen the walls of the carton. At the destination, the removable panel is easily removed to allow access to the rolls in the carton. The reinforced panel allows the rolls to rest against the carton without tipping.

1 . A carton for use in shipping and displaying a plurality of roll products, the carton comprising: 
 a container having an enclosed bottom end and an open top end;    an opening sized and dimensioned to be greater in length than one half of the length of the roll products provided in a side of the container;    a reinforced bridging panel extending horizontally above the opening; and    a lower panel extending horizontally below the opening, such that the upper reinforcement panel, the lower panel, and the adjacent sides of the enclosure frame the opening.    
     
     
         2 . The carton as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the upper reinforcement panel comprises a portion of the container that is folded over and coupled to another portion of the container.  
     
     
         3 . The carton as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the reinforced bridging panel comprises an elongate reinforcement member coupled to a portion of the container extending horizontally above the opening.  
     
     
         4 . The carton as defined in  claim 3 , wherein the elongate reinforcement member comprises a metal rod.  
     
     
         5 . The carton as defined in  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the opening is covered with a removable panel.  
     
     
         6 . The carton as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the reinforced bridging panel comprises an elongate reinforcement member coupled to a portion of the container extending horizontally above a top edge of the removable panel, and another portion of the enclosure folded over and coupled to the portion of the container extending horizontally and above the top edge of the removable panel.  
     
     
         7 . The carton as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the removable panel comprises a portion of the container circumscribed by a score line provided in the container.  
     
     
         8 . The carton as defined in  claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the score line is perforated.  
     
     
         9 . The carton as defined in  claim 5 , further comprising a finger hole provided in an edge of the removable panel.  
     
     
         10 . The carton as defined in  claim 5 , wherein an opening is defined in the carton between the removable panel and the upper reinforcement panel.  
     
     
         11 . The carton as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a shipping box sized and dimensioned to enclose the open top end of the container.  
     
     
         12 . The carton as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the roll products are rolls of gift wrap.  
     
     
         13 . A carton for shipping and displaying rolls of material, the carton comprising: 
 a container having an enclosed bottom end and an open top end;    a removable panel provided in a side of the container;    a reinforced panel extending horizontally across the container between the open end of the container and the removable panel; and    a shipping container having an enclosed top and an open bottom, the shipping container being sized and dimensioned to extend over and enclose the open top end of the container;    wherein the shipping container is provided on the container during shipping, and the shipping container and removable panel are removed to display product at a sales location.    
     
     
         14 . The carton as described in  claim 13 , wherein the reinforced panel comprises a stiff elongate member coupled to the reinforced panel and extending horizontally across at least a portion of the enclosure.  
     
     
         15 . The carton as described in  claim 13 , wherein the reinforced member comprises a portion of the container folded over another portion of the container.  
     
     
         16 . The carton as described in  claim 13 , wherein the removable panel comprises a portion of the container separated from the reinforced panel by an open area and circumscribed by a perforated line.  
     
     
         17 . The carton as described in  claim 13 , further comprising a lower panel provided between the enclosed bottom of the container and the reinforced panel.  
     
     
         18 . A method for providing a shipping carton for rolls of material, the method comprising the following steps: 
 a container having an open top and an enclosed bottom;    perforating the container to form a removable panel circumscribed by an upper panel extending horizontally above the removable panel, a lower panel extending horizontally below the removable panel, and adjacent side walls extending along the sides of the removable panel;    sectioning the upper panel into an upper and a lower part; and    folding the lower part to overlap the upper part, forming a reinforced bridging panel extending horizontally above the removable panel.    
     
     
         18 . The method as defined in  claim 17 , further comprising the step of adhering the lower part of the upper panel to the upper part of the upper panel.  
     
     
         19 . The method as defined in  claim 17 , further comprising the step of providing a stiff elongate member between the upper part and the lower part of the bridging panel.  
     
     
         20 . The method as defined in  claim 17 , wherein the stiff elongate member comprises at least one of a wire or a metal rod.  
     
     
         21 . The method as defined in  claim 17 , further comprising the step of cutting the lower part of the upper panel from the removable panel and from the adjacent sides to facilitate folding of the lower part over the upper part of the panel.