Sheet dispensing carton

Abstract

A dispensing carton for interfolded sheets is disclosed. The carton has integral stationary means for enabling dispensing of the sheets through a single dispensing opening in a stationary wall portion of the carton to provide substantially droop-free pop-up dispensing of one sheet at a time. The carton has top, front, rear, bottom and end walls. The means for dispensing has means for defining a “T”-shaped dispensing opening having an elongate head portion which is centrally disposed in the top wall of the carton and which has a linear back edge, a stem portion that extends downwardly through a medial portion of the front wall of the carton, and a flared portion having arcuate edges disposed intermediate the head portion and the stem portion. The opening is configured to be sufficiently constrictive to enable substantially droop-free pop-up dispensing of one sheet at a time.

1 . A dispensing carton for interfolded sheets which carton comprises integral stationary means for enabling dispensing of said interfolded sheets through a single dispensing opening in a stationary wall portion of said carton and providing substantially droop-free pop-up dispensing of one sheet of said interfolded sheets at a time, said carton being sized to contain a bundle of said interfolded sheets, said carton having top, front, rear, bottom and end walls, said means for dispensing comprising means for defining a “T”-shaped dispensing opening comprising an elongate head portion which is centrally disposed in said top wall of said carton and which has a linear back edge, a stem portion which extends downwardly through a medial portion of said front wall of said carton, and a radiused portion having arcuate edges disposed intermediate said elongate head portion and said stem portion, wherein the width of said elongate head portion ranges from 0.375 inches to about 1.00 inches, and said opening being configured to be sufficiently constrictive with respect to withdrawing single sheets therethrough to enable substantially droop-free pop-up dispensing of one sheet at a time. 
     
     
         2 . The dispensing carton of  claim 1  wherein said interfolded sheets are facial tissues. 
     
     
         3 . The dispensing carton of  claim 1  wherein the length of said elongate head portion ranges from about 4.5 inches to about 6.5 inches and a width ranging from 0.375 inches to about 1.00 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The dispensing carton of  claim 1  wherein said stem portion intersects the juncture between said front wall and said top wall, and extends orthogonally into said top wall therefrom whereby the intersection of said stem portion and said radiused portion is spaced from the juncture of said front wall with said top wall. 
     
     
         5 . The dispensing carton of  claim 1  wherein said means for defining said dispensing opening is a smoothly contoured cut edge about the entire perimeter of said dispensing opening. 
     
     
         6 . The dispensing carton of  claim 1  wherein said means for defining said dispensing opening is a smoothly contoured removable panel. 
     
     
         7 . The dispensing carton of  claim 1  wherein said one sheet forms an angle relative to said top wall of said carton, θ, ranging from about 80° to about 90°.