Tape dispenser package

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.

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.