Perforated panel for bottle packaging

Abstract

A perforated panel assembly disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack includes a first perforation extending from a customer access portion on a top side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack. The first perforation includes a portion thereof positioned on a first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a first plane. A second perforation extends from the customer access portion on the top side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack. The second perforation includes a portion thereof positioned on the first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a second plane. The first plane is oriented obliquely to the second plane.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A perforated panel assembly disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack, the panel assembly comprising:
 a first perforation extending from a customer access portion on a top side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack, the first perforation including a portion thereof positioned on a first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a first plane; and   a second perforation extending from the customer access portion on the top side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack, the second perforation including a portion thereof positioned on the first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a second plane,   wherein the first plane is oriented obliquely to the second plane.   
     
     
         2 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first plane is oriented obliquely to the second plane such that the first and second planes intersect outside of the first side. 
     
     
         3 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first plane is oriented obliquely to the second plane such that the first and second planes intersect within the first side. 
     
     
         4 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the top side generally defines a top plane, and wherein the first plane is perpendicular to the top plane. 
     
     
         5 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the top side generally defines a top plane, and wherein the first plane is perpendicular to the top plane. 
     
     
         6 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the customer access portion is nearer to a second side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack opposite the first side than to the first side. 
     
     
         7 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the customer access portion is nearer to a second side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack opposite the first side than to the first side. 
     
     
         8 . A perforated panel assembly disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack, the panel assembly comprising:
 a top side generally defining a top plane;   a first perforation extending from a customer access portion on the top side, the first perforation including a portion thereof positioned on a first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a first plane oriented obliquely to the top plane; and   a second perforation extending from the customer access portion on the top side, the second perforation including a portion thereof positioned on the first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a second plane,   wherein the first plane is oriented obliquely to the second plane.   
     
     
         9 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the second plane is oriented obliquely to the top plane. 
     
     
         10 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the first plane is oriented relative to the second plane such that the first and second planes intersect outside of the first side. 
     
     
         11 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the first plane is oriented relative to the second plane such that the first and second planes intersect within the first side. 
     
     
         12 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the first plane is perpendicular to the top plane. 
     
     
         13 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first plane is perpendicular to the top plane. 
     
     
         14 . A perforated panel assembly disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack, the panel assembly comprising:
 a top side generally defining a top plane;   a first perforation extending from a customer access portion on the top side, the first perforation including a portion thereof positioned on a first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a first plane oriented obliquely to the top plane; and   a second perforation extending from the customer access portion on the top side, the second perforation including a portion thereof positioned on the first side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack and defining a second plane oriented obliquely to the top plane,   wherein the first plane is parallel to the second plane.   
     
     
         15 . The perforated panel assembly of  claim 14 , wherein customer access portion is nearer to a second side of the shrink-wrapped bottle pack opposite the first side than to the first side.