Aspects of the invention relate to an expandable carton (90) which can be opened from a closed state having a first capacity, into an opened state having a second, greater capacity such that ice or other additional articles can be loaded into the expanded carton along with the original articles housed therein. The carton (90) comprises: a top wall (12), a bottom wall (16), a first side wall (14), and a second side wall (18) hingedly connected to one another to form a tubular structure. The carton (90) additionally comprises a first end wall (22a, 24a, 26a, 28a) and a second end wall (22b, 24b, 26b, 28b), each of said end walls (22a, 24a, 26a, 28a; 22b, 24b, 26b, 28b) for enclosing an open end of the tubular structure of the carton.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier. The article carrier has a plurality of panels including a handle panel and opposed side panels. The opposed side panels are hingedly connected to opposing ends of the handle panel and are disposed about the group of articles on opposing sides thereof. A first side panel is adhered to one of the two or more articles and a second side panel is adhered to another one of the two or more articles to form a package.

A foldable food carton including a lid portion; a bottom portion; and a viewable tab attached to the lid portion, wherein the tab comprises one or more of alphabetic text, numeric text, QR code, bar code, graphic, design, or combination thereof printed on the tab. A method of assembling a carton with a viewable tab, including providing a carton in an unfolded configuration, and folding the carton into an assembled configuration, wherein upon folding the carton into the assembled configuration the tab moves from a first position to a second position.

A cover for at least partially overlying a tray holding one or more containers includes a central panel, at least one end flap foldably connected to the central panel, and at least one attachment flap foldably connected to the central panel, the at least one attachment flap includes a base portion and an attachment portion separably connected to the base portion, the attachment portion for being attached to a portion of the tray.

The present disclosure relates to a carrier apparatus primarily for carrying containers having food products therein; but secondarily for carrying containers having any type of products contained therein. Specifically, the carrier apparatus of the present invention allows a user to transport various amounts and types of containers securely, minimizing disturbance to products, such as food products, contained therein. More specifically, the carrier apparatus of the present invention comprises a first configuration for carrying a first amount of containers and a second configuration for carrying a second amount of containers.

A display container includes a rear panel, two side panels, a first support structure enclosing first edges of the two side panels and the rear panel, a second structure distancing from the first support structure for enclosing second edges of the two side panels and the rear panel, and a reception cavity formed thereby. The display container is featured that the first support structure is foldable along fold lines and formed by a first planar panel, a face panel, a first interior panel and a foot flap in order. A cutout is formed on the first interior panel and is described by a restraint edge. The foot flap retains against the rear panel; the foot flap has at least one tongue registering at least one tongue slit defined at the rear panel.

A shipping and dispensing construct for engaging a plurality of product holding containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the shipping and dispensing construct and comprising a front panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one back panel. The shipping and dispensing construct further includes dispensing features for removal of a group of the plurality of the product holding containers, the dispensing features including a plurality of dispensing portions comprising at least a portion of at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel, the dispensing portions being separable from a remainder of the shipping and dispensing construct for allowing access to a group of the plurality of product holding containers.

The present disclosure relates to a carrier apparatus primarily for carrying containers having food products therein; but secondarily for carrying containers having any type of products contained therein. Specifically, the carrier apparatus of the present invention allows a user to transport various amounts and types of containers securely, minimizing disturbance to products, such as food products, contained therein. More specifically, the carrier apparatus of the present invention comprises a first configuration for carrying a first amount of containers and a second configuration for carrying a second amount of containers.

The disclosed systems and methods relate to improved tamper-proof cases for securely storing and shipping products. A case can include a back panel, two sidewalls, an upper foldable section, and a lower foldable section. Each of the features of the case can be manufactured on a single sheet of material. The upper and lower foldable sections include panels having apertures for holding the top and bottom of a product, respectively. The upper foldable section includes one or more fasteners that secures the upper foldable section to the sidewalls. Once secured, the products cannot be removed from the case without showing evidence of the removal. The disclosed systems also provide a tear strip and/or a tear corner that can be used to release the products from the sealed case.

A packaging for packaging a determined number of individual articles includes a packaging case and a use indicator insert, which includes a transverse plate having individual access openings for an individual article, and having, around each individual access opening, an individual precut system, which at least partially surrounds the individual access opening, each individual precut system determining, after breaking, an individual extraction opening which encompasses the individual access opening and which has at least one transverse extraction dimension which is greater than a corresponding transverse dimension of the corresponding individual access opening. The packaging also has an anchoring means for ensuring the anchoring of the use indicator insert in the packaging case.