An enclosed carton is provided that allows a product to be shipped, displayed, and dispensed all from the same carton. An enclosed carton is filled with product, sealed, and shipped to its destination. The carton can be "cracked" in half along a tear line and the back half is hinged downward to set the carton upright on its sealed ends, with one-half facing outward and the other half facing inward. A detachable dispenser, large enough to dispense product, is removed from the lower front half of the carton. Once the front half is emptied of product, it can either be detached from the back half at the tear line or remain as void filler on the shelf. The carton then is rotated 180 degrees at its base and a detachable dispenser, large enough to dispense product, is removed from the lower end of the back half of the carton.

The present invention relates to an inner container configured for shipping, storing, and displaying products. The container comprises upper and lower portions linked by a discontinuous line of weakness, wherein the upper portions collectively form a container top section that can be easily and cleanly removed and disposed of, while the lower portions collectively form a container bottom section that is retained for displaying contained products.

This invention is concerned with display units made by folding blanks cut from cardboard, or other flat material, into three-dimensional forms. In particular, the invention provides a brochure display unit, a gravity-fed product dispensing unit and an alternative gravity-fed product dispensing unit featuring an internal false bottom. There is provided the preferred shape of each of the at least two blanks required to form the display units. There is also provided the methods of assembling the finished units from each of the given blanks. The invention features a unique multi-piece construction that minimises the amount of waste material created whilst cutting the blanks from the material sheet; a method of construction that allows the units to be assembled with a minimum of skilled labour and exposure by that labour to potentially dangerous hot gluing operations; and allows the partially assembled units to be transported in a collapsed, or `flat`, state and erected quickly and easily once in position for use.

A carton with an improved dispensing feature at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton, while enabling the display and enhanced access and vending of containers within the carton.

A combination shipping and display container includes a unitary blank of material foldable into a substantially rectangular container for receiving one or more items packed therein. The container has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and first and second side walls. The container has a line of continuous perforations extending across the rear wall, the first side wall, the front wall and the second side wall for dividing the container into a first or tear away top section and a second or bottom section. The perforations in the first and second side walls define curved slopes extending between the rear wall and the front wall. The top section may be torn away from the bottom section along the perforations formed in the container for converting the bottom section into a display container for displaying the one or more items, commonly referred to as primary packages, packed in the container. In one embodiment, after the top section has been removed, the display container in made up of the bottom wall, the rear wall and portions of the front wall and the first and second side walls.