Claims
- 1. A container for holding a multiplicity of cylindrical cans, each can of the multiplicity of cylindrical cans being similarly dimensioned and having a diameter and height, the container comprising:a rear wall with a height defined by a whole multiple of can diameters each can diameter being about 6.6 cm; a front wall having an upper lip with a height less than the rear wall by a difference of about 1.5 can diameters; a bottom wall with a length defined by a whole multiple of can diameters; a top wall with a length at least 6.6 cm less than the length of the bottom wall; and two side walls, the side walls joining the front wall and top wall at angle exceeding about 90° the side walls separated by the height of a can, the height being about 12.5 cm; wherein the upper lip of the front wall is longitudinal to the longitudinal cans when the cans are within the container.
- 2. The container of claim 1 wherein all the walls are comprised of having paper.
- 3. The container of claim 1 further including a handle, the handle defined by a cut out area centrally located on the top wall.
- 4. A method for modifying a carton for holding a multiplicity of similarly dimensioned cylindrical cans, each can having a diameter and a height, the method of modifying the container as follows:providing a rectangular paper container having six rectangular walls including two side walls having about the same dimensions and a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall and the rear wall having about same dimensions and a top wall and a bottom wall, the top wall and bottom wall having about the same dimensions and being separated by a distance equal to the height of a can; and scoring some of the paper of the container to define a section of the container, the removal of which will leave the container with a front wall having a height less than the rear wall by a difference of about 1.5 can diameters and a top wall with a length at least 6.6 cm less than the length of the bottom wall; and the side walls joining the front wall and top wall at angle exceeding about 90° the side walls separated by the height of a can, the height being about 12.5 cm.
- 5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of removing the section of the container.
- 6. A container modified according to the method as set forth in claim 4.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/542,661, filed Apr. 4, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,283,293.
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Continuations (1)
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