Envelopes – wrappers – and paperboard boxes – Paperboard box – Compartmented
Patent
1994-02-14
1994-11-22
Elkins, Gary E.
Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
Paperboard box
Compartmented
22912011, 22912018, 229149, 229272, B65D 548, B65D 554
Patent
active
053661419
ABSTRACT:
A recloseable paperboard container includes a bottom wall, opposing front and back walls, and opposing side walls. The back wall includes a first major top flap connected to an upper transverse edge of the back wall, the first major top flap having a top edge lock tab protruding from an outer edge of the first major top flap. The front wall includes a second major top flap connected to an upper transverse edge of the front wall, the second major top flap having a top edge slit disposed on the upper transverse edge of the front wall. The container is sealed either by securing the second major top flap over the first major top flap using adhesive, or by securing the first major top flap over the second major top flap through engagement of the top edge lock tab with the top edge slit. An integral tear strip extends across the second major top flap and is used to open a container sealed by securing the second major top flap over the first major top flap. After the container is initially opened, it is reclosed by engaging the top edge lock tab with the top edge slit. A minor top flap includes a "broken set" tab for indicating that the container has been previously opened and that a product has been removed.
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Elkins Gary E.
Federal-Mogul Corporation
Shurupoff Lawrence J.
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