Envelopes – wrappers – and paperboard boxes – Paperboard box – Nonunitary – peelable closure or securing element
Patent
1989-12-29
1991-03-26
Elkins, Gary E.
Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
Paperboard box
Nonunitary, peelable closure or securing element
2066312, 206633, 22912509, B65D 554
Patent
active
050022229
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a carton blank and a carton made therefrom which can be readily opened by consumers and yet which does not require extra thickening for balancing the carton or add appreciably to the amount of plastic present on the container. The invention comprises a carton blank including a die cut on one of the panels. The die cut intersects the upper score line of the panel at at least two points and creates an area of the panel which can be readily removed to form an opening. Preferably, the die cut extends beyond the score line onto the top minor flap adjacent the panel. Covering the die cut is a tape which adheres at least to the area within the die cut and by means of which the area of the die cut can be removed from the plane of the panel, thereby opening the carton. Preferably, the tape adheres removably to at least a portion of the area of the panel not within the die cut so that the tape keeps the die cut area within the plane of the panel when it is desired to have the carton closed, yet can be lifted by the consumer to remove the die cut area from the plane of the panel.
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Elkins Gary E.
Lever Brothers Company
McGowan, Jr. Gerard J.
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