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Flip-top reclosable carton and blank for making the same

US5673849A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1996
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D5/5415
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A side-filled, flip-top reclosable carton composed of a unitary, continuous blank, comprises opposing top and bottom walls, opposing front and back walls, and opposing first and second side walls. The first and second side walls and the front wall include a continuous horizontal tear element for opening up the carton from a sealed form to form a lid hingedly attached to a base section. The first and second side walls include respective first and second top minor flaps hingedly connected to opposing ends of the top wall. The first and second side walls include respective first and second web flaps hingedly connected at upper edges thereof. The first web flap is hingedly connected to the first top minor flap along a first diagonal score line, and the second web flap is hingedly connected to the second top minor flap along a second diagonal score line.

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