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1. A RECLOSABLE DISPENSING CARTON FORMED FROM A SINGLE PAPERBOARD BLANK SUITABLY CUT AND SCORED TO PROVIDE A PAIR OF OPPOSED MAIN PANELS, A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE PANELS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID MAIN PANELS, EACH OF SAID MAIN PANELS HAVING A FOLDING PANEL THEREIN DEFINED BY A LINE OF WEAKNESS AND AN ADJACENT RECLOSURE SCORE LINE, SAID RECLOSURE SCORE LINE BEING PARALLEL TO THE END EDGES OF THE MAIN PANEL, EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS HAVING THEREIN A LINE OF WEAKNESS MEETING THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE LINES OF WEAKNESS IN THE MAIN PANELS AND HAVING NON-CROSSING SCORE LINES EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE RECLOSURE SCORE LINES TO INTERSECTION WITH THE LINE OF WEAKNESS IN THE SIDE PANELS, EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS HAVING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR TUCKING TABS THEREIN DEFINED BY SAID NON-CROSSING SCORE LINES AND THE LINE OF WEAKNESS THEREIN, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FOLDING PANELS AND THE ANGLES FORMED BY THE NONCROSSING SCORE LINES WITH THE SIDE EDGES OF THE SIDE PANELS BEING SUCH THAT THE FOLDING PANELS WHEN FOLDED INWARDLY AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PORTION OF THE CARTON ABOVE THE LINES OF WEAKNES MEET EACH OTHER TO RECLOSE THE CARTON, SAID FOLDING PANELS HAVING A SPRING-LIKE CLOSING ACTION RESULTING FROM THE RESISTANCE TO DEFORMATION INHERENT IN THE SIDE PANELS FOR SNAPPING SAID FOLDING PANELS INTO RECLOSED POSITION AS THEY ARE FOLDED INWARDLY JUST BEYOND SAID NONCROSSING SCORE LINES, THE LINE OF WEAKNESS IN EACH SAID SIDE PANELS AND THE NON-CROSSING SCORE LINES DEFINING THE UPPER EDGE OF A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL UPWARDLY PROTRUDING PORTION OF EACH SIDE WALL WHICH IS ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN THE FOLDING PANELS IN THEIR INWARDLY FOLDED RECLOSED POSITION.
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1. A RECLOSABLE DISPENSING CARTON FORMED FROM A SINGLE PAPERBOARD BLANK SUITABLY CUT AND SCORED TO PROVIDE A PAIR OF OPPOSED MAIN PANELS, A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE PANELS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID MAIN PANELS, EACH OF SAID MAIN PANELS HAVING A FOLDING PANEL THEREIN DEFINED BY A LINE OF WEAKNESS AND AN ADJACENT RECLOSURE SCORE LINE, SAID RECLOSURE SCORE LINE BEING PARALLEL TO THE END EDGES OF THE MAIN PANEL, EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS HAVING THEREIN A LINE OF WEAKNESS MEETING THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE LINES OF WEAKNESS IN THE MAIN PANELS AND HAVING NON-CROSSING SCORE LINES EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE RECLOSURE SCORE LINES TO INTERSECTION WITH THE LINE OF WEAKNESS IN THE SIDE PANELS, EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS HAVING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR TUCKING TABS THEREIN DEFINED BY SAID NON-CROSSING SCORE LINES AND THE LINE OF WEAKNESS THEREIN, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FOLDING PANELS AND THE ANGLES FORMED BY THE NONCROSSING SCORE LINES WITH THE SIDE EDGES OF THE SIDE PANELS BEING SUCH THAT THE FOLDING PANELS WHEN FOLDED INWARDLY AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PORTION OF THE CARTON ABOVE THE LINES OF WEAKNES MEET EACH OTHER TO RECLOSE THE CARTON, SAID FOLDING PANELS HAVING A SPRING-LIKE CLOSING ACTION RESULTING FROM THE RESISTANCE TO DEFORMATION INHERENT IN THE SIDE PANELS FOR SNAPPING SAID FOLDING PANELS INTO RECLOSED POSITION AS THEY ARE FOLDED INWARDLY JUST BEYOND SAID NONCROSSING SCORE LINES, THE LINE OF WEAKNESS IN EACH SAID SIDE PANELS AND THE NON-CROSSING SCORE LINES DEFINING THE UPPER EDGE OF A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL UPWARDLY PROTRUDING PORTION OF EACH SIDE WALL WHICH IS ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN THE FOLDING PANELS IN THEIR INWARDLY FOLDED RECLOSED POSITION.
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Current AssigneeJames River-Dixie/Northern, Inc.
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Original AssigneeNorman J. Asman
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InventorsAsman, Norman J.
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Application NumberUS04/243,052Time in Patent Office872 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current229/101.2CPC Class CodesB65D 5/5405 for opening containers form...
