POUR SPOUT CARTON HAVING A HINGED RECLOSABLE LID
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1. A carton blank formed from foldable material for fabricating a reclosable pour spout carton comprising:
- a. a plurality of spaced parallel side wall panels and spaced parallel end wall panels connected to one another along substantially parallel fold lines;
b. a hinged carton closure member integral with said blank and foldably attached thereto along one of said side wall panels, said hinged carton closure member comprising a plurality of flanges including a first flange detachably connected to said side wall panel, an intermediate flange foldably connected to said first flange, a second flange foldably connected to the opposite side of said intermediate flange and a glue flap detachably connected to the opposite edge of said second flange;
c. bottom closure flaps foldably connected to the bottom edges of each of said spaced side and end wall panels;
d. top closure flaps foldably attached to the upper edges of said side wall panels, one of said end wall panels and each of said hinged carton closure flanges;
e. hinged fold lines in said top closure flaps which extend from the ends of said detachable connections in said hinged carton closure member; and
, f. a locking flap for said hinged carton closure member foldably attached to the upper edge of another of said end wall panels.
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A reclosable pour spout carton is disclosed which may have a grease proof holdout coating on the inside thereof, and which includes a plurality of side and end wall panels, a plurality of top and bottom closure flaps and a hinged cover member. The carton blank is secured together along a manufacturers joint located in the central portion of one of the side wall panels and is straight line glued with two unbroken glue applications and three folds to bond interior surfaces to exterior surfaces only.
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1. A carton blank formed from foldable material for fabricating a reclosable pour spout carton comprising:
- a. a plurality of spaced parallel side wall panels and spaced parallel end wall panels connected to one another along substantially parallel fold lines;
b. a hinged carton closure member integral with said blank and foldably attached thereto along one of said side wall panels, said hinged carton closure member comprising a plurality of flanges including a first flange detachably connected to said side wall panel, an intermediate flange foldably connected to said first flange, a second flange foldably connected to the opposite side of said intermediate flange and a glue flap detachably connected to the opposite edge of said second flange;
c. bottom closure flaps foldably connected to the bottom edges of each of said spaced side and end wall panels;
d. top closure flaps foldably attached to the upper edges of said side wall panels, one of said end wall panels and each of said hinged carton closure flanges;
e. hinged fold lines in said top closure flaps which extend from the ends of said detachable connections in said hinged carton closure member; and
, f. a locking flap for said hinged carton closure member foldably attached to the upper edge of another of said end wall panels.
- a. a plurality of spaced parallel side wall panels and spaced parallel end wall panels connected to one another along substantially parallel fold lines;
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2. The carton blank of claim 1 wherein said detachable connections each comprise perforated lines.
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3. The carton blank of claim 1 wherein said detachable connections each comprise removable tear strip portions.
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4. A reinforced pour spout carton having a hinged reclosable lid formed from a single blank of paperboard or the like comprising:
- a. a plurality of rectangularly arranged wall panels connected together to form a carton outer shell and including a pair of opposed end wall panels, and a pair of opposed side wall panels, one of said side wall panels being formed from two half-width side wall flaps which overlap one another only at their extreme ends to form a glued manufacturers joint in substantially the central portion thereof;
b. a hinged carton closure member foldably attached to one of said side wall panels and comprising a plurality of flanges which partially overlap a carton end wall panel and two adjacent side wall panels in the closed condition of said carton;
c. bottom closure flaps foldably connected to the bottom edges of each of said opposed side and end wall panels;
d. top closure flaps foldably attached to the upper edges of said side wall panels, one of said end wall panels and each of said hinged carton closure flanges; and
, e. a locking flap for said hinged carton closure member foldably attached to the upper edge of another of said end wall panels.
- a. a plurality of rectangularly arranged wall panels connected together to form a carton outer shell and including a pair of opposed end wall panels, and a pair of opposed side wall panels, one of said side wall panels being formed from two half-width side wall flaps which overlap one another only at their extreme ends to form a glued manufacturers joint in substantially the central portion thereof;
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