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Carton having pour spout with cover strip

  • US 4,168,003 A
  • Filed: 07/24/1978
  • Issued: 09/18/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A carton including:

  • a rectangular tube comprising side wall panels connected along vertical fold lines;

    a bottom closure comprising at least two overlapping flaps extending from the lower edges of said side wall panels; and

    a top closure comprisinga first rectangular flap extending generally perpendicularly from an upper edge of a first one of said side wall panels,a second flap extending generally perpendicularly from an upper edge of a second one of said wall panels in overlying relationship to said first flap, said second flap including a tab member connected to the flap at a fold line paralleling the upper edge of the side wall panel and wing members extending outwardly from fold lines defining the opposite side edges of said tab member,a third flap extending generally perpendicularly from an upper edge of a third one of said side wall panels in overlying relationship to said second flap, said third flap including an opening therethrough aligned with said tab member, said opening being slightly wider than said tab member, anda fourth flap extending generally perpendicularly from an upper edge of a fourth one of said side wall panels in overlying relationship to said third flap, said fourth flap including a generally rectangular tear strip overlying said tab member and opening, one of said third and fourth flaps being intermediate said first and second flaps,said tear strip being partially removable, remaining connected to said fourth flap at a fold line defining one edge of said tear strip,each of said third and fourth flaps further including a narrow, generally D-shaped flap defined by a straight fold line and a curved score line, said D-shaped flaps being aligned with each other;

    said tear strip further including a relatively short tuck flap adjacent its free end, said tuck flap being receivable in an opening formed by deforming the aligned D-shaped flaps inwardly.

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