Carton closure releasable by deformation
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1. A box comprising:
- a base portion having a front panel and two side panels each joined with the front panel at an angled corner, and recess means between the front panel and each side panel at the respective corners,and a lid portion having a normally flat front panel from which two locking tabs extend in the plane of the panel and constitute extensions of the panel in opposed directions, each tab being adapted to engage in a respective recess means when the lid portion is closed against the base portion, said front panel of said lid portion being resiliently deformable by finger pressure applied between the tabs, to assume a curved shape in which the direct distance between the tabs decreases, thereby withdrawing the tabs from engagement in the recess means.
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Abstract
A box includes a base portion and a lid portion. The base portion has at least two lateral panels which are joined together at an angled corner, and a recess is provided between the lateral panels at the corner. The lid portion includes a closure panel from which a locking tab extends, the locking tab being adapted to engage the recess when the lid portion is closed against the base portion. The closure panel is capable of curvilinear deformation by finger pressure, so that the locking tab can be withdrawn from engagement in the recess, thus permitting the box to be opened.
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8 Claims
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1. A box comprising:
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a base portion having a front panel and two side panels each joined with the front panel at an angled corner, and recess means between the front panel and each side panel at the respective corners, and a lid portion having a normally flat front panel from which two locking tabs extend in the plane of the panel and constitute extensions of the panel in opposed directions, each tab being adapted to engage in a respective recess means when the lid portion is closed against the base portion, said front panel of said lid portion being resiliently deformable by finger pressure applied between the tabs, to assume a curved shape in which the direct distance between the tabs decreases, thereby withdrawing the tabs from engagement in the recess means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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