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Reclosable dispenser carton and blank therefor

  • US 4,609,142 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1985
  • Issued: 09/02/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A slide top recloseable dispenser carton comprising:

  • opposed rectangular front and rear walls disposed in spaced parallel relationship;

    first and second opposed side walls disposed in spaced parallel relationship and extending between and connecting said front and rear walls, said first side wall including inner and outer panels disposed in face-to-face contacting relationship, said outer panel of said first side wall including a base portion adhered to the inner panel thereof and a hinged portion rotatable about said base portion thereof toward and away from the inner panel;

    a bottom wall connected to and extending between the base portion of said first side wall, said second side wall and said front and rear walls; and

    a top wall comprising a top support panel articulated to said second side wall and defining the innermost portion of said top wall, said top support panel including an aperture extending therethrough, a slide panel articulated to the hinged portion of the outer panel of said first side wall, said slide panel being disposed in face-to-face contact with said top support panel and covering the aperture therein, and inner and outer top closure panels articulated respectively to said rear and front panels and being folded over said slide panel, said inner top closure panel including an aperture substantially identical to the aperture in said top support panel and disposed in register therewith, said outer top closure panel including an array of perforations defining a removable closure flap in register with the apertures in said inner top closure panel and said top support panel, whereby rotation of said hinged portion of said first side wall enables movement of the slide panel relative to the apertures in the top wall, said top support panel extending substantially the entire distance between said front and rear panels of said carton, whereby said front and rear panels frictionally support said top support panel in a plane generally orthogonal to the first and second side walls of the carton.

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