Content-identifying carton structure
First Claim
1. A multi-purpose carton incorporating a content-identifying arrangement, said carton comprising integral front panel, rear panel, end panel and side panel structures hingedly joined along a plurality of fold lines to provide a foldable, parallelepiped carton configuration, a flap hingedly joined to an outer edge of only one of said panels, and adapted to underlie a second of said panels in surface contact therewith and being pivotal away from said second panel, about said outer edge, in the erected condition of said carton and forming a carton closure, said flap having carton content-identifying legends imprinted on the surface facing said second panel;
- a plurality of tuck-tabs in a linearly spaced array cut into said second panel so as to be joined thereto along a single hinge line and being arranged to overlie said flap coextensive with said flap, said underlying flap terminating substantially in alignment with the hinge line of said tuck-tabs, each of said tuck-tabs being selectively depressable to engage rearwardly of said flap in coextensive surface contact therewith to provide visual access to printing on said flap in registry with the location of said depressed tuck-tab indicative of the contents in said carton without the necessity of opening said carton.
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Abstract
A multi-purpose carton and, more particularly, a folding paperboard carton incorporating content-identifying structure enabling identification of the carton contents without necessitating the opening of the carton. Moreover, also disclosed is a paperboard blank for forming the carton.
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8 Claims
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1. A multi-purpose carton incorporating a content-identifying arrangement, said carton comprising integral front panel, rear panel, end panel and side panel structures hingedly joined along a plurality of fold lines to provide a foldable, parallelepiped carton configuration, a flap hingedly joined to an outer edge of only one of said panels, and adapted to underlie a second of said panels in surface contact therewith and being pivotal away from said second panel, about said outer edge, in the erected condition of said carton and forming a carton closure, said flap having carton content-identifying legends imprinted on the surface facing said second panel;
- a plurality of tuck-tabs in a linearly spaced array cut into said second panel so as to be joined thereto along a single hinge line and being arranged to overlie said flap coextensive with said flap, said underlying flap terminating substantially in alignment with the hinge line of said tuck-tabs, each of said tuck-tabs being selectively depressable to engage rearwardly of said flap in coextensive surface contact therewith to provide visual access to printing on said flap in registry with the location of said depressed tuck-tab indicative of the contents in said carton without the necessity of opening said carton.
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