Clamshell style carton
First Claim
1. A carton blank comprising first and second units including bottom and top units each including a base and front, rear and side panels connected to said base along fold lines, said units being hingedly joined together along a fold line joining together said rear panels, said first unit side panels being of a greater width than said first unit rear panel to form seats, and said second unit side panels carrying along fold lines disposed remote from said first unit base reversible seat members for seating on said seats, stop means being formed in each first unit side panel seat adjacent a front end portion of said seat.
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Abstract
A clamshell type carton bottom having integrally connected thereto a domed top with upper portions of side and front panels of the carton bottom defining seats on which there are seated seat members carried by side and front panels of the top and reversely turned so as to slope upwardly and outwardly while the side and front panels slope downwardly and outwardly. Each side panel of the bottom adjacent the front panel of the bottom is provided with a cut line which defines stop means so as to limit the movement of the top into the bottom when the carton is being closed. Further, the bottom front panel is provided with a locking flap which carries a locking tab which engages over the front seat member of the top to lock the top in place relative to the bottom.
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17 Claims
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1. A carton blank comprising first and second units including bottom and top units each including a base and front, rear and side panels connected to said base along fold lines, said units being hingedly joined together along a fold line joining together said rear panels, said first unit side panels being of a greater width than said first unit rear panel to form seats, and said second unit side panels carrying along fold lines disposed remote from said first unit base reversible seat members for seating on said seats, stop means being formed in each first unit side panel seat adjacent a front end portion of said seat.
- 2. A carton blank comprising first and second units including bottom and top units each including a base and front, rear and side panels connected to said base along fold lines, said units being hingedly joined together along a fold line joining together said rear panels, said first unit side panels being of a greater width than said first unit rear panel to form seats, and said second unit side panels carrying along fold lines disposed remote from said first unit base reversible seat members for seating on said seats, each of said seats and each of said seat members increases in width from rear to front.
- 5. A carton blank comprising first and second units including bottom and top units each including a base and front, rear and side panels connected to said base along fold lines, said units being hingedly joined together along a fold line adjoining together said rear panels, said first unit side panels being of a greater width than said first unit rear panel to from seats, and said second unit side panels carrying along fold lines disposed remote from said first unit base reversible seat members for seating on said seats, said first unit front panel being of a greater width than said first unit rear panel to form a front seat, and said second unit front panel carrying remote from said second unit base a hinged front seat member for seating on said front seat.
- 8. A carton comprising a clamshell first unit and a second unit, said first unit including a base and outwardly sloping first rear, front and side panels, said second unit including a base and outwardly sloping second front, rear and side panels, said first and second rear panels being connected along a fold line, said side first panels having free portions defining side seats, and said second side panels having outwardly sloping side seat members for seating on said side seats in generally sealed relation.
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