Flip-top reclosable container with integrally formed collar
First Claim
1. A flip-top reclosable container comprising:
- an outer carton including opposing top and bottom walls, opposing front and back walls, and opposing first and second side walls, said first and second side walls and said front wall including a continuous horizontal tear means for opening up said carton from a sealed form to form a lid hingedly connected to a base, said top wall including first and second top minor flaps hingedly connected to upper ends of said respective first and second side walls; and
an internal collar integrally formed with said first and second top minor flaps, said collar disposed within said carton, said collar including a front panel and opposing first and second side panels adjacent to said respective front wall and said opposing first and second side walls of said carton, said collar including at least one hinged portion and at least one island portion disposed in forcibly displaceable mutual engagement such that opening said lid exerts a force which disengages the mutual engagement and closing said lid leads to snap re-engagement of said hinged portion and said island portion.
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Abstract
A flip-top reclosable carton is comprised of an outer carton and an internal collar. The outer carton includes opposing top and bottom walls, opposing front and back walls, and opposing first and second side walls. The first and second side walls and the front wall include a continuous horizontal tear means for opening up the carton from a sealed form to form a lid hingedly connected to a base. The top wall includes first and second top minor flaps hingedly connected to upper ends of the respective first and second side walls. The internal collar is integrally formed with the first and second top minor flaps. The collar is disposed within the carton and includes a front panel and opposing first and second side panels adjacent to the respective front wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the carton. The collar includes at least one hinged portion and at least one island portion disposed in forcibly displaceable mutual engagement such that opening the lid exerts a force which disengages the mutual engagement and closing the lid leads to snap re-engagement of the hinged portion and the island portion.
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21 Claims
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1. A flip-top reclosable container comprising:
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an outer carton including opposing top and bottom walls, opposing front and back walls, and opposing first and second side walls, said first and second side walls and said front wall including a continuous horizontal tear means for opening up said carton from a sealed form to form a lid hingedly connected to a base, said top wall including first and second top minor flaps hingedly connected to upper ends of said respective first and second side walls; and an internal collar integrally formed with said first and second top minor flaps, said collar disposed within said carton, said collar including a front panel and opposing first and second side panels adjacent to said respective front wall and said opposing first and second side walls of said carton, said collar including at least one hinged portion and at least one island portion disposed in forcibly displaceable mutual engagement such that opening said lid exerts a force which disengages the mutual engagement and closing said lid leads to snap re-engagement of said hinged portion and said island portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing a flip-top reclosable container, comprising the steps of:
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providing a blank including a carton-forming portion and a collar-forming portion, said carton-forming portion having carton front and back wall panels and first and second carton side wall panels hingedly connected to each other along vertical fold lines, said carton-forming portion including a plurality of top and bottom closure flaps hingedly connected to respective upper and lower ends of said carton wall panels, said top closure flaps including first and second top minor flaps, said collar-forming portion including a collar front panel and first and second collar side panels hingedly connected to each other along vertical fold lines, said first and second collar side panels being hingedly connected to said respective first and second top minor flaps along horizontal fold lines, said collar-forming portion including at least one hinged portion and at least one island portion disposed in forcibly displaceable mutual engagement; folding said blank so that said collar front panel and said opposing first and second collar side panels are adjacent to said respective carton front wall panel and opposing first and second carton side wall panels; adhering said collar front panel and said opposing first and second collar side panels to said respective carton front wall panel and opposing first and second carton side wall panels; adhering said island portion to said carton-forming portion; and forming said blank into said reclosable container, said container including an outer carton formed from said carton-forming portion and an internal collar formed from said collar-forming portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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