Patent ID: 11970317
Assignee: HUB FOLDING BOX COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A carton for a deodorant bar, the carton comprising:
a tray configured to hold the deodorant bar;
a sleeve, in which the tray and the sleeve are shaped and sized to enable the tray to move within the sleeve; and
a locking mechanism to secure the tray at a first of a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the sleeve, in which the locking mechanism enables the tray to move beyond the first predetermined position in a first direction relative to the sleeve and prevents the tray from moving in a second direction opposite the first direction;
wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking tab that is positioned between a wall of the tray and the sleeve as the tray moves in the first direction away from the first predetermined position, the locking tab has a first end attached to the wall of the tray and a second end that is movable between a third position that is closer to the wall of the tray and a fourth position that is farther away from the wall of the tray;
wherein the locking mechanism is configured to secure the tray at a second of the plurality of predetermined positions relative to the sleeve, in which the locking mechanism enables the tray to move beyond the second predetermined position in the first direction relative to the sleeve and prevents the tray from moving in the second direction opposite the first direction.