Patent ID: 9573719
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. An end load carton comprising: front, rear, bottom and opposing side panels interconnected to establish an open top portion for loading and unloading the carton; first and second flaps for selectively covering the open top portion; and a closure system for selectively interconnecting the first and second flaps across the open top portion to cover the open top portion after initially opening the carton, said closure system including a tab formed in the first flap, a slot formed in the second flap and a control region having a free end portion spaced from the free edge of the first flap by a support region, with the tab constituting part of the control region and being defined, at least in part, by the free end portion while being spaced from a free edge of the first flap by the support region which remains attached to the first flap as the first flap is moved between an open position and a closed position in which the tab is configured to be received in the slot upon covering the open top portion with the first and second flaps.