Patent ID: 8690043
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A reducible carton formed from a one-piece unitary blank of material, the reducible carton comprising: a top wall, a bottom wall, opposite side walls, a front wall and a back wall; means enabling the reducible carton to be transversely separable into a reusable rear carton component and a discardable front carton component; the reusable carton component comprising the back wall and a rear portion of each of the top wall, the bottom wall and the side walls, wherein the rear top wall portion, the rear bottom wall portion and the rear side wall portions in the reusable carton component each terminate in a forward edge defining an open forward end of the reusable carton component; the forward edge of one of the rear top wall portion or the rear bottom wall portion defining an oblique angled seal flap thereto that is foldable into closing relationship over the open forward end of the reusable carton component, opposite side edges of the oblique angled seal flap form side seals that frictionally engage adjacent inner surfaces of the side walls portions wherein the side seals comprise narrow flanges foldably joined to opposite side edges of the seal flap, the seal flap having a locking tab on a free edge thereof; and the forward edge of the other of the rear top wall portion or the rear bottom wall portion having a recess therein for frictionally receiving the locking tab to lock the seal flap in closed position, the recess being formed on an outer free edge of the top or bottom wall panel and wherein the locking tab being obliquely positioned within the recess.