Patent ID: 8708217
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A carton for packaging a plurality of articles, comprising top and bottom panels connected together by spaced side wall panels to form a tubular structure and a set of end panels for at least partially closing each end of the tubular structure, the set of end panels comprising: a pair of upper end closure panels which are not directly connected to the spaced side wall panels; a pair of lower end closure panels hinged to respective lower portions of the side wall panels respectively; a pair of securing panels hingedly connected to respective upper portions of the side wall panels respectively; and a top end flap hingedly connected to the top panel and secured to the upper end closure panels in a face-contacting relationship, wherein the upper end closure panels are hingedly connected respectively to the securing panels by respective connecting panels, and wherein the upper end closure panels are coupled to the lower end closure panels respectively, and wherein the upper end panels are coupled respectively to the lower end closure panels by the respective connecting panels.