Patent ID: 6296176
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A box comprising a body having a front panel and a rear panel interconnected by two side panels, the side panels and the front and rear panels being made by folding a sheet material, the body of the box having at least one opening with an associated closure device, said closure device comprising two side flaps each extending the respective lateral panel via a respective fold, each side flap having a front edge situated adjacent to the front panel, the closure device also comprising a closure flap formed to extend the rear panel, said closure flap having a cover-forming portion for folding down onto the side flaps and a tongue for inserting between the front panel and the front edges of the side flaps when the closure device is in its closed configuration, the tongue having two extending tabs with a cutout between them and an inside face facing the rear panel when the closure device is in its closed configuration, the tongue including at least one projecting abutment-forming surface beside the inside face of the tongue and suitable for projecting beneath the side flaps when the closure device is in its closed configuration, wherein each side flap has a cutout in its front edge facilitating insertion of the respective extending tab of the tongue between the front panel and the side flaps.