Patent ID: 6578759
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A clip for holding lid flaps of a carton in an open position; the carton including: at least two walls attached to each other; each wall including a top edge, two side edges, an inner face, and an outer face; the walls being attached to each other along their adjoining side edges to form a corner; the corner including an interior dihedral angle formed by the inner faces of the attached walls and an exterior dihedral angle formed by the outer faces of the attached walls; the carton further including a lid comprising at least a first flap and a second flap; each flap including an attached edge attached to the top edge of a wall of the carton and hingedly moveable between a closed position and an open position wherein the flap is alongside the outer face of its attached wall; said clip including:a spine; including: a first end; a second end; and a middle portion between said first and second ends; a long prong attached to said first end of said spine and extending downward, for holding the first lid flap in an open position; a short prong attached to said second end of said spine and extending downward, for holding the second lid flap in an open position; said short prong being shorter than said long prong; and a center post for insertion into an interior dihedral corner of the carton, attached to said middle portion of said spine and extending downward; said long prong and said short prong spaced apart from said center post by a distance sufficient to allow each said prong to hold a flap in an open position.