Patent ID: 6662946
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A carton for holding one or more articles, comprising an article engaging panel having at least one retaining aperture provided therein for receiving and retaining at least one article, a pair of opposed side walls extending upwardly from the engaging panel and terminating at respective free upper edges of the side walls, and a cover arrangement connected to the side walls for containing a portion of the at least one article, the side walls extending away from the cover arrangement, the cover arrangement comprising a series of hingedly interconnected panels including a pair of opposed terminal panels, the terminal panels being connected to the side walls respectively to form a tubular structure for enveloping said portion, wherein the engaging panel has a first tab defining at least part of the aperture, hingedly connected thereto, the first tab being displaceable out of a plane of the engaging panel to operatively engage the at least one article, wherein the engaging panel has a first fold line extending longitudinally between opposed end edges of the engaging panel and interrupted by the first tab, and wherein the first tab is hinged to the engaging panel by second and third spaced fold lines extending mutually divergently from an intersection with the first fold line such that displacement of the first tab out of said plane causes the engaging panel to be folded about the first fold line.