Patent Publication Number: US-2020299022-A1

Title: Packaging

Description:
PRIORITY CLAIM 
     The present application is a National Phase entry of PCT Application No. PCT/GB2018/052800, filed Oct. 1, 2018, which claims priority from GB Patent Application No. 1715904.7, filed Sep. 29, 2017, each of which is hereby fully incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to packaging. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Packaging may be used to protect a product prior to use by a user. 
     For example, when the product is a vaping device, the packaging may contain the vaping device. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to some embodiments described herein, there is provided packaging comprising: a sleeve having a closed end and an open end; and a container which is insertable into and removable from the sleeve via the open end of the sleeve and along an insertion/removal axis of the sleeve; wherein a printed document is removably securable to a front face of the container by one or more retaining tabs which are provided on the front face of the container and which are releasably engageable with a periphery of the printed document; and the retaining tab(s) include a first retaining tab which projects towards the closed end of the sleeve and is releasably engageable with a first portion of the periphery of the printed document. 
     Because the first retaining tab projects towards the closed end of the sleeve, it may serve to prevent the printed document from slipping out of the sleeve when the container and the printed document have been inserted into the sleeve, for example during transit when the packaging may be subjected to vibration or to jolting. 
     In some embodiments, the printed document is a booklet. 
     The booklet may be a printed document comprising a plurality of pages configured as a stack of pages which are connected together all on one side of the booklet (such as by stitching forming a spine on that side) or which are connected together alternately on one side of the booklet and then on the opposite side of the booklet (such that the booklet has, for example, a Z-shaped configuration when opened). More generally, the printed document (such as a booklet) need not be limited to a particular shape, provided that relevant parts of the printed document are securable by the one or more retaining tabs. 
     In some embodiments, the retaining tabs include a second retaining tab which is opposed to the first tab and projects towards the open end of the sleeve and releasably engages a second portion of the periphery of the printed document opposite the first portion of the periphery of the printed document. 
     The second retaining tab may serve to push the printed document out of the sleeve when the container and the printed document are pulled towards the open end of the sleeve when a user wishes to gain access to the printed document and to the container. 
     In some embodiments, the retaining tabs include third and fourth opposed retaining tabs; the third retaining tab projects towards the closed end of the sleeve and releasably engages a third portion of the periphery of the printed document; and the fourth retaining tab projects towards the open end of the sleeve and releasably engages a fourth portion of the periphery of the printed document opposite the third portion of the periphery of the printed document. 
     In some embodiments, the first and third tabs are positioned side by side transversely of the insertion/removal axis of the sleeve; and the second and fourth tabs are positioned side by side transversely of the insertion/removal axis of the sleeve. 
     The container may have, on its front face, a rectangular array of first to fourth retaining tabs which enable the printed document to be releasably secured to the front face. 
     In some embodiments, the printed document is rectangular in shape with first to fourth corners; and the first to fourth tabs are positioned respectively over the first to fourth corners of the printed document. 
     In this way, the corners of the printed document may be protected from being damaged by being covered by the retaining tabs. 
     In some embodiments, the width of the printed document transversely of the insertion/removal axis is less than the transverse span of the front face of the container that is occupied by the first and third tabs and is less than the transverse span of the front face of the container that is occupied by the second and fourth tabs. 
     In some embodiments, the printed document is positioned centrally of the front face of the container. 
     The printed document may be rectangular and may substantially match a rectangular shape of an array of first to fourth retaining tabs. The printed document may be held by the retaining tabs at a central position on the front face of the container, with each of the retaining tabs releasably securing a respective portion of the periphery of the booklet. 
     In some embodiments, the inside of the sleeve is free of restraining structure which is arranged to prevent complete removal of the container from the sleeve. 
     For example, internal faces of front and rear main panels of the sleeve (and of first and second side panels of the sleeve) may be free of any edge which is transverse to the insertion/removal axis and which might snag on the or one of the retaining tab(s) of the container as the container is extracted from the sleeve (and inserted into the sleeve). 
     In some embodiments, the or each retaining tab is formed by a cut line in a blank which has been folded up to form the container. 
     In some embodiments, the cut line is (continuously) curved and a fold line extends between the ends of the cut line so as to angle the respective tab outwardly relative to the front face of the container. 
     This flexing of the or each tab may assist with inserting the printed document behind the retaining tab(s) and then gripping the printed document to hold the printed document in position on the front of the container. The flexing may also subsequently assist with removing or detaching the printed document from the container. 
     In some embodiments, the longitudinal edges of the cut line have a common curved shape. 
     The or each cut line may have a curved shape so as to impart a convexly curved shape to the free edge of the respective one of the retaining tabs. For each cut line, a fold line may extend between the ends of the cut line. Sides or longitudinal edges of each cut line may be parallel and have complementary or common shapes. 
     In some embodiments, the container has been folded-up from a single blank which is said blank containing the cut line(s). 
     In some embodiments, the container comprises a box and a front flap which are hinged together and are pivotable between a folded-together configuration in which the front flap rests against a front panel of the box and an unfolded configuration; the front face of the container is provided by a front face of the front flap; and the printed document is removably secured to the front face of the front flap by the retaining tab(s). 
     A product such as a vaping device may be stored in the container. 
     A product may be sold in different countries (different markets) around the world, and each market may require its own specific version of the printed document, for example in the local language(s) appropriate for the market in question. A manufacturer of the product may therefore produce a range of different market-specific printed documents, and whilst using the same container for all markets the manufacturer may affix the correct market-specific printed document to the front face of the container prior to inserting the container in the sleeve (which may also be market-specific, such as in terms of any printing on the outside of the sleeve). 
     The printed documents for different markets may also vary in ways other than just in relation to the language used for the text printed in the printed document. Some markets may require more information to be included, and thus the printed documents for different markets may have different numbers of pages. 
     When the container is in the sleeve, the printed document is covered by the sleeve and is protected from damage or from being lost. A product in the container is also protected by the sleeve. 
     As the container is removed from the sleeve, the printed document becomes accessible and it may be removed from the front flap of the container. Because the printed document is stored on the front face of the front flap and is not sandwiched between the front flap and the box, the existence of the printed document becomes apparent to the person who is removing the container from the sleeve, and it is intuitive to that person that the printed document may be removed and consulted. 
     In some embodiments, there is provided a blank for forming the container. 
     In some embodiments, there is provided a method of forming a container for packaging, comprising: providing a blank for a container; and folding the blank to form the container including freeing the or each tab from an associated cut line so that the tab is angled outwardly relative to the front face of the container. 
     In some embodiments, there is provided a method of forming packaging, comprising: providing a blank for a sleeve; providing a blank for a container; providing a printed document; folding the blank for the sleeve to form the sleeve; folding the blank for the container to form the container including freeing the or each tab from an associated cut line so that the tab is angled outwardly relative to the front face of the container; and positioning the printed document on the front face of the container and tucked underneath the retaining tab(s) of the container. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Embodiments of the disclosure will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic representation of how packaging in accordance with a first embodiment may be opened up by lifting a lid of a cover of a display carton, by lifting a kit (a container in a sleeve, with a booklet attached to the front of the container, and a product and an ancillary item inside the container) out of the display carton, by opening the kit by lifting the container out of the sleeve, by removing the booklet from the front of the container, and by opening the container to remove the product and the ancillary item. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the packaging of the first embodiment when fully closed up. 
         FIG. 3A  is an exploded perspective view of the packaging of the first embodiment with the lid of the cover of the display carton having been opened, and a kit lifted out of the display carton and opened by removing a security seal from across the top end of the sleeve to enable the container to be lifted up out of the sleeve. 
         FIG. 3B  is a perspective view of the packaging of the first embodiment when the cover of the display carton has been completely removed so as to expose all of the kits sitting in a base tray of the display carton. 
         FIGS. 4 to 10  are respectively perspective, front, rear, right side, left side, top and bottom views of the display carton of the first embodiment, wherein the display carton is shown with the lid raised and left and right portions of an inner front wall of the cover having been separated apart along a vertical line of weakness. 
         FIG. 11  is a plan view of the blank used to form the display carton of the first embodiment. 
         FIGS. 12 to 18  are respectively perspective, front, rear, left side, right side, top and bottom views of the container of the first embodiment, wherein the container is shown with a front flap of the container swung to an open position and with no product in the wells of a tray of the container. 
         FIG. 19  is a plan view of the blank used to form the container of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 20  is a plan view of the blank used to form the sleeve of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 21  is a perspective view of the display carton of the first embodiment similar to that of  FIG. 4  but showing the left and right portions of the inner front wall of the cover still joined together along a vertical line of weakness. 
         FIG. 22  is a perspective view of the container of the first embodiment similar to that of  FIG. 12  but without the tray inside the container and with a locking tab at the top of the rear wall of the container unlocked from a top panel of a box of the container. 
         FIGS. 23 and 24  are rear perspective views of the container of the first embodiment showing an initial stage ( FIG. 23 ) of accessing the top of the tray in the container and a later stage ( FIG. 24 ) when the tray has been partially raised up out of the container to give access to a second compartment behind the tray in which an ancillary item may be stored. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The first embodiment of the packaging shown in  FIG. 1  of the drawings comprises a display carton  1  and four product kits  2  which fit inside the display carton  1 . The length of the display carton  1  from front to back may be varied in order to accommodate a different number of kits  2 . 
     In  FIG. 1 , three of the kits  2  are still in the display carton  1 . The forward-most kit  2  has been removed from the display carton  1  and taken apart to show the major components of the kit  2 , which are a sleeve  3  which has an open top end  31  and a closed bottom end  32 ; a container  4  which is slidably insertable into and removable from the open top end  31  along an insertion/removal axis  33  of the sleeve  3 ; a printed document  5  (such as a booklet) which is removably secured to the container  4  when the container  4  is in the sleeve  3 , and which (as shown in  FIG. 1 ) may be separated from the container  4  when the container  4  has been lifted out of the sleeve  3 ; a product  6  (such as a vaping device) which in  FIG. 1  is diagrammatically shown as comprising first and second parts  61 ,  62 ; and an ancillary item  7  such as a charger for the product  6 . As will be explained later, the product  6  and the ancillary item  7  may be stored in respective front and rear compartments of the container  4 . 
       FIG. 2  shows the closed (initial) configuration of the packaging of the first embodiment. This configuration may be adopted when the kits  2  are travelling from the factory to the location of intended sale or use. At that location, the display carton  1  may be partially opened up (as shown in  FIG. 3A ). The display carton  1  may be fully opened up to adopt a final configuration (as shown in  FIG. 3B  and as will be explained in more detail later on) so that the individual kits  2  may be removed and sold or used. 
     The display carton  1  will now be described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 4 to 10  which are respectively perspective, front, rear, right side, left side, top and bottom views of the display carton  1 . Reference will also be made to  FIG. 11  which shows a single blank which is made of thin card and which may be folded up to form the display carton  1 . 
     The display carton  1  comprises a base tray  11  and a cover  12  which is detachably connected to the base tray  11 . 
     The base tray  11  comprises a floor  110  (see  FIG. 10 ) and a front wall  111 , first side wall  112 , second side wall  113  and rear wall  114  which project upwards from the floor  110 . The floor  110  (see the blank shown in  FIG. 11 ) is made up of four sections  110 A-D which lock together as the blank is folded up to form the display carton  1 . 
     The cover  12  comprises a (first or inner) front wall  121 , first side wall  122 , second side wall  123  and rear wall  124  which are positioned respectively above the front wall  111 , first side wall  112 , second side wall  113  and rear wall  114  of the base tray  11 . The first or inner front wall  121  comprises left and right portions  121 A,  121 B which are initially connected together by a line of weakness  125 A (see the blank shown in  FIG. 11  and the perspective view of the display carton shown in  FIG. 21 ). In  FIGS. 4 to 10 , the line of weakness  125 A has been ruptured, and the left and right portions  121 A,  121 B are shown as having been swung slightly forwards. 
     The cover  12  also comprises a lid  126  which is connected by a hinge  1261  to the top of the rear wall  124  of the cover so as to project forwards from the rear wall  124  when the lid is closed. The lid  126  comprises a first or proximal panel  1262  which forms a top wall of the cover  12  when the lid is closed, and a second or distal panel  1263  which forms an outer or second front wall when the lid is closed (as shown in  FIG. 2  for example). 
     When the lid  126  is closed, the bottom (distal) end  1263 A of the panel  1263  tucks into a triangular slot  127  (see  FIG. 21 ) which exists between the horizontal top edge  1111  of the front wall  111  of the base tray  11  and the bottom edges  121 A 1 ,  121 B 1  of the left and right portions  121 A,  121 B of the inner front wall  121  of the cover  12 . The edges  121 A 1 ,  121 B 1  slope upwards in a symmetrical manner towards the line of weakness  125 A so that the line of weakness  125 A is centrally positioned as a vertical line of weakness of the inner front wall  121 . 
     The cover  12  includes first and second side flaps  128 A,  128 B which are pivotably connected by respective hinges  128 A 1 ,  128 B 1  to the top edges of the first and second side walls  122 ,  123  to as to be pivotable between pointing inwards (e.g. in  FIG. 4 ) and pointing outwards (e.g. in  FIG. 1 ). 
     The display carton  1  also includes lines of weakness  125 B,  125 C,  125 D which detachably connect the cover  12  to the base tray  11 . 
     The line of weakness  125 B connects a top edge of the first side wall  112  of the base tray to the bottom edge of the first side wall  122  of the cover. 
     The line of weakness  125 C connects a top edge of the second side wall  113  of the base tray to the bottom edge of the second side wall  123  of the cover. 
     The line of weakness  125 D connects a top edge of the rear wall  114  of the base tray to the bottom edge of the rear wall  124  of the cover. 
     Rupturing these three lines of weakness  125 B,  125 C,  125 D had the effect of separating the cover  12  from the base tray  11 . 
     During the act of removing the cover  12  from the base tray  11 , the rough handling involved is likely also to rupture the vertical line of weakness  125 A which connects together the left and right portions  121 A,  121 B of the inner front wall  121  of the cover  12 . Up until this point in time, the inner front wall  121  has served to provide structural rigidity to the front of the display carton  1  by structurally linking together the first and second side walls  122 ,  123  of the cover  12 . However, when the display carton is being prepared to display the kits  2 , the cover  12  is no longer needed, and there is no longer any need for structural rigidity of the disposable upper portion (the cover  12 ) of the display carton. 
     With the cover  12  removed, the display carton  1  now comprises only the base tray  11  (see  FIG. 3B ) for presenting the kits  2  for display for purchase or use. Because the rear wall  114  of the base tray is taller than the front wall  111 , the top edges of the side walls  112 ,  113  of the base tray slope downwards from the rear wall to the front wall of the base tray, and thus the base tray intuitively presents the kit  2  which is adjacent to the front wall  111  as being the kit that may be presented towards the intended purchasers or users. 
     The blank of the display carton  1  (see  FIG. 11 ) incorporates an extension  115  attached to the first side wall  112  of the base tray  11 , and this extension may be provided with adhesive so that, when the blank is folded up to form the display carton, the extension  115  forms an adhesive connection between the first side wall  112  and the rear wall  114  of the base tray  11 . 
     The container  4  will now be described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 12 to 18  which are respectively perspective, front, rear, left side, right side, top and bottom views of the container  4 . Reference will also be made to  FIG. 19  which shows a single blank which is made of thin card and which may be folded up to form a box  41  and a front flap  43  of the container  4 . 
     The container  4  comprises the box  41 , a tray  42  inside the box  41 , and the front flap  43  which is pivotably connected at a hinge line  431  to the box  41 . In  FIGS. 12 to 18 , the container  4  is shown with the front flap  43  swung to an open position and with no product stored in the tray  42 . In  FIG. 3A , the front flap  43  is closed. 
     The container  4  is re-configurable between a folded-together (closed) configuration in which the front flap  43  rests against a front main panel  411  of the box  41  and the container  4  is insertable into and removable from the sleeve  3  via the open or top end  31  of the sleeve  3  along the insertion/removal axis  33  (see  FIG. 3A ) and an unfolded (open) configuration in which an aperture  412  in the front panel  411  of the box  41  is accessible to give access to first and second wells  421 ,  422  of the tray  42  which provide a first or front compartment of the box  41  (see  FIG. 12 ). The first well  421  is intended to receive the first part  61  of the product  6 , and the second well  422  is intended to receive the second part  62  of the product  6 . 
     The box  41  and front flap  43  are folded together from the blank shown in  FIG. 19 . The box  41  includes the front main panel  411 , a rear main panel  413  and first to fourth edge panels  414 - 417 . The first edge panel  414  is at the top of the box  41  and it is in the form of a closeable flap which provides access into the box  41 . The first edge panel  414  is connected to an extension  414 A via a fold line which incorporates a slit  414 B. A locking tab  413 A at the top edge of the rear panel  413  may engage with the slit  414 B to hold the first edge panel  414  shut. 
     The blank (see  FIG. 19 ) incorporates an extension  411 A attached to a side edge of the front panel  411  of the box  41 , and this extension may be provided with adhesive so that, when the blank is folded up to form the box and the front flap, the extension  411 A forms an adhesive connection between the front panel  411  and the fourth edge panel  417 , such that the hinge line  431  between the front panel  411  of the box  41  and the front flap  43  is positioned along a side edge of the front panel  411 . 
     The hinge line  431  incorporates a plurality of longitudinal cuts  431 A-C which help to accurately define the location of the hinge line  431  and to reduce the resistance of pivoting of the front flap  43  relative to the box  41 . 
     The front flap  43  has, on its front face  432 , a rectangular array of first to fourth retaining tabs  433 A-D which enable the booklet  5  to be releasably secured to the front face  432 . Each retaining tab  433 A-D is formed by a cut line  434  in the front flap  43  and may be flexed outwardly along a fold line  435  relative to the plane of the front face  432 . This flexing may assist with inserting the booklet  5  behind the retaining tabs  433 A-D and with then gripping the booklet to hold the booklet in position on the front of the container  4 . The flexing may also subsequently assist with removing or detaching the booklet  5  from the container  4 . 
     Each cut line  434  has a curved shape so as to impart a convexly curved shape to the free edge of the respective one of the retaining tabs  433 A-D. For each cut line  434 , the associated fold line  435  extends between the ends of the cut line. The sides or longitudinal edges of each cut line  434  are parallel and have complementary or common shapes. 
     The first retaining tab  433 A and the third retaining tab  433 C point towards the closed end  32  of the sleeve  3  when the container  4  has been inserted in the sleeve, and these two tabs are positioned side by side in a direction transverse to the insertion/removal axis  33 . 
     The second retaining tab  433 B and the fourth retaining tab  433 D point towards the open end  31  of the sleeve  3  when the container  4  has been inserted in the sleeve, and these two tabs are also positioned side by side in a direction transverse to the insertion/removal axis  33 . 
     The group comprising the opposed first and second retaining tabs  433 A,  433 B and the group comprising the opposed third and fourth retaining tabs  433 C,  433 D are symmetrical relative to the insertion/removal axis  33  (see  FIG. 19 ). 
     The booklet  5  is rectangular and matches (but is slightly smaller than) the rectangular shape of the array of first to fourth retaining tabs  433 A-D. The booklet  5  may be held by the retaining tabs at a central position on the front face  432  of the front flap  43 , with each of the retaining tabs  433 A-D releasably securing a respective portion of the periphery of the booklet  5 . These first to fourth peripheral portions  51 - 54  of the booklet  5  are shown on  FIG. 1 . The width of the booklet  5  is less than the width of the front face  432  of the front flap  43  occupied by the first and third retaining tabs  433 A,  433 C and is also less than the width of the front face  432  occupied by the second and fourth retaining tabs  433 B,  433 D. Thus, the corners of the booklet  5  are protected from being damaged by being covered by the retaining tabs  433 A-D. 
     The product  6  may be sold in different countries (different markets) around the world, and each market may require its own specific version of the booklet, for example in the local language(s) appropriate for the market in question. The manufacturer of the product  6  may therefore produce a range of different market-specific booklets, and whilst using the same container  4  for all markets the manufacturer may affix the correct market-specific booklet to the front of the container  4  prior to inserting the container in the sleeve (which may also be market-specific, such as in terms of any printing on the outside of the sleeve). 
     The booklets for different markets may also vary in ways other than just in relation to the language used for the text printed in the booklet. Some markets may require more information to be included, and thus the booklets for different markets may have different numbers of pages. 
     The front flap  43  includes first and second side tabs  436 A,  436 B on the free edge of the flap which is remote from the hinge line  431 . The side tabs  436 A,  436 B are releasably engageable with corresponding slits (cut lines)  418 A,  418 B in the underlying edge of the box  41  when the front flap  43  has been closed, so that the front flap  43  is held closed by this engagement. 
       FIG. 22  shows the container  4  without the tray  42  inside the box  41  such that the internal empty cavity  419  of the box  41  is visible. 
     The way in which the tray  42  may slide in and out of the box  41  will now be described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 23 and 24  which are rear perspective views of the container  4  showing an initial stage ( FIG. 23 ) of accessing the top of the tray  42  in the container and a later stage ( FIG. 24 ) when the tray  42  has been partially raised up out of the container to give access to a second compartment behind the tray in which an ancillary item  7  may be stored. 
     The tray  42  is made of molded plastic material and has dimensions (height, width and depth) which conform to the shape of the internal cavity  419  of the box  41 . Thus, when the tray  42  is inside the box  41 , the tray  42  is sandwiched between the front and rear panels  411 ,  413  of the box. The tray  42  is also held in position laterally by close proximity to the first to fourth edge panels  414 - 417  of the box  41 . 
     In  FIG. 23 , a start has been made on the process of lifting the tray  42  up out of the box  41 . The locking tab  413 A has been released from the slit  414 B of the top panel  414  of the box  41 , and the top panel (the top flap)  414  has been opened in order to gain access to the tray. 
     The tray  42  comprises first to fourth side walls  423 - 426  which support a platform surface  427  behind which is an internal cavity  428  which provides a second or rear compartment of the container  4 . The front face of the tray  42  is provided by the platform surface  427 , and the platform surface  427  has molded in it the first and second wells  421 ,  422  which provide the first or front compartment of the box  41  (see  FIG. 12 ). 
     As previously mentioned, the first part  61  of the product  6  may be stored in the first well  421 , and the second part  62  of the product  6  may be stored in the second well  422 . An ancillary item  7  such as a charger for the product  6  may be stored in the rear compartment  428  behind the platform surface  427 . By raising up the tray  42  (moving from the configuration of  FIG. 23  to the configuration of  FIG. 24 ) access may be gained to the rear compartment  428  and the ancillary item  7  may be removed so that it may be used. 
     In  FIG. 24 , the bottom surface  421 A of the first well  421  is visible and the bottom surface  422 A of the second well  422  is visible. The depths of the wells  421 ,  422  match the depths of the first and second parts  61 ,  62  of the product  6 , and the depths of the wells  421 ,  422  are less than the overall depth of the tray  42 . 
     A manufacturer may produce a range of different products  6  (either unitary, or made up of parts like the first and second parts  61 ,  62 ) with the range of products having different shapes and depths. The overall depth of the tray  42  may be made greater than the greatest depth required by any product in the range of products. Thus a range of different customized trays may be molded to suit the different products, but each tray in the range may be fitted in the same internal cavity  419  of the box  41 . Thus, the same box  41  with front flap  43  (and thus also the same sleeve  3  and the same display carton  1 ) may be used for each product in the range of products. This produces a significant cost saving, as the only structurally customized item required for a product in the range of products is a customized tray  42 . 
     The sleeve  3  will now be described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 1 and 3A  which show the sleeve  3  in perspective view. Reference will also be made to  FIG. 20  which shows a single blank which is made of thin card and which may be folded up to form the sleeve  3 . 
     The sleeve  3  comprises front and rear main panels  34 ,  35  and first and second side panels  36 ,  37  and a bottom  38  which is made up of four sections  38 A-D which lock together to form the closed bottom end  32  as the blank is folded up to form the sleeve  3 . The top edges of the side panels  36 ,  37  each include a cutout  36 A,  37 A to facilitate the user in gripping a container  4  inside the sleeve  3  so that the container  4  may be lifted up out of the open top end  31  of the sleeve. 
     The sleeve  3  includes an extension  34 A attached to a side edge of the front panel  34 , and this extension may be provided with adhesive so that, when the blank is folded up to form the sleeve, the extension  34 A forms an adhesive connection between the front panel  34  and the second side panel  37 . 
     The inside of the sleeve  3  is free of any internal restraining structure that might prevent the complete removal of the container  4  from the sleeve. In particular the internal faces of the front and rear main panels  34 ,  35  and first and second side panels  36 ,  37  do not incorporate any edge which is transverse to the insertion/removal axis  33  and which might snag on one of the retaining tabs  433 A-D of the front flap  43  as the container  4  is inserted into or extracted from the sleeve  3 . 
     The sleeve  3  operates in a “vertical loading” mode in relation to the container  4  and has a closed bottom end  32 . This means that there is only one opening (at the top end  31 ) and this opening may be closed with a tax stamp placed across the opening. The tax stamp may be in the form of a band or strip  39  and may incorporate tamper-evident features. The tax stamp  39  may serve as an additional print-bearing surface on which market-specific information may be printed and/or on which product-specific information may be printed which relates to the particular product  6  which is included in the packaging. 
     When the packaging arrives at its destination, it looks like in  FIG. 1 . Then, the cover  12  of the display carton  1  may be removed, by rupturing the lines of weakness  125 B-D (and probably also the line of weakness  125 A). The packaging then looks like in  FIG. 2 . A selected one of the product kits  2  may be removed from the base tray  11  of the display carton  1 . The product kit  2  may then be opened. As shown on the left side of  FIG. 3A , the tax stamp  39  may be removed from the sleeve  3 . At this point in time, the container  4  is still inside the sleeve  3 , and the booklet  5  on the front of the container  4  is covered by the sleeve  3 . 
     As the container  4  is lifted out of the sleeve  3 , the booklet  5  becomes accessible and it may be removed from the front flap  43  of the container  4  by lifting up one or more of the retaining tabs  433 A-D. The front flap  43  may be pivoted from its closed position to an open position, and the product  6  (the first and second product parts  61 ,  62 ) may be removed from the first and second wells  421 ,  422  of the tray  42 . 
     When the container  4  was in the sleeve  3 , the locking tab  413 A was covered by the sleeve  3  and was not accessible. With the container  4  removed from the sleeve  3 , the locking tab  413 A is accessible and it may be pivoted rearwardly so that it disengages from the slit  414 B of the top flap  414  (the top panel) of the box  41 . The top flap  414  may then be opened, and the tray  42  may be lifted up out of the box  41  to gain access to the rear compartment  428  underneath the tray  42 , so that the ancillary item  7  may be removed for use in conjunction with the product  6 . 
     The product  6  and the ancillary item  7  may be returned to the front compartment (wells  421 ,  422 ) and the rear compartment  428  respectively. The booklet  5  may be re-attached to the front of the container  4  by being tucked back underneath the retaining tabs  433 A-D and the front flap  43  may be closed, and then the container  4  may be slid back down into the sleeve  3 . 
     During the removal of the container  4  from the sleeve  3 , and during the re-insertion of the container  4  into the sleeve  3 , the booklet  5  and the retaining tabs  433 A-D will not snag or catch on the internal surface of the sleeve  3  because the main walls of the internal surface are free of transversely extending edges projecting into the cavity of the sleeve  3 . 
     The various embodiments described herein are presented only to assist in understanding and teaching the claimed features. These embodiments are provided as a representative sample of embodiments only, and are not exhaustive and/or exclusive. It is to be understood that advantages, embodiments, examples, functions, features, structures, and/or other aspects described herein are not to be considered limitations on the scope of the invention as defined by the claims or limitations on equivalents to the claims, and that other embodiments may be utilized and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the claimed invention. Various embodiments of the invention may suitably comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of, appropriate combinations of the disclosed elements, components, features, parts, steps, means, etc., other than those specifically described herein. In addition, this disclosure may include other inventions not presently claimed, but which may be claimed in future.