Patent ID: 8672214

Claim:
A method of opening and closing a carton, comprising: providing a carton comprising: a first end panel; a first side panel; a second end panel opposite the first end panel; a second side panel opposite the first side panel; a bottom panel; and a top panel, wherein a reclosable lid comprises a first section comprising at least a first portion of the top panel, at least a portion of the first end panel, and at least a portion of the second end panel, and a second section comprising at least a second portion of the top panel and at least a portion of the first side panel, the first section is pivotably mounted at the second side panel and the second section is pivotably mounted at the first side panel, wherein a flexible vessel is disposed within the carton; opening the carton, the opening the carton comprising pivoting the first section and the second section in opposite directions to access the flexible vessel, wherein the pivoting the second section comprises pivoting at least the second portion of the top panel along with the portion of the first side panel; and closing the carton, the closing the carton comprising pivoting the first section so that the first section moves toward the first side panel, wherein pivoting the first section toward the first side panel comprises pressing an upper portion of the flexible vessel between the portion of the top panel of the first section and the portion of the first side panel of the second section.