Patent ID: 7163103

Claim:
A carton for packaging one or more articles having a laterally extending flange, the carton comprising: a top wall panel; a side wall panel connected to the top wall panel; and an article retention structure comprising: a tab formed at least in part from the side wall panel, the tab comprising: an upper edge defined at least in part by a first cut line, the upper edge for engaging the underside of the flange; and an opposing lower edge defined at least in part by first and second fold lines; and a slit for receiving at least a portion of the flange, the slit being defined at least in part by the first cut line, and the slit having a width that is less that a thickness of the flange so as to cause the tab to pivot outwardly about said first and second fold lines with respect to the adjacent side wall panel when at least a portion of the flange is received in the slit; wherein said first and second fold lines are arranged such that when the tab is pivoted outwardly the tab bows outwardly and the region of the adjacent side wall below the lower edge of the tab bows inwardly.