Patent ID: 8733624

Claim:
A single-layer cardboard package for food products comprising: a body comprising a front panel, a back panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, and a bottom panel, the front panel comprising precuts, an openable and removeable portion of the front panel, and a non-openable portion of the front panel, the non-openable portion of the front panel comprising a locking slot, the openable and removable portion defined by the precuts and an upper edge of the front panel; and a separate locking element fixed onto the openable portion of the front panel so as to extend a length of the openable portion, the locking element comprising a front section comprising a tongue portion insertable into the locking slot to lock the openable portion in a closed position, the locking element comprising an extension connected to the front section to form a top panel of the package, the locking element comprising a back section connected to the extension, and the back section of the locking element overlaps the back panel of the body to attach the back section to the back panel.