Patent ID: 6938818

Claim:
A minor-end loading carton comprising: a first pair of opposing panels; a second pair of opposing panels connecting the first pair of panels to form a substantially rectangular hollow body having a pair of opposing minor ends, each of the panels being larger than the opposing minor ends; a first flap foldably attached to a first one of the panels at a first one of the minor ends, the first flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position substantially perpendicular to the first panel; a second flap having a slot formed therein foldably attached to a second one of the panels at the first minor end, the second flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position substantially perpendicular to the second panel; a third flap having a slot formed therein foldably attached to a third one of the panels at the first minor end opposing the second flap, the third flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position substantially perpendicular to the third panel; and a fourth flap attached to a fourth one of the panels at the first minor end, the fourth flap being foldable between an open position and a closed position substantially perpendicular to the fourth panel, the fourth flap having a first tab for engaging the slot of the second flap and a second tab for engaging the slot of the third flap; wherein, the second flap and the third flap each at least partially overlap the first flap in a closed configuration and are detached from the first flap in the closed configuration, and the fourth flap tabs engage respective slots of the second and third flaps in the closed configuration.