Patent ID: 7484655

Claim:
A carton, fabricated from at least one of paper, paperboard and corrugated paperboard, comprising: a bottom panel; two outer side panels emanating from opposing side edges of the bottom panel; two end panels emanating from opposing end edges of the bottom panel, the opposing end edges of the bottom panel extending perpendicular to the opposing side edges of the bottom panel, wherein the bottom panel, the two outer side panels, and the two end panels define a cavity within the carton; at least one top panel emanating from a top edge of one of the end panels, the at least one top panel configured to be movable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein, when in the closed position, the at least one top panel forms at least a portion of a top wall, the top wall for substantially covering the cavity; two connection panels associated with respective end edges of each of the two outer side panels, the connection panels affixed at least indirectly to inside surfaces of an adjacent one of the two end panels, for maintaining the two end panels and the two outer side panels in raised, upright orientation relative to the bottom panel; at least two first outer overlap panels emanating, at least indirectly, from the top edge of at least one of the end panels, the at least two first outer overlap panels placed in overlying relation and affixed to an outer surface of at least the two outer side panels; and at least two overlap panel connection structures each extending between the first outer overlap panel adjacent thereto and the at least one top panel, the at least two overlap panel connection structures for enabling the at least two first outer overlap panels to be affixed in place without interfering with movement of the at least one top panel and for permitting the restrained formation and subsequent loading of the carton, subsequent to positioning and affixation of the at least two first outer overlap panels.