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A carton having both shipping and display modes suitable for both shipping and displaying a plurality of rectangular, thin, relatively flexible pouches, said pouches having graphics on the front sides thereof and being stackable in a generally upright, in-file fashion in said carton, comprising; a p

A carton having both shipping and display modes suitable for both shipping and displaying a plurality of rectangular, thin, relatively flexible pouches, said pouches having graphics on the front sides thereof and being stackable in a generally upright, in-file fashion in said carton, comprising; a plurality of connected panels defining a generally rectangular hexahedron shape, and including opposed front and back panels, a bottom panel, and opposed side panels extending between the front and back panels, said front panel comprising a display part open in an amount effective to display said pouch indicia; at least one of said side panels comprising an inwardly extending tab portion having a separated free edge adapted to engage said pouch edges and retain said pouches in a generally upright position, said front and side panels having machine-cut exposed edges.

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1. A carton blank adaptable for folding into a generally rectangular hexahedron shape having both shipping and display modes, for shipping and displaying a plurality of rectangular, thin relatively flexible pouches, said pouches having graphics on the front sides thereof and being stackable in a gen

1. A carton blank adaptable for folding into a generally rectangular hexahedron shape having both shipping and display modes, for shipping and displaying a plurality of rectangular, thin relatively flexible pouches, said pouches having graphics on the front sides thereof and being stackable in a generally upright, in-file fashion in the carton, comprising: a rectangular back panel comprising, in a clock-wise direction, first, second, third and fourth edges; ell-shaped side panels attached along fold lines to the opposite first and third edges, the lower legs of said side panels extending outwardly from the back panel and having lower edges generally aligned with the back panel second edge; a generally rectangular bottom outer panel attached along a fold line to the back panel second edge; each side panel comprising a tab portion parallel but spaced from said lower edges and having a serrated free edge, said tab portion being foldable relative the side portion to engage said pouch edges when the carton blank is folded to its display mode and the pouches are in place in the carton; said serrated free edge being machine or die cut; a generally rectangular top panel connected along a fold line to the back panel fourth edge; a generally rectangular front panel having in a clockwise direction first, second, third and fourth edges wherein the front panel second edge is connected along a fold line to the top panel edge opposite said back panel fourth edge; overlying side panels connected to the front panel along said front panel first and third edges adapted to overlie said ell-shaped side panels when the blank is in a closed shipping mode; overlying bottom panels connected along fold lines to the ell-shaped panels lower edges adapted to overlie the bottom panel when the blank is in a closed shipping mode. further including a scored line for separation of the top and back panels and conversion of the carton blank from a shipping mode to a display mode. 2. The carton blank of claim 1 further comprising inner top panels connected along fold lines to said overlying side panels adapted to lie against the first-mentioned top panel when the carton is in a folded position.