초록

A reclosable container having a box-like configuration is provided with means for severing the front and side walls thereof along a strip spaced below the upper end thereof for defining a hinge portion in the back wall end to divide the carton into a lid and a base.

대표청구항 ▼

A reclosable carton having a box-like configuration comprising: front and back walls in opposed relation, a pair of side walls in opposed relation, said walls being provided with bottom closure flaps at their lowermost end for forming the botton of the carton, said walls being provided with top clos

A reclosable carton having a box-like configuration comprising: front and back walls in opposed relation, a pair of side walls in opposed relation, said walls being provided with bottom closure flaps at their lowermost end for forming the botton of the carton, said walls being provided with top closure flaps at their uppermost ends for forming the top of the carton, and means for severing said front wall and said end walls along a strip placed below the uppermost ends thereof to define a hinge portion in said back wall and to divide said carton into a lid comprising the top of the carton and the uppermost portions of said walls and a base comprising the bottom of the carton and the lower portions of said walls, said lid being hingedly connected to said back wall by said hinge portion for movement toward and away from the base for use in opening the top of the carton to expose the contents thereof and for reclosing the top of the carton, said wall severing and hinge defining means comprising a pair of tear strips, one of said tear strips being formed to extend from its one end located at said front wall across one of said side walls and across a portion of the back wall to its other end located at said hinge portion, the other of said tear strips being formed to extend from its one end located at said front wall across the other of said side walls and across a portion of said back wall to its other end located at said hinge portion.