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A carton for packaging fragile article comprising an outer sleeve and an inner article receiving structure. The inner structure comprises an inner sleeve having a first pair of opposed side walls secured to a first pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve and a second pair of opposed side wall

A carton for packaging fragile article comprising an outer sleeve and an inner article receiving structure. The inner structure comprises an inner sleeve having a first pair of opposed side walls secured to a first pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve and a second pair of opposed side walls spaced apart from a second pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve. The inner structure further comprises a first bridging closure panel hingedly connected to one end of the inner sleeve for movement between an open position where the bridging closure panel allows the inner and outer sleeves to collapse into a flat form and a closed position where the bridging closure panel forms a first brace structure between one of the second pair side walls of the inner structure and the adjacent one of the second pair side walls of the outer sleeve.

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1. A carton comprising an outer sleeve and an inner article receiving structure, wherein the inner article receiving structure comprises an inner sleeve having a first pair of opposed side walls secured to a first pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve and a second pair of opposed side walls

1. A carton comprising an outer sleeve and an inner article receiving structure, wherein the inner article receiving structure comprises an inner sleeve having a first pair of opposed side walls secured to a first pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve and a second pair of opposed side walls spaced apart from a second pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve, and the inner structure further comprises a first bridging closure panel hingedly connected to one end of the inner sleeve for movement between an open position where the bridging closure panel allows the inner and outer sleeves to collapse into a flat form and a closed position where the bridging closure panel forms a first brace structure between one of the second pair side walls of the inner structure and an adjacent one of the second pair side walls of the outer sleeve and provides resistance to collapse of the inner and outer sleeves. 2. The carton according to claim 1 wherein the bridging closure panel is hingedly connected to the one second pair side wall of the inner structure, the bridging closure panel being disposed in the plane of the one second pair side wall of the inner structure when in the open position. 3. The carton according to claim 2 wherein the bridging closure panel comprises a bridge panel hingedly connected to the one second pair side wall of the inner structure, and a recess panel hingedly connected to the bridge panel, the recess panel overlies the adjacent one second pair side wall of the outer sleeve when the bridging closure panel is in the closed position, and the bridge panel extends from the recess panel to the one second pair side wall of the inner structure when the bridging closure panel is in the closed position. 4. The carton according to claim 1 wherein the inner structure further comprises a second bridging closure panel hingedly connected to the other second pair side wall of the inner structure for movement between an open position where the second bridging closure panel allows the inner and outer sleeves to collapse into a flat form and a closed position where the second bridging closure panel forms a second brace structure between the other second pair side wall of the inner structure and the other second pair side wall of the outer sleeve and provides resistance to collapse of the inner and outer sleeves. 5. The carton according to claim 1 wherein the outer sleeve includes an end closure structure, wherein the inner structure comprises a beveled portion formed in the inner sleeve such that a securing flap of the end closure structure may be guided into a gap between one of the first pair side walls of the inner structure and adjacent one of the first pair side walls of the outer sleeve. 6. The carton as claimed in claim 2 wherein the inner sleeve defines an inner sleeve axis, outer sleeve defines an outer sleeve axis extending parallel to the inner sleeve axis, the bridging closure panel is connected to the one second pair side wall of the inner structure along a first fold line which is generally perpendicular to the inner and outer sleeve axes. 7. The carton according to claim 2 wherein the one second pair side wall of the inner structure has an aperture for receiving and supporting a portion of an article. 8. The carton according to claim 7 wherein the aperture of the one second pair side wall extends into the bridging closure panel. 9. The carton according to claim 4 wherein the second pair side walls of the inner structure have apertures for receiving and supporting portions of an article, respectively. 10. The carton according to claim 9 wherein the apertures of the second pair side walls extend respectively into the first and second bridging closure panels.