End load carton with closure system

摘要

An end load carton includes a closure system having a tab constituting part of a control region which is spaced from a free edge of an upper flap of the carton by a support region. The control region also includes a press zone adjacent the tab. After initially opening a top portion of the carton by releasing an adhesive connection between the upper flap and a lower flap, the tab can be positioned in a slot formed in the lower flap to reclose the carton. More specifically, the upper and lower flaps can be selectively interconnected through the closure system by pushing on the press zone to depress the upper and lower flaps in order to open up the slot and align the tab with the slot. To reopen the carton, the support region can be readily grasped and pulled to open carton without fear of tearing the upper flap.

主权项

1. An end load carton comprising:
front, rear, bottom and opposing side panels interconnected to establish an open top portion for loading and unloading the carton; first and second flaps for selectively covering the open top portion; and a closure system for selectively interconnecting the first and second flaps across the open top portion to cover the open top portion after initially opening the carton, said closure system including a tab formed in the first flap, a slot formed in the second flap and a control region having a free end portion spaced from the free edge of the first flap by a support region, with the tab constituting part of the control region and being defined, at least in part, by the free end portion while being spaced from a free edge of the first flap by the support region which remains attached to the first flap as the first flap is moved between an open position and a closed position in which the tab is configured to be received in the slot upon covering the open top portion with the first and second flaps.