Clamshell carton with locking tab

摘要

A carton assembled from a foldable blank including a base having a bottom panel and a plurality of walls and a lid having a top panel and a plurality of walls. The carton may include a tab extending from one of the plurality of walls of the base. The lid may have a slit defined proximate a fold line, the fold line being where at least one of the plurality of walls of the lid meet the top panel, and the slit may be adapted for receiving all or part of the tab therethrough. The lid may also have a slot disposed on the top panel and inward of the slit. After being received through the slit, the tab can be folded about the fold line to lie substantially parallel to the top panel of the lid and a distal end of the tab may be inserted into the slot.

主权项

1. A foldable blank to be used for forming a carton, said blank comprising:
a base having a bottom panel and a plurality of walls extending therefrom, one of said plurality of walls comprising a rear panel and one of said plurality of walls comprising a front panel having an upper edge; a lid operably connected to said base, said lid having a top panel and a plurality of walls extending therefrom, one of said plurality of walls comprising a rear panel and one of said plurality of walls comprising a front panel, said lid further including a fold line disposed between said front panel and said top panel; a tab extending from said front panel of said base and foldable about a score line that is proximate to said upper edge of said front panel of said base; a slit defined proximate said fold line of said lid, said slit adapted for receiving said tab therethrough to retain said lid in a closed position when said blank is assembled to form said carton; and a slot defined in said top panel, said slot being adapted for receiving a terminal end of said tab therethrough; wherein a height of said front panel of said base is substantially similar to a sum of a height of said rear panel of said base and a height of said rear panel of said lid.