CARTON WITH OVERLAPPED BASE PANELS AND BLANK THEREFOR

摘要

A carton of the wrap-around type has a pair of overlapped base panels (12,20 ). One of the bases panels (12) which carries a locking tab (38) overlies a tongue (42) protruding from the end edge of the other base panel (20). The protruding tongue (42) is formed with a complementary locking aperture (40) engaged by the locking tab (38) to secure the overlapped panels (12, 20) together. On either side of the locking tab (38), the said one base panel (1 2) has a hinged tab (50, 52) protruding from the end edge of that panel. Each o f the hinged tabs underlies the end edge (44,46) of the other base panel (20), one on each side of the protruding tongue (42). This 'over and under' arrangement presents less of an externally overlapped edge than is the case of a simple complete overlap and thus mitigates against the base panels being skewed or prized apart leading to tearing and/or dislodgment of the locking means.