| 摘要 |
<p>A carton for returnable containers, such as bottles, includes at least a top wall panel (20, 120), a bottom wall panel (12, 28; 112, 128) and a pair of side wall panels (16, 18, 22, 24; 116, 118, 122, 124), connecting together the top and bottom wall panels, to form a tubular structure in which a plurality of containers (A, AA) can be accommodated in a unit. One of the wall panels is formed with a tearaway strip (34, 134) the removal of which separates that panel into two detached portions (16, 18; 116, 118) and which allows the carton to be separated entirely from its contents. Detached portion-reconnecting means comprises a hinged flap (66, 166) which is partially detachable from a wall panel adjacent one edge (36, 138) of the tearaway strip and foldable into overlapping relationship with a wall panel adjacent an opposite edge (38, 136) of the tearaway strip. Complementary locking means (70, 76; 170, 176) are provided by the hinged flap and the wall panel adjacent the opposite edge of the tearaway strip to connect together the adjacent wall panels after removal of the tearaway strip in order to reconstruct the carton.</p> |
