Carton having a perforation cut score opening and a carton blank for forming the same

摘要

A paperboard carton is disclosed which is constructed from a paperboard blank including a first panel having side walls connected thereto by scored fold lines formed between a respective side wall and a respective edge of the first panel. A second panel is provided having side walls connected thereto by scored fold lines formed between a respective side wall and a respective edge of the second panel with one of the side walls of the first panel and one of the side walls of the second panel being congruent. The second panel further includes an opening device formed therein for allowing access to the interior of a formed carton. This opening device includes a tab extending from an edge of the second panel, at least one through cut segment extending from an edge of the tab into the second panel of the blank and terminating at a termination point, at least one partially cut line of weakness formed in the second panel and at least one perforated line of weakness formed in the second panel and extending substantially parallel to the partially cut line of weakness, with the partially cut line of weakness having a portion which intersects the through cut segment extending from the edge of the tab at the termination point and the perforated line of weakness is colinear with the through cut segment and spaced a predetermined distance from the termination point of the through cut segment.