Somerville Packaging

Rolph-Clark-Stone Packaging Corporation

Robert J McCormick

Richard E DePaul

B Edward Shlesinger, Jr

Paul J Donohie

Frank G Capauano

James C Zimmerman

Jack E Hutchinson

A leak preventing carton and blank for ice cream and the like in which the first-in and flap substantially closes the opening of the carton but leaves a gap along the top edge of the first-in flap which gap is prevented from becoming a leaking area by a boss such as a deboss which may or may not be used in conjunction with an emboss. The boss or bosses cooperate to seal the area of the gap from leakage. In addition, the carton is designed to provide for very tight corners in which excess material is provided in the blank for closing tightly the corners when the carton is erected for receiving ice cream.

Leak preventing blank and carton for ice cream and the like

A carton for packaging ice cream and the like comprising a receptacle including operably connected front, bottom and rear panels. A cover having a cover panel and a closure flap is hingedly connected to the receptacle for sealing the carton. The front, bottom, rear, and cover panels each have left and right end flaps operably connected to their left and right edges. The end flaps are dimensioned such that upon folding they form substantially sealed left and right carton ends. In the preferred embodiment, a breakaway tab is detachably formed in the cover panel end flap. The front surface of the breakaway tab is secured to the rear panel end flap so as to minimize any gaps between the end flaps forming the carton ends. Upon initial opening of the carton, the breakaway tab is severed from the cover panel end flap permitting the consumer to readily gain access to the contents of the carton.

Carton and blank for packaging ice cream and the like

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Robert J McCormick