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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2015
Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Alain Saulas, Chateauroux, FR;
Tsugihiko Suzuki, Henriko, VA (US);
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A locking device for a carton includes a first part (F) defined in a first panel () and a second part (M) defined in a second panel (). The first part includes a female tab () struck from the first panel and foldably coupled thereto. The second part includes a male tab () struck from the second panel and foldably coupled thereto. The male tab is hinged to the second panel by a first non-linear fold line () and is receivable in an aperture created by folding the female tab out of the plane of the first panel so as to secure the first and second panels together. The male tab includes at least one weakened line () for facilitating folding of the male tab about the first non-linear fold line (). An edge () of the female tab braces against the male tab so as to maintain the male tab in a folded or locked configuration.