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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Simon Whitnell, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Dopaco, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
229128 ; 229126 ; 229150 ;
Abstract
A lid integrally hinged to a carton rear wall and including an outwardly extending tongue on the forward edge thereof which, upon a closing of the lid over the carton mouth, forwardly flexes the forward carton wall. The forward carton wall has an integral locking flange along the upper edge thereof which rearwardly pivots to overlie the forward portion of the lid and which defines a keeper opening within the front wall to receive the lid tongue.