Folded cardboard article for packaging western spurs

Abstract

A single-piece cardboard sheet into which slots and tabs are strategically cut to permit its folding into a carton for packaging a pair of western spurs. The unfolded carton is substantially symmetrical with respect to both its major and minor axes and comprises a bottom section from which two pairs of largely equal structural segments (a front and a back section) project outwards along the longitudinal axis. A cut at the boundary between the bottom section and each of these structural segments defines an extension sufficiently large to support the tips of the sides of the two spurs. The front section of the cardboard carton contains a cut that defines a substantially rectangular tab and a corresponding opening suitable for passing the sides of two spurs therethrough. The top of the front section also contains a hanging slot suitable for receiving the hook of a display rack. The back section of the carton contains the same features symmetrically arranged with respect to the bottom section, such that they substantially match when both sections are folded upward from the bottom section. The distal end of the front section includes a winged tab and the distal end of the back section includes two foldable flaps such that each flap can be bent over a wing of the tab and provide a fastening mechanism for the entire structure when the carton is folded and the packaging assembly is completed.