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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Jay M. Dee, West Chester, PA (US);
Kevin Harrell, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jay M. Dee, West Chester, PA (US);
Kevin Harrell, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Dee Paper Company, Inc., Chester, PA (US);
Abstract
A paper box or carton includes front, rear and side panels with the upper portions of the side panels being configured to deform inwardly when the upper portions of said front and rear panels are brought together. In this way, a holding area is created between an inside face of a side panel and an inside face of the front panel. This holding area decreases in size as the front and rear panels are brought closer together. Each of the front and rear panels includes a flap adjacent the top portion thereof which are positionable in the holding area as the front and rear panels are moved toward each other. The flaps include distal edges that interlock with each other to maintain the upper portion of the front and rear panels together to form a closed tapered top.