Abstract: A package of thin, flexible material for positioning an article contained within the package has an exterior container having generally the shape of a rectangular box made with first and second opposed main panel pairs joined at ninety degrees to form a tube of rectangular cross-section and a pair of end closures at opposite ends of said tube. An internal positioning frame exists within the exterior container. The internal positioning frame has a pair of generally parallel positioning panels, each such positioning panel being parallel to the first pair of main panels and both such positioning panels being connected to one of the second pair of main panels. A first positioning strut is connected between the parallel positioning panels and lies generally perpendicular to each of the parallel positioning panels and in spaced, generally parallel relation to the second pair of main panels. A second positioning strut is connected between the first positioning strut and at least one of the first pair of main panels.

Abstract: A two-part sliding carton has a base part having generally the shape of a box with a rectangular cross-section open at the top. The base part has a bottom panel on which said base part normally rests and a rear panel with a generally horizontal hinge slit covered by a cover panel, one edge of which is affixed to the interior of the base part at a line below said hinge slit. The cover panel extends from below the hinge slit substantially to the upper edge of said rear panel to define a slide pocket between said hinge slit and said upper edge. The carton also has a cover part having generally the shape of a box with a rectangular cross-section slightly larger than the comparable cross-section of the base part, said box being open at the bottom. The cover part has a rear panel with a hinge panel joined at its bottom edge at a hinge fold line.

Abstract: The carton is formed from a cut and scored one piece paperboard blank and includes a simplified yet sturdy three ply handle structure. The handle is formed on the top panel of the carton, which top panel includes overlapping flaps which are adhesively secured together. The topmost flap has an opening cut therein to form a hand grip. The underlying flap has a terminal end portion which is folded back into the carton and adhered to the inside surface of the underlying flap to form a beaded fold at the free end of the underlying flap. The underlying flap extends beneath the topmost flap to an extent whereby the beaded fold lies within the confines of the hand grip opening. The portion of the top panel inwardly of the hand grip opening is three ply in thickness and the beaded fold line at the inner edge of the hand grip opening provides comfort when the carton is carried.

Abstract: A plurality of 3-D glasses are produced by cutting a sheet of material to provide first and second parallel series of eyeglass cutouts therein, each of the series of eyeglass cutouts including first and second eye cutouts, first and second ear cutouts and nose cutouts arranged in respective columns. Continuous strips of red and blue film are placed along preselected columns of eye cutouts. In accordance with a first embodiment, the eyeglass cutouts are separated from one another to provide one ply 3-D glasses. In accordance with a second embodiment, the sheet of material is folded to produce a single series of two ply eyeglass cutouts.

Abstract: The carton is designed for carrying a plurality of beverage cans and includes a tear away portion which is disposed partially in the carton top wall and partially in an adjacent side wall. The top wall of the carton is formed by overlapping top wall panels which are adhesively secured together. Finger gripping openings are disposed in the outer top wall panel, and reinforcing tabs are formed on a free edge of the inner top wall panel to strengthen the weight bearing central portion of the top wall of the carton. The tear away portion of the carton is formed by a first plurality of cut score lines positioned in the outer top wall panel and by a second plurality of cut score lines positioned in the side wall of the carton. The respective cut score lines are offset from the fold line which interconnects the side wall and outer top wall panel so that the fold line will not buckle when the filled carton is carried via the finger grip openings.

Abstract: The carton is of the non-reclosable type which includes a portion thereof which is torn off of the remainder of the carton to open the latter. The carton is scored and folded so as to form a recessed panel at a corner of the carton, which recessed panel underlies an edge of the portion of the carton which is to be torn off. The recessed panel allows access to the edge of the tear-off portion of the carton so that the tear-off portion can be gripped. The recessed panel is bounded by at least one rectilinear score line which underlies the tear-off portion of the carton and, also, by a curvilinear score line which extends into a panel of the carton which is perpendicular to the tear-off portion of the carton.

Abstract: A cylindrically shaped, open, rimmed topped carton suitable for containing ice cream or the like includes a polygonal shaped base and a pair of side wall sections formed integral with the base which are joined together along mutual edges to provide an essentially cylindrical exterior surface defining a rimmed circular opening in one end of the carton opposite the base. A plurality of Y-shaped pleats are provided in lower portions of the side walls at circumferentially spaced intervals corresponding to the juncture of the edges defining the polygonal base to provide a smooth transition of the side walls from an angular cross-section at the base to a rimmed circular cross-section at the open end of the carton. A rolled rim extends outwardly from the cylindrical side walls to assure tight frictional engagement with a removable lid while also facilitating lid removal.

Abstract: A carton for suspending an article within the carton and a blank for forming same has a collapsible arrangement for automatically forming the suspension support. This arrangement includes two parallel bridge panels, each of which is hingedly coupled at its opposite side edges to the front and back panels at locations spaced from the side panels of the carton. The upper edges of the bridge panels form a support surface which is substantially perpendicular and between the carton panels for supporting an edge of a cap of an article to suspend the article between the bridge panels and within the carton. Front flaps pivotedly mounted at the opposite side edges of the front panel may be formed in the front panel and located behind the cap of the article to create a shadow effect.

Abstract: An article carrier and a blank for forming the same is provided having an integral carrying handle which is configured to relieve local stress in the area of the handle which would otherwise tend to tear or deform the paperboard material from which the carrier is formed. More particularly, a cut line is provided in a top panel of the carrier which defines a handle tab that pivots about a hinge line. In addition, the cut line includes two straight portions which extend beyond the top panel into the opposed side panels of the carrier and are contiguous with a pair of stress relieving apertures also disposed in the opposed side panels.

Abstract: A carton for diffusing an air freshener to the atmosphere including an outer imperforate sleeve slidably receiving in nesting relation an inner sleeve housing a cake of air freshener and having a plurality of openings selectively exposed by moving the outer sleeve relative to the inner sleeve so that the air freshener can be diffused. The outer sleeve has a pair of opposed side panels defined by a series of panels hinged to each other. The last panel in each side wall series is adhesively secured to the top closure wall of the inner sleeve to preclude disassembly of the inner and outer sleeves, while permitting the openings in the inner sleeve to be selectively exposed.

Abstract: A cylindrically shaped, open topped carton suitable for containing ice cream or the like includes a polygonal shaped base and a pair of side wall sections formed integral with the base which are joined together along mutual edges to provide an essentially cylindrical exterior surface defining a circular opening in one end of the carton opposite the base. A plurality of Y-shaped pleats are provided in lower portions of the side walls at circumferentially spaced intervals corresponding to the juncture of the edges defining the polygonal base to provide a smooth transition of the side walls from an angular cross-section at the base to a circular cross-section at the open end of the carton. A multi-ply rim provided with specially configured extension flaps for holding the rim in place on the side walls of the carton extends outwardly from the side walls to assure tight frictional engagement with a removable lid while also facilitating lid removal.

Abstract: A carton and the blank for forming same each have a plurality of wall members mounted on a base member. Adjacent ends of respective wall members are secured together by the engagement of tabs extending from and hingedly coupled to longitudinal ends of one set of opposed wall members and of cover and tuck flaps hingedly mounted on the remaining wall members. The cover flaps overlie the tabs to entrap them between the one set of wall members and the cover flaps. The tuck flaps are secured in tuck slots in the base member below the one set of wall members to lock the wall members in place. This permits partial assembly of the carton to enable shipping and storing in a flat configuration, and final assembly at the place of filling without the use of glue.

Abstract: A generally cylindrical, tub-shaped carton having a flat bottom, and particularly suited for containing butter or margarine, is formed of a single paperboard blank, and is characterized by having a generally cylindrical-shaped side wall formed of two panels, each of which is integrally formed with and hingedly connected to one of two opposing sides of a hexagonal horizontal base portion. Intermediate each of the remaining sides of said hexagonal base portion and a side wall panel is an articulated webbed corner which, in the erected position of the carton, is wholly disposed within the tub-shaped carton in a flattened relationship against said side wall panels to reinforce the side wall seam of the tub-shaped carton. The hexagonal base or bottom of the carton is flat, thereby offering a more stable carton having greater capacity at a reduced cost of manufacture, and also offering better sealing of the carton during packaging of the butter therein.

Abstract: A blister card type container comprising a thermoformed plastic enclosure bonded to one face of a paperstock card which forms a wall of the container includes locking structure formed integral with the card for locking a rectangular closure flap in the card in a closed position once the container is opened to prevent the accidental escape of contents from the container. The closure flap is hingedly connected along one edge thereof by a fold line to the card, while locking means provided integral with the card include first and second, spaced apart pairs of cut-lines in the card along one edge of the closure flap. One of the cut-lines in each of the pair thereof extend from one face of the card only partially into the latter and define a locking edge on the closure flap while the cut-line in each of the other pair thereof define locking flaps on the card.

Abstract: A frusto-pyramidal carton for holding an insert of air freshener material includes a bottom wall panel and a number of side wall panels which converge toward one another as they extend away from the bottom wall panel. A top wall panel connects the upper edges of the side wall panels. Air circulating openings are formed in the top wall panel and side wall panels. A cake of air freshener material is trapped between the bottom wall panel and a retaining panel which is slightly larger than the top wall panel but slightly smaller than the bottom wall panel. The retaining panel limits displacement of the air freshener material even if the carton is inverted.

Abstract: A dispensing carton, particularly adapted for use with small objects, such as candies, pills, etc., is formed of a tubular structure which is closed at one end, while the other end includes two overlapping end closures. The lowermost closure is fixed and includes an aperture of a sufficient size to enable an object to readily pass therethrough, while the outer overlapping closure tab is pivotally connected along one side of the carton, and includes end flaps which limit the degree of pivoting of the closure tab. The latter may be reinforced with a glue flap, and the recloseable dispensing carton is formed from a single sheet of a carton blank.