Abstract: The present invention discloses a blank and carton for packaging ice cream or the like comprising hingedly connected cover, rear, bottom and front panels. Left and right end flaps extending from each of the cover, rear, bottom and front panel end flaps. A pocket means formed in each of the carton ends for receiving a portion of the cover panel end flaps adjacent the rear panel for reforming the carton subsequent to the initial opening thereof. The pocket means includes rear panel end flaps forming exterior liners and the corresponding front and bottom panel end flaps forming interior liners. Membrane flaps are hingedly connected to the front panel and left and right front panel end flaps for forming a substantially continuous lip along a portion of the outer periphery of the carton.

Abstract: A carton for packaging ice cream and the like comprising a receptacle including operably connected front, bottom and rear panels. A cover having a cover panel and a closure flap is hingedly connected to the receptacle for sealing the carton. The front, bottom, rear and cover panels each have left and right end flaps operably connected to their left and right edges. The end flaps are dimensioned such that upon folding they form substantially sealed left and right cartons ends. In the preferred embodiment, a breakaway tab is detachably formed in the cover panel end flap. The front surface of the breakaway tab is secured to the rear panel end flap so as to minimize any gaps between the end flaps forming the carton ends. The breakaway tab extends through only a portion of the thickness of the cover panel end flap. Upon initial opening of the carton, the breakaway tab is severed from the cover panel end flap permitting the consumer to readily gain access to the contents of the carton.

Abstract: A carton or package for packaging semi-fluid material which can be hardened by freezing, such as ice cream, sherbet and the like, is formed from specially constructed integral carton blank and a special process for assembling the same. The carton blank has a front panel, a bottom panel, a rear panel, a cover panel, and a front cover sealing flap articulated one to the other in the order named with end-forming flaps and glue-flap extensions extending laterally therefrom adapted to be glued together to form inner and outer walls and side-cover flaps. The bottom outer wall-forming flap is glued to the inner wall-forming flaps by glue strips along the side edges of the latter, where they are joined to the front and rear panels, and the side-cover flap has a tuck-in tab adapted to be tucked in under the bottom outer wall-forming flap between the glue strips.