Abstract: A packing system for storing and transporting one or more cathode ray tubes, comprises at least one shell having one or more recesses. Each recess is shaped to accommodate as a good fit part of the glass bulb of a cathode ray tube and is of sufficient depth to retain the bulb firmly in position. The shell is of such a strength that it can by itself withstand bending stress exerted by the weight of the cathode ray tube.

Abstract: A disposable carton formed of low cost material and adapted for the packaging of eggs and the like is formed with coacting elements of a cover and latching flap which, in combination, afford rigidity to those elements, guide the coacting elements on closure and provide for a secure latching susceptible of easy opening. Recesses are provided in cover and latching flap for guidance and rigidity. Latching is accomplished by a recess extending inwardly from the cover front wall to engage the underside of a latching bar of the flap, which is positioned above a substantially rectangular shaped recess in the latching flap. The carton is particularly characterized in that it exhibits improved resistance to crushing when other cartons are stacked upon it. This crush resistance is imparted to the carton by employing integrally molded cover support ribs which are positioned immediately above and adjacent to the locking recesses on the latching flap.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a distribution or marketing package, formed from a single carton blank and comprising a bottom tray with a lid hingedly attached to one of its side walls and closable on the tray, said lid in its closed position being connectable with a side wall of the tray opposing said side wall, by means of a locking device at the free end of the lid.

Abstract: A heavy duty internal partition formed from a paperboard tube.

Abstract: A combination assembly clip and sealing means for collapsible shipping containers. The clip is formed from synthetic resinous materials, and may be partially folded to enable it to be inserted into a pair of aligned openings in an assembled container to maintain, for example, a lid in closed condition upon a side wall thereof. After insertion, the clip is returned to planar condition to fully engage the sides of the engaged openings in the container. This movement aligns a plurality of exposed openings in the clip through which a strip-type seal is inserted and closed, thus making it impossible to refold the clip prior to removal to open the container without first destroying the seal.

Abstract: A box for storing files is formed from a single blank of paperboard. The blank consists of a centrally located bottom wall panel having side wall panels foldably connected thereto. Each of the centrally located bottom walls panels and side wall panels have an end wall panel extending from a transverse edge thereof so that when the side wall panels are folded 90.degree. relative to the bottom wall panel, the end wall panels on the transverse edges of the side walls and bottom walls can be overlapped and locked together. Connected to the outer longitudinal edges of each of the side wall panels is a top wall panel substantially half the width of the centrally located bottom panel. The top wall panels are adapted to be folded 90.degree. relative to the side walls to form a cover for the box. Longitudinally extending tabs extend from the transverse edges of each of the top wall panels and can be inserted within an opening in the end walls to lock the top wall panels in place on the box.

Abstract: In a carton for liquids folded from a sheet of packaging material wherein the carton has a lapped seam with a protected edge, the improvement which comprises providing the protected edge with a wedge-like tapered profile, whereby the thickness of the sheet material is reduced along the protected edge. The sheet material carries a thicker protective coating on the inside of the carton and a thinner coating on the outside. The seams are lapped by various configurations of the wedge, depending upon which face is undercut.

Abstract: A container formed of a unitary blank of foldable paperboard has a bottom panel generally rectangular in outline which is integrally connected to opposed end walls and side walls to provide an upwardly facing opening. Corner gussets between each end wall and the adjacent side wall are folded inwardly alongside the adjacent side wall with the free extremeties of the gussets adjacent each end wall carrying upstanding projections which overlap each other. An end flap on each end wall is folded inwardly along the inner surface of the adjacent gussets and has a slot along its fold line for receiving the adjacent upstanding projections. Opposed tabs on each end flap extend away from each other and lock between the adjacent gusset and the inner surface of the adjacent end wall.

Abstract: A variable depth container with self-locking closure flaps.

Abstract: A ribbon sleeve for boxes, especially gift boxes, comprising a sheet-material blank having an elongated strip portion provided at each end with a pair of lobes. First fold lines are provided at the junction of the lobes with the respective end of the blank. The fold lines intersect one another in a point which is adapted to be placed onto a respective corner of the box. Second fold lines are provided in each lobe spaced from and parallel to the respective first fold lines. This enables the lobes to be bent along the first fold lines to overlie the sides of the box and portions of the lobes to be bent underneath the box along the second fold lines. A slit is provided in one lobe of each pair and a tab on the other lobe of the pair and insertable into the slit to serve as a connecting means for the lobes.

Abstract: A multi-sided container, formed of a unitary blank, defining an enclosed chamber in which a platform is located. The platform is coupled to one of the outer panels of the container and has an article receiving aperture therein. The platform is formed from a series of hingedly connected panels, one of which is integral with one of the container's outer panels and the other of which is adhered to that same outer panel. In one embodiment, the platform is integral with an outer side panel. In another, the platform is integral with an outer front panel. The platform is perpendicular to the outer panel to which it is coupled. The container is formed from the blank in only three folding steps.

Abstract: In a folding box having a collar surrounded by a lid in the closed position, this collar is formed in one piece with the blank of the box. By means of a number of separating cuts, however, the collar is defined in relation to the blank in such a manner that in the area of the front wall of the box the inwardly displaced collar is only connected with the box blank, namely the front wall thereof, by means of residual connections. These side residual connections are folded inward in the form of a Z in such a manner that outside of the residual connections the collar lies smoothly against the inside of the front wall.

Abstract: A box for storing files is formed from a single blank of paperboard. The blank consists of a centrally located bottom wall panel having side wall panels foldably connected thereto. Each of the centrally located bottom wall panel and side wall panels have an end wall panel extending from a transverse edge thereof so that when the side wall panels are folded 90.degree. relative to the bottom wall panel, the end wall panels on the transverse edges of the side walls and bottom wall can be overlapped and locked together. Connected to the outer longitudinal edges of each of the side wall panels is a top wall panel substantially half the width of the centrally located bottom panel. The top wall panels are adapted to be folded 90.degree. relative to the side walls to form a cover for the box. Longitudinally extending tabs extend from the transverse edges of each of the top wall panels and can be inserted within an opening in the end walls to lock the top wall panels in place on the box.

Abstract: A carton has a cover in the shape of a truncated pyramid and a tray of like shape. The cover and the tray each have a wall joined along a common fold line. The side walls of the cover are dimensioned to extend beyond the side walls of the tray so that the edges of the side walls of the tray contact the interior faces of corresponding side walls of the cover, when the cover is closed onto the tray.

Abstract: A sheet-material blank is disclosed and a package which is made by folding of the blank. The package has two hollow tubular sections of triangular cross-section with the apices of the triangles being connected. The ends of the sections are closed by end walls formed by tabs of the blank.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved open ended package or container which is formed from a one piece blank to hold a pair of light bulbs in an end to end relationship. The bulbs are spaced a desired distance from the open ends of the container and longitudinally retained in both directions as well as prevented from contacting each other in order to avoid breakage during shipping and storing. The one piece cardboard blank is folded and secured by adhesive strips at each end to form a rectangular sleeve having a top, bottom, two sides, two open ends, and a partition element. The partition element is provided with cut lines and fold lines to form two separating portions and two retaining portions, all of which extend across the container between the top and bottom, each in a different plane parallel to the two sides.

Abstract: Foldable packaging member for tubes in erected condition comprising: pairs of parallel panels, one of the pairs constituting first and third side walls, the other pair constituting second and fourth side walls, the second, third, and fourth side walls extending successively from the first side wall along mutually parallel fold lines, the fourth side wall having an integral assembly panel extending beneath and adhered to an adjacent inside portion of the first side wall, the assembly panel including an elongate band along the adjacent inside portion of the first side wall for substantially the length thereof and a short band disposed beneath and adhered to the adjacent inside portion of the first side wall at one end thereof, the elongate band having an integral flap extending from one edge thereof toward the third side wall, the short band having a dome support on one edge thereof and adhered to an inside portion of the third side wall opposite the first side wall whereby the dome support extends from the fir

Abstract: A lunch box carton made from a single cardboard blank with an attractive reclosable gabled top and an auto-erecting lock bottom. The lunch box carton has a tapered side wall construction, forming an inverted truncated pyramidal configuration to enable stacked nesting of a plurality of the cartons. The lunch box carton is of a knock-down variety which can be shipped in a flattened configuration and is further provided with an auto-erecting lock bottom to facilitate erection of the carton. The top portion of the carton is attractively gabled in configuration, providing additional interior volume, and includes integral carrying handles. Further, the carton is provided with movable wedge shaped locking portions pivotally connected on the top of the carton which can be interengaged with apertures provided in the side wall of the carton, to securely lock the carton in the closed condition. In addition, to prevent lateral shifting of the top of the carton, the carrying handles are secured by folding tabs.

Abstract: The disclosed carton has opposite front and back walls, a top or end panel hinged to the front wall, and a flap extending downward from the top panel inside the back wall. A tongue in the back wall is defined by side cuts and an end cut. A hang-up tab extends from the top-panel flap at a reverse bend, extending through said end cut and upward. A locking portion of the hang-up tab is wider than the tongue, thus having locking extremities. When the tab is initially shifted from inside the back wall downward through the end cut, its locking portion is disposed partly outside the tongue but the locking extremities are inside the carton. When the hang-up tab is thereafter forcibly swung outward, the locking portion flexes and its extremities emerge and lock the top panel closed. The top panel additionally has detents at the ends of its closing flap.

Abstract: A tray is erectable from a blank of sheet material for use in a shrink-wrap package. The tray comprises a first panel constituting a base, a second panel joined along one edge to the first panel, and a third panel joined along one edge to a second edge opposing said one edge of the second panel and extending between said second edge of the second panel and the base of the tray. A portion of the third panel is pierced to expose a cut edge which is profiled to conform substantially with a contour of an item it is desired to package on the tray whereby in use said contour abuts said edge to assist in retention of said item in position on the tray.