Abstract: A paperboard blank for forming a carton and a machine for applying the same to a series of containers for forming a package without the need for glue or other adhesives and including novel gussets attached between a locking panel and a front panel, the gussets being properly placed in position by the machine and held in place by the weight of the containers in the finished package, thereby holding the front panel in a closed position. A particular embodiment includes drinking straws, or the like, which are protected by the front panels upon assembly of the completed package.

Abstract: A wrap-around carrier for carrying gable topped cartons with at least one end flap is formed without the use of adhesive by the addition of a gusset that holds the end flap securely in place. The gusset is held in place by the gable topped cartons that are contained within the wrap-around carrier. The wrap-around carrier also includes a paperboard locking mechanism that interconnects the bottom panel portions of the carrier together.