Abstract: A box is disclosed having a pivot lid and a skirt. The skirt has an internal edge cooperating in a snap locking manner with a folded-over flap at the front edge area of the box mouth. This flap protrudes from an edge area which, as a whole, is resiliently depressible into the box, whereby a snap locking is achieved which will be substantially independent of the manufacturing tolerances of the box. The locking and, in particular, the release of the locking by the opening of the lid will take place in a manner that is very convenient for the user, because the spring action after the release of the locking will contribute to the opening of the lid.

Abstract: The carton has a hinged top with a depending flange in the front. A panel is folded up against the inside of the depending flange. The middle of the folded up panel has an arcurate nose and the edges are adhered to the depending flange, causing the nose to bulge out slightly from the depending flange. This nose engages a slot on the front panel of the carton to lock the top in place.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cardboard sales and dispenser box of a pocket carry-type and of a hinged hood or a cap-like lid type. The present invention provides an effective snap-locking mechanism for engaging laterally projecting ear portions on opposed side edges of a front panel portion of the dispensing boxes. The laterally projecting ear portions engage respective recesses on the inside of opposed lateral lid skirt portions. The recesses are spaced within the inner side of the front lid skirt, adjacent to the corners thereof, and the edges of the side flap portions of the lid panel are folded flat against the outer lateral lid skirt portions constructed by the side folded outer flap portions of the front lid skirt. Thus, the hinged lid is effectively snap-locked when the projecting ear portions are received in the recesses while the lid is closed.

Abstract: Slaughtered poultry, which has already been headwise introduced into a plastic bag member, is placed in a holder with a mouth of the plastic bag member being oriented upwardly. Two upper pivotal jaws are moved together to form a narrow cylinder about an upper end of the poultry, an overlying tubular member is forced down into a narrow cylinder for pressing the leg ends of the poultry downwardly, with the piston having a bottom closure which is active as a piston end but openable to enable a free bag mouth portion to be drawn into the tubular piston when vacuum is applied to the upper ends thereof. When the bottom closure is thereafter closed, the drawn up bag mouth portion will be clamped to the piston and the piston is rotated for twisting the bag mouth portion. Thereafter, the bag holder is moved past a tape applicator device for fixing of the twist bag mouth portion, with the bag portion outside of the tape being cut off and drawn away through the piston.

Abstract: A folding box of the type having an openable end flap, the outer end of which is provided with a free folding flap which, when the end flap is closed, is put down along the inside of the box front panel opposite to the rear panel, to which the end flap is hinged, the closed box being provided with a cover portion located at the outside of the said end flap and connected with opposed edge portions of the box opening normally closed by the end flap, such that the cover portion prevents opening of the end flap, said cover portion being connected with at least one of the said edge portions across a rupture line whereby, when said rupture line is broken or the cover portion is entirely torn off, the end flap is freely openable.

Abstract: A plastic sheet packing or packing member of the flat folding bag type, primarily for pipe tobacco, the mouth opening of which is sealed in a welded manner enabling it to be opened without rupturing the sheet materials adjacent the mouth opening. The mouth is closed by a type of welding providing a good sealing effect though being releasable by mechanical pull to facilitate opening of the packing. The opposed surface portions of the mouth area may be welded direct to each other in this manner, or a separate, removable closing strip may be arranged along and across the mouth and secured by the releasable type of welding. This type of welding may require mutually different materials to be joined, and this is obtained either by the use of said separate strip or by using a sandwich sheet for the packing itself.