Abstract: A cardboard shipping carton is provided with an improved easy-open tearing arrangement. Body panels of the shipping carton have a conventional corrugated paperboard construction. A tear tape of material different from the corrugated paperboard is secured to the inside of the body panels with adhesive. A severing line generally opposite the tear tape is associated with each body panel. The appearance of the exposed edge is improved by providing border tape on an outside surface of each body panel with an upper edge of the outer tape aligned with the severing line. Preferably, a bottom edge of the tear tape is positioned below the top edge of the border tape, to provide a lower display portion. Also disclosed is a pull tab providing access to the tear tape from outside the carton.

Abstract: An enclosed box in which the top wall and the upper sections of each side wall extend only over a central portion of the length of the box, and in which side flaps and a top flap at each end of the box tuck within the side walls and under the top wall to form an enclosed box. An upper section of each end wall and side flap along with the top flaps are removable to provide access into the box.