Seal end carton

Claim 1

A FOLDABLE CARTON BLANK FOR USE IN FORMING A SEAL END CARTON, SAID BLANK COMPRISING A PAIR OF SIDE PANELS AND A PAIR OF END PANELS, THE PANELS OF ONE PAIR BEING ALTERNATELY ARRANGED IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATION WITH THE PANELS OF THE OTHER PAIR AND BEING FOLDABLY CONNECTED THERETO TO COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER TO FORM UPRIGHT WALLS OF THE CARTON; TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FIRST AND SECOND SIDE FLAPS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO CORRESPONDING PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE PANELS, SAID FIRST SIDE FLAP BEING FOLDABLE INTO OVERLAPPING RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECOND SIDE FLAP; TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING END FLAPS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO CORRESPONDING PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF SAID END PANELS, SAID END FLAPS WHEN FOLDED BEING ADOPTED TO SUBTEND SAID SECOND SIDE FLAP, AN EDGE PORTION OF ONE OF SAID END FLAPS ADJACENT SAID SECOND SIDE FLAP BEING SEPARATED THEREFROM BY A SLOT; AND EARS EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM OPPOSITE PERIPHERAL PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST SIDE FLAP, SAID EARS BEING ADAPTED TO OVERLIE AND BE SECURED TO THE END PANEL EXPOSED SURFACES WHEN THE CARTON SEAL END IS FORMED; SAID SECOND SIDE FLAP HAVING THE EDGE PORTION THEREOF OPPOSITE THE FOLDABLY CONNECTED EDGE PORTION THEREOF OF LESSER DIMENSION THAN SAID FOLDABLY CONNECTED EDGE PORTION WHEREBY THE SLOT-FORMING EDGE PORTION OF SAID SECOND SIDE FLAP WILL HAVE THE SEGMENT THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE FOLDLINE OF SAID SECOND SIDE FLAP RECESSED AND SPACED FROM THE ADJACENT EAR WHEN THE LATTER IS FOLDED AND SECURED TO THE END PANEL EXPOSED SURFACE.