Easy-open recloseable carton

Claim 2

A recloseable carton assembled from a paperboard blank comprising front, bottom, back and cover panels, a closure flap connected along a fold line to said cover panel and comprising a tuck panel adjacent said fold line and a pair of sealing panels spaced from each other and glued to the exterior of said front panel, said sealing panels being connected by perforated lines to said tuck panel whereby said tuck panel may be torn therefrom, a back tab glued to the interior of said back panel, and a tear-out panel coextensive with the underside of said cover panel and connected along further perforated lines to said front panel and back tab such that said tear-out panel may be torn therefrom, whereby when said tuck panel is torn from said sealing panels and said cover panel and inserting said tuck panel interiorly of said front panel.

Claim 3

A recloseable carton as claimed in claim 1 wherein said front panel comprises a top panel beneath said tuck panel, said top panel adjoining said tear-out panel and being defined by perforated lines, whereby when said tuck and cover panels are opened and said tear-out panel is removed, said top panel may be torn from the remainder of said front panel giving access to a part of the surface of said tuck panel when inserted interiorly of said front panel.

Claim 4

A recloseable carton as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an integral coupon releasably connected by a perforated line to a free edge of said cover panel, said integral coupon being folded along said perforated lines such that it is retained between said tear-out panel and the underside of said cover panel.

Claim 5

A recloseable carton as claim in claim 1 further comprising side panels connected along fold lines to opposite end so said bottom panel, dust panels connected along fold lines to opposite ends of said front and back panels and further end panels connected by perforated lines to opposite ends of said tear-out panel for closing the ends of said carton.

Claim 6

A recloseable carton as claimed in claim 1 wherein said tear-out panel is a coupon.

Claim 7

A paperboard carton blank for forming a recloseable carton comprising front, bottom, back and cover panels separated by fold lines, a closure flap connected along a fold line to said cover panel and comprising a tuck panel adjacent said fold line and a pair of sealing panels spaced from each other and connected to said tuck panel by perforated lines for gluing to the exterior of said front panel, a tear-out panel connected along a perforated line to said front panel and a back tab for gluing to the interior of said back panel and connected along a further perforated line to said tear-out panel opposite said front panel, whereby when said blank is assembled said tear-out panel is coextensive with and beneath said cover panel and when said tuck panel is torn from said sealing panels and said cover panel is raised, said tear-out panel may be torn from said carton and said carton may be reclosed by inserting said tuck panel interiorly of said front panel.

Claim 8

A paperboard carton blank for forming a recloseable carton comprising front, bottom, back and cover panels separated by fold lines, a closure flap connected along a fold line to said cover panel and comprising a tuck panel adjacent said fold line and a pair of sealing panels spaced from each other and connected to said tuck panel by perforated lines for gluing to the exterior of said front panel, a tear-out panel connected along a perforated line to said front panel and a back tab for gluing to the interior of said back panel and connected along a further perforated line to said tear-out panel opposite said front panel, whereby when said blank is assembled said tear-out panel is coextensive with and beneath said cover panel and when said tuck panel is torn from said sealing panels and said cover panel is raised, said tear-out panel may be torn from said carton and said carton may be reclosed by inserting said tuck panel interiorly of said front panel.

Claim 9

A carton blank as claimed in claim 6 wherein said front panel comprises a top panel beneath said tuck panel, said top panel adjoining said tear-out panel and being defined by perforated lines, whereby when said tuck and cover panels are opened and said tear-out panel is removed, said top panel may be torn from the remainder of said front panel giving access to a part of the surface of said tuck panel when inserted interiorly of said front panel.

Claim 10

A carton blank as claimed in claim 6 further comprising an integrAl coupon releasably connected by a perforated line to a free edge of said cover panel.

Claim 11

A carton blank as claimed in claim 6 further comprising side panels connected along fold lines to opposite ends of said bottom panel, dust panels connected along fold lines to opposite ends of said front and back panels and further end panels connected by perforated lines to opposite ends of said tear-out panel for closing the ends of the assembled carton.

Claim 12

A carton blank as claimed in claim 6 wherein said tear-out panel is a coupon.

Claim 13

A reclosable carton construction comprising a hinged cover panel, a closure flap connected along a fold line to said cover panel and comprising a tuck panel adjacent said fold line and a pair of sealing panels spaced from each other for gluing to the exterior of a further panel of said carton said sealing panels being connected by perforated lines to said tuck panel whereby when opening said carton and edge of said tuck panel between said sealing panels may be gripped to tear said tuck panel from said sealing panels, said further panel comprising in part a removable panel separable along perforated lines from the remainder of said further panel, said removable panel being smaller than and located beneath said tuck panel whereby when said tuck panel is torn from said sealing panels, said removable panel may be torn from the remainder of said further panel and said carton may be reclosed by inserting said tuck panel on the inside of said removable panel with part of the exterior surface of said tuck panel accessible through the space formerly occupied by said removable panel.

Claim 14

A reclosable carton construction comprising a hinged cover panel, a closure flap connected along a fold line to said cover panel and comprising a tuck panel adjacent said fold line and a pair of sealing panels spaced from each other for gluing to the exterior of a further panel of said carton said sealing panels being connected by perforated lines to said tuck panel whereby when opening said carton and edge of said tuck panel between said sealing panels may be gripped to tear said tuck panel from said sealing panels, said further panel comprising in part a removable panel separable along perforated lines from the remainder of said further panel, said removable panel being smaller than and located beneath said tuck panel whereby when said tuck panel is torn from said sealing panels, said removable panel may be torn from the remainder of said further panel and said carton may be reclosed by inserting said tuck panel on the inside of said removable panel with part of the exterior surface of said tuck panel accessible through the space formerly occupied by said removable panel.

Claim 15

A recloseable carton construction as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a tear-out panel sealing the carton and substantially coextensive with said cover panel, one edge of said cover panel adjoining said removable panel whereby both said removable and tear-out panels may be removed after said tuck and cover panels are raised.