Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
In a folded board carton provided at one end with opposed pairs of major and minor flaps, the improvement comprising an elongated concamerated tear out tab extending inwardly of a major extent of the distal edge of the first down major flap leaving a minor portion of said distal edge on each side of said major portion to allow adequate sealing and to keep the carton generally rigid and bulge resistant after opening and wherein the second down major flap is adhered to said first down major flap proximally of said tear out tab substantially only adjacent the concamerated edge thereof; the distal edge of said second down major flap defining a reclosure tab for insertion into a mating slit provided in said first down major flap to enable reclosure thereof after opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
In a folded board carton provided at one end with opposed pairs of major and minor flaps, the improvement comprising an elongated concamerated tear out tab extending inwardly of a major extent of the distal edge of the first down major flap leaving a minor portion of said distal edge on each side of said major portion to allow adequate sealing and to keep the carton generally rigid and bulge resistant after opening and wherein the second down major flap is adhered to said first down major flap proximally of said tear out tab substantially only adjacent the concamerated edge thereof; the distal edge of said second down major flap defining a reclosure tab for insertion into a mating slit provided in said first down major flap to enable reclosure thereof after opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Folded carton defined in claim 1 wherein said tear out tab is defined by concatenated line of perforations extending between locations spaced apart along said distal edge of said first down major flap and spaced apart from the side edges of said first down major flap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
Folded carton defined in claim 2 wherein side line of perforations is generally continuously curvilinear.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
Folded carton defined in claim 2 wherein said line of perforations comprises a generally elongated medial continuous cut.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
Folded carton defined in claim 2 wherein said line of perforations comprises a series of concatenated elongated straight line cuts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
Folded carton defined in claim 2 wherein said tear out tab is coated with a release coating to prevent adherence thereof to said second down major flap and provided with a finger notch extending generally medially inwardly from said distal edge thereof to enable manual removal thereof following consumer lifting of said second down major flap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
Board carton defined in claim 1 wherein said reclosure tab is defined by a pair of spaced apart notches having generally arcuate side edges provided extending inwardly of the distal edge of said second down major flap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
Folded carton defined in claim 1 wherein said first down major flap is provided with a patterned coating of hold out lacquer enabling adhesion thereof with said second down major flap primarily along a fornix region extending adjacent the concamerated edge of said tear out flap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
Folded carton defined in claim 1 wherein said minor flaps are each provided with generally notched edges in general alignment, when erected, with the concamerated edge of said tear out tab.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
Folded carton defined in claim 1 wherein said major flaps are adhered together primarily along a fornix region extending adjacent said tear out tab.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
Folded carton defined in claim 9 wherein said fornix region is of generally uniform width and is defined along one edge by said line of perforation and along the other edge by a concamerated generally continuous top liner cut spaced generally uniformly apart from said line of perforations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
Folded carton defined in claim 10 further comprising a series of generally parallel supplemental top liner cuts extending generally longitudinally entirely of and within said fornix region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
Folded carton defined in claim 5 further comprising a pair of secondary adhesive spots adhering the distal corner portions of said second down major flap to the subjacent portions of said first down major flap.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
Folded carton defined in claim 2 wherein said tear out tab is adhered to said second down major flap to be removed from said first down major flap during consumer lifting of said second down major flap.