Cartons with cradle forming end closures

Claim 1

In a knock-down carton having opposing body forming panels hingedly connected together along their opposite side edges to define a flat-folded tubular body adapted to be erected by flexing said body forming panels outwardly relative to each other, a cradle forming end closure for said tubular body, said end closure comprising a flap member hingedly connected to an end edge of one of said body panels, said flap member being divided by a curved score line into an inner part and a cradle forming outer flap part, said flap member lying in infolded condition with both said inner and outer flap parts initially justaposed to the inner surface of the body wall panel to which said flap member is connected, said outer flap part being displaceable inwardly along said curved score line to at least partially close the end of the carton body and provide a self-sustaining cradle-like supporting seat for the contents of the carton, a finger opening formed in the body panel to which said flap member is hingedly connected, said finger opening being positioned to coincide with said cradle forming outer flap part when said outer flap part is juxtaposed to the inner surface of the body panel to which said flap member is hingedly connected.