Easy access dispensing carton with dust barrier

Claim 1

A two piece substantially rectangular carton for housing and dispensing elongated articles, said articles being disposed perpendicular to a major lengthwise dimension of the carton, said carton comprising; an open top tray portion including a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, and a pair of opposed end walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall between opposed end portions of said side walls, said end walls of said lower tray portion includes a panel bent back upon itself to define an inner and outer end wall panel, a tab connected to the inner end wall panel disposed to overlie said bottom wall, and at least one locking tab in said bottom wall adjacent each of said end wall tabs for overlying the same and locking the same to said bottom wall, and an open ended sleeve adapted to be slid over said tray portion to substantially enclose the same, said sleeve including: a top wall having an upper and lower surface a bottom wall, and a pair of opposed side walls between said top and bottom wall, said top wall of said sleeve including an opening therethrough extending entirely thereacross and providing access to the interior of said tray so that one of the elongated articles adapted to be housed within said tray can be removed from said tray through said access opening, and a resilient transparent film connected to the lower surface of said top wall panel of said sleeve in such a manner that opposed side edges thereof are spaced slightly inwardly from the opposed lateral edges of said top wall, said film adhesively connected to the lower surface of said top wall only along the upper and lower edges thereof and adjacent the top and bottom edges of said opening, said film including a perforated score line substantially bisecting the film and extending substantially perpendicular to the opposed lateral edges of the top panel of said sleeve.