Claims
- 1. A carton of the wrap around type comprising among other panels a pair of side panels and a closure panel carried by each of said side panels for closing the carton about a plurality of containers to be packaged therein, the carton being improved by at least one compression cutout in each of said closure panels for receiving a tightening lug to tension each of said closure panels and thereby draw together and tighten said side panels relative to containers being packaged, each of said closure panels being joined to a respective one of said side panels along a fold line, and each of said compression cutouts being spaced from a respective one of said fold lines and having a generally rectangular base portion disposed parallel to and remote from a respective one of said fold lines, said generally rectangular base portion opening towards said respective one of said fold lines, and there being an arcuate top portion opening away from said respective one of said fold lines.
- 2. A carton of the wrap around type comprising among other panels a pair of side panels and a closure panel carried by each of said side panels for closing the carton about a plurality of containers to be packaged therein, the carton being improved by at least one compression cut in each of said closure panels for receiving a tightening lug to tension each of said closure panels and thereby draw together and tighten said side panels relative to containers being packaged, each of said side panels having a lower locking panel portion having locking cuts therein for receiving bases of containers to be packaged in said carton, and the positions of said compression cuts being independent of and out of transverse alignment with intended positions of containers in said carton and the related positions of said locking cuts.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 716,492 filed Mar. 27, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,651,502, issued Mar. 24, 1987.
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Divisions (1)
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