Combination liner and carton flap end closure

Claim 1

A CARTON COMPRISING A BODY FORMED OF SIDE PANELS AND A LINER INSERTED THEREIN, SAID CARTON AT LEAST AT ONE END HAVING END FLAPS HINGEDLY CONNECTED WITH RESPECTIVE SIDE PANELS FOR CLOSING THE END OF SAID CARTON, SAID END FLAPS INCLUDING A FIRST TAB HINGED TO A FIRST PANEL OF THE CARTON, FIRST AND SECOND FLAPS HINGED AT FIRST AND SECOND HINGE LINES RESPECTIVELY TO SECOND AND THIRD PANELS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FIRST PANEL, A SECOND TAB HINGED TO A FOURTH PANEL CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND THIRD PANELS SAID LINER BEING LONG ENOUGH SO SELECTED PORTIONS THEREOF PROJECT BEYOND THE UPPER EDGES OF AT LEAST SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABS AND SAID FIRST FLAP, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABS BEING FOLDED DOWN TO EXTEND ACROSS SAID CARTON END AND TO DOUBLE FOLD THE LINER IN SELECTED AREAS, THE FOLD LINE OF ONE OF SAID DOUBLE FOLD AREAS EXTENDING DIAGONALLY ALONG SAID SECOND FLAP FROM SUBSTANTIALLY ONE END OF THE HINGE LINE OF SAID SECOND FLAP, THE FOLD LINE OF ONE OTHER OF SAID DOUBLE FOLD AREAS EXTENDING DIAGONALLY ALONG SAID FIRST FLAP FROM SUBSTANTIALLY ONE END OF THE HINGE LINE OF THE FIRST FLAP, SAID LINER BEING ATTACHED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLAPS TO PERMIT SAID LINER TO FORM SAID DIAGONAL FOLD LINES, SAID FIRST FLAP BEING FOLDED DOWN TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY OVERLIE SAID TABS AND TO BRING SAID OTHER DOUBLE FOLD AREA INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PORTION OF THE LINER WHICH PROJECTS BEYOND THE UPPER EDGES OF ONE OF SAID TABS, SAID SECOND FLAP BEING FOLDED DOWN TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY OVERLIE SAID FIRST FLAP AND TO BRING SAID ONE DOUBLE FOLD AREA INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH SAID OTHER DOUBLE FOLD AREA AND TO BRING THE INNER SURFACE OF AT LEAST A PART OF THE AREA OF SAID LINER WHICH IS CLOSE TO AND PROJECTS ABOVE THE HINGE LINE OF SAID SECOND FLAP INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE PORTION OF THE LINER WHICH PROJECTS BEYOND THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FIRST FLAP, AND MEANS PROVIDING LIMITED READILY RELEASABLE ADHESIVE ATTACHMENT BETWEEN SAID TABS AND SAID FIRST FLAP AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLAPS FOR READY SEPARATION THEREOF, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BONDING SAID FLAPS AGAINST PREMATURE ACCIDENTAL SEPARATION.