Reclosable carton with severable tuck flap

Claim 1

A TOP-OPENING, RECLOSABLE CARTON FORMED FROM A UNITARY BLANK OF FOLDABLE PAPERBOARD, COMPRISING: (A) A BOTTOM WALL AND OPPOSED PAIRS OF FRONT AND REAR SIDE WALLS AND END WALLS UPSTANDING FROM THE BOTTOM WALL AND HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A BOXLIKE STRUCTURE OPEN AT THE TOP; (B) SAID FRONT SIDE WALL INCLUDING: (I) A MAIN PANEL EXTENDING BETWEEN THE END WALLS; AND (II) A PAIR OF CONNECTING FLAPS HINGED TO FORWARD EDGES OF RESPECTIVE END WALLS AND EXTENDING NORMAL TO SAID END WALLS IN PARALLEL, ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH END PORTIONS OF THE REAR SURFACE OF SAID FRONT SIDE WALL MAIN PANEL; (C) A COVER PANEL HINGED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REAR SIDE WALL; (D) A RECLOSABLE TUCK FLAP HINGED TO AND DEPENDING FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF SAID COVER PANEL AND DISPOSED IN PARALLEL ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FRONT SURFACE OF SAID MAIN PANEL WHEN THE CARTON IS IN UNOPENED CONDITION; (E) SAID TUCK FLAP MEMBER BEING DIVIDED, BY A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED, VERTICALLY EXTENDING, UPWARDLY DIVERGING WEAKENED LINES OF TEAR, INTO A GENERALLY TRAPEZOIDAL CENTRAL TUCK FLAP AND A PAIR OF GENERALLY TRIANGULAR END SECURING FLAPS; (F) SAID FRONT SIDE WALL MAIN PANEL END PORTIONS HAVING GENERALLY TRIANGULAR OPENINGS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID CONNECTING AND SECURING FLAPS; AND (G) ADHESIVE SECURING MEANS IN SAID OPENINGS CONNECTING THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTING AND SECURING FLAPS, SO THAT UPON THE SEPARATION OF THE TUCK FLAP FROM THE END SECURING FLAPS THE FRONT SIDE WALL AND END WALLS OF THE CARTON WILL BE MAINTAINED IN A RIGID CONDITION BY SAID SECURING MEANS.