Carton end closure with easy opening feature

Claim 1

AN EASY OPENING CARTON INCLUDING TUBULARLY ARRANGED SIDE PANELS, AND CLOSURE AT ONE END OF SAID PANELS INCLUDING CLOSURE AT ONE END OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND FOLDED INTO SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGULAR RELATION THERETO, THE CLOSURE FLAPS BEING FOLDED INTO A COMMON PLANE ACROSS END OF THE CARTON, A FIRST ONE OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS FOLDED TO OVERLIE SAID CARTON END, SAID FIRST HAVING TWO WEAKEND TEAR LINES EXTENDING THEREACROSS PARALLEL TO AND SPACED FROM THE LINE OF FOLD OF SAID FIRST FLAP, EACH OF SAID TWO WEAKENED TEAR LINES INCLUDING A SERIES OF SPACED SLITS INCLINED AT AN ANGLE TO THE DIRECTION OF TEAR TO SAID WEAKENED TEAR LINES CLOSURE FLAP FOLDED TO OVERLIE SAID FIRST FLAP, SAID SECOND FLAP HAVING A WEAKENED TEAR LINE EXTENDING THEREACROSS PARALLEL TO AND SPACED FROM THE LINE OF FOLD OF SAID SECOND FLAP AND IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE WEAKENED TEAR LINE OF SAID FLAT WHICH IS FURTHEST FROM THE FOLD LINE OF SAID FIRST FLAP, SAID SECOND FLAP WEAKENED TEAR LINE INCLUDING A SERIES OF SPACED ANGLED SLITS INCLINED AT AN ANGLE TO THE DIRECTION OF TEAR OF SAID SECOND FLAP WEAKENED TEAR LINE, SAID ANGLED SLITS OF SAID SECOND FLAP WAEKENED TEAR LINE, BEING STAGGERED FROM THE SLITS OF SAID SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED WEAKENED TEAR LINE, AND MEANS PROVIDING ADHESIVE ATTACHMENT BETWEEN OVERLYING PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS WHICH KEEPS THE OVERLYING PORTIONS OF SAID CLOSURE FLAPS IN THE AREAS OF SAID SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED WEAKENED TEAR LINES FREE OF ADHESIVE ATTACHEMENT TO EACH OTHER.