Removable identification band for cartons and blank for producing the same

Claim 1

A CARTON PRODUCED FROM A SUITABLY CUT-AND-SCORED, ONE-PIECE BLANK INCLUDING FOUR RECTANGUALR WALLS (1420), ADJACENT WALLS BEING CONNECTED ON MUTUALLY PARALLEL FOLD LINES (22-28), A FIRST OF SAID WALLS (20) INCLUDING A FREE TRANSVERSE MARGIN (46), THE SECOND AND THIRD ALTERNATE PAIR OF SAID WALLS (14, 18) INCLUDING INNER CLOSURE FLAPS (48, 50) CONNECTED ON TRANSVERSE FOLD LINES (40, 44) COLINEAR WITH SAID FREE MARGIN, AND THE FOURTH WALL (16) DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID ALTERNATE PAIR OF WALLS HAVING HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO ON A FOLD LINE (42) A TOP OUTER CLOSURE PANEL (52) EQUAL IN LENGTH TO THE WIDTH OF SAID PAIR OF ALTERNATE WALLS AND OVERLYING SAID INNER CLOSURE FLAPS, SAID TOP CLOSURE PANEL INCLUDING A TRANSVERSE FOLD LLINE (58) HAVING HINGEDLY CONNECTED THERETO A TUCK FLAP (60), SAID WALLS INCLUDING A LOWER CLOSURE FLAP ASSEMBLY (75'', 148''-151''), AND AN IDENTIFICATION BAND (62) FREELY OVERLYING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FOURTH WALL AND THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID TOP OUTER CLOSURE PANEL, TERMINAL ENDS OF SAID IDENTIFICATION BAND BEING SECURED TO SAID LOWER CLOSURE FLAP ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER SURFACE TO SAID TRANSVERSE TUCK FLAP, THE PORTION OF SAID IDENTIFICATION BAND OVERLYING SAID TOP OUTER CLOSURE FLAP PROVIDING MEANS WHEREBY SAID IDENTIFICATION BAND CAN BE READILY REMOVED FROM SAID CARTON AT THE TERMINAL ENDS SECURED TO THE CARTON AND PROVIDING A PORTION FOR RECEIVING INDICIA THEREON IN ADDITION TO INDICIA DISPOSED ON THAT PORTION OF THE IDENTIFICATION BAND OVERLYING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FOURTH WALL.