Sanitary package

Claim 1

A sanitary package comprising an outer carton formed of foldable sheet material and a product-accommodating bag disposed within said carton and sealed independently thereof; said carton including top and bottom panels arranged in spaced registered relation, side and end panels foldably interconnecting corresponding peripheral portions of said top and bottom panels, the exposed surface of said top panel being provided with a pair of elongated spaced first cuts extending thereacross and defining a hinged reclosable cover, said first cuts being spaced inwardly from the foldable connections between said top panel and said end panels, said cover being defined on the concealed surface of said top panel by a pair of elongated spaced second cuts, the spacing between said second cuts being less than that of said first cuts whereby said second cuts are disposed between said first cuts, the depth of each cut being less than the thickness of said sheet material; said bag having a side thereof adjacent said carton top panel provided with a cut which defines a hinged tonguelike member having the hinge axis thereof substantially aligned with the hinge axis of said reclosable cover, said tonguelike member being affixed to the concealed surface of said cover and being movable therewith, said tonguelike member being smaller area than said reclosable cover, said bag having an exterior portion of said side circumjacent said tonguelike member and the hinge-axis therefor affixed by a continuous unbroken bond to the carton interior surface.