Display package for collapsible tube or the like

Claim 1

A display package for an elongated article such as a collapsible tube or the like having a flattened end and a closure at the opposite end thereof, said article being adapted to be end loaded into said package, said package being formed from a unitary cut and scored paperboard blank and comprising: a. a sleeve including opposed front and rear panels; b. a display opening in said front panel for affording a view of at least a portion of said article; c. an auxiliary panel extending from one of said opposed side panels to the other of said opposed side panels for support of said article within said sleeve; d. said auxiliary panel having a V-configuration in transverse cross section and having a free edge thereof contacting the other of said opposed side panels; e. first closure means extending from one end of said sleeve and being adapted to be infolded into said one end for closing thereof and for retaining said closure of said article in position; i. said first closure means including a a first closure flap and first extensions therefrom; ii. said first extensions including a distal portion extending along the inside of said rear panel and being affixed thereto; iii. said first extensions including a flap member having an aperture therein to receive said container closure; iv. said first closure means being in collapsed condition but being adapted to be erected to receive said article closure in said aperture upon end loading of said article into said sleeve; f. second closure means foldably extending from the other end of said sleeve and being adapted to be infoled into said other end for closing thereof and for retaining the flattened end of said article in position; i. said second closure means including a second closure flap and extensions therefrom; ii. said last named extensions including a distal portion extending along the inside of said rear panel and being affixed thereto; iii. said last named extensions including flap members foldably connected to each other to define a line of fold extending parallel to the foldable connection between said second closure means and said rear panel and defining a groove for retaining the flattened end of said article in position; iv. said second closure means being normally in collapsed condition but being adapted to be erected to a position where said groove is engaged with the flattened end of said article upon end loading of said article inTo said sleeve.