Lockable folding top on folding container

Claim 2

A folding container with a folding top, providing a flat longitudinal blank with first spaced longitudinal score lines and a transverse score line intersecting said first score lines and dividing said blank into first and second sections, with said first score lines dividing said first and second blank sections into six side panels and six top panels, respectively, said blank being folded about two of said first score lines for overlap of opposite side margins of said blank and for superposition of three successive side panels and three successive top panels on the other side panels and top panels, respectively, in the folded container, with said overlapped side margins of the blank being secured to each other, and said side panels and top panels being turnable about said first score lines and being disposed hexagonally in the set-up container with the top open, two first top panels which are opposite each other in the set-up container with the top open are of a length to meet substantially midway of the top of the set-up container on turning them about said transverse score line into coplanar top-closing position, and the remaining top panels are substantially of the same length as said first top panels, said remaining top panels have second score lines extending from the intersection of the associated first score lines extending from the intersection of the associated first score lines thereof with said transverse score line at an inclination to the first score lines from which they extend, so that on turning said remaining top panels in the set-up container about said transverse score line into top-closing position they will fold about the respective second score lines into coplanar and partially overlapped disposition and take along and turn said firsT top panels into their top-closing position in which one of said first top panels is in partial overlap with said remaining top panels and forms therewith a pocket, the other of said first top panels having a lengthwise extension in the form of a first end flap and said one first top panel has an end at which said end flap is manually passed into said pocket, said end flap has intermediate its length a transverse score line about which an end margin of said flap is folded back against the adjacent flap part and the end edge of said folded-back end margin forms a shoulder on said flap, and said one first top panel has a lengthwise extension in the form of another end flap turned into superposition on said one first top panel about a transverse score line of the latter and having an end edge forming a shoulder on said one first top panel, with said folded-back end margin of said first flap sliding on said other end flap in tucking said first flap into said pocket, and said shoulders coming into abutment with each other when in completely tucking said first flap into said pocket said folded-back flap end margin rides off said other end flap.

Claim 3

A folding container with a folding top, providing a flat longitudinal blank with first spaced longitudinal score lines and a transverse score line intersecting said first score lines and dividing said blank into first and second sections, with said first score lines dividing said first and second blank sections into six side panels and six top panels, respectively, said blank being folded about two of said score lines for overlap of opposite side margins of said blank and for superposition of three successive side panels and three successive top panels on the other side panels and top panels, respectively, in the folded container, with said over-lapped side margins of the blank being secured to each other, and said side panels and top panels being turnable about said first score lines and being disposed hexagonally in the set-up container with the top open, two first top panels which are opposite each other in the set-up container with the top open are of a length to meet substantially midway of the top of the set-up container on turning them about said transverse score line into coplanar top-closing position, and the remaining top panels are substantially of the same length as said first panels, with one of said first top panels having a lengthwise extension in the form of an end flap, the remaining top panels have second score lines extending from the intersection of associated first score lines thereof with said transverse score line at an inclination to the first score lines from which they extend, so that on turning said remaining top panels in the set-up container about said transverse score line into top-closing position they will fold about the respective second score lines into such partial overlap that they extend coplanar in their top-closing position, and said remaining top panels will, on their manual turning into top-closing position, take along and turn said first top panels into their top-closing position on top of said remaining top panels, with the other of said first top panels having a cut transverse edge past which said end flap is manually passed underneath and tucked in said other first top panel on turning said first top panels into their top-closing position, said other first top panel has two transverse front and rear slots with opposite side edges, of which said front slot is closer to the end edge of said other first top panel than said rear slot, with one of said side edges of said rear slot being said cut transverse edge of said other first top panel, and said end flap has intermediate its length a cut defining in said flap a tongue which projects away from the end edge of said flap and is passed through said front slot in said other first top panel underneath the latter when said first top panels are turned into their top-closing position, whereby the portions of said flap beneath said other first top panel fuNction to lock said first top panels in their top-closing position against separation other than their turning about said transverse score line into open position.

Claim 4

A folding container with a folding top, providing a flat longitudinal blank with first spaced longitudinal score lines and a transverse score line intersecting said first score lines and dividing said blank into first and second sections, with said first score lines dividing said first and second blank sections into six side panels and six top panels, respectively, said blank being folded about two of said score lines for overlap of opposite side margins of said blank and for superposition of three successive side panels and three successive top panels on the other side panels and top panels, respectively, in the folded container, with said over-lapped side margins of the blank being secured to each other, and said side panels and top panels being turnable about said first score lines and being disposed hexagonally in the set-up container with the top open, two first top panels which are opposite each other in the set-up container with the top open are of a length to meet substantially midway of the top of the set-up container on turning them about said transverse score line into coplanar top-closing position, and the remaining top panels are substantially of the same length as said first panels, with one of said first top panels having a lengthwise extension in the form of an end flap, the remaining top panels have second score lines extending from the intersection of associated first score lines thereof with said transverse score line at an inclination to the first score lines from which they extend, so that on turning said remaining top panels in the set-up container about said transverse score line into top-closing position they will fold about the respective second score lines into such partial overlap that they extend coplanar in their top-closing position, and said remaining top panels will, on their manual turning into top-closing position, take along and turn said first top panels into their top-closing position on top of said remaining top panels, with the other of said first top panels having a cut transverse edge past which said end flap is manually passed underneath and tucked in said other first top panel on turning said first top panels into their top-closing position, said other first top panel has two transverse front and rear slots with opposite side edges, of which said front slot is closer to the end edge of said other first top panel than said rear slot, with one of said side edges of said rear slot being said cut transverse edge of said other first top panel, and said end flap has intermediate its length a cut defining in said flap a tongue which projects away from the end edge of said flap and is passed through said front slot in said other first top panel underneath the latter when said first top panels are turned into their top-closing position, whereby the portions of said flap beneath said other first top panel fuNction to lock said first top panels in their top-closing position against separation other than their turning about said transverse score line into open position.

Claim 5

A folding container with a folding top as in claim 2, in which said tongue-defining cut in said end flap is U-shaped.

Claim 6

A folding container with a folding top as in claim 2, in which said tongue is of a given width transversely of said end flap, and continuous and merges with said end flap along a transverse line of the latter, and said end flap has along said transverse line a third score line which extends to, but not within the width-wise extent of, said tongue, and divides said end panel into front and rear leaves of which said front leaf extends to said end edge of said flap, whereby on folding said front leaf about said third score line out of the plane of said rear leaf, said tongue will move with said front leaf out of the plane of said rear leaf.

Claim 7

A folding container with a folding top as in claim 2, in which the top panels next to said one first top panel are partially overlapped by the latter in the top-closing position of said top panels, with said one first top panel and the panel portions it overlaps together forming a second pocket, and said other first top panel has a lengthwise extension in the form of an end flap which is led into said second pocket on turning said top panels into top-closing position.

Claim 8

A folding container with a folding top as in claim 2, in which said other first top panel is provided with lips partially blanked from the latter and continuous therewith along third transverse score lines in said other first top panel, with said lips defining said front and rear slots in said other first panel, and being turned about said third score lines out of said slots by said end flap and tongue on passing them through said rear and front slots, respectively, underneath said other first top panel.