Tube display carton

Claim 1

In a carton adapted for holding and displaying squeeze tubes or the like, said carton having a rear panel, side panels, and top closure flaps, an improved front panel and bottom closure comprising: upper and lower sections in said front panel defined by a horizontal cut line in said front panel; said lower front panel section including a first pair of inwardly movable shadow panels at either lateral side of said lower section; said lower section having a tube receiving opening formed therein and extending to the lower edge of said front panel; said bottom closure including a first flap hingedly connected along the lower edge of said front panel and adapted to substantially cover the bottom end of said carton; score lines in each of said first shadow panels at the lower ends thereof and angled inwardly to form a pair of triangular secondary shadow panels which move inwardly with said first shadow panels; a pair of cap retaining sections disposed on either side of said tube receiving opening at the lower end thereof, each of said cap retaining sections being hingedly attached to said first flap in said bottom closure and to a corresponding one of said secondary shadow panels and including an angled hinge line formed therein extending upwardly and inwardly from the junction of said retaining section with its corresponding secondary shadow panel and said first flap allowing each of said sections to be folded inwardly to form a cap restraint which frictionally engages the sides of the cap on said squeeze tube when in position in said carton.