Cardboard container with reclosable top closure

Claim 1

A cardboard container comprising: a tubular cardboard body with opposed side walls, opposed end walls, a bottom closure and a top closure; said top closure being formed from panels at the upper end of each of said side walls and end walls of said tubular body, said panels being foldably connected to each other in series around the top of the container in the open condition; each of said panels having a lip at its outer end; the side panels on the side walls being foldable from the open condition in a downward direction to meet and form a top cover with their respective lips in abutting relation and extending upwardly; the end panels of the end walls being creased to fold upon themselves and underlie the side panels with their respective lips folded upon themselves and interposed between the lips of said side panels as said side panels move downwardly to form a top cover as aforesaid; means for sealing the lips of said container when said side panels form a top cover as aforesaid; the lip on the first one of said side panels having a reclosure tab hinged thereto, said reclosure tab being folded to lie in juxtaposed relation to the inner face thereof as the side panels form a top cover, but being hingeable as aforesaid to overlie the outer face of the lip on the second one of said side panels and function as a tongue; the side panel on the second side wall being formed with means to admit said tongue to form a locked reclosure.