Display carton

Claim 1

A carton blank adaptable for folding into a generally rectangular hexahedron shape having both shipping and display modes, for shipping and displaying a plurality of rectangular, thin relatively flexible pouches, said pouches having graphics on the front sides thereof and being stackable in a generally upright, in-file fashion in the carton, comprising: a rectangular back panel comprising, in a clock-wise direction, first, second, third and fourth edges; ell-shaped side panels attached along fold lines to the opposite first and third edges, the lower legs of said side panels extending outwardly from the back panel and having lower edges generally aligned with the back panel second edge; a generally rectangular bottom outer panel attached along a fold line to the back panel second edge; each side panel comprising a tab portion parallel but spaced from said lower edges and having a serrated free edge, said tab portion being foldable relative the side portion to engage said pouch edges when the carton blank is folded to its display mode and the pouches are in place in the carton; said serrated free edge being machine or die cut; a generally rectangular top panel connected along a fold line to the back panel fourth edge; a generally rectangular front panel having in a clockwise direction first, second, third and fourth edges wherein the front panel second edge is connected along a fold line to the top panel edge opposite said back panel fourth edge; overlying side panels connected to the front panel along said front panel first and third edges adapted to overlie said ell-shaped side panels when the blank is in a closed shipping mode; overlying bottom panels connected along fold lines to the ell-shaped panels lower edges adapted to overlie the bottom panel when the blank is in a closed shipping mode. further including a scored line for separation of the top and back panels and conversion of the carton blank from a shipping mode to a display mode.