Package for floppy disk envelopes

Claim 1

A combination package/dispenser for a plurality of flat, stacked articles prepared from a single elongated blank of paperboard or the like comprising a plurality of panels including front panel, a top panel foldably attached to one edge of said front panel and a glue flap foldably attached to the opposite edge of said front panel, a rear panel foldably attached to the end of said top panel opposite said front panel and a bottom panel foldably attached to the end of said rear panel opposite said top panel, a plurality of flap extensions of abbreviated length attached to and extending for the entire length of the opposed edges of said front and rear end panels, the top panel and the bottom panel, means for adhering the corners of said flap extensions to one another and for adhering the glue flap to the end of the bottom panel for enclosing the stacked articles, an opening means incorporated into the top panel and its adjacent flap extensions for providing access to and dispensing of said stacked articles, said opening means comprising a score line located in said top panel near the rear panel which extends across said top panel in a direction generally parallel to the fold line between said top panel and rear panel, a pair of perforated lines located in the flap extensions attached to the edges of said top panel, said perforated lines extending generally diagonally within said extension flaps from the ends of said score line away from said rear panel and terminating at the edges of said flap extensions, and a further means for releasing the front panel from the package in the vicinity of said glue flap whereby said package may be opened and access gained to the flat, stacked articles by breaking the perforated lines and folding the top panel rearwardly about said fold line.