Packaging material blank of cardboard or the like for a multipack package

Claim 1

A packaging material blank for a multipack package comprising an upper part including a cover part, cover flaps connected by bending lines to opposite lateral sides of said cover part; oblique panels connected by bending lines to opposite longitudinal sides of said cover part; side panels connected by bending lines to each of said oblique panels on longitudinal sides opposite from the connection of said oblique panels to said cover part; said side panels including upper and lower side panels connected to each other by bending lines; a bottom part connected by a bending line to at least one of said side panels along a longitudinal side opposite from the connection of said side panel to said oblique panel; side flaps connected on opposite lateral edges of said oblique panels and having perforated bending lines on said side flaps oriented to function for tolerance equalizing; first bottom flaps connected by bending lines on opposite lateral edges of said bottom part; second bottom flaps connected by bending lines on opposite lateral edges of said lower side panels; said side flaps have side tabs extending therefrom; said first bottom flaps have stamped indentations therein; side tabs and indentations being oriented to allow said stamped indentations to receive said side tabs when said cover and bottom parts are in substantially parallel planes whereby a smooth surface is presented to said cover flaps when folded to overlie said first bottom flaps.