Carton with closure feature

Abstract

The present application provides a carton. The carton may include a first pair of opposed panels and a second pair of opposed panels. The first pair of opposed panels and the second pair of opposed panels may define a closure feature. The closure feature may include a horizontal fold line and a pair of diagonal lines positioned on each of the second pair of opposed panels.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A paperboard carton, comprising:
 a first pair of opposed panels; and   a second pair of opposed panels;   the first pair of opposed panels and the second pair of opposed panels comprising a closure feature;   the closure feature comprising a horizontal fold line and a pair of diagonal lines positioned on each of the second pair of opposed panels.   
     
     
         2 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the carton comprises a regular slotted carton. 
     
     
         3 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the first pair of opposed panels and the second pair of opposed panels comprise a plurality of rectangular panels. 
     
     
         4 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the first pair of opposed panels comprises a first sidewall panel and a second sidewall panel. 
     
     
         5 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the closure feature comprises a first fold line positioned about each of the first pair of opposed panels. 
     
     
         6 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , further comprising a top wall and wherein the top wall comprises a pair of first flaps extending from the first pair of opposed panels. 
     
     
         7 . The paperboard carton of  claim 6 , wherein the closure feature comprises a first flap fold line positioned about at least one of the pair of first flaps. 
     
     
         8 . The paperboard carton of  claim 6 , wherein the top wall comprises a pair of second flaps extending from the second pair of opposed panels. 
     
     
         9 . The paperboard carton of  claim 8 , wherein the closure feature comprises a flap perforation line positioned about each of the pair of second flaps. 
     
     
         10 . The paperboard carton of  claim 9 , wherein the flap perforation lines divide each of the pair of second flaps into a first end and a second end. 
     
     
         11 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of diagonal lines comprises a pair of diagonal fold lines or a pair of diagonal perforation lines. 
     
     
         12 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the second pair of opposed panels comprises a first end wall panel and a second end wall panel. 
     
     
         13 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal line and the pair of diagonal lines form a pair of right triangles and a substantially equilateral triangle on each of the second pair of opposed panels. 
     
     
         14 . The paperboard carton of  claim 1 , wherein the closure feature comprises a triangular configuration. 
     
     
         15 . A method of closing a regular slotted carton, comprising:
 folding a first top flap of a first top flap pair within the carton adjacent to a first panel of a first pair of panels;   folding a second top flap pair within the carton adjacent to a second pair of panels;   folding a first end of each of the second pair of panels along a horizontal fold line and a pair of diagonal lines; and   folding a second top flap of the first top flap pair between the second top flap pair and the first panel of the first pair of panels.   
     
     
         16 . A closure feature for a regular slotted carton, comprising:
 a first pair of opposed panels;   the first pair of opposed panels comprises a first pair fold line to form a first pair first end and a first pair second end;   a second pair of opposed panels;   the second pair of opposed panels comprises a second pair fold line to form a second pair first end and a second pair second end; and   the second pair of opposed panels comprises a pair of diagonal lines extending from the second pair fold line such that folding the second pair first ends along the second pair fold line and the pair of diagonal lines forms a triangular configuration.   
     
     
         17 . The closure feature of  claim 16 , wherein the pair of diagonal lines comprises a pair of diagonal fold lines or a pair of diagonal perforation lines. 
     
     
         18 . The closure feature of  claim 16 , wherein the first pair of opposed panels comprises a pair of first flaps extending therefrom and forming a top wall. 
     
     
         19 . The closure feature of  claim 18 , wherein the second pair of opposed panels comprises a pair of second flaps extending therefrom and forming the top wall. 
     
     
         20 . The closure feature of  claim 16 , wherein the first pair of opposed panels comprises a first sidewall panel and a second sidewall panel and wherein the second pair of opposed panels comprises a first end wall panel and a second end wall panel.