Carton and Carton Blank With Frangible Connections

A two part carton comprising an open top container and a separate top closure, wherein said open top container comprises a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls, at least one of said side and end walls comprises a top flap hingedly connected to an uppermost edge of said at least one wall, said top flap is folded downwardly with respect to said uppermost edge to extend into said open top container, said top closure engages with said engaging tab of said top closure such that said top closure is locked in a recessed position below said uppermost edge of said open top container.

A top closure for closing an open top of a container to form a carton, said top closure being formed of foldable sheet material and comprising an article-retaining arrangement including a plurality of apertures each for receiving a portion of an article held within said container, said each aperture having a frangible connection extending to at least another one of said apertures to facilitate removal of said articles from the carton such that in use removal of said articles breaks said frangible connection, said frangible connection being arranged such that structural integrity of the carton is substantially maintained upon breaking of said frangible connection.

A two part blank for forming a carton, comprising a first part for forming an open top container and a second part for forming a top closure having a plurality of apertures each for receiving a portion of an article held within the carton, each aperture having a frangible connection extending to at least another one of said apertures to facilitate removal of said articles from the carton such that removal of said articles breaks said frangible connection, said frangible connection being arranged such that structural integrity of the carton is substantially maintained upon breaking of said frangible connection.

A two-part blank for forming a carton, comprising a first part for forming an open top container and a second part for forming a top closure, said open top container comprises a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls, at least one of said side and end walls comprising a top flap hingedly connected an uppermost edge of said at least one wall, said top flap is folded downwardly with respect to said uppermost edge to extend into said container when the carton is erected, said top closure including a top panel and engaging tab, and said top flap engages with said engaging tab, when the carton is erected, such that said top closure is locked in recessed position below said uppermost edge of said at least one wall.