Carton with Locking Sections

A method for closing a bottom of a carton, comprising:

• providing a first bottom panel comprising at least one male locking member protruding from an edge of the first bottom panel, and at least one tab positioned inboard of the at least one male locking member;
• providing a second bottom panel comprising at least one female locking member;
• moving an edge of the first bottom panel towards an edge of the second bottom panel;
• inserting at least one male locking member into the at least one female locking member and interlocking the at least one female locking member with the at least one male locking member;
• and
• hooking the at least one tab beneath an edge of the second bottom panel.

A carton configured to surround and contain objects, the carton comprising:

• a first side panel and a second side panel;
• a first bottom panel connected to the first side panel;
• a second bottom panel connected to the second side panel;
• first interlocking structures on the first and second bottom panels that, when interlocked, resist movement of the first and second bottom panels away from each other;
• and
• second interlocking structures on the first and second bottom panels that, when interlocked, resist movement of the first and second bottom panels toward each other.