Locking arrangement, carton, blank and method

(canceled)

A locking arrangement according to claim 21 wherein an aperture is defined between the locking tabs which share the common cutline, the aperture being struck in part from the first panel and defining in part a recess along the end edge of the first panel.

A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising a first panel, a second panel and a locking arrangement for securing together the first and second panels, the arrangement comprising locking tabs projecting from an end edge of the first panel and locking slits provided adjacent an end edge of the second panel, wherein the locking slits are provided for receiving the locking tabs respectively, the locking tabs and the locking slits being engageable by relative sliding movement therebetween, wherein at least a first one of the locking tabs and locking slits is configured to secure the first and second panels in a first position in which the first and second panels overlap at a first degree of overlap, and wherein at least a second one of the locking tabs and locking slits is configured to secure the first and second panels in a second position in which the first and second panels overlap at a second degree of overlap.

(canceled)

A blank for forming a carton for packaging one or more articles, the blank comprising a plurality of panels, wherein a first one of the plurality of panels comprises locking tabs projecting from an end edge of the first panel, and a second one of the plurality of panels comprises locking slits in the second panel, wherein each locking slit is provided for receiving a respective one of the locking tabs, the locking tabs and the locking slits being engageable by relative sliding movement therebetween, wherein at least one of the locking tabs shares a common cutline or weakened line of severance with at least an adjacent one of the locking tabs.