Sleeve for a product package having a product viewing window and combination sleeve/product package having a window

A removable sleeve and product package comprising:

• a first carton side panel arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of said carton, said first carton side panel having an upper carton closure panel extending upward therefrom and a lower carton closure panel extending downward therefrom;
• a second carton side panel adjacent to said first carton side panel arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said carton, wherein at least one longitudinal carton slot is linearly arranged along a longitudinal edge connecting said first carton side panel and said second carton side panel;
• a third carton side panel adjacent to said first carton side panel arranged parallel to and spaced apart from said first carton side panel, wherein said third carton side panel is arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said carton, said third carton side panel having an upper carton cover panel extending upwardly therefrom and a lower carton cover panel extending downwardly therefrom,
• a fourth carton side panel adjacent to said first carton side panel, and arranged parallel to and spaced apart from said second carton side panel, said fourth carton side panel arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said carton, a viewing window of at least a portion of the fourth carton side panel having an inward folding locking tab connected to a lower edge of the viewing window and folded to be adhered to an inside surface of the fourth carton side panel;
• a fifth carton side panel adjacent to said fourth carton side panel, and arranged parallel to and spaced apart from said third carton side panel and overlapping said first carton side panel, said fifth carton side panel arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said carton, at least one longitudinal tab linearly arranged at a right longitudinal edge of said fifth carton side panel and operatively arranged to be inserted into corresponding said at least one longitudinal carton slot linearly arranged along the longitudinal edge connecting said first carton side panel and said second carton side panel;
• a removable sleeve comprising:
• a first sleeve panel arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of said sleeve, said first sleeve panel having a first sleeve hinged panel tab extending upwardly therefrom;
• a second sleeve panel adjacent to said first sleeve panel, said second sleeve panel arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said sleeve;
• a third sleeve panel adjacent to said second sleeve panel, and arranged parallel to and spaced apart from said first sleeve panel, said third sleeve panel arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said sleeve, said third sleeve panel having a sleeve cover panel with a sleeve hinged tuck flap extending upwardly therefrom, said tuck flap having a sleeve tuck flap slot therein, said third sleeve panel having a tripartite locking tab extending downwardly therefrom;
• and,
• a fourth sleeve panel adjacent to said third sleeve panel and said first sleeve panel, and arranged parallel to and spaced apart from said second sleeve panel, said fourth sleeve panel arranged parallel to said longitudinal axis of said sleeve;
• wherein said first, second, third, and fourth sleeve panels are arranged perpendicularly to one another to form said sleeve;
• wherein said first sleeve panel tab is operatively arranged to be inserted into and lockingly engage said sleeve tuck flap slot;
• and,
• wherein the removable sleeve is adapted to slide over an upper end of the carton and circumscribe a length of the carton up to the lower edge of the viewing window, wherein
• the tripartite locking tab is operatively arranged to extend longitudinally into an inner storage space of the carton at the lower edge of the viewing window and engage the inward folding locking tab.

A method of engaging a removable sleeve with a carton comprising:

• substantially aligning a longitudinal axis of a carton at an upper end of said carton with a longitudinal axis of a removable sleeve at a lower end of said removable sleeve, wherein a tripartite locking tab of the removable sleeve is substantially coplanar with an inward folding locking tab on a lower edge of a viewing window of said carton;
• sliding the removable sleeve down said length of said carton wherein the tripartite locking tab and the inward folding locking tab are adjacent;
• and,
• pressing the tripartite locking tab inward toward an inner storage space of the carton and then, while continuing to slide the removable sleeve down said length of said carton, sliding the tripartite locking tab into the inner storage space of the carton alongside the inward folding locking tab until a lateral edge of the inward folding locking tab abuts to a locking edge of the tripartite locking tab.