Carton with locking features

A blank for forming a carton for holding one or more products, the blank comprising:

• a base portion, the base portion comprising a plurality of base panels, wherein the base portion is for at least partially forming a base part having an at least partially open top end when the carton is formed from the blank;
• a lid portion for at least partially forming a lid part extending over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part when the carton is formed from the blank in a closed configuration of the carton formed from the blank;
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• locking features for cooperating when the carton is formed from the blank to resist pivoting of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration of the carton formed from the blank, the locking features being operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the lid part relative to the base part when the carton is formed from the blank,
• the base part comprises a bottom locking flap, and the lid portion comprises a lid locking panel foldably connected to a lid top panel, wherein the locking features comprise the bottom locking flap and the lid locking panel, and the bottom locking flap and the lid locking panel are for engaging one another in a locking configuration to resist pivoting of the lid part relative to the base part in the closed configuration of the carton formed from the blank,
• the bottom locking flap comprises a proximal portion foldably connected to a base panel of the plurality of base panels and a distal portion foldably connected to the proximal portion at a fold line, the proximal portion and the distal portion for being in at least partial face-to-face contact, and at least one locking tab extends from the distal portion in the carton formed from the blank.

A method of forming a carton, the method comprising:

• obtaining a blank, the blank comprising a base portion, a lid portion, and locking features extending in the base portion and the lid portion, the base portion comprising a plurality of base panels;
• forming a base part of the carton by positioning the plurality of base panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the base part, wherein the base part comprises an at least partially open top end;
• forming a lid part of the carton from at least the lid portion of the blank;
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• positioning the lid part to extend over at least a portion of the at least partially open top end of the base part in a closed configuration of the carton;
• wherein the locking features are for cooperating to resist pivoting of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration, and the locking features are operable to be disengaged for allowing pivoting of the lid part relative to the base part from the closed configuration to an open configuration of the carton,
• the base portion comprises a bottom locking flap, and the lid portion comprises a lid locking panel foldably connected to a lid top panel, wherein the locking features comprise the bottom locking flap and the lid locking panel, and the bottom locking flap and the lid locking panel engage one another in a locking configuration to resist pivoting of the lid part relative to the base part in the closed configuration,
• the bottom locking flap comprises a proximal portion foldably connected to a base panel of the plurality of base panels and a distal portion foldably connected to the proximal portion at a fold line, the forming the base part comprises positioning the proximal portion and the distal portion in an at least partial face-to-face contact and forming at least one locking tab extending from the distal portion.