Mailing and storage box

A blank for a container comprising:

• a tray portion including a series of serially connected flaps and panels including, in sequence, a lower tray front panel, a bottom tray panel, a rear tray panel, a lid panel and a lid front flap, each of said panels having end flaps extending therefrom at opposite ends thereof, said flaps and panels being foldable to define an end-loadable, top-opening box configuration;
• said blank further including a wrapper extension extending from and defining a continuation of the lid front flap, said wrapper extension including, serially, a lower front wrapper panel, a bottom wrapper panel, a rear wrapper panel, a top wrapper panel and an upper front wrapper panel, the upper front wrapper panel including, at its outer end, a marginal tear strip which will overlie a portion of the lower front wrapper panel when the container is assembled;
• the lower front wrapper panel having a tear strip formed therein at a location which is registerable with the marginal tear strip portion of the upper front wrapper panel when the blank is assembled. and
• the juncture between the lid front panel and the bottom wrapper panel being weakened to facilitate tearing therealong.

A package assembly comprising:

• an inner box portion including a series of serially connected flaps and panels including, in sequence, a lid front flap, a lid panel, a rear panel, a tray panel and a tray front flap, each of said panels having end flaps extending therefrom at opposite ends thereof to define an open-ended configuration;
• a wrapper extension extending from and defining a continuation of the inner box portion, said wrapper extension including, serially, a wrapper top panel overlying the lid panel of the inner box, a wrapper rear panel overlying the rear panel of the inner box, a wrapper bottom panel overlying the tray panel of the inner box, a wrapper front panel overlying the tray front flap of the inner box, the outer marginal edge of the wrapper extension overlying another portion of the wrapper extension and being adhesively attached to the wrapper top panel;
• at least one of said wrapper panels having a tear strip formed therein;
• and
• the juncture between the box portion and the wrapper extension being weakened to facilitate tearing of the wrapper extension from the inner box.