Carton clip
AssigneeHasbro Development Corporation
InventorsSamuel F. Speers, James L. Pelto
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Abstract
A clip for use with a carton having folding closure flaps wherein such clip may be selectively used to maintain such flaps in a closed position or to maintain adjacent flaps in an open position. The structure of the clip includes separate wing-like members interconnected at base portions thereof and an elongated leg connected to such wings at their base portions and extending therebetween preferably to a position substantially forward of the forward terminal portions of such wings. Portions of the carton are disposed in frictional engagement between the lower surfaces of the wings and the upper surface of the leg when the device is utilized in either of its above indicated alternative modes.
Claims10
A clip for use with a regular slotted carton having adjacent side and end foldable closure flaps, said clip being selectively usable for temporarily holding opposed side flaps in a closed position and adjacent side and end flaps in an open position, and comprising a pair of generally coplanar wings spaced from each other at forward portions thereof and interconnected at base portions thereof so as to cooperatively form a first carton contacting surface of a generally flat configuration, a longitudinally orientated leg connected to said first carton contacting surface at said wing base portions thereof, said leg disposed between said wings and having a relatively thin upper edge forming a second carton contacting surface having the main portions thereof generally disposed below and spaced from said first surface whereby said first surface is adapted to contact top portions of said side flaps and said second surface is adapted to contact bottom portions of one of said end flaps in said closed position, and whereby said first surface is adapted to contact bottom portions of said adjacent flaps and said second surface is adapted to contact interior wall corner portions of said carton in said alternate open position.
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