Reclosable carton and blank therefor

A reclosable folding carton formed from a single blank of sheet material and having an interior formed into a pair of upright contiguous relatively isolated compartments, said carton comprising a closed bottom;

• substantially wide wall panels foldably connected thereto and having upper sections disposed in substantially convergent relation and forming a closed narrow elongated transversely extending top;
• narrow side panels foldably connected to corresponding side edges of said wall panels, each side panel being provided with an upper section including a center segment having tapered side edges and a pair of gusset segments each foldably connecting a side edge of the center segment to an adjacent side edge of the upper section of a wall panel, the upper edge portions of said pair of gusset segments initially being in face-to-face non-adhered relation and sandwiched between corresponding portions of the wall panel upper sections to initially form a closed leakproof top for said carton, the center segments of said panels being in substantially convergent relation when said carton top is closed;
• and elongated top closure flap connected by a foldline to the upper edge of one wall panel, said top closure flap being substantially coextensive with the upper edge of said one wall panel and secured to the upper portion of the other wall panel and concealing the upper edge portions of said other wall panel and said side panels, said foldline having at least one weakened end portion aligned with the upper edge portions of a pair of said gusset segments when the top of the carton is initially closed;
• and a partition foldably connected to one panel and disposed within the carton interior and having an elongated portion having a length substantially coextensive with the height of said wall panels, said portion extending between said wall panels and separating the carton interior into said contiguous isolated compartments, said partition portion having a foldable upper section of substantially the same configuration as the upper section of a side panel and being sandwiched between and sealingly secured to the convergent upper sections of said wall panels;
• the weakened end portion of said foldline being adapted to be torn and expose the upper edges of the gusset segments aligned therewith whereby said gusset segments are adapted to be manually folded outwardly relative to one another and coact with the adjacent center segment and form a pouring spout communicating with a selected one of said compartments.