Hanging tab with single line of adhesive and hanging hole clear of adhesive

A carton having a hanging assembly, said carton comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls connecting said front and rear walls, bottom and top closures for closing opposite ends of said carton, said hanging assembly comprising:

• (a) a hanging tab adapted to extend vertically from an end of said rear wall, said hanging tab comprising a first extension foldably connected to said end of said rear wall, said first extension being formed with a first hole therethrough, and a second extension foldably connected to said first extension, said second extension being formed with a cut score line bounding a plug operative, when removed from said second extension, to form a second hole through said second extension;
• (b) said extensions being secured together in face-to-face relationship by adhesive means extending across said plug and sandwiched between said extensions, said plug and said first hole being in registry with each other;
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• (c) said hanging tab being folded against said rear wall of said carton with said first extension being in face-to-face contact with said rear wall of said carton, said adhesive means on said plug being operable to adhere said plug, and thereby said hanging tab, to said rear wall of said carton through said hole in said first extension, and said plug being operable to be torn from said second extension to remain adhered to said rear wall of said carton when said hanging tab is pivoted away from said rear wall of said carton to an operable vertically extended position, whereby the removal of said plug from said second extension completes formation of a through hanging hole in said hanging tab, said rear wall of said carton has an embossed area projecting into said first hole in said first extension when said hanging tab is folded against said rear wall, said embossed area being adhered to said plug.