Surgical glove carton and trash receptacle

A collapsible carton for containing a pair of sterilized surgical gloves comprising:

• (a) a generally rectangular floor, said floor being formed by a pair of opposing main body panels joined by a center fold line bisecting said floor, each main body panel restingly supporting a surgical glove;
• (b) a pair of generally rectangular side flaps foldably connected to opposite edges of the floor by side flap fold lines perpendicular to said center fold line, said side flaps bisected by a continuation of the center fold line and being collapsible into the floor;
• (c) a pair of generally rectangular end flaps foldably connected to opposite lateral edges of the body panels by end flap fold lines parallel to the center fold line, said end flaps being collapsible into the floor and said side flaps, said end flaps and side flaps being foldably connected at their edges to form a four-sided collapsible enclosure around said floor;
• (d) a generally rectangular cuff foldably connected to the lateral edge of each side flap, said cuff being bisected by an extension of the center fold line and folded over 90.degree. such that it lies in a plane parallel to the carton floor;
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• (e) a pull tab affixed by adhesive means to each cuff for grasping, said pull tab being disposed outwardly from the carton in a plane parallel to the floor.