Reusable rigid film pack

A closure for a carton having an interior and an opening into said interior, said closure comprising a closure panel assembly including:

• a top closure panel having a periphery substantially conforming to said opening and foldably connected to said carton along a portion of said periphery;
• an intermediate closure panel foldably connected to said top closure panel generally at a location opposite the connection between said carton and said first closure panel;
• a seal panel foldably connected to said intermediate panel generally at a location opposite the connection between said intermediate panel and said top closure panel, said seal panel having a curved free edge with two opposed ends, said free edge generally opposite the connection between said intermediate panel and said seal panel;
• a reclosing tongue extending from said curved free edge approximately midway between said ends of said free edge;
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• a pair of sealing tabs removably connected to said seal panel and extending from said curved free edge, one of said sealing tabs being adjacent each of the ends of said curved free edge and spaced from said tongue, and said sealing tabs being affixed to said carton whereby said intermediate closure panel and said seal panel closely overlie said carton.

A flat blank for forming a reclosable carton for receiving and holding a stack of flat articles such as photographic prints comprising:

• a generally rectangular back panel having a pair of opposed, substantially parallel side edges and a side closure panel hingedly attached at each of said side edges;
• a generally rectangular bottom panel having a pair of opposed, substantially parallel side edges and a side closure panel hingedly attached at each side edge, said bottom panel hingedly connected to said back panel at a bottom back fold line that is substantially perpendicular to the side edges of said bottom panel;
• a generally rectangular front panel having a pair of opposed, substantially parallel side edges and a side closure panel hingedly attached at each of the side edges, said front panel hingedly connected to said bottom panel at a bottom front fold line that is substantially perpendicular to the side edges of the front panel, said front panel having a stripped out area extending inwardly from the edge of the edge of the front panel opposite the bottom front fold line toward the bottom front fold line;
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• a carton closure panel hingedly connected to the back panel, said carton closure panel comprising:
• a generally rectangular top closure panel hingedly connected to the back panel at a top back fold line that is parallel to the bottom back fold line;
• a generally rectangular intermediate closure panel hingedly connected to the top closure panel at a top front fold line that is parallel to the top back fold line;
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• a seal panel hingedly connected to the intermediate closure panel at a seal panel fold line that is parallel to the top front fold line, said seal panel having a free edge opposite the seal panel fold line and seal tab means, said seal tab means being detachably connected at each of the ends of the free edge, said seal tab means for affixation to said front panel generally in the area between the access cutout and the bottom front fold line.