Carton and carton blank

Abstract

A carton (90) for packaging one or more articles comprising: a plurality of walls for forming a tubular structure, the plurality of walls including: a first side wall (14); a second side wall (18); a front wall (12); and a rear wall (14). A cap (C) is provided for closing a first end of the tubular structure. The cap is hingedly connected to a first one (12) of the plurality of walls. The cap (C) comprises an end closure panel (22a) for closing said first end; a cap front wall (34); a first cap side wall (38a); a second cap side wall (38b). The cap front wall (34), first cap side wall (38a) and second cap side wall (38b) are configured to receive a portion of the other ones of the plurality of walls proximate the first end. The cap is configured to be collapsible into a flat collapsed form.

1 . A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising:
 a plurality of walls for forming a tubular structure, the plurality of walls including:
 a first side wall; 
 a second side wall; 
 a front wall; and 
 a rear wall; 
   and
 a cap for closing a first end of the tubular structure, the cap being hingedly connected to a first one of the plurality of walls, the cap comprising: 
 an end closure panel for closing said first end; 
 a cap front wall; 
 a first cap side wall; 
 a second cap side wall; 
 wherein the cap front wall, first cap side wall and second cap side wall are configured to receive a portion of the other ones of the plurality of walls proximate the first end, 
   and wherein the cap is configured to be collapsible into a flat collapsed form.   
     
     
         2 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of walls for forming a tubular structure are configured to be collapsible into a flat collapsed form. 
     
     
         3 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises at least one locking tab and at least one locking tab receiver, at least one locking tab and at least one locking tab receiver configured to form a cap lock for securing the cap in an erected condition. 
     
     
         4 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein a second one of the plurality of walls comprises a securing tab and the cap comprises a securing tab receiver forming a cap securing arrangement for securing the cap in a closed condition. 
     
     
         5 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a first cap inner side wall and a second cap inner side wall, each of the first and second cap inner side walls comprising a cutaway defining at least in part a respective receiver, and wherein the cap comprises an inner front wall having a first locking tab and a second locking tab arranged to be received in a respective one of said receivers. 
     
     
         6 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises an inner front wall having a first front wall locking tab arranged to be received in a front wall locking tab receiver provided in the end closure panel. 
     
     
         7 . A carton according to  claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second cap inner side walls comprises a side wall locking tab, and the end closure panel comprises a first side wall locking tab receiver and a second side wall locking tab receiver for receiving a respective one of the side wall locking tabs. 
     
     
         8 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a first pair of web panels hingedly interconnecting the first side wall with the front wall. 
     
     
         9 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a second pair of web panels hingedly interconnecting the second side wall with the front wall. 
     
     
         10 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a first side wall securing tab hingedly connected to the first side wall. 
     
     
         11 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a second side wall securing tab hingedly connected to the second side wall. 
     
     
         12 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the carton comprises a first article receiving structure comprising a first panel, a second panel and a spacer panel for spacing the second panel apart from the first panel. 
     
     
         13 . A carton according to  claim 12 , wherein the first panel is hinged to a third one of the plurality of walls of the carton. 
     
     
         14 . A carton according to  claim 13 , wherein the article receiving structure comprises a securing panel for securing the second panel to said third one of the plurality of walls of the carton. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A carton for packaging one or more articles comprising:
 a plurality of walls for forming a tubular structure, the plurality of walls including:
 a first side wall; 
 a second side wall; 
 a front wall; and 
 a rear wall; 
   a cap for closing a first end of the tubular structure, the cap being hingedly connected to a first one of the plurality of walls, the cap comprising:
 an end closure panel for closing said first end; 
 a cap front wall; 
 a first cap side wall; 
 a second cap side wall; 
 wherein the cap front wall, first cap side wall and second cap side wall are configured to receive a portion of the other ones of the plurality of walls proximate the first end; and 
   a door hingedly connected to one of the first and second side walls, the door being retainable in a closed position by the cap, and the door being retainable in an open position by the cap.   
     
     
         21 . A carton according to  claim 20 , wherein the cap is configured to be collapsible into a flat collapsed form. 
     
     
         22 . A carton according to  claim 20 , wherein the plurality of walls for forming a tubular structure are configured to be collapsible into a flat collapsed form. 
     
     
         23 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the front wall extends partially between a first end of the tubular structure and a second end of the tubular structure so as to provide a display window when the door is at least partially open. 
     
     
         24 . A carton according to  claim 1 , wherein the door comprises a securing tab and the cap comprises a securing tab receiver forming a cap securing arrangement for securing the cap and door in a closed condition. 
     
     
         25 . A blank for forming a carton, the blank comprising:
 a plurality of wall panels for forming walls of a tubular structure, the plurality of wall panels including:
 a first side wall panel; 
 a second side wall panel; 
 a front wall panel; and 
 a rear wall panel; 
   and   a plurality of cap panels for forming a cap for closing a first end of the tubular structure comprising:
 an end closure panel for closing said first end and being hingedly connected to a first one of the plurality of wall panels; 
 a cap front wall panel; 
 a first cap side wall panel; 
 a second cap side wall panel; 
 wherein the cap front wall panel, first cap side wall panel and second cap side wall panel are configured in a set up condition to receive a portion of the other ones of the plurality of wall panels proximate the first end, 
 and wherein the plurality of cap panels are configured to be collapsible into a flat collapsed form. 
   
     
     
         26 . (canceled)