Easy open apparatus for medicament storage carton

Abstract

A carton for medicament storage includes a bottom box and a lid. The bottom box includes a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a back wall, and a front wall. The carton also includes a lid coupled to the bottom box and movable between an open position and a closed position. The bottom box is closed by the lid when the lid is in the closed position. Additionally, the carton includes a release tab comprising a portion of the one of the lid and the second front wall and being defined by a perforated line in the one of the lid and the bottom box. The carton also may include an adhesive positioned on at least a part of the release tab and selectively coupling the lid and the bottom box. When the carton is in the closed position, the release tab is secured to the one of the lid and the bottom box via the perforation and is secured to the other of the lid and the bottom box via the adhesive. Alternatively, when the lid is in the open position, the release tab is separated along the perforated line from the one of the lid and the bottom box and is secured to the other of the lid and the bottom box via the adhesive.

1 . A carton for medicament storage, the carton comprising:
 a bottom box having a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a back wall, and a first front wall;   a lid coupled to the bottom box and movable between an open position and a closed position;   a release tab comprising a portion of one of the lid and bottom box and being defined by a perforated line in the one of the lid and the bottom box; and   an adhesive positioned on at least a part of the release tab and selectively coupling the lid and the bottom box,   wherein, when the lid is in the closed position, the release tab is secured to the one of the lid and the bottom box via the perforation and is secured to the other of the lid and the bottom box via the adhesive, and   wherein, when the lid is in the open position, the release tab is separated along the perforated line from the one of the lid and the bottom box and is secured to the other of the lid and the bottom box via the adhesive.   
     
     
         2 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a top wall and a front lip. 
     
     
         3 . The carton of  claim 2 , wherein the front lip is disposed within the bottom box when the lid is in the closed position. 
     
     
         4 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a third sidewall adjacent the first sidewall, a fourth sidewall adjacent the second sidewall, and a second front wall adjacent to the first front wall. 
     
     
         5 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein the release tab comprises (a) a push tab that detaches the release tab from the one of the lid and the bottom box, or (b) a first portion and a second portion hingedly connected to the first portion such that the first portion is a push tab that partially detaches the release tab from the one of the lid and the bottom box and the second portion is a pull tab that detaches the remainder of the release tab from the one of the lid and the bottom box. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The carton of  claim 4 , further comprising at least one tab carried by a top edge of the first front wall and at least one latching feature carried by an inner surface of the second front wall such that the at least one tab engages the at least one latching feature when the lid is in the closed position to resist movement of the lid to the open position. 
     
     
         8 . The carton of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one latching feature comprises a flap hingedly connected to one of either the third sidewall or fourth sidewall and secured to the inner surface of the second front wall. 
     
     
         9 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises an adhesive label. 
     
     
         10 . The carton of  claim 9 , wherein the adhesive label is attached to the release tab and the one of the lid and the bottom wall of the bottom box. 
     
     
         11 . The carton of  claim 10 , wherein the release tab includes a kiss cut to improve the securement between the release tab and the adhesive label. 
     
     
         12 . The carton of  claim 10 , wherein the one of the lid and the bottom box includes a kiss cut to improve securement between the one of the lid and the bottom box and the adhesive label. 
     
     
         13 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein the carton is made from a unitary material. 
     
     
         14 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The carton of  claim 1 , wherein
 the bottom box is closed by the lid when the lid is in the closed position;   the release tab comprises a portion of one of the lid and the first front wall of the bottom box and being defined by a perforated line in the one of the lid and the first front wall of the bottom box;   the adhesive selectively coupling the lid and the first front wall of the bottom box,   wherein, when the lid is in the closed position, the release tab is secured to the one of the lid and the first front wall of the bottom box via the adhesive; and   wherein, when the lid is in the open position, the release tab is separated along the perforated line from the one of the lid and the first front wall of the bottom box and is secured to the other of the lid and the first front wall of the bottom box via the adhesive.   
     
     
         18 - 31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . A carton for medicament storage, the carton comprising:
 a bottom box having a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a back wall, and a front wall;   a top movable between an open position and a closed position, the top including a top wall and a second front wall adjacent the first front wall, wherein the bottom box is disposed adjacent the top when the top is in the closed position; and   a release tab comprising a portion of the second front wall and being defined between a bottom edge of the second front wall and a perforated line in the second front wall,   wherein, when the top is in the open position and the closed position, the release tab is secured to the bottom box via an adhesive label; and   wherein, when the top is in the open position, the release tab is separated along the perforated line from the second front wall.   
     
     
         33 . The carton of  claim 32 , wherein the release tab comprises (a) a push tab that detaches the release tab from the second front wall, or (b) a first portion and a second portion hingedly connected to the first portion such that the first portion is a push tab that Partially detaches the release tab from the second front wall and the second portion is a pull tab that detaches the remainder of the release tab from the second front wall. 
     
     
         34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . The carton of  claim 32 , further comprising at least one tab carried by a top edge of the first front wall and at least one latching feature carried by an inner surface of the second front wall such that the at least one tab engages the at least one latching feature when the top is in the closed position to resist movement of the top to the open position. 
     
     
         36 . The carton of  claim 35 , wherein the at least one latching feature comprises a flap hingedly connected to one of either a third sidewall hingedly connected to the top or a fourth sidewall hingedly connected to the top and secured to the inner surface of the second front wall. 
     
     
         37 . The carton of  claim 32 , wherein the release tab is (a) secured to the bottom box via an adhesive, or (b) secured to the bottom box with an adhesive label attached to the release tab and the bottom box. 
     
     
         38 - 39 . (canceled) 
     
     
         40 . The carton of  claim 37 , wherein the release tab is (b) secured to the bottom box with an adhesive label attached to the release tab and the bottom box and includes a kiss cut to improve the securement between the release tab and the adhesive label. 
     
     
         41 . The carton of  claim 37 , wherein the release tab is (b) secured to the bottom box with an adhesive label attached to the release tab and the bottom box and the bottom wall of the bottom box includes a kiss cut to improve securement between the bottom box and the adhesive label. 
     
     
         42 - 44 . (canceled)