A blank can include a first main panel; a locking tab extending from and separable from the first main panel, the locking tab comprising a neck and an ear; a second main panel connected to the first main panel and facing the first main panel; and an end panel extending from the second main panel, the end panel defining a locking opening, the locking opening sized to receive and lockably engage at least a portion of the locking tab upon assembly of the blank into the box; wherein the end panel comprises a second end panel, an inside end panel, and a connecting panel joining the inside end panel to the second end panel, and wherein the locking opening is defined by at least the connecting panel and the inside end panel.

A dispensing assembly includes a dispenser having a dispensing opening, a shelf, and a retainer. The dispenser includes a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, and an attachment panel, altogether defining an internal chamber configured to receive a stack of articles. The retainer is configured to maintain the stack of articles in a predetermined arrangement within the internal chamber. The retainer is integrally formed from a contiguous piece of material with the front panel, rear panel, first side panel, and second side panel. The retainer is configured to retain the stack of articles in the stacked arrangement within the chamber.

A tray for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including a front side panel, at least one front end panel, a front bottom panel, at least one divider panel, a back side panel, at least one back end panel, and a back bottom panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and a divider extending upwardly from the front bottom panel and the back bottom panel in the interior of the tray to form a front interior space and a back interior space in the interior of the tray, the divider including the front divider panel and the back divider panel.

The present invention relates to a packaging system, which creates a packaging consisting of a rectangular or square tray, watertight perimeter flaps and two covers. It comprises a folding station consisting of a frame with a central gap corresponding to the dimensions of the tray; a skid at each corner of the frame, protruding from the top.

In turn, the plate comprises a flap on each edge of the tray, joined together by corners comprising diagonal, radial notches, two covers on two flaps facing each other, each with a pair of insertion tabs for inserting between the flaps.

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a plurality of side panels and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, locking features in the at least one bottom panel for at least partially maintaining a formed configuration of the carrier, and a plurality of system engagement features for at least partially receiving a portion of an outer container, each system engagement feature having a plurality of lines of weakening defining a plurality of separably connected sections in the at least one bottom panel.

An arrangement to mount a vertical-type automatic corrugated cardboard box machine mounting which comprises a variety of locks and interlocks to achieve an adhesive-free assembly. In the preferred embodiments, the box contains 8 locks and 8 interlocks. In the first embodiment, the display arrangement is used to mount boxes with a rectangular base and beveled corners, while in the second embodiment, it is used to assemble boxes with a rectangular base. The invention further comprises methods to automatically assemble cardboard boxes with locks and interlocks by means of each of the two embodiment arrangements.