Prewrapped carton

Claim 1

A PREWRAPPED CARTON, COMPRISING: (A) A UNITARY BLANK OF PAPERBOARD HAVING SIDE WALL PANELS HINGED TO ONE ANOTHER AT THEIR ADJACENT SIDE EDGES AND HAVING A GLUE PANEL HINGED TO A FIRST OF THESE SIDE WALL PANELS AT ONE END OF THE BLANK AND ADAPTED TO UNDERLIE AND BE ADHESIVELY SECURED RELATIVE TO A SECOND OF THESE SIDE WALL PANELS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BLANK TO FORM THEREBY A TUBULAR BODY OPEN AT ONE END; (B) END CLOSURE MEANS FRO SAID ONE TUBULAR BODY END INCLUDING A FIRST FLAP HINGED TO AN END EDGE OF THE FIRST SIDE WALL PANEL AND A SECOND FLAP HINGED TO AN END EDGE OF THE SECOND SIDE WALL PANEL, THE FLAPS BEING ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED ACROSS THE ONE END OF THE TUBULAR BODY FOR CLOSING THE SAME; (C) SAID FIRST FLAP WHEN THE FLAPS ARE OPEN, HAVING ITS SIDE EDGE ADJACENT THE SECOND FLAP FREE FROM CONNECTION WITH AND DIVERGING AWAY FROM THE SECOND FLAP IN THE DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID TUBULAR BODY, AND SAID SECOND FLAP, WHEN OPEN HAVING ITS SIDE EDGE ADJACENT THE FIRST FLAP DISPOSED AS A LINEAR EXTENSION OF THE CORNER OF THE TUBULAR BODY BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALL PANELS; (D) A GLUE FLAP EXTENDING AS A LINEAR CONTINUATION OF THE GLUE PANEL BEYOND THE END OF THE TUBULAR-BODY, SAID GLUE FLAP BEING SEPARATED FROM AND FREE FROM CONNECTION WITH THE FIRST FALP AND BEING ADAPTED TO UNDERLIE AND BE IN SECURED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO THE SECOND FLAP; (E) A SHEET OVERWRAP OF PAPER, FILM, OR THE LIKE, ENCIRCLING THE EXTERIOR OF THE TUBULAR BODY AND OVERLYING THE END CLOSURE FLAPS AND HAVING MARGINAL END PORTIONS INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND HELD IN SECURED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO THE GLUE AND SECOND SIDE WALL PANELS AND THE GLUE AND SECOND CLOSURE FLAPS, WHEREBY THE SHEET OVERWRAPS IS SUPPORTED IN THE AREA OF THE CLOSURE FLAPS ALONG THE CONTINUATION OF SAID CORNRE WHEN THE FLAPS ARE OPEN BY THE GLUE FLAPS AND IS THEREBY HELD FIRMLY TO THE SECOND CLOSURE FLAP EVEN UPON OUTWARD FOLDING OF THE FIRST CLOSURE FLAP INCIDENT TO THE CLOSING OF THE FLAPS.