Stripper Lock Tray

Assembled and locked by machine, this style offers a variety of lock options.

The male lock (see Figure 2) is "stripped" through the female locking slot. The lock's tip extends beyond the edge of the locking slot.*

Infold Automatic Bottom

This style differs from the Himes or Crash Lock in the placement of the diagonal fold line. While the Himes Lock features a diagonal fold on the major closure panel, the Infold style's diagonal fold line is on the minor end closure flap.*

Himes Lock, Automatic Bottom

Preglued in the convertor's facility, the Himes Lock, Automatic Bottom (Crash Lock, Economy or Popcorn Bottom) style is assembled by hand. It is generally employed when quick setup is required for smaller production volumes that do not warrant investing in automatic packaging equipment.*

1-2-3 Houghland Snap Lock Bottom

Originally known by its inventor's name (Houghland), this style is more generally known today as the 1-2-3 closure. Usually paired with a top tuck closure, the 1-2-3 is almost always employed as a bottom closure, and is assembled and sealed manually. This closure style may be applied in a shallow-depth, tube-style counter display carton, as well as in the proportion shown here.*

Partial Overlap Seal End (POSE)

This style features closure panels on top and bottom that are just wide enough to overlap with an adhesive seal, as compared to the FOSE, which features full-width top and bottom closure panels. This partial overlap of the inner and outer panels is illustrated in Fig. 4. The "Cereal Closure", as shown in Fig. 3, is widely used for POSE dry cereal cartons, with the outer top closure panel's lock tab generally nesting in the adjacent carton's outer closure panel.*

Simplex Tray With Glued Gussets

The extended gusset flaps on this style offer a guide for straight-line or spot application of adhesive, in order to secure the gussets to the inside surface of the outer end panels. Applying adhesive to each corner tab facilitates the assembly of the carton, while also strengthening and enhancing the finished appearance of the corners. Compare to the conventional Simplex.*

Foot Lock Double Wall Tray

While this style entails a larger blank than the Double Sidewall/Double Endwall Simplex style, it does not necessitate a finishing pass over a straight-line gluer. The Foot Lock Double Wall Tray is generally assembled manually. The single-corner flap version is indicated in Figure 1, and Figure 3 shows a bellows corner version.*

Four Corner Beers Tray (a.k.a.) Biers

This style is glued by the converter and shipped flat to the user, and it is generally assembled and filled manually. The standard version is indicated in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 3 shows the "stay-up" or "full drag" alternative.With a diagonal angle of less than 45 degrees in the end panel, the nontapered glue flap will "drag" across the bottom panel. As a result of friction, the carton resists collapsing once assembled.*

Full Flap Automatic Bottom

The Full Flap, Automatic Bottom style is a great alternative to the Himes or Crash Lock when the contents are heavier or their weight is concentrated on the central axis lengthwise.

This style is assembled by hand and is generally employed when quick setup is required for smaller production volumes that do not warrant investing in automatic packaging equipment.*

Economy Overlap Seal End (EOSE)

This style allows for both the graphic liberty offered by the FOSE and some of the economical advantages of the more compact POSE blank. The EOSE carton can be reverse-nested, as illustrated in Fig. 1. It can be nested straight back by reversing the positions of the inner and outer major panels on the bottom.*