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Abstract

A hermetically sealed stand-alone paperboard folding carton having barrier properties integrated with a peelable, re-sealable closure. The container includes: a skived and hemmed portion of the laminated paperboard carton; a bottom film strip sealed to the inner side of the bottom carton flaps; and a top film assembly sealed to the inner side of the top carton flaps, the top film assembly comprising a re-sealable closure. The carton uses a flat, die cut, scored paperboard blank having a barrier film laminated to one side of the paperboard; an area of interior glue flap of the cut blank is skived to remove a thickness of paperboard material; a skived area of the blank is hemmed to seal the skived area over the un-skived area of the blank, a strip of barrier film is heat-sealed to the four bottom carton flaps; the bottom flaps are folded and glued; the container is filled; an additional strip of peelable, sealable film is heat sealed to top carton flaps; and the top carton flaps are folded and glued.

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