Self-locking tray, tabbed returns Box Template Generator
Self-locking tray, tabbed returns. Every wall folds back on itself for a finished top edge, and the two short returns carry locking tabs that push through slits in the base, so the tray holds itself square with no glue at all. The corners close with a tapered lap hinged to the long wall.
Checked against the plate. This blank has been compared side by side with the drawing in the FEFCO Code, 12th Edition, and matches. That is a statement about the drawing, not a guarantee — always cut and fold a sample before committing to a die.
What is Self-locking tray, tabbed returns?
Self-locking tray, tabbed returns is a folding carton with a glued side seam, closing at each end with a tuck, a lock or a glued flap. Every wall folds back on itself for a finished top edge, and the two short returns carry locking tabs that push through slits in the base, so the tray holds itself square with no glue at all. The corners close with a tapered lap hinged to the long wall.
Uses
- Retail and gift packaging, where the box is seen by the customer
- High-volume packing lines, since a pre-glued blank erects in one movement
Advantages
- Cut from a single blank, so there is one tool and one part to stock
- Arrives glued and flat, and erects quickly by hand or by machine
Disadvantages
- The glued joint sets the minimum order — short runs are rarely economical
Typical industries
- General packing and light manufacturing
Recommended board grades
Folding boxboard or solid bleached board, typically 250–450 microns. Heavier board for larger cartons, lighter where the carton is filled by machine.
At a glance
| Code | B10.01.00.00 |
| Family | Folding carton (ECMA) |
| Also known as | self locking tray, tabbed returns |
| Blank size at this size | 527 × 402 mm |
| Panels | 13 |
| Creases | 12 |
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Open B10.01.00.00 in the generatorOther codes in this group
- RTEReverse Tuck End (RTE)checked
- STEStraight Tuck End (STE)checked
- AUTOAuto-bottom (crash lock) carton
- SLEEVESleeve (open both ends)
- PILLOWPillow box
- TTSBTuck Top, Seal End Bottom
- SNAPSnap-lock bottom (1-2-3 bottom)
- SEALSeal End carton
- GABLEGable top carton
- AUTO-FAuto-bottom, tuck to frontchecked
- SKILLET-TTSkillet base, tuck topchecked
- RTE-INVInverted Reverse Tuck Endchecked
- B4050Four-corner tray with hinged lid
- SNAP-FSnap-lock bottom, tuck to frontchecked
- HEXHexagonal carton
- STE-FSame panel tuck, to frontchecked
- B1010Self-locking traychecked
- TTSB-FTuck Top (front), Seal End Bottom
- AUTO-SEALCrash lock base, sealed top
- B6121Four-corner hinged lid tray, webbed
- WEBTUCKWebbed tuck carton
- TAPERTapered display tray
- B4020In-fold tray, four corners gluedchecked
- WRAPNon-glued wrap
Browse every code, or read what the groups mean.
Related
- Every FEFCO code we build — all 244 of them, grouped.
- FEFCO codes explained — what the four digits mean and what each group covers.
- How to measure a box — inside, outside and crease-to-crease.
- Flutes and calipers — why board thickness changes the blank.