Stackable receptacle for the shipment of goods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10315797-B2
Application number	US-201815994886-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2018
Priority date	Sep 18, 2015
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments of a reusable stackable shipping box are provided herein. The reusable stackable shipping box may be reused and cleaned without causing harm to the integrity of the box. In addition, the box is slightly tapered in shape such that the box may be stacked upon and within other boxes for ease in shipping and organization.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for assembling a receptacle comprising:
folding a front flap attached to a front face along an edge of the front face, the front flap comprising a front support slot;
folding a first side flap connected to a first side face, the first side flap comprising a second support tab, a front support tab, and a rear support tab, wherein the first side face is attached to the front face and the first side face comprises a first support slot;
folding a rear flap attached along an edge of a rear face, the rear flap comprising a rear support slot, wherein the rear face is attached to the first side face;
folding a second side flap connected to a second side face, the second side flap comprising a second support slot and a first support tab, wherein the second side face is attached to the rear face;
inserting the first support tab into the first support slot;
inserting the second support tab into the second support slot;
inserting the front support tab into the front support slot; and
inserting the rear support tab into the rear support slot.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the front face further comprises a front handle opening and the rear face further comprises a rear handle opening.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second support tab is formed along a first edge of the first flap, the front support tab is formed along a second edge of the first flap, and the rear support tab is formed along a third edge of the first flap.

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the first side flap is connected to the first side face via a first segment attached to the first side face along an edge of the first side face;
wherein the first segment is attached to the first side flap along an edge of the first side flap;
wherein the second side flap is connected to the second side face via a second segment attached to the second side face along an edge of the second side face; and
wherein the second segment is attached to the second side flap along the edge of a first side flap.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
folding the second segment along a score line corresponding to the edge of the second side face to which the second segment is attached such that at least a portion of a first planar surface of the second segment contacts a second planar surface of the second side face;
folding the second segment along a score line corresponding to the edge of the second segment which is attached to the second flap to approximately a right angle to the first planar surface of the second segment;
folding the first segment along a score line corresponding to the edge of the first side face to which the first segment is attached such that at least a portion of a first planar surface of the first segment contacts a second planar surface of the first side face;
folding the first segment along a score line corresponding to the edge of the first segment which is attached to the first flap to approximately a right angle relative to first planar surface of the first segment.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the front flap is folded along a score line corresponding to the edge of the front face to which the front flap is attached.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the front face is tapered with a decreasing dimension from the edge of the front face to a second edge of the front face, which is opposite the edge of the front face, and wherein rear face is tapered with a decreasing dimension from the edge of the rear face to a second edge of the rear face, which is opposite the edge of the rear face.

Assignees

• United States Postal Service

Inventors

• Lee Jim E

Classifications

• B65D5/001 Primary

  stackable · CPC title

• B65D5/0281

  the tubular body presenting double or multiple walls (for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3853) · CPC title

• B65D5/14

  with inset end closures · CPC title

• B65D5/0245

  with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps, to form a sunken or hollow end wall, e.g. for the packaging of books (internal supporting elements B65D5/50) · CPC title

• B65D5/48024

  inserted · CPC title