Corrugated hutch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10973317-B2
Application number	US-202016797973-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2020
Priority date	Apr 15, 2016
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

The present invention provides a hutch having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall and a shelf having a first planar surface extending between the sidewalls supported by four support panels each having a second planar surface transverse to the first planar surface.

First claim

We claim:

1. A hutch of a corrugated paperboard material comprising:
a pair of opposed side walls spaced from one another and each having a front edge, a rear edge, and a first inner surface;
a back wall extending between and connecting a portion of the rear edge of each of the pair of opposed side walls;
a first panel connecting a portion of the front edge of each of the pair of opposed side walls and having a vertical surface having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a second inner surface;
an elongate second panel having a planar surface attached to the first inner surface of one side wall of the pair of opposed side walls; and,
a shelf extending between the pair of side walls cooperatively formed by a third panel and a fourth panel, the third panel having a first portion extending vertically downwardly from the top edge, and a second portion extending horizontally from the first portion towards the back wall to form a first section of the shelf, and a fourth panel connected to the second panel and extending orthogonally therefrom and forming a second section of the shelf.

2. The hutch of claim 1 further comprising a tab connecting the third panel and the fourth panel.

3. The hutch of claim 2 wherein the tab is midway between the front edge and the back wall.

4. The hutch of claim 1 wherein the elongate second panel is attached to the side wall by an adhesive.

5. The hutch of claim 1 further comprising a leading edge on the elongate second panel located between the front edge and the back wall.

6. The hutch of claim 5 further comprising a trailing edge on the elongate second panel proximate the back wall.

7. The hutch of claim 1 wherein the elongate second panel extends vertically along the side wall from proximate a top of the side wall to proximate a bottom of the side wall.

8. The hutch of claim 1 wherein the first portion has a third inner surface proximal the second inner surface.

9. The hutch of claim 8 wherein a portion of the second inner surface is in contact with a portion of the third inner surface.

10. The hutch of claim 1 wherein the top edge is above the second portion to form a lip.

11. A hutch of a corrugated paperboard material comprising:
a pair of opposed side walls spaced from one another and each having a front edge, a rear edge, and a first inner surface;
a back wall extending between and connecting a portion of the rear edge of each of the pair of opposed side walls;
a first panel connecting a portion of the front edge of each of the pair of opposed side walls and having a vertical surface having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a second inner surface;
an elongate second panel extending vertically and having a planar surface attached to the first inner surface of one side wall of the pair of opposed side walls;
a plurality of shelves disposed in parallel spaced relationship along a vertical axis of the hutch, each shelf extending between the pair of side walls cooperatively formed by a third panel and a fourth panel, the third panel having a first portion extending vertically downwardly from the top edge, and a second portion extending horizontally from the first portion towards the back wall to form a first section of the shelf, and a fourth panel connected to the second panel and extending orthogonally therefrom and forming a second section of the shelf.

12. The hutch of claim 11 further comprising a tab connecting the third panel and the fourth panel.

13. The hutch of claim 12 wherein the tab is midway between the front edge and the back wall.

14. The hutch of claim 11 wherein the elongate second panel is attached to the side wall by an adhesive.

15. The hutch of claim 11 further comprising a leading edge on the elongate second panel located between the front edge and the back wall.

16. The hutch of claim 15 further comprising a trailing edge on the elongate second panel proximate the back wall.

17. The hutch of claim 11 wherein the elongate second panel extends from proximate a top of the side wall to proximate a bottom of the side wall.

18. The hutch of claim 11 wherein the first portion has a third inner surface proximal the second inner surface.

19. The hutch of claim 18 wherein a portion of the second inner surface is in contact with a portion of the third inner surface.

20. The hutch of claim 11 wherein the top edge is above the second portion to form a lip.

Assignees

• Menasha Corp

Inventors

• Gibbons Jr Chris Alan
• Gonzalez Hector

Classifications

• A47F5/116 Primary

  Shelving racks · CPC title

• A47F5/11

  made of cardboard, paper or the like {(racks or cabinets made of cardboard, paper or the like A47B43/02, A47B47/06; stands for packaging and displaying B65D5/52)} · CPC title

• A47B47/06

  made mainly of cardboard, textile, paper, or the like, e.g. with separate frame of other materials {(hand-folded and specially adapted for display A47F5/116)} · CPC title

• A47B43/02 Primary

  made of cardboard or the like {(travelling wardrobes A47B61/06; hand-folded from sheet material and specially adapted for display A47F5/116)} · CPC title