Dual use box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10981692-B2
Application number	US-201916568714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2019
Priority date	Sep 12, 2019
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

A box comprising: a side panel; a covering top panel connected to the side panel by a fold line, the covering top panel comprising an overlapping portion comprising: a primary sealing flap, the primary sealing flap comprising a primary adhesive; a secondary flap connected to the primary sealing flap by a perforated line, the secondary flap comprising a distal end and a proximal portion that is proximal the side panel relative to the distal end, the distal end comprising a secondary adhesive, the distal end joined to the proximal portion by a tear strip.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A box comprising:
a plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel;
a first top panel comprising a connecting portion and an overlapping portion, the connecting portion connected to the first side panel by a first fold line, the overlapping portion connected to the connecting portion distal to the first fold line, the overlapping portion comprising:
a primary sealing flap extending from the connecting portion and comprising a primary adhesive;
a first secondary flap extending from the connecting portion and comprising a secondary adhesive and a tear strip; and
a second secondary flap, wherein the primary sealing flap is located between the first and second secondary flaps; and

a second top panel connected to the second side panel by a second bend line opposite the first bend line, wherein the primary adhesive adheres to the second top panel in a first closed configuration of the box and the secondary adhesive adheres to the second top panel in a second closed configuration of the box.

2. The box of claim 1 , wherein the primary adhesive and the secondary adhesive each comprise a peelable backing.

3. The box of claim 2 , wherein:
the peelable backing of the secondary adhesive is configured to peel off; and
the secondary adhesive is configured to adhere to the second top panel in the second closed configuration.

4. The box of claim 2 , wherein:
the peelable backing of the primary adhesive is configured to peel off; and
the primary adhesive is configured to adhere to the second top panel in the first closed configuration.

5. The box of claim 1 , wherein:
the first secondary flap defines a proximal portion connected to the connecting portion and a distal end distal to the connecting portion;
the secondary adhesive is located at the distal end; and
the tear strip is configured to be removed and to release the proximal portion from the distal end.

6. The box of claim 1 , wherein:
the primary sealing flap is connected to the first secondary flap by a perforated line;
the perforated line is configured to rip and to release the primary sealing flap from the first secondary flap; and
the primary sealing flap is configured to lay under the second top panel in the second closed configuration.

7. The box of claim 1 , the connecting portion comprising:
a side panel end joined to the first side panel by the first fold line, the first fold line being a first top panel fold line; and
a connecting portion end distal to the side panel end and joined to the overlapping portion by a top central fold line.

8. The box of claim 1 , wherein the box further comprises:
a third side panel extending between the first and second side panels and a fourth side panel opposite the third side panel and extending between the first and second side panels;
a supporting subjacent panel joined to the third side panel by a subjacent-side fold line; and
a supporting superjacent panel joined to the supporting subjacent panel by a superjacent-subjacent fold line and joined to the connecting portion by a connecting-superjacent fold line.

9. The box of claim 1 , further comprising a box bottom comprising:
a second bottom panel attached to an adjacent first bottom panel; and
a third bottom panel attached to an adjacent fourth bottom panel;
wherein the box is collapsible.

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Sollie Greg
• Chen Shifeng
• Ball Randy

Classifications

• B65D5/541

  the lines of weakness being provided in one or more closure flaps · CPC title

• B65D5/3621

  collapsed along two fold lines of the tubular body · CPC title

• B65D5/0263

  with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps, three of them being formed of a continuous strip, the fourth being a separate flap · CPC title

• B65D5/0227 Primary

  with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by heat-sealing, by applying adhesive to the flaps or by staples · CPC title

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title