Storage box blank

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11370577-B2
Application number	US-202017097836-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2020
Priority date	Jul 5, 2018
Publication date	Jun 28, 2022
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022

Abstract

Example aspects of a main body blank for a storage box, a tray blank for a storage box, and a storage box blank are disclosed. The main body blank can comprise a planar sidewall assembly comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge; and a first fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a first one of the sidewalls by a first fastener bend line, the first fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A main body blank for a storage box comprising:
a planar sidewall assembly comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge; and
a first fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls by a first fastener bend line, the first fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly, the first fastener panel extending only partially along a length of the bottom edge of the first sidewall; and
a plurality of bottom flaps, wherein one of the plurality of bottom flaps is hingedly connected to the bottom edge of each of the sidewalls;
wherein a first bottom flap of the plurality of bottom flaps is hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a second sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls by a first bottom flap bend line, the first bottom flap coplanar with the sidewall assembly and the first fastener panel; and
wherein a first fastener slot is formed through the main body blank at the first bottom flap bend line, the first fastener slot sized to receive a first portion of the first fastener panel therethrough, the first portion of the first fastener panel distal to the first fastener bend line.

2. The main body blank of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener panel comprises the first portion and a first crosspiece extending from the first fastener bend line, the first portion defining a first fastener tab distal to the first fastener bend line, the first fastener tab hingedly connected to the first crosspiece by a first tab bend line.

3. The main body blank of claim 2 , wherein the first fastener tab defines a first end connected to the first crosspiece and a second end opposite the first end, the first fastener tab tapering from the first end to the second end.

4. The main body blank of claim 1 , further comprising a second fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and the first fastener panel, the second fastener panel hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a second sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls by a second fastener bend line, the second fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly and the first fastener panel.

5. The main body blank of claim 4 , wherein:
a second fastener slot is formed through the main body blank at the bottom edge of the first sidewall and is sized to receive a portion of the second fastener panel therethrough.

6. The main body blank of claim 1 , further comprising a first handle flap and a second handle flap, each of the first handle flap and second handle flap connected to the sidewall assembly by a handle flap bend line.

7. A storage box blank comprising:
a planar main body blank comprising a sidewall assembly and a first fastener panel formed monolithically with and coplanar with the sidewall assembly, the main body blank defining a first fastener slot, the storage box blank defining a storage box in an assembled form, the first fastener panel engaging the first fastener slot in the assembled form; and
a planar first tray blank formed monolithically with and coplanar with the main body blank, the first tray blank connected to the main body blank by a first tear line, the first tray blank defining a second fastener slot and a third fastener slot laterally aligned with the second fastener slot, the first fastener panel further engaging both of the second and third fastener slots in the assembled form.

8. The storage box blank of claim 7 , wherein the sidewall assembly defines a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a bottom edge, the first fastener panel connected to the bottom edge of a first one of the plurality of sidewalls by a first fastener bend line.

9. The storage box blank of claim 8 , wherein the first fastener panel comprises a first crosspiece extending from the first fastener bend line and a first fastener tab distal to the first fastener bend line, the first fastener tab hingedly connected to the first crosspiece by a first tab bend line.

10. The storage box blank of claim 7 , wherein:
the main body blank further comprises a second fastener panel formed monolithically with and coplanar with the sidewall assembly;
the main body blank further defines a fourth fastener slot;
the first tray blank further defines a fifth fastener slot and a sixth fastener slot laterally aligned with the fifth fastener slot; and
the second fastener panel engages the fourth, fifth, and sixth fastener slots in the assembled form.

11. The storage box blank of claim 7 , wherein the first tray blank comprises:
a center panel defining a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge opposite the first end edge;
a first side panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the first side edge by a first side panel bend line; and
a second side panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the second side edge by a second side panel bend line.

12. The storage box blank of claim 11 , wherein:
the first tray blank further comprises a first end panel extending from the first end edge of the center panel and a second end panel extending from the second end edge of the center panel;
a first connector tab extends from first end panel and a second connector tab extends from second end panel;
the first connector tab engages a first connector slot formed through the center panel at the first end edge in the assembled form; and
the second connector tab engages a second connector slot formed through the center panel at the second end edge in the assembled form.

13. The storage box blank of claim 7 , further comprising a planar second tray blank formed monolithically with and coplanar with the main body blank and the first tray blank, the second tray blank connected to the main body blank by a second tear line.

14. A main body blank for a storage box comprising:
a planar sidewall assembly comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge; and
a first fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls by a first fastener bend line, the first fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly, the first fastener panel extending only partially along a length of the bottom edge of the first sidewall;
a plurality of bottom flaps, wherein one of the plurality of bottom flaps is hingedly connected to the bottom edge of each of the sidewalls; and
a second fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and the first fastener panel, the second fastener panel hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a second sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls by a second fastener bend line, the second fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly and the first fastener panel;
wherein:
a first fastener slot is formed through the main body blank at the bottom edge of the second sidewall and is sized to receive a portion of the first fastener panel therethrough; and
a second fastener slot is formed through the main body blank at the bottom edge of the first sidewall and is sized to receive a portion of the second fastener panel therethrough.

15. The main body blank of claim 14 , wherein the first fastener panel comprises the first portion and a first crosspiece extending from the first fastener bend line, the first portion defining a first fastener tab distal to the first f

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Sollie Greg
• Ott Paul
• Waltermire Jamie
• Chen Shifeng

Classifications

• B65D5/326

  at least one container body part formed by folding a single blank to a permanently assembled tube · CPC title

• B65D5/68

  Telescope flanged lids · CPC title

• B65D2301/10

  Blanks mutually positioned to minimise waste material upon cutting out the individual blank from a continuous or large sheet · CPC title

• B65D5/12 Primary

  with end closures formed separately from tubular body · CPC title

• B65D5/685

  having an inwardly or upwardly extending tab on the lid side wall cooperating with a tab on, or an opening in, the container side wall · CPC title