Box with foldable handle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11724854-B2
Application number	US-202217887093-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2022
Priority date	Jul 24, 2019
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including: a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern including a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A box comprising: a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and
a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising: a handle portion defining a handle notch and attached to the top panel, the handle portion comprising a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern comprising a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap folded about a fold line comprising a top notch is defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap, a bottom notch defined by the cut pattern between the outer cut and the portion of the second side cut.

2. The box of claim 1 , wherein the tab is received by the space with the flap.

3. The box of claim 2 , wherein the handle notch is adjacent to the tab, and wherein the handle notch engages the top notch defined by the fold line.

4. The box of claim 1 , wherein the cut pattern defines a vertical edge extending upwards from the bottom notch to the portion of the second side cut.

5. The box of claim 4 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the portion of the second side cut.

6. The box of claim 4 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the inner cut.

7. The box of claim 1 , wherein the inner cut is parallel to the outer cut.

8. The box of claim 1 , wherein the inner cut and the portion of the second side cut form a flap bottom cut.

9. The box of claim 8 , wherein the flap bottom cut is linear.

10. The box of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the second side cut is parallel to the outer cut.

11. A blank for a box comprising: a first side panel and a second side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; a handle portion defining a handle notch and attached to the top panel, the handle portion comprising: a tab at a side end of the handle portion; and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern comprising a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap folded about a fold line comprising a top notch is defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap, a bottom notch defined by the cut pattern between the outer cut and the portion of the second side cut.

12. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the tab is received by the space with the flap.

13. The blank of claim 12 , wherein the handle notch is adjacent to the tab, and wherein the handle notch engages the top notch defined by the fold line.

14. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the cut pattern defines a vertical edge extending upwards from the bottom notch to the portion of the second side cut.

15. The blank of claim 14 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the portion of the second side cut.

16. The blank of claim 14 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the inner cut.

17. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the inner cut is parallel to the outer cut.

18. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the inner cut and the portion of the second side cut form a flap bottom cut.

19. The blank of claim 18 , wherein the flap bottom cut is linear.

20. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the portion of the second side cut is parallel to the outer cut.

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie
• Chen Shifeng

Classifications

• B65D5/46112 Primary

  either the handle elements being formed with lugs which engage with the other side walls or closure flaps, or the other closure flaps folding over a part of the handle to maintain the handle in position · CPC title

• B65D5/2057

  Inter-engaging self-locking flaps (B65D5/4254 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/241

  and the gussets folds connected to the inside of the container body (B65D5/247 and B65D5/248 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/3678

  collapsed along median lines of two opposite sides and the central panel · CPC title

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title