Three-pack beverage box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11780642-B2
Application number	US-202217962555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2022
Priority date	Jun 17, 2020
Publication date	Oct 10, 2023
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023

Abstract

A blank includes a front panel; a wing portion coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge, the wing portion including an attachment panel disposed opposite from the wing hinge, the attachment panel configured to couple to the front panel to at least partially form a cavity between the front panel and the wing portion; a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge; and an upper telescoping panel coupled to the lower telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel configured to fold into the cavity in a closed configuration to at least partially enclose the cavity.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A box comprising:
a front panel comprising a viewing port;
a wing portion coupled to the front panel comprising and an attachment panel coupled to the front panel;
an upper telescoping panel;
a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel and the upper telescoping panel;
a bottom panel coupled to the front panel; and
a rear locking panel coupled to the bottom panel, comprising:
passage tabs; and
a locking tongue positioned between the passage tabs;

wherein in a closed configuration, a cavity is formed and:
the locking tongue engages the wing portion to lock the rear locking panel;
the cavity receives the passage tabs of the rear locking panel; and
the cavity is visible through the viewing port.

2. The box of claim 1 , wherein the viewing port of the front panel aligns with a cell of the cavity in the closed configuration.

3. The box of claim 1 , wherein the wing portion further comprises a locking hole and the locking tongue of the rear locking panel further comprises a locking tab positioned between the passage tabs.

4. The box of claim 3 , wherein the locking tab of the locking tongue on the rear locking panel engages the locking hole of the wing portion in the closed configuration to secure the locking tongue relative to the wing portion.

5. The box of claim 1 , wherein the upper telescoping panel comprises a clearance slot aligned with a cell of the cavity to form a rear viewing port of the cell in the closed configuration.

6. The box of claim 5 , wherein the cavity in the closed configuration is visible through the viewing port in the front panel and the rear viewing port in the rear locking panel.

7. The box of claim 1 , wherein the wing portion further comprises:
a side panel coupled to the front panel;
a rear panel coupled to the side panel; and
a partition panel coupled to the side panel and comprising a locking hole.

8. The box of claim 7 , wherein:
the side panel is coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge;
the rear panel is coupled to the side panel by a side hinge;
the partition panel is coupled to the rear panel by a rear hinge; and
the attachment panel is coupled to the partition panel by a partition hinge.

9. The box of claim 8 , wherein:
the wing portion further comprises a top flap panel coupled to the side panel by a top flap hinge; and
the top flap hinge is substantially perpendicular to at least one of the wing hinge, the side hinge, the rear hinge, and the partition hinge.

10. A box comprising:
a front panel;
a wing portion coupled to the front panel comprising a locking hole and an attachment panel coupled to the front panel;
an upper telescoping panel;
a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel and the upper telescoping panel;
a bottom panel coupled to the front panel; and
a rear locking panel coupled to the bottom panel, comprising:
a rear viewing port;
passage tabs; and
a locking tongue comprising a locking tab positioned between the passage tabs;

wherein in a closed configuration, the box forms a cavity and:
the locking tongue of the rear locking panel engages the locking hole of the wing portion;
the cavity receives the passage tabs of the rear locking panel to couple the locking tongue to the wing portion; and
the cavity is visible through the rear viewing port.

11. The box of claim 10 , further comprising a viewing port in the front panel, wherein the viewing port of the front panel and the rear viewing port of the rear locking panel align with a cell of the cavity in the closed configuration.

12. The box of claim 10 , wherein the upper telescoping panel comprises a clearance slot aligned with a cell of the cavity to form the rear viewing port of the cell in the closed configuration.

13. The box of claim 12 , wherein the cavity in the closed configuration is visible through the rear viewing port in the rear locking panel.

14. The box of claim 10 , wherein the wing portion further comprises:
a side panel coupled to the front panel;
a rear panel coupled to the side panel; and
a partition panel coupled to the side panel and comprising the locking hole.

15. The box of claim 14 , wherein:
the side panel is coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge;
the rear panel is coupled to the side panel by a side hinge;
the partition panel is coupled to the rear panel by a rear hinge; and
the attachment panel is coupled to the partition panel by a partition hinge.

16. The box of claim 15 , wherein:
the wing portion further comprises a top flap panel coupled to the side panel by a top flap hinge; and
the top flap hinge is substantially perpendicular to at least one of the wing hinge, the side hinge, the rear hinge, and the partition hinge.

17. A blank comprising:
a front panel comprising a viewing port;
a wing portion coupled to the front panel comprising a locking hole and an attachment panel coupled to the front panel;
an upper telescoping panel;
a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel and the upper telescoping panel;
a bottom panel coupled to the front panel; and
a rear locking panel coupled to the bottom panel, comprising:
a rear viewing port;
passage tabs; and
a locking tongue comprising a locking tab positioned between the passage tabs;

wherein in a closed configuration the blank forms a box defining a cavity and:
the locking tongue of the rear locking panel engages the locking hole of the wing portion;
the bottom panel receives the passage tabs of the rear locking panel to couple the locking tongue to the wing portion;
the cavity is visible through the viewing port of the front panel, and
the cavity is visible through the rear viewing port of the rear locking panel.

18. The blank of claim 17 , further comprising:
a first wing portion comprising a first side panel and a first rear panel and a second wing portion comprising a second side panel and a second rear panel; and
the blank is at least partially defined by the first rear panel of the first wing portion and the second rear panel of the second wing portion.

19. The blank of claim 17 , wherein in the closed configuration:
the lower telescoping panel extends into the cavity from a lower telescoping hinge; and
the upper telescoping panel extends from the front panel to the rear locking panel and subdivides the cavity.

20. The blank of claim 17 , further comprising a partition panel extending from the rear locking panel to the front panel; wherein in the closed configuration:
the partition panel at least partially defines a first cell and a second cell within the cavity;
the lower telescoping panel and the upper telescoping panel together define a first clearance slot and a second clearance slot; and
the first clearance slot aligns with the first cell and the second clearance slot aligns with the second cell when the lower telescoping panel and the upper telescoping panel.

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Chen Shifeng
• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie

Classifications

• B65D5/6605 Primary

  the lid being formed by two mating halves joined to opposite edges of the container body · CPC title

• B65D5/0254 Primary

  with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by means of a tongue integral with one of the flaps · CPC title

• B65D5/4204

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• B65D5/48014

  formed by folding extensions hinged to the side edges of a tubular body (B65D5/48004 takes precedence; partition separated by erecting the body B65D5/48048) · CPC title

• B65D5/5011

  formed by folding inwardly of extensions hinged to the upper or lower edges of the body · CPC title