Telescoping insulated boxes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12415649-B2
Application number	US-202117536878-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2021
Priority date	May 2, 2019
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A telescoping box assembly including an outer box including a plurality of outer side walls and an outer bottom, the plurality of outer side walls defining an outer top edge positioned opposite from the outer bottom, the outer box defining an interior cavity extending from the outer top edge to the outer bottom; an inner box including a plurality of inner side walls and an inner bottom, the plurality of inner side walls defining an inner top edge positioned opposite from the inner bottom, the inner box positioned upside down within the interior cavity with the inner top edge facing the outer bottom; and an access tab covering a corner of the inside bottom and a portion of the outer top edge, the access tab securing the inner box within the interior cavity.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A telescoping box assembly, comprising:
an outer box comprising a plurality of outer side walls and an outer bottom, the plurality of outer side walls defining an outer top edge positioned opposite from the outer bottom, the outer box defining an interior cavity extending from the outer top edge to the outer bottom;
an inner box comprising a plurality of inner side walls and an inner bottom, the plurality of inner side walls defining an inner top edge positioned opposite from the inner bottom, the inner box positioned upside down within the interior cavity with the inner top edge touching the outer bottom; and
an access tab overlapping adjacent outer sidewalls and comprising a telescope covering portion configured to cover a corner of the inner box and a perforation configured to be torn to allow removal of the corner of the inner box from the outer box, the access tab covering the corner of an inside bottom and a portion of the outer top edge, the access tab securing the inner box within the interior cavity.

2. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the outer top edge is a corner portion of the outer top edge.

3. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the corner is defined where the inside bottom meets a first inner side wall of the plurality of inner side walls and a second inner side wall of the plurality of inner side walls.

4. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the access tab defines a cut configured to be torn to expose the corner.

5. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the access tab defines perforations configured to be torn to expose the corner.

6. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first outer side wall of the plurality of outer side walls defines an outer surface extending from the outer top edge to the outer bottom, and wherein a side portion of the access tab covers a portion of the outer surface.

7. The telescoping box assembly of claim 6 , wherein the side portion defines cuts and perforations configured to tear to fold the access tab and expose the corner.

8. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the inner bottom defines an outer surface facing away from the interior cavity, and wherein a handle is coupled to the outer surface.

9. The telescoping box assembly of claim 8 , wherein the handle extends across the inner bottom from a first inner side wall of the plurality of inner side walls to a second inner side wall of the plurality of inner side walls.

10. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the access tab is a first access tab;
the corner is a first corner;
the portion is a first portion;
the inner bottom defines a second corner diagonally opposite from the first corner; and
the box assembly further comprises a second access tab covering the second corner and a second portion of the outer top edge.

11. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the access tab is secured to the outer box by an adhesive.

12. The telescoping box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer box defines an outer insulation cavity and the inner box defines an inner insulation cavity, and wherein an outer portion of the inner box presses against an inner portion of the outer box such that the inner box and the outer box do not separate through gravitational forces when the telescoping box assembly is empty of contents.

13. A method for opening a telescoping insulated box assembly, the method comprising:
obtaining an inner box disposed within an interior cavity defined by a plurality of outer side walls of an outer box;
grasping a portion of an access tab, the access tab overlapping adjacent outer sidewalls of the outer box and comprising a telescoping portion and a perforation, the access tab securing the inner box within the interior cavity of the outer box, an outer top edge of the outer box defining an opening to the interior cavity, the inner box positioned upside down within the interior cavity with an inner top edge of the inner box touching an outer bottom of the outer box, the telescoping portion of the access tab covering a portion of the outer top edge of the outer box and a corner of an inner bottom of the inner box;
tearing the perforation and folding the telescoping portion of the access tab upwards to expose the corner; and
removing the inner box from the interior cavity of the outer box to expose the interior cavity.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein folding the portion of the access tab upwards to expose the corner comprises tearing the access tab along a cut defined by the access tab.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein folding the portion of the access tab upwards to expose the corner comprises tearing the access tab along perforations defined by the access tab.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein removing the inner box from the interior cavity of the outer box to expose the interior cavity comprises pulling on a handle coupled to the inner bottom.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the outer top edge of the outer box is defined by a plurality of outer side walls of the outer box, wherein a first outer side wall of the plurality of outer side walls defines an outer surface positioned opposite from the interior cavity; and wherein a side portion of the access tab at least partially covers the outer surface.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the side portion of the access tab defines perforations configured to tear.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the portion is a corner portion of the outer top edge.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the outer top edge is positioned flush with the inner bottom when the inner box is positioned within the interior cavity.

21. The method of claim 13 , wherein the access tab is attached to the outer box by an adhesive.

22. An assembly, comprising:
an outer box comprising a plurality of walls comprising an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion extending from a top edge to a bottom of the outer box and defining an insulation cavity between the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion;
a telescoping box within the outer box and comprising a plurality of walls comprising an inner telescoping wall portion and an outer telescoping wall portion and defining a telescoping insulation cavity extending to a bottom of the telescoping box between the inner telescoping wall portion and the outer telescoping wall portion, wherein the telescoping insulation cavity extends to the bottom of the outer box; and
an access tab overlapping adjacent walls of the outer box and comprising a telescope covering portion configured to cover a corner of the telescoping box and a perforation configured to be torn to allow removal of the corner of the telescoping box from the access tab.

23. The assembly of claim 22 , wherein the access tab covers the corner of the bottom of the telescoping box and a portion of an outer top edge, the access tab securing the telescoping box within the outer box.

Assignees

• Pratt Retail Specialties Llc

Inventors

• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie
• Chen Shifeng

Classifications

• B65D5/643

  held in closed position by application of separate elements, e.g. clips, straps (B65D5/6611, B65D5/6673 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/68

  Telescope flanged lids · CPC title

• B65D81/3858

  formed of different materials, e.g. laminated or foam filling between walls; (for shock absorbing purposes B65D81/1275) · CPC title

• B65D5/328 Primary

  and the tubular body parts being alligned axially to form a container · CPC title

• B65D81/3853 Primary

  formed with double walls, i.e. hollow · CPC title