Stackable boxes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016107785-A1
Application number	US-201514887956-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	Oct 20, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A stackable container as shown and described herein. The stackable container may include an outer container having a bottom panel, a pair of opposite side walls and an end wall that extend from the bottom panel respectively. Said bottom panel may have at least one slot. A plurality of locking tabs may extend downward through said slots and a top panel may extend from the end wall wherein the top panel may be adapted to be pivoted between an open position and a closed position a front panel may extend from the bottom panel may be adapted pivot between an open position and a closed position. An inner container may be configured to be slidingly received within the outer container when the front panel is in the open position.

First claim

I claim:

1 . A stackable container, comprising:
an outer container comprising:
a bottom panel, a pair of opposite side walls and an end wall that extend from the bottom panel respectively, the side walls each include an outer side wall panel and an inner side wall panel, the inner side wall panels are attached along an upper edge of said outer panel, said bottom panel having at least one slot extending therethrough approximately positioned by a plane of the inner side wall panels;
a plurality of locking tabs extend from a lower edge of said inner end wall panels, the locking tabs adapted to extend through said slots and approximately conform to said slots;
a top panel extends from an upper edge of the end wall, a pair of side flap panels extend from opposite edges of the top panel wherein the top panel is adapted to be pivoted between an open position and a closed position such that the side flap panels are positioned inwardly relative to the pair of opposite side walls in the closed position;
a front panel extends from the bottom panel, and includes a pair of hinge flaps that extend from opposite edges of the front panel wherein the front panel is adapted to be pivoted between an open position and a closed position; and
an inner container configured be slidingly received within the outer container when the front panel is in the open position.

2 . The stackable container of claim 1 wherein the inner container is configured to retain at least one article therein as the inner container is slidingly received within the outer container.

3 . The stackable container of claim 2 wherein the at least one article is a printable media.

4 . The stackable container of claim 1 , wherein the inner container further comprises:
a bottom panel, a pair of opposite side walls and a pair of opposite end walls that extend from the bottom panel respectively, the side walls and end walls each include an outer panel and an inner panel, the inner panels attached along an upper edge of said outer panel, said bottom panel having slots extending therethrough approximately positioned by the planes of said inner side wall panels and said inner end wall panels; a plurality of locking tabs approximately conforming to said slots extend from a lower edge of said inner side wall panels and at lower edges of said inner end wall panels, the locking tabs extending through said slots.

5 . The stackable container of claim 1 wherein the pair of side flap panels are positioned between the inner side wall panel and the outer side wall panel of the outer container when the front panel is n the closed position.

6 . The stackable container of claim 1 wherein said locking tabs have a dimension that is greater than a thickness of said bottom panel such that the locking tabs project a distance through the bottom panel, such that once the stackable container is positioned above a sub-adjacent stackable container, the locking tabs are adapted to fit into an area for assisting to restrain the outer container against relative movement.

7 . The stackable container of claim 6 , wherein said area for assisting to restrain the outer container against relative movement is a space between the top panel and the side walls when the top panel is in the closed position.

8 . The stackable container of claim 1 wherein the outer container is formed from a one piece blank of foldable sheet material.

9 . The stackable container of claim 1 wherein the inner container is formed from a one piece blank of foldable sheet material.

10 . The stackable container of claim 1 wherein the outer container further comprises a font flap that extends from the top panel.

11 . The stackable container of claim 10 wherein the outer container further comprises at least one double-locking tab.

12 . A stackable container, comprising:
an outer container comprising:
a bottom panel;
a pair of opposite side walls;
a plurality of locking tabs;
a top panel operably attached to the bottom panel wherein the top panel is adapted to be pivoted between an open position and a closed position;
a front panel adapted to be pivoted between an open position and a closed position; and
an inner container configured be slidingly received within the outer container when the front panel is in the open position.

13 . The stackable container of claim 12 wherein the bottom panel of the outer container further comprises:
an end wall that extends from the bottom panel;
said pair of opposite side walls each include an outer side wall panel and an inner side wall panel, the inner side wall panels are attached along an upper edge of said outer side wall panel, a plurality of slots are positioned by planes of the inner side wall panels; and
the plurality of locking tabs extend from a lower edge of said inner end wall panels, the locking tabs are attached to the inner side wall panels and extend through said slots and approximately conform to said slots.

14 . The stackable container of claim 13 , wherein the top panel extends from an upper edge of the end wall and further includes:
a pair of side flap panels that extend from opposite edges of the top panel such that the side flap panels are positioned inwardly relative to the pair of opposite side walls in the closed position.

15 . The stackable container of claim 14 , wherein the front panel extends from the bottom panel and includes a pair of hinge flaps that extend from opposite edges of the front panel.

16 . The stackable container of claim 12 , wherein the inner container further comprises:
a bottom panel, a pair of opposite side walls and a pair of opposite end walls that extend from the bottom panel, the side walls and end walls each include an outer panel and an inner panel, the inner panels are attached along an upper edge of said outer panel, said bottom panel having slots extending therethrough approximately positioned by the planes of said inner end wall panels and approximately positioned by the planes of inner side wall panels, respectively; a plurality of locking tabs approximately conforming to said slots extend from lower edges of said inner end wall panels and at lower edges of said inner side wall panels, the locking tabs extending through said slots.

17 . The stackable container of claim 12 wherein said locking tabs have a dimension that is greater than a thickness of said bottom panel such that the locking tabs project a distance through the bottom panel, the locking tabs are adapted to fit into an area of a similar and sub-adjacent stackable container for assisting to restrain the outer container against relative movement.

18 . The stackable container of claim 17 , wherein said area for assisting to restrain the outer container against relative movement is a space between the top panel and the side walls when the top panel is in the closed position.

19 . The stackable container of claim 12 wherein the outer container is formed from a one piece blank of foldable sheet material.

20 . The stackable container of claim 12 wherein the inner container is formed from a one piece blank of foldable sheet material.

Assignees

• Ccl Label Inc

Inventors

• Sato Jay K
• Venkatasanthanam Sriram
• Hong Le-Hoa
• Li Stephen
• Cushing Eric
• Darby Mikael
• Valdez Janice

Classifications

• B65D5/0015

  the container being formed by folding up portions connected to a central panel · CPC title

• B65D5/22

  held erect by extensions of one or more sides being doubled-over to enclose extensions of adjacent sides · CPC title

• B65D5/721

  consisting of mobile elements forming part of the containers or attached to the containers · CPC title

• B65D5/6664

  combined with flaps or tabs provided at the side edges of the lid · CPC title

• B65D5/38 Primary

  Drawer-and-shell type containers · CPC title