Single-piece locking lid display ready case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020407107-A1
Application number	US-202016913482-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 26, 2020
Priority date	Jun 27, 2019
Publication date	Dec 31, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display ready case configured to be transformed from a transportation configuration to a display configuration. The display ready case including a top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear side, the top side including a tuck flap including two or more locking tabs configured to be inserted into two or more corresponding locking slots defined in the respective left and right sides, wherein an application of an external force to the tuck flap causes the two or more locking tabs to disengage from the two or more locking slots, thereby releasing the top side from the left and right sides, and where upon release of the top side from the left and right sides, the top side is removably coupled to the rear side via a perforation line, thereby enabling transformation of the display ready case to a display ready configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display ready case, comprising:
opposing top and bottom sides, opposing left and right sides and opposing front and rear sides, the top side including a tuck flap configured to be folded substantially orthogonal to the top side to lie adjacent to and substantially parallel with the front side, the tuck flap including two or more locking tabs configured to be inserted into two or more corresponding locking slots defined in the respective left and right sides, thereby selectively locking the top side to the left and right sides in a transportation configuration, wherein an application of an external force to a center portion of the tuck flap causes a deformation of the tuck flap, which in turn causes the two or more locking tabs to disengage from the two or more locking slots, thereby releasing the top side from the left and right sides, and whereupon release of the top side from the left and right sides, the top side is removably coupled to the rear side via a perforation line, thereby enabling transformation to a display ready configuration.

2 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more locking slots is defined in their respective left and right sides along a front portion of the left and right sides, adjacent to the front side.

3 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein in the transportation configuration, the tuck flap is positioned adjacent to an interior of the front side.

4 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more locking tabs extend laterally outward from the tuck flap.

5 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more locking tabs include a taper configured to aid in an insertion of the two or more locking tabs into the two or more locking slots.

6 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein each of the two or more locking tabs include a barb configured to inhibit removal of the two or more locking tabs from the two or more locking slots when no external force is applied to a center portion of the tuck flap.

7 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein the front side defines a cutout portion configured to enable a larger viewing window of contents within the display ready case in the display ready configuration.

8 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein each of the left side, right side, rear side, and front side include a bottom portion, which collectively form the bottom side.

9 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein one of the left and right side includes a connection tab configured to be fixedly coupled to one of the front and rear side.

10 . The display ready case of claim 1 , wherein the top side extends over the left and right sides in the transportation configuration, thereby inhibiting the top side from compressing contents within the display ready case when an external force is applied to a top of the display ready case in the transportation configuration.

11 . A method of forming a display ready case, comprising:
forming opposing top and bottom sides, opposing left and right sides and opposing front and rear sides, the top side including a tuck flap configured to be folded substantially orthogonal to the top side to lie adjacent to and substantially parallel with the front side, the tuck flap including two or more locking tabs configured to be inserted into two or more corresponding locking slots defined in the respective left and right sides, thereby selectively locking the top side to the left and right sides in a transportation configuration, wherein an application of an external force to a center portion of the tuck flap causes a deformation of the tuck flap, which in turn causes the two or more locking tabs to disengage from the two or more locking slots, thereby releasing the top side from the left and right sides; and forming a perforation line between the top side and the rear side, thereby enabling transformation to a display ready configuration via separation of the top side.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the two or more locking slots is defined in their respective left and right sides along a front portion of the left and right sides, adjacent to the front side.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in the transportation configuration, the tuck flap is positioned adjacent to an interior of the front side.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the two or more locking tabs extend laterally outward from the tuck flap.

15 . The method of claim 11 wherein each of the two or more locking tabs include a taper configured to aid in an insertion of the two or more locking tabs into the two or more locking slots.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the two or more locking tabs include a barb configured to inhibit removal of the two or more locking tabs from the two or more locking slots when no external force is applied to a center portion of the tuck flap.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the front side defines a cutout portion configured to enable a larger viewing window of contents within the display ready case in the display ready configuration.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein each of the left side, right side, rear side, and front side include a bottom portion, which collectively form the bottom side.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one of the left and right side includes a connection tab configured to be fixedly coupled to one of the front and rear side.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the top side extends over the left and right sides in the transportation configuration, thereby inhibiting the top side from compressing contents within the display ready case when an external force is applied to a top of the display ready case in the transportation configuration.

Assignees

• Walmart Apollo Llc

Inventors

• Genord Jonathan Michael
• Simpson Westley Allen

Classifications

• B65D5/6608

  the lid being held in closed position by self-locking integral flaps · CPC title

• B65D5/542

  the lines of weakness being provided in the container body · CPC title

• B65D5/16 Primary

  the tubular body being formed with an aperture or removable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents through one or more sides · 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

• B65D2301/20

  made of plastic material · CPC title