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US 10,766,661 B2Granted
Foldable box
AssigneeIdeaStream Consumer Products, LLC
InventorsDaniel V. Perella, Benjamin Hietanen, Zhenghong Li, Jensen Tuen, Jinyuan Li
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Abstract
A foldable box having a first, substantially flat and unfolded configuration which can be easily and conveniently transformed into a second, three-dimensional configuration capable of retaining one or more items.
Claims23
A refoldable box comprising:
- a first set of panels including a first front panel, a second front panel, a bottom panel, a back panel, and a top panel, wherein each panel of the first set of panels is irreversibly connected to one or more other panels of the first set of panels;
- a second set of panels including first and second left panels and first and second right panels, wherein at least two panels of the second set of panels are irreversibly connected to one or more panels of the first set of panels;
- two or more first panel foldable connectors, each first panel connector connecting two panels together on said first set of panels;
- two or more second panel foldable connectors, each second panel connector connecting two panels together on said second set of panels;
- at least ten foldable arrangements, the first front panel and the bottom panel being connected along a first foldable arrangements, the bottom panel and the back panel being connected along a second foldable arrangements, the back panel and the top panel being connected along a third foldable arrangements, the top panel and the second front panel being connected along a fourth foldable arrangements, the first left panel of the second set of panels and the bottom panel of the first set of panels being connected by a fifth foldable connector, and the first right panel of the second set of panels and the bottom panel of the first set of panels being connected by a sixth foldable connector, the back panel and the first left panel of the second set of panels being connected by a seventh foldable connector, the back panel and the first right panel of the second set of panels being connected by an eighth seventh foldable connector, the first front panel and the first left panel of the second set of panels being connected by a ninth foldable connector, and the first front panel and the first right panel of the second set of panels being connected by a tenth foldable connector;
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- releasable connection arrangements reversibly connecting two or more panels on said first set of panels by one or more arrangements elected from the group consisting of magnetic arrangements, releasable adhesive arrangements, hook and loop fastener arrangements, latch arrangements, and snap arrangements.
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A refoldable box that comprises:
- a first set of panels including a first front panel, a second front panel, a bottom panel, a back panel, and a top panel, wherein each panel of the first set of panels is irreversibly connected to one or more other panels of the first set of panels;
- a second set of panels including first and second left panels and first and second right panels, wherein at least two panels of the second set of panels are irreversibly connected to one or more panels of the first set of panels;
- two or more first panel foldable connectors, each first panel connector connecting two panels together on said first set of panels;
- two or more second panel foldable connectors, each second panel connector connecting two panels together on said second set of panels;
- at least ten foldable arrangements, the first front panel and the bottom panel being connected along a first foldable arrangements, the bottom panel and the back panel being connected along a second foldable arrangements, the back panel and the top panel being connected along a third foldable arrangements, the top panel and the second front panel being connected along a fourth foldable arrangements, the first left panel of the second set of panels and the bottom panel of the first set of panels being connected by a fifth foldable connector, and the first right panel of the second set of panels and the bottom panel of the first set of panels being connected by a sixth foldable connector, the back panel and the first left panel of the second set of panels being connected by a seventh foldable connector, the back panel and the first right panel of the second set of panels being connected by an eighth seventh foldable connector, the first front panel and the first left panel of the second set of panels being connected by a ninth foldable connector, and the first front panel and the first right panel of the second set of panels being connected by a tenth foldable connector;
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- a releasable connection arrangement reversibly connecting two or more panels on said first set of panels, the releasable connection arrangement includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, the first connection portion being associated with the first front panel and the second connection portion being associated with the second front panel, the releasable connection arrangement selected from the group consisting of a magnetic arrangement, releasable adhesive arrangement, hook and loop fastener arrangement, latch arrangement, and snap arrangement.
4 more elements
A refoldable box that comprises:
- a first set of panels including a first front panel, a second front panel, a bottom panel, a back panel, and a top panel, wherein each panel of the first set of panels is irreversibly connected to one or more other panels of the first set of panels;
- a second set of panels including a first left panel and a first right panel;
- two or more first panel foldable connectors, each first panel connector connecting two panels together on said first set of panels;
- at least ten foldable arrangements, the first front panel and the bottom panel being connected along a first foldable arrangements, the bottom panel and the back panel being connected along a second foldable arrangements, the back panel and the top panel being connected along a third foldable arrangements, the top panel and the second front panel being connected along a fourth foldable arrangements, the first left panel of the second set of panels and the bottom panel of the first set of panels being connected by a fifth foldable connector, and the first right panel of the second set of panels and the bottom panel of the first set of panels being connected by a sixth foldable connector, the back panel and the first left panel of the second set of panels being connected by a seventh foldable connector, the back panel and the first right panel of the second set of panels being connected by an eighth seventh foldable connector, the first front panel and the first left panel of the second set of panels being connected by a ninth foldable connector, and the first front panel and the first right panel of the second set of panels being connected by a tenth foldable connector;
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- a releasable connection arrangement reversibly connecting two or more panels on said first set of panels, the releasable connection arrangement includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, the first connection portion being associated with the first front panel and the second connection portion being associated with the second front panel, the releasable connection arrangement selected from the group consisting of a magnetic arrangement, releasable adhesive arrangement, hook and loop fastener arrangement, latch arrangement, and snap arrangement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.