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US 11,180,279 B1Granted
Collapsable and reusable shipping box and method of use
AssigneeBoox PBC
InventorsMatthew Semmelhack, Paige Russell
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Abstract
A collapsible, reusable shipping box has an initial flat configuration, a box configuration and a mailer configuration. In the mailer configuration, the mailer can be returned.
Claims7
A method, comprising:
- forming a parcel box configuration for a box having a bottom portion, an end portion and a back portion foldably connected to each other and two side portions foldably connected to the each of the bottom and back portions, wherein each side portion is attached to the front portion by a gusset and each side portion has a first attachment device and the front portion has a second attachment device on each end of the front portion that is adjacent to each first attachment device of each side portion, wherein forming the parcel box configuration further comprises connecting the first and second attachment devices to each other so that the two side portions are approximately perpendicular to the bottom portion and to the front portion, wherein the parcel box configuration is capable of being sent using United States Postal Service (USPS);
- generating, on a display of the box, an augmented reality display showing a product inside of a closed parcel box configuration;
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- forming a mailer configuration for the box in which the bottom, end and two side portions lay flat with the back portion and a top portion connected to the back portion being folded over the flattened bottom, end and two side portions and the flattened bottom, end and two side portions and the back and top portions being stacked on top of each other so that the box in the mailer configuration meets USPS limits and is capable of being sent using USPS and is reusable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.