Three-pack beverage box
AssigneePratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
InventorsShifeng Chen, Greg Sollie, Jamie Waltermire
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Abstract
A blank includes a front panel; a wing portion coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge, the wing portion including an attachment panel disposed opposite from the wing hinge, the attachment panel configured to couple to the front panel to at least partially form a cavity between the front panel and the wing portion; a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge; and an upper telescoping panel coupled to the lower telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel configured to fold into the cavity in a closed configuration to at least partially enclose the cavity.
Claims17
A blank comprising:
- a front panel;
- a wing portion coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge, the wing portion comprising an attachment panel disposed opposite from the wing hinge, the attachment panel configured to couple to the front panel to at least partially form a cavity between the front panel and the wing portion;
- a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge;
- an upper telescoping panel coupled to the lower telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel configured to fold into the cavity in a closed configuration to at least partially enclose a portion of the cavity;
- a bottom panel coupled to the front panel by a bottom hinge;
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- a rear locking panel coupled to the bottom panel by a side hinge, the rear locking panel defining a locking tongue and a pair of passage tabs, the locking tongue positioned between the pair of passage tabs, the locking tongue configured to engage the wing portion, the locking tongue defining a locking tab, the wing portion defining a locking hole, the locking hole configured to receive the locking tab and the cavity configured to receive the pair of passage tabs to couple the locking tongue to the wing portion.
A box comprising:
- a front panel;
- a first side panel coupled to the front panel by a first wing hinge;
- a second side panel coupled to the front panel by a second wing hinge;
- a rear panel coupled to the first side panel by a first side hinge and the second side panel by a second side hinge, the front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the rear panel at least partially defining a cavity, the front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the rear panel defining an opening to the cavity;
- a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge;
- an upper telescoping panel coupled to the upper telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel being disposed external to the cavity in an open configuration, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel being disposed within the cavity in a closed configuration;
- a bottom panel coupled to the front panel by a bottom hinge;
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- a rear locking panel coupled to the bottom panel by a side hinge, the rear locking panel defining a locking tongue and a pair of passage tabs, the locking tongue positioned between the pair of passage tabs, the locking tongue configured to engage the rear panel, the locking tongue defining a locking tab, the rear panel defining a locking hole, the locking hole receiving the locking tab and the cavity receiving the pair of passage tabs to couple the locking tongue to the rear panel.
A method of forming a box from a blank, the method comprising:
- folding a first wing portion of the blank about a first side hinge;
- coupling a first attachment panel of the first wing portion to a front panel of the blank;
- folding a second wing portion of the blank about a second side hinge;
- coupling a second attachment panel of the second wing portion to the front panel comprising positioning the second attachment panel adjacent to the first attachment panel;
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- aligning a first clearance cut of the first attachment panel and a second clearance cut of the second attachment panel with a viewing port defined by the front panel, the first clearance cut and the second clearance cut together forming a shape that is complimentary to a shape of the viewing port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.