Reconfigurable packaging and corresponding blank
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsSachin R. Gayakwad, Tushar A. Kalbande, Jessica Lea Kormanik, Renuka D. Niphadkar
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Abstract
Reconfigurable packaging for a cooking appliance includes a base including a base panel defining lower wing slots and opposing sidewalls extending from the base panel. The base defines a storage cavity. A cover is coupled to the base and configured to enclose the storage cavity. The cover includes a cover panel defining upper wing slots, a first side wing extending from a first side of the cover panel, and a second side wing extending from a second side of the cover panel. The first side wing and the second side wing are operable between a first folded position engaging the upper wing slots and a second folded position engaging the lower wing slots.
Claims20
Reconfigurable packaging for a cooking appliance, comprising:
- a base including:
- a base panel defining lower wing slots;
- and
- opposing sidewalls extending from the base panel, wherein the base defines a storage cavity;
- and
- a cover coupled to the base and configured to enclose the storage cavity, wherein the cover includes:
- a cover panel defining upper wing slots;
- a first side wing extending from a first side of the cover panel;
- and
- a second side wing extending from a second side of the cover panel, wherein the first side wing and the second side wing are operable between a first folded position engaging the upper wing slots and a second folded position engaging the lower wing slots.
A blank for reconfigurable packaging, comprising:
- a base portion configured to form a base of said reconfigurable packaging, wherein the base portion includes:
- a base panel defining sidewall slots and base wing slots;
- a first side extension extending from a first side of the base panel;
- and
- a second side extension extending from a second opposing side of the base panel;
- a cover portion configured to form a cover of said reconfigurable packaging, wherein the cover portion includes:
- a cover panel defining cover wing slots;
- a first wing flap extending from a first side of the cover panel and including a first distal tab;
- and
- a second wing flap extending from a second side of the cover panel and including a second distal tab, wherein each of the first wing flap and the second wing flap are configured to be folded into a first folded position along at least one of a crease and a perforated line for the distal tabs to engage the cover wing slots and a second folded position along at least one of a crease and a perforated line for the first and second distal tabs to engage the base wing slots;
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- a connector portion coupling the base panel and the cover panel.
A method for adjusting a packaging size, comprising:
- providing a blank;
- folding the blank to form sidewalls of a base;
- folding the blank to form a cover configured to enclose a storage cavity formed by the base;
- folding side wings of the cover toward the base;
- folding the side wings into a first folded position where engagement portions of the side wings extend toward the cover to insert distal tabs in upper wing slots defined by the cover to define a first width of a packaging;
- and
- folding the side wings into a second folded position where the engagement portions of the side wings extend along a bottom surface of the base to insert the distal tabs in base wing slots defined by the base to define a second width of the packaging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.