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US 12,017,827 B2Granted
Partitioned container
AssigneeDryip, LLC
InventorsD. Rudolph Youell, Michael Fisco, Aaron Spencer
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Abstract
A partitioned container containing a plurality of individual compartments formed from mated slotted transverse panels and slotted longitudinal panels. An exterior panel surrounds the mated panels to form the outside of the partitioned container. The transverse panels and longitudinal panels having folded tab sections that extend from either side of the slotted sections along an interior surface of the exterior panel to provide additional structural support.
Claims18
A partitioned container assembly comprising:
- one or more exterior panels having, a side edge and an opposing side edge,
- said one or more exterior panels defining an interior space;
- a number of transverse panels sized to fit within said interior space, each transverse panel comprising:
- a transverse panel partitioning section having a pair of sides;
- a series of transverse panel slots;
- and
- first and second folding tab sections extending from each side of said transverse panel partitioning section;
- and
- first and second fold lines shared by said transverse panel partitioning section and each of said first and second folding tab sections, respectively;
- wherein each of said transverse panels extends substantially parallel to one another and across said interior space;
- and
- a number of longitudinal panels located within said interior compartment, each longitudinal panel comprising:
- a longitudinal panel partitioning section having a pair of sides;
- a series of longitudinal panel slots;
- a first and second longitudinal folding tab section extending from each side of said longitudinal panel partitioning section;
- and
- first and second fold lines shared by said longitudinal panel partitioning section and each of said first and second longitudinal folding tab sections, respectively;
- wherein each of said longitudinal panels extend substantially parallel to one another and across said interior space;
- wherein said transverse panel slots are mated with said longitudinal panel slots;
- wherein at least one of said transverse panel folding tab sections extends horizontally along said exterior panel between two of said transverse panels, and is affixed to said exterior panel;
- wherein at least one of said longitudinal panel folding tab sections extends horizontally along said exterior panel between two of said longitudinal panels, and is affixed to said exterior panel;
- wherein at least one selected from the group of each longitudinal panel folding tab
- section and each transverse panel folding tab section extends vertically along one of said plurality of walls the height thereof, wherein the transverse and longitudinal partitioning sections extending between said folding tab section extend vertically a fraction of the height of said plurality of walls.
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A partitioned container assembly comprising:
- a plurality of transverse panels, each comprising:
- a partitioning section having a pair of sides and an upper edge, and
- comprising a series of transverse panel slots that extend a portion of
- a height thereof;
- a first and second transverse folding tab section extending from each side of said partitioning section and having a top edge and a bottom edge;
- and
- a fold line extending a length of each edge shared by said partitioning section and the respective transverse folding tab section;
- a plurality of longitudinal panels, each comprising:
- a partitioning section having a pair of sides and an upper edge, and
- comprising a series of longitudinal panel slots that extend a portion of
- a height thereof;
- a first and second longitudinal folding tab section extending from each side
- of said partitioning section and having a top edge and a bottom edge;
- and
- a fold line extending a length of each edge shared by said partitioning section and the respective longitudinal folding tab section;
- wherein said partitioning section of at least one selected from the group of each transverse panel and each longitudinal panel extends vertically a portion of the distance to said top edge of each folding tab section extending from said partitioning section;
- an exterior panel defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of side edges and comprising a number of fold lines spaced apart and located between said pair of side edges, wherein each folding tab section is affixed to the exterior panel;
- and
- an interior compartment defined by said exterior panel, wherein said partitioning section of each of said longitudinal panels is disposed perpendicular to each of said partitioning sections of each of said transverse panels, and wherein said transverse panel slots are mated with said longitudinal panel slots to define a series of individual compartments forming a compartmentalized space within said interior compartment.
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A partitioned container assembly comprising:
- an exterior panel having a top edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a bottom edge, wherein said exterior panel comprises a series of fold lines spaced apart such that said exterior panel is configured to be folded to define an interior compartment;
- a series of transverse panels located within said interior compartment, each transverse panel comprising:
- a pair of sides;
- a series of transverse panel slots which extend upwards from a bottom edge of said traverse panel for a portion of a height thereof;
- a first and second transverse folding tab section extending from each side of said traverse panel and having a separate top edge that extends beyond an upper edge of said transverse panel;
- and
- a fold line extending a length of each edge shared by said transverse panel and the respective transverse folding tab sections;
- wherein each of said transverse panels extend substantially parallel to one another and across said interior compartment;
- and
- a series of longitudinal panels located within said interior compartment, each longitudinal panel comprising:
- a pair of sides;
- a series of longitudinal panel slots which extend downwards from an upper edge of said longitudinal panel for a portion of a height thereof;
- a first and second longitudinal folding tab section extending from each side of said longitudinal panel and having a separate top edge that extends beyond said upper edge of said longitudinal panel;
- and
- a fold line extending a length of each edge shared by said longitudinal panel and the respective longitudinal folding tab section;
- wherein each of said longitudinal panels extend substantially parallel to one another and across said interior compartment;
- wherein said longitudinal panels are disposed perpendicular to said transverse panels by mating
- said transverse panel slots with said longitudinal panel slots to define a series of individual compartments defining a compartmentalized space within said interior compartment;
- wherein said transverse folding tab sections extend horizontally along said exterior panel between said transverse panels;
- wherein said longitudinal folding tab sections extend horizontally along said exterior panel between said longitudinal panels;
- wherein at least one selected from the group of each of said transverse folding tab sections, and each of said longitudinal folding tab sections extend vertically the distance from said bottom edge of said exterior panel to said top edge of said exterior panel so as to reinforce the assembly and define an uncompartmentalized portion of said interior compartment.
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