Box for receipt of bags containing liquid

A package for receiving a plurality of containers containing a liquid, each container having a fitment, the package comprising:

• an outer box;
• and,
• an inner box within the outer box, the inner box, including:
• a top panel, the top panel including a plurality of apertures;
• a bottom panel;
• first, second, third and fourth side panels, the top, bottom, first, second, third and fourth panels connected together defining an inner volume to receive the plurality of containers, each aperture of the top panel being associated with the fitment of a respective container and configured to allow the respective fitment to be positioned outside of the inner volume, the top panel of the inner box and the outer box defining a fitment volume outside of the inner box between the top panel and the outer box;
• and,
• an inner support panel located within the inner volume to separate the inner volume into a plurality of compartments, each compartment being configured to receive one of the plurality of containers, wherein the respective fitment may be positioned through a respective aperture in the top panel and located outside of the inner box within the fitment volume, the inner support panel being formed from a first cutout of one of the first, second, third and fourth panels and a second cutout of another one of the first, second, third and fourth panels, the first and second cutouts being folded inward to form the inner support panel, the first and second cutouts being folded inward to form the inner support panel, wherein a pair of opposing slots are formed within the interior volume with the first and second cutouts folded inward, the package further including a separate inlay support panel configured to provide additional support to the inner support panel, the separate inlay support panel including a main support panel, two wing panels located on opposite side of the main support panel, and opposing tabs, each of the opposing tabs being positioned within a respective one of the opposing slots, each of the two wing panels being positioned against an inner wall of the box to assist in positioning of the main support panel.

A blank for a box, the box for receiving a plurality of containers containing a liquid, each container having a fitment, the blank comprising:

• a top panel, the top panel including a plurality of apertures;
• a first side panel hingedly coupled to the top panel;
• a bottom panel hingedly coupled to the first side panel, the top panel and the bottom panel being located at opposite sides of the first side panel;
• a second side panel hingedly coupled to the bottom panel, the first and second panels being located on opposite side of the bottom panel;
• a third side panel including at least one third side panel flap hingedly coupled to an adjacent side of one of the first and second side panels;
• and,
• a fourth side panel including at least one fourth side panel flap hingedly coupled to an adjacent side of another one of the first and second side panels, when assembled, the top, bottom, first, second, third and fourth panels define an inner volume to receive the plurality of containers, each aperture of the top panel being associated with the fitment of a respective container and configured to allow the respective fitment to be positioned outside of the inner volume, the first side panel including at least one first cutout, the second side panel including at least one second cutout, the at least one first cutout and the at least one second cutout forming an inner support panel, the inner support panel is located within the inner volume to separate the inner volume into a plurality of compartments, each compartment being configured to receive one of the plurality of containers, the first and second cutouts configured to be folded inward to form the inner support panel, wherein a pair of opposing slots are formed in the interior volume with the first and second cutouts folded inward;
• and,
• a separate inlay support panel configured to provide additional support to the inner support panel, the separate inlay support panel including a main support panel, two wing panels located on opposite side of the main support panel, and opposing tabs, each of the opposing tabs being positioned within a respective one of the opposing slots, each of the two wing panels being positioned against an inner wall of the box to assist in positioning of the main support panel.

An assembly, comprising:

• an outer box;
• and,
• an inner box within the outer box, the inner box, including:
• a top panel, the top panel including a plurality of apertures;
• a bottom panel;
• first, second, third and fourth side panels, the top, bottom, first, second, third and fourth panels connected together defining an inner volume and,
• an inner support panel located within the inner volume to separate the inner volume into a plurality of compartments, the top panel of the inner box and the outer box defining a fitment volume outside of the inner box between the top panel and the outer box;
• and,
• a plurality of containers, each container having a fitment, each compartment being configured to receive one of the plurality of containers wherein the respective fitment is positioned through a respective aperture in the top panel and located outside of the inner box within the fitment volume, the inner support panel being formed from a first cutout of one of the first, second, third and fourth panels and a second cutout of another one of the first, second, third and fourth panels, the first and second cutouts being folded inward to form the inner support panel, wherein a pair of opposing slots are formed in the interior volume with the first and second cutouts folded inward, the assembly further comprising a separate inlay support panel configured to provide additional support to the inner support panel, the separate inlay support panel including a main support panel, two wing panels located on opposite side of the main support panel, and opposing tabs, each of the opposing tabs being positioned within a respective one of the opposing slots, each of the two wing panels being positioned against an inner wall of the box to assist in positioning of the main support panel.