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US 12,565,353 B2Granted
Box with top handle
AssigneePratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
InventorsGreg Sollie, Paul Ott
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Abstract
A box includes a plurality of sidewall panels; a bottom panel arranged at a bottom end of the sidewall panels; and a top panel arranged at a top end of the sidewall panels; wherein each sidewall panel is hingedly coupled to an adjacent sidewall panel by a foldable gusset.
Claims16
A box comprising:
- a plurality of sidewall panels;
- a bottom panel arranged at a bottom end of the sidewall panels;
- a top panel arranged at a top end of the sidewall panels;
- and
- a handle cut formed in the top panel and defining a box handle, the box handle foldable relative to the top panel between a pre-erected configuration and an erected configuration;
- wherein:
- the plurality of sidewall panels comprises a front panel, a rear panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel extending between the front and rear panels, and a second side panel opposite to the first side panel and extending between the front and rear panels;
- the top panel comprises a locking tab hingedly coupled to a front edge of the top panel;
- the front panel comprises a lock slot defined therein, the lock slot being configured to slidably receive the locking tab therein in a closed configuration;
- and
- in the pre-erected configuration, the box handle is coplanar with the top panel, and, in the erected configuration, the box handle extends outwardly and away from the top panel.
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A box assembly comprising:
- a box blank comprising a plurality of sidewall panels, a top panel arranged at a top end of the sidewall panels, and a bottom panel arranged at a bottom end of the sidewall panels;
- and
- a support assembly comprising a top edge defining a center opening, the support assembly being configured to slidably receive the bottom panel of the box blank therein,
- wherein the box blank is foldable from a blank configuration to an assembled box configuration,
- the top edge of the support assembly is configured to support the plurality of sidewall panels of the box blank thereon so the bottom panel is disposed inwardly of the top edge,
- the top edge of the support assembly is configured to fold the plurality of sidewall panels inwardly so that the box blank is folded from the box blank configuration to the assembled box configuration when the box blank is slidably received within the support assembly,
- the plurality of sidewall panels comprises a front panel, a rear panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel extending between the front and rear panels, and a second side panel opposite to the first side panel and extending between the front and rear panels;
- the top panel comprises a locking tab hingedly coupled to a front edge of the top panel;
- and
- the front panel comprises a lock slot defined therein, the lock slot being configured to slidably receive the locking tab therein in a closed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.