# US 12,759,752 B2 · Tray and method therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,759,752 B2 - Document ID: US12759752B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 19/362,134 - Filed: 2025-10-17 - Published: 2026-02-12 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-01-30 - Assignees: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. - Applicants: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. - Inventors: Greg Sollie; Christopher M. Stanton; Brad Armstrong; Paul Ott; Alex Tanner; Shifeng Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12759752B2 ## CPC - B65D 5/60: Loose, {or loosely attached}, linings {(made only of relatively rigid sheet material B65D5/566)} - B65D 77/04: Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another - B65D 81/3888: {wrappers or flexible containers, e.g. pouches, bags (for shock absorbing purposes B65D81/03)} - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A box assembly comprising an outer box comprising a bottom end panel and a plurality of side panels extending upwardly therefrom; and a tray comprising a bottom panel; a first side panel extending upward from a first bottom panel side and a second side panel extending upward from a second bottom panel side; a first wing extending downward from the first side panel and a second wing extending downward from the second side panel; a first end panel and a second end panel arranged laterally between the first side panel and the second side panel; wherein each of the first wing and the second wing are configured to engage at least one of the first end panel and the second end panel and support the bottom panel above the bottom end panel and the tray is positioned in the interior cavity of the outer box. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A box assembly comprising: an outer box comprising a bottom end panel and a plurality of side panels extending upwardly therefrom; and a tray comprising: a bottom panel defining a first bottom panel side, a second bottom panel side opposite the first bottom panel side, a first bottom panel end, and a second panel bottom end opposite the first panel bottom end; a pair of side panels comprising a first side panel extending substantially upward from the bottom panel at the first bottom panel side and a second side panel extending substantially upward from the bottom panel at the second bottom panel side; a pair of wings comprising a first wing defining a first end engagement tab and extending substantially downward from the first side panel distal to the bottom panel and a second wing defining a second end engagement tab and extending substantially downward from the second side panel distal to the bottom panel; and a pair of end panels comprising a first end panel arranged laterally between the first side panel and the second side panel and extending substantially upward from the first bottom panel end of the bottom panel, and a second end panel arranged laterally between the first side panel and the second side panel and extending substantially upward from the second bottom panel end of the bottom panel; wherein: each of the first end engagement tab and the second end engagement tab extends beyond a corresponding one of the first end panel and the second end panel; each of the first wing and the second wing are configured to engage the corresponding one of the first end panel and the second end panel and support the bottom panel above the bottom end panel; and the tray is positioned in an interior cavity of the outer box. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The box assembly of claim 1, wherein: the first wing defines a first proximal end hingedly connected to the first side panel and a first free end opposite the first proximal end and configured to engage the bottom end panel; and the second wing defines a second proximal end hingedly connected to the second side panel and a second free end opposite the second proximal end and configured to engage the bottom end panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The box assembly of claim 2, wherein a height of the first wing and the second wing is greater than a height of the first side panel and the second side panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The box assembly of claim 1, further comprising a bag positioned on the tray within the interior cavity of the outer box. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The box assembly of claim 4, further comprising at least one cold pack positioned within the interior cavity of the outer box. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The box assembly of claim 4, wherein: each of the first wing and the second wing defines a first end proximate to the first end panel and a second end proximate to the second end panel; the first end engagement tab extends from the first end of the first wing; and the second end engagement tab extends from the second end of the second wing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The box assembly of claim 6, wherein: each of the first end panel and the second end panel define a first end panel side proximate the first side panel and a second end panel side proximate the second side panel; a first side engagement tab extends from the first end panel side of the first end panel beyond the first side panel; and a second side engagement tab extends from the second end panel side of the second end panel beyond the second side panel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The box assembly of claim 1, wherein: the tray further comprises a first reinforcement flap extending from and hingedly connected to the first end panel at a first fold line opposite the bottom panel and a second reinforcement flap extending from and hingedly connected to the second end panel at a second fold line opposite the bottom panel; the first reinforcement flap is folded inward at the first fold line towards the bottom panel of the tray to confront the first end panel; and the second reinforcement flap is folded inward at the second fold line towards the bottom panel of the tray to confront the second end panel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The box assembly of claim 8, wherein: the first reinforcement flap defines a first locking tab distal to the first fold line and the second reinforcement flap defines a second locking tab distal to the second fold line; the first locking tab engages a first bottom panel opening formed in the bottom panel proximate to the first end panel; and the second locking tab engages a second bottom panel opening formed in the bottom panel proximate to the second end panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The box assembly of claim 9, wherein the tray further comprises a first bottom tab extending downwardly from the first end panel adjacent to the first bottom panel opening and a second bottom tab extending downwardly from the second end panel adjacent to the second bottom panel opening, and wherein a bottom tab edge of each of the first bottom tab and the second bottom tab is configured to be spaced from the support surface. ### Claim 11 A box assembly comprising: an outer box comprising a bottom end panel and a plurality of side panels extending upwardly therefrom; and a tray comprising: a bottom panel defining a first bottom panel side, a second bottom panel side opposite the first bottom panel side, a first bottom panel end, and a second panel bottom end opposite the first panel bottom end; a pair of side panels comprising a first side panel extending substantially upward from the bottom panel at the first bottom panel side and a second side panel extending substantially upward from the bottom panel at the second bottom panel side; a pair of wings comprising a first wing extending substantially downward from the first side panel distal to the bottom panel and a second wing extending substantially downward from the second side panel distal to the bottom panel; and a pair of end panels comprising a first end panel arranged laterally between the first side panel and the second side panel and extending substantially upward from the first bottom panel end of the bottom panel, and a second end panel arranged laterally between the first side panel and the second side panel and extending substantially upward from the second bottom panel end of the bottom panel; wherein: the tray further comprises a first reinforcement flap extending from and hingedly connected to the first end panel at a first fold line opposite the bottom panel and a second reinforcement flap extending from and hingedly connected to the second end panel at a second fold line opposite the bottom panel; the first reinforcement flap is folded inward at the first fold line towards the bottom panel of the tray to confront the first end panel; the second reinforcement flap is folded inward at the second fold line towards the bottom panel of the tray to confront the second end panel; each of the first wing and the second wing are configured to engage at least a corresponding one of the first end panel and the second end panel and support the bottom panel above the bottom end panel; and the tray is positioned in an interior cavity of the outer box. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The box assembly of claim 11, wherein: the first reinforcement flap defines a first locking tab distal to the first fold line and the second reinforcement flap defines a second locking tab distal to the second fold line; the first locking tab engages a first bottom panel opening formed in the bottom panel proximate to the first end panel; and the second locking tab engages a second bottom panel opening formed in the bottom panel proximate to the second end panel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The box assembly of claim 12, wherein the tray further comprises a first bottom tab extending downwardly from the first end panel adjacent to the first bottom panel opening and a second bottom tab extending downwardly from the second end panel adjacent to the second bottom panel opening, and wherein a bottom tab edge of each of the first bottom tab and the second bottom tab is configured to be spaced from the support surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The box assembly of claim 11, wherein: each of the first wing and the second wing defines a first end proximate to the first end panel and a second end proximate to the second end panel; a first end engagement tab extends from the first end of the first wing beyond the first end panel; and a second end engagement tab extends from the second end of the second wing beyond the second end panel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The box assembly of claim 14, wherein: each of the first end panel and the second end panel define a first end panel side proximate the first side panel and a second end panel side proximate the second side panel; a first side engagement tab extends from the first end panel side of the first end panel beyond the first side panel; and a second side engagement tab extends from the second end panel side of the second end panel beyond the second side panel.