# US 2014/0197230 A1 · Storage and Shipping Box > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0197230 A1 - Document ID: US20140197230A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/122,408 - Filed: 2012-05-25 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-26 - Assignees: Embalajes Capsa, S.L. - Inventors: Manuel Lopez Masague - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140197230A1 ## CPC - B65D 5/10: with end closures formed by inward-folding of self-locking flaps hinged to tubular body - B65D 5/0227: {with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by heat-sealing, by applying adhesive to the flaps or by staples} - B65D 5/42: Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks - B65D 5/4608: {Handgrip holes} - B65D 5/541: {the lines of weakness being provided in one or more closure flaps} - 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 Storage and shipping box comprising first closing flaps (1) of the exterior of the box, said first flaps (1) extending from a pair of opposing sides of the upper face of the box, being said first flaps susceptible to be sealed, stapled or glued in order to carry out one or several shipments and is characterized in that it also comprises second closing flaps (2) of the exterior of the box, said second flaps (2) extending from the other opposing sides of the upper face of the box, including said second flaps a closing element (3, 4) to open and close the box as many times as needed, said second closing flaps (2) being susceptible to be used for the storage of products or for preparing orders before or after carrying out a shipment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A storage and shipping box, comprising: first closing flaps of the exterior of the box, said first flaps extending from a pair of opposing sides of an upper face of the box, said first flaps being susceptible to be sealed with adhesive tape, staples or glue in order to carry out one or more shipments, second closing flaps of the exterior of the box, said second flaps extending from the other two opposing sides of the upper face of the box, said second flaps including a closing element to open and close the box as many times as needed, said second closing flaps being susceptible to be used for the storage of products or for preparing orders before or after carrying out a shipment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The storage and shipping box according to claim 1, wherein said first closing flaps for shipment have dimensions such that they are at least substantially in contact with each other by their opposing ends at the closing position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The storage and shipping box according to claim 2, wherein said first closing flaps for shipment are partially or completely overlapped at their closing position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The storage and shipping box according to claim 1, wherein the opposing ends of said first closing flaps are separated between each other at a distance equal to or less than 6 cm, so that said first flaps are always susceptible to be sealed by an adhesive tape. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The storage Storage and shipping box according to claim 3, wherein one of said first closing flaps for shipment comprises a tear strip. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The storage and shipping box according to claim 5, wherein, in a closed position, said tear strip is overlapping other of said first closing flaps for shipment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The storage and shipping box according to claim 3, wherein one of said first closing flaps for shipment comprises a double-sided adhesive tape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The storage and shipping box according to claim 1, wherein said closing element of the second flaps is configured to allow the interlocking of the opposing ends of said second flaps. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The storage and shipping box according to claim 8, wherein said closing element comprises at least a slot provided in each of the opposing ends of said second flaps, allowing said slots the interlocking of said second flaps. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The storage and shipping box according to claim 9, wherein said closing element of the second closing flaps for storage comprises a series of tabs attachable between each other through said interlocking slots provided in each of the flaps. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The storage and shipping box according to claim 10, wherein one of said tabs of the closing element comprises a folding line.. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The storage and shipping box according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of faces that define a substantially parallelepiped body, including said first flaps of shipment in the two opposing sides of the upper face of said body and said second flaps of storage in the other two opposing sides of said upper face, in which the sum of the length of said first flaps is one of: equal to the length of the sides of the box that include the second flaps; greater than the length of the sides of the box that include the second flaps; equal to the length of the sides of the box that include the second flaps minus a separation distance equal to or less than 7.5 cm, said distance always guaranteeing the possibility to seal the first flaps by means of an adhesive tape; and equal to the length of the sides of the box that include the second flaps minus a separation distance equal to less than 6 cm, said distance always guaranteeing the possibility to seal the first flaps by means of an adhesive tape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The storage and shipping box according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of faces that define a substantially parallelepiped body, in which at least one of said second closing flaps for storage extends from one of the sides of the upper face of said body at a distance that is greater than half the length of the other sides of the face which include the first flaps of shipment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The storage and shipping box according to claim 12, wherein the sides of the upper face of said body from which said first and second flaps extend comprise indents that are substantially aligned between each other once the box is disassembled. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A method of using the box of claim 1, comprising the steps of: at a first time using the box as storage box with said second flaps closing the exterior of the box; and at a second time using the box as a shipping box with said first flaps closing the exterior of the box. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The storage and shipping box according to claim 12, comprising a plurality of faces that define a substantially parallelepiped body, in which at least one of said second closing flaps for storage extends from one of the sides of the upper face of said body at a distance that is greater than half the length of the other sides of the face which include the first flaps of shipment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The storage and shipping box according to claim 13, wherein the sides of the upper face of said body from which said first and second flaps extend comprise indents that are substantially aligned between each other once the box is disassembled.