US 2016/0101923 A1 · SUSPENSION PACK BOX DESIGNS, BLANKS AND METHODS

Abstract

Box designs, blanks for forming boxes, boxes formed thereby, and manufacturing methods therefor are disclosed. Preferably the boxes are formed from cardboard or other corrugated material and include suspension packs for securely shipping items such as, for example and not by way of limitation, wine bottles, candles, and cell phones. Each box includes suspension panels that extend from a top panel of the lid of the box. The ends of the suspension panels are bound such that on or more items placed between the suspension panels through a top opening of the box when the lid is open are contained between the suspension panels in a suspended location above a bottom panel of the box and at spaces to the end and side panels of the box. The suspension panels may include hinges defined by perforated lines or fold lines for conforming to shapes of and thereby cradling the items.

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Dependent claims

A box formed from folding a single sheet of material having fold lines and/or lines of perforations therein, wherein, when the box is assembled, the assembled box includes suspension panels that extend into an interior of the box, each suspension panel being connected to a top panel of the box along a fold line or line of perforations, the top panel forming part of the lid of the box, and distal subpanels of the suspension panels defining distal ends thereof being bound together such that the suspension panels form a receiving space for receiving one or more articles for suspended retention thereof within the interior of the box at spacings to end, side, and bottom panels forming defining the interior of the box.

A box blank, comprising:

(a) a bottom panel;
(b) a first side panel;
(c) a second side panel;
(d) a first end panel;
(e) a second end panel;
(f) a first overlapping side panel;
(g) a second overlapping side panel;
(h) a third overlapping side panel;
(i) a fourth overlapping side panel;
(j) a first top panel;
(k) a second top panel;
(l) a first suspension panel;
and
(m) a second suspension panel;
(n) wherein the panels of the box blank are integrally formed as part of a generally planar single sheet of material and are defined and separated by fold lines and lines of perforations;
(o) wherein a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the first side panel;
a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the second side panel;
a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the first end panel;
a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the second end panel;
a line of perforations extends between and delineates the first top panel and the first side panel;
a line of perforations extends between and delineates the second top panel and the second suspension panel;
(p) wherein each of the first suspension panel and second suspension panel is defined by a plurality of subpanels, adjacent subpanels being delineated by a fold line or line of perforations extending therebetween;
and
(p) wherein, when the box blank is folded along the fold lines into an assembled box for use and is in a closed position,
(i) the first suspension panel extends from the first top panel into an interior space defined by the bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels,
(ii) the second suspension panel extends from the second top panel into the interior space defined by the bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels, and
(iii) ends of the suspension panels defined by distal most subpanels are adhered to one another and form a base for supporting one or more articles received between the suspension panels, subpanels of the suspension panels forming side support areas extending over and containing the one or more articles with the interior space in a suspended position relative to the bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels.

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A box comprising a folded and bound box blank, the box blank comprising:

(a) a bottom panel;
(b) a first side panel;
(c) a second side panel;
(d) a first end panel;
(e) a second end panel;
(f) a first overlapping side panel;
(g) a second overlapping side panel;
(h) a third overlapping side panel;
(i) a fourth overlapping side panel;
(j) a first top panel;
(k) a second top panel;
(l) a first suspension panel;
and
(m) a second suspension panel;
(n) wherein the panels of the box blank are integrally formed as part of a generally planar single sheet of material and are defined and separated by fold lines and lines of perforations;
(o) wherein a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the first side panel;
a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the second side panel;
a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the first end panel;
a fold line extends between and delineates the bottom panel and the second end panel;
a line of perforations extends between and delineates the first top panel and the first side panel;
a line of perforations extends between and delineates the second top panel and the second suspension panel;
(p) wherein each of the first suspension panel and second suspension panel is defined by a plurality of subpanels, adjacent subpanels being delineated by a fold line or line of perforations extending therebetween;
and
(p) wherein, when the box blank is folded along the fold lines into an assembled box for use and is in a closed position,
(i) the first suspension panel extends from the first top panel into an interior space defined by the bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels,
(ii) the second suspension panel extends from the second top panel into the interior space defined by the bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels, and
(iii) ends of the suspension panels defined by distal most subpanels are adhered to one another and form a base for supporting one or more articles received between the suspension panels, subpanels of the suspension panels forming side support areas extending over and containing the one or more articles with the interior space in a suspended position relative to the bottom panel, first and second side panels, and first and second end panels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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