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US 2021/0347519 A1Published application
Box opening
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorJean-Michel Garnier
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Abstract
A box includes a plurality of side panels formed around an interior space. A pair of opposed outer flaps is foldably connected to two of the respective side panels, wherein the outer flaps are secured in a closed position to enclose one side of the box. A pair of opposed inner flaps are included, wherein the outer flaps overlie the inner flaps. A first one of the side panels of the box includes a pair of guide holes each configured to receive a respective opening guide for opening the outer flaps.
Claims19
A box comprising:
- a plurality of side panels formed around an interior space;
- a pair of opposed outer flaps foldably connected to two of the respective side panels, wherein the outer flaps are secured in a closed position to enclose one side of the box;
- and
- a pair of opposed inner flaps, wherein the outer flaps overlie the inner flaps, wherein a first one of the side panels of the box includes a pair of guide holes each configured to receive a respective opening guide for opening the outer flaps.
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A blank for a box comprising:
- a plurality of side panels connected along fold lines for forming the side panels around an interior space;
- a pair of opposed outer flaps foldably connected to two of the respective side panels, wherein the outer flaps are configured to be secured in a closed position to enclose one side of the box;
- and
- a pair of opposed inner flaps foldably connected to two of the respective side panels, wherein the outer flaps are configured overlie the inner flaps, wherein a first one of the side panels of the box includes a pair of guide holes each configured to receive a respective opening guide for opening the outer flaps.
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A method of processing boxes comprising:
- shuttling a box in a first direction wherein outer flaps of the box overlie inner flaps of the box;
- engaging a set of opening guides with the outer flaps through a pair of guide holes in a side end panel of the box to drive the outer flaps open;
- and
- collapsing the side panels in parallelogram motion with the outer and inner flaps open to flatten the box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.