Perforated shipping and display box for packaged lighting elements

A blank configured to be used to form a shipping and display box, the blank comprising:

• a first side wall, the first side wall comprising a distal end wall at a distal end of the first side wall and a proximal end tab at a proximal end of the first side wall;
• a top panel adjacent to and configured to bend at an approximate right angle to the first side wall at a first crease line, the top panel comprising a first proximal side fold-over panel at a proximal end of the top panel and a first distal side fold-over panel at a distal end of the top panel, wherein the first proximal side fold-over panel and the first distal side fold-over panel are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another;
• a second side wall adjacent to and configured to bend at an approximate right angle to the top panel at a second crease line, the second side wall comprising a proximal end wall at a proximal end of the second side wall and a distal end tab at a distal end of the second side wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another;
• and
• a bottom panel adjacent to and configured to fold at an approximate right angle to the second side wall at a third crease line, the bottom panel comprising a second proximal side fold-over panel at a proximal end of the bottom panel and a second distal side fold-over panel at a distal end of the bottom panel, wherein the second proximal side fold-over panel and the second distal side fold-over panel are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another, and wherein the top panel and the bottom panel are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another,
• wherein:
• the distal end wall is configured to be folded at a fourth crease line toward the second side wall and secured to the distal end of the second side wall by way of the distal end tab of the second side wall and the proximal end wall is configured to be folded at a fifth crease line toward the first side wall and secured to the proximal end of the first side wall by way of the proximal end tab of the first side wall, and
• the bottom panel, first side wall, second side wall, top panel, and proximal end wall each comprise one or more perforations configured to enable removal of sections of each of the bottom panel, first side wall, second side wall, top panel, and proximal end wall.

A method for making a shipping and display box, wherein the shipping and display box comprises:

• a first side wall, the first side wall comprising a distal end wall at a distal end of the first side wall and a proximal end tab at a proximal end of the first side wall;
• a top panel adjacent to and configured to bend at an approximate right angle to the first side wall at a first crease line, the top panel comprising a first proximal side fold-over panel at a proximal end of the top panel and a first distal side fold-over panel at a distal end of the top panel, wherein the first proximal side fold-over panel and the first distal side fold-over panel are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another;
• a second side wall adjacent to and configured to bend at an approximate right angle to the top panel at a second crease line, the second side wall comprising a proximal end wall at a proximal end of the second side wall and a distal end tab at a distal end of the second side wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another;
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• a bottom panel adjacent to and configured to fold at an approximate right angle to the second side wall at a third crease line, the bottom panel comprising a second proximal side fold-over panel at a proximal end of the bottom panel and a second distal side fold-over panel at a distal end of the bottom panel, wherein the second proximal side fold-over panel and the second distal side fold-over panel are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another, and wherein the top panel and the bottom panel are configured to fold to be substantially parallel to and facing one another,
• wherein:
• the distal end wall is configured to be folded at a fourth crease line toward the second side wall and secured to the distal end of the second side wall by way of the distal end tab of the second side wall and the proximal end wall is configured to be folded at a fifth crease line toward the first side wall and secured to the proximal end of the first side wall by way of the proximal end tab of the first side wall, and
• the bottom panel, first side wall, second side wall, top panel, and proximal end wall each comprise one or more perforations configured to enable removal of sections of each of the bottom panel, first side wall, second side wall, top panel, and proximal end wall, the method comprising:
• folding the first side wall at the first crease line at an approximate right angle;
• folding the top panel at the second crease line at an approximate right angle;
• folding the second side wall at the third crease line at an approximate right angle such that the first side wall and the second side wall are substantially parallel to and facing one another and such that the top panel and the bottom panel are substantially parallel to and facing one another;
• folding the first proximal side fold-over panel and first distal side fold-over panels toward one another such that they are substantially parallel to and facing one another;
• folding the second proximal side fold-over panel and second distal side fold-over panels toward one another such that they are substantially parallel to and facing one another;
• folding the distal end wall toward the proximal end of the first side wall at an approximate right angle and securing the distal end wall to the second side wall using the distal end tab of the second side wall;
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• folding the proximal end wall toward the distal end of the second side wall at an approximate right angle and securing the proximal end wall to the first side wall using the proximal end tab of the first side wall.