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US 4,046,309 AGranted
Shipping box
AssigneeOlinkraft, Inc.
InventorLewis D. Poggiali
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Abstract
A shipping box capable of holding a coolant, such as ice, for the shipment of items requiring refrigeration including fish, perishable foods and the like. The box includes an outer container, an inner container, and a lid secured together as an integral unit.
Claims7
In a shipping box, the combination comprising
- a generally rectangular inner container having a bottom panel, side and end panels integral with the bottom panel, and a top panel integral with the side panels,
- said top panel including a pair of left and right parts folded toward each other and a pair of folded end portions integral with said pair of parts and overlying said end panels,
- interlocking means between said end portions and said end panels to latch said inner container in a closed position,
- said interlocking means including an opening in each pair of said portions and a folded section on each end panel extending through said opening adjacent thereto,
- said bottom panel including a pair of panel elements folded toward each other and having edges which overlap each other,
- a generally rectangular outer container having a bottom wall, spaced side walls integral with the bottom wall, and spaced end walls integral with the bottom wall,
- each end wall including three sections disposed in juxtaposition to each other,
- a handle opening in each of said three sections and in alignment with each other,
- locking tab means on one of said three sections and extending through the openings of the other two sections to lock all three sections together as a unit,
- said one section including a folded panel portion disposed contiguous another of said three sections,
- a flap projecting from said panel portion and engaging said locking tab means to keep the same in a locked position,
- a lid covering top portions of said inner and outer containers, and
- a handle extension on each end of said lid extending into the handle opening of its adjacent end wall.
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