Windowed boxes, blanks for making the same and associated method

A box comprising,

• a cover and a base cooperating to define a product receiving compartment,
• said cover having a plurality of windows formed therein,
• at least a majority of said windows being oriented in relatively spaced relationship with respect to each other,
• each said window being defined at least in part by a pair of window defining sides,
• each of a first series of window defining sides disposed generally on one side of said windows being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of said window defining sides disposed generally on the other side of said windows,
• said window defining sides being inwardly generally concave, and
• said generally concave window defining sides having a radius of about 30 to 50 inches.

A box comprising,

• a cover and a base cooperating to define a product receiving compartment,
• said cover having a plurality of windows formed therein,
• at least a majority of said windows being oriented in relatively spaced relationship with respect to each other,
• each said window being defined at least in part by a pair of window defining sides,
• each of first series of window defining sides disposed generally on one side of said windows being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of said window defining sides disposed generally on the other side of said windows,
• said first series of window defining sides being leading sides,
• said second series of window defining sides being trailing sides,
• said first series of window defining sides being inwardly generally concave, and
• said second series of window defining sides being generally straight.

A paperboard box blank, comprising

• said blank having a generally flat configuration and having a plurality of windows disposed in generally spaced relationship with respect to each other,
• each said window being defined at least in part by a pair of spaced window defining sides,
• each of a first series of said window defining sides being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of said window defining sides, whereby said blank will be characterized by the property of being slidable over another said blank which is generally identically oriented thereto without having a window defining side of one window engage the window defining side of a window of the other said blank in continuous edge-to-edge contact so as to resist desired smooth movement of one said blank over the other said blank,
• at least some of said window defining sides being non-parallel with respect to the adjacent window defining sides of adjacent windows,
• said window defining sides being generally straight,
• one window defining side of each said window diverging with respect to the other said window defining side of said window,
• said windows having longitudinal axes which are generally parallel to each other.

A paperboard box blank, comprising

• said blank having a generally flat configuration and having a plurality of windows disposed in generally spaced relationship with respect to each other,
• each said window being defined at least in part by a pair of spaced window defining sides,
• each of a first series of said window defining sides being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of said window defining sides, whereby said blank will be characterized by the property of being slidable over another said blank which is generally identically oriented thereto without having a window defining side of one window engage a window defining side of a window of the other said blank and continuous edge-to-edge contact so as to resist undesired smooth movement of one said blank over the other said blank,
• said first series of window defining sides being leading sides, said second series of window defining sides being trailing sides,
• said first series of window defining sides being inwardly generally concave, and
• said second series of window defining sides being generally straight.

A paperboard box blank, comprising

• said blank having a generally flat configuration and having a plurality of windows disposed in generally spaced relationship with respect to each other,
• each said window being defined at least in part by a pair of spaced window defining sides,
• each of a first series of said window defining sides being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of said window defining sides, whereby said blank will be characterized by the property of being slidable over another said blank which is generally identically oriented thereto without having a window defining side of one window engage the window defining side of a window of the other said blank and continuous edge-to-edge contact so as to resist undesired smooth movement of one said blank over the other said blank,
• said window defining sides being so configured that contact between edges of a pair of said blanks will result in engagement of the edges at a maximum of several individual relatively spaced points,
• said window defining sides being inwardly generally concave, and
• said generally concave window sides having a radius of about 30 to 50 inches.

A method of manufacturing a box comprising,

• providing generally sheet-like material out of which said box will be made,
• converting said material into a box blank having a plurality of windows,
• establishing said windows each with a pair of spaced window defining sides,
• establishing a first series of window defining sides comprising one window defining side of each said pair of window defining sides with each of said first series of sides being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of window defining sides comprising the other window defining side of each pair of sides,
• establishing said window defining sides such that at least some of said window defining sides are non-parallel with respect to the adjacent window defining sides of adjacent windows,
• establishing said window defining sides with generally straight sides,
• establishing a window defining side of each said window in a path which diverges from the other window defining side of said window, and
• converting said blank into a box.

A method of manufacturing a box comprising,

• providing generally sheet-like material out of which said box will be made,
• converting said material into a box blank having a plurality of windows,
• establishing said windows each with a pair of spaced window defining sides,
• establishing a first series of window defining sides comprising one window defining side of each said pair of window defining sides with each of said first series of sides being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of window defining sides comprising the other window defining side of each pair of sides,
• establishing said non-parallel window defining sides with an inwardly concave configuration,
• establishing said window defining sides with a radius of about 30 to 50 inches, and
• converting said blank into a box.

A method of manufacturing a box comprising,

• providing generally sheet-like material out of which said box will be made,
• converting said material into a box blank having a plurality of windows,
• establishing said windows each with a pair of spaced window defining sides,
• establishing a first series of window defining sides comprising one window defining side of each said pair of window defining sides with each of said first series of sides being non-parallel with respect to each of a second series of window defining sides comprising the other window defining side of each pair of sides,
• converting said blank into a box,
• establishing said non-parallel sides with a compound curvature,
• establishing said first series of window defining sides with an inwardly generally concave shape, and
• establishing said second series of window defining sides with a generally straight shape.