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US 6,041,998 AGranted
Folding box construction
OwnerLeslie H. Goldberginventor
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Abstract
A one-piece blank construction for a flip-lid box includes a rectangular bottom panel, rectangular top panel, panels bridging between the bottom and top, and two flip-lid panels foldably connected to one of the components of the respective side walls. The overall "footprint" of the blank is small because the blank is approximately rectangular, thus effecting the maximum saving of material. The one-piece construction is easy to set up, cuts the wastage of material, and increases strength so as to allow a smaller material thickness to be utilized.
Claims11
A blank for a folding box, comprising:
- a rectangular bottom panel having a pair of opposed side edges and a pair of opposed end edges,
- a first rectangular end panel foldably connected to said bottom panel at one of said end edges thereof, thus defining a first fold-line,
- a rectangular top panel having a pair of opposed side edges and a pair of opposed end edges, the top panel being foldably connected to said end panel at an end edge of the top panel, thus defining a second fold-line remote from and parallel to said first fold-line,
- a second rectangular end panel foldably connected to the other end edge of the top panel, thus defining a third fold-line remote from and parallel to said second fold-line,
- a tuck flap foldably connected to said second end panel at a fourth fold-line remote from and parallel to said third fold-line;
- p1 each of the opposed side edges of the top panel having a rectangular adhesion side wall foldably connected thereto, thus defining fifth and sixth fold lines,
- each side edge of the bottom panel having a rectangular adherent side wall foldably connected thereto, thus defining seventh and eighth fold-lines perpendicular to the first fold-line,
- first and second rectangular flip lid panels foldably connected to the two adherent side walls, respectively, at ninth and tenth fold-lines parallel with said seventh and eighth fold-lines, and
- connecting means for fastening each adhesion side wall to a respective adherent side wall such that each adherent side wall lies outwardly of its respective adhesion side wall.
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A method for setting up a box, utilizing a blank which comprises:
- a rectangular bottom panel having a pair of opposed side edges and a pair of opposed end edges,
- a first rectangular end panel foldably connected to said bottom panel at one of said end edges thereof, thus defining a first fold-line,
- a rectangular top panel having a pair of opposed side edges and a pair of opposed end edges, the top panel being foldably connected to said end panel at an end edge of the top panel, thus defining a second fold-line remote from and parallel to said first fold-line,
- a second rectangular end panel foldably connected to the other end edge of the top panel, thus defining a third fold-line remote from and parallel to said second fold-line,
- a tuck flap foldably connected to said second end panel at a fourth fold-line remote from and parallel to said third fold-line;
- each of the opposed side edges of the top panel having a rectangular adhesion side wall foldably connected thereto, thus defining fifth and sixth fold lines,
- each side edge of the bottom panel having a rectangular adherent side wall foldably connected thereto, thus defining seventh and eighth fold-lines perpendicular to the first fold-line,
- first and second rectangular flip lid panels foldably connected to the two adherent side walls, respectively, at ninth and tenth fold-lines parallel with said seventh and eighth fold-lines, and
- connecting means for fastening each adhesion side wall to a respective adherent side wall such that each adherent side wall lies outwardly of its respective adhesion side wall,
- the method comprising the steps:
- applying the connecting means to the blank such that it will connect together each adhesion side wall and its respective adherent side wall, and
- folding the top panel over so that it overlies the bottom panel but is spaced above the bottom panel, while connecting the adherent and adhesion side walls together in parallel, overlapped relation.
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