Side loading storage box
AssigneeR.R. Foreman & Company
InventorsAlfred D. Espinoza, Robert R. Foreman, Emily M. Okasaki
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Abstract
A single-piece side-loading box having triple side-wall construction and a unique latching tab. The box incorporates walls, a floor, a top, a side-opening panel and latching tab in one unitary piece. The one piece box generally includes a bottom panel, front, side and back panels attached to the bottom panel and a lid attached to the back panel. A latching tab with integral handle is incorporated into the front panel. The box is preferably assembled from a cutout made from a single piece of material. The side-walls, side wings and side reinforcements fold into each other to provide a triple-side-wall construction that allows the box to support a great weight.
Claims19
A single-piece side-loading box, comprising:
- a floor comprising a bottom panel;
- two or more walls comprising two side panels and a back panel, said side and back panels being attached to said bottom panel;
- a top comprising a lid attached to said back panel;
- and
- a side-opening panel having a latching tab with a handle and comprising a front panel attached to said bottom panel;
- wherein said floor, walls, top, side-opening panel and latching tab and handle are fabricated in a unitary piece.
A single-piece side-loading box, comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- two side panels attached to said bottom panel;
- a back panel attached to said bottom panel;
- lid attached to said back panel;
- and
- a side opening front panel attached to said bottom panel;
- wherein said floor, walls, top, side-opening panel, are fabricated in a unitary piece of corrugated board that provide multiple-side-wall construction, and
- wherein said side panels include side-walls, two or more reinforcing side-wings and two or more interlocking back reinforcements.
A single-piece cutout for a container comprising
- a bottom panel portion;
- two side panel portions attached to said bottom panel portion;
- a back panel portion attached to said bottom panel portion;
- lid portion attached to said back panel portion;
- and
- a side opening front panel portion attached to said bottom panel portion;
- wherein said side panel portions include side-walls, two or more reinforcing side-wings and two interlocking back reinforcements.
A method of making a box comprising:
- providing a sheet of material;
- and
- cutting said sheet into a shape that defines a bottom panel portion, two side panel portions attached to said bottom panel portion, a back panel portion, attached to said bottom panel portion, lid portion attached to said back panel portion;
- and a side opening front panel portion attached to said bottom panel;
- wherein said front panel portion includes a latching tab having a handle.
A method of making a box comprising:
- providing a sheet of material;
- and
- cutting said sheet into a shape that defines a bottom panel portion, two side panel portions attached to said bottom panel portion, a back panel portion attached to said bottom panel portion, lid portion attached to said back panel portion;
- and a side opening front panel portion attached to said bottom panel;
- wherein said side panel portions include two or more side-wall portions, two reinforcing side-wing portions and two interlocking back reinforcement portions and said lid portion includes two side reinforcement portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.