Side loading storage box

A single-piece side-loading box, comprising:

• a bottom;
• a plurality of wall panels;
• a top;
• and
• a side-opening panel;
• wherein the bottom, wall panels, top, and side-opening panel are fabricated in a unitary piece which is foldable from an unformed configuration to a box configuration with the side-opening panel openable in the box configuration to permit access to an interior of the box, the plurality of wall panels being connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration, at least some of the wall panels in the box configuration overlapping to form one or more multi-panel walls;
• wherein the plurality of wall panels form a back wall and two side walls which are each connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration,
• wherein the unitary piece includes the top attached to and foldable relative to a back wall panel, wherein the back wall panel is attached to and foldable relative to the bottom, wherein the bottom is attached to and foldable relative to a pair of side wall panels disposed on opposite sides of the bottom,
• wherein the pair of side wall panels are each connected to and foldable relative to a back reinforcement panel, the back reinforcement panels overlapping with the back wall panel to form a multi-panel back wall.

A single-piece side-loading box, comprising:

• a bottom;
• a plurality of wall panels;
• a top;
• and
• a side-opening panel;
• wherein the bottom, wall panels, top, and side-opening panel are fabricated in a unitary piece which is foldable from an unformed configuration to a box configuration with the side-opening panel openable in the box configuration to permit access to an interior of the box, the plurality of wall panels being connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration, at least some of the wall panels in the box configuration overlapping to form one or more multi-panel walls;
• wherein the plurality of wall panels form a back wall and two side walls which are each connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration,
• wherein the unitary piece includes the top attached to and foldable relative to a back wall panel, wherein the back wall panel is attached to and foldable relative to the bottom, wherein the bottom is attached to and foldable relative to a pair of side wall panels disposed on opposite sides of the bottom,
• wherein the bottom is attached to and foldable relative to the side-opening panel.

A single-piece side-loading box, comprising:

• a bottom;
• a plurality of wall panels;
• a top;
• a side-opening panel, wherein the bottom, wall panels, top, and side-opening panel are fabricated in a unitary piece which is foldable from an unformed configuration to a box configuration with the side-opening panel movable between a closed position and an open position in the box configuration to permit access to an interior of the box, the plurality of wall panels being connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration;
• and
• a releasable fastening and handle mechanism coupled to the side-opening panel for releasably fastening the side-opening panel in the closed position, wherein the releasable fastening and handle mechanism comprises a latching tab with a handle attached to and being integrally formed with the side-opening panel, and wherein one of the top, bottom, and wall panels includes a flap with a slot for receiving the latching tab.

A single-piece side-loading box, comprising:

• a bottom;
• a plurality of wall panels;
• a top;
• a side-opening panel, wherein the bottom, wall panels, top, and side-opening panel are fabricated in a unitary piece which is foldable from an unformed configuration to a box configuration with the side-opening panel movable between a closed position and an open position in the box configuration to permit access to an interior of the box, the plurality of wall panels being connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration;
• and
• a releasable fastening and handle mechanism coupled to the side-opening panel for releasably fastening the side-opening panel in the closed position,
• wherein the releasable fastening and handle mechanism comprises at least one coupling member on the side-opening panel for coupling with at least one complementary coupling member on at least one of the top, bottom, and wall panels,
• wherein the coupling member and complementary coupling member are each selected from the group consisting of a magnetic member, a Velcro strip, a mechanical coupler, and a latching tab.

A side-loading box, comprising:

• a bottom including a plurality of bottom panels overlapping to form a multipanel bottom and including a slot formed between two of the overlapping bottom panels;
• a plurality of wall panels;
• a top, wherein the top, bottom, and wall panels are fabricated in a unitary piece which is foldable from an unformed configuration to a box configuration, the plurality of wall panels being connected between the top and the bottom in the box configuration;
• and
• a side-opening panel movable between a closed position and an open position in the box configuration to permit access to an interior of the box, the side-opening panel including a latching flap insertable into the slot of the multi-panel bottom.