Box for carrying bottles
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Corporation
InventorPaul M. Lopez
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Abstract
A box is formed from a blank of foldable material and includes a first wall and a second wall. The second wall is folded about a first wall fold line to form a first box corner. A third wall is folded about a second wall fold line to form a second box corner. A triangular top is folded about a top fold line. A triangular bottom is folded about a bottom fold line. A plurality of apertures is formed in the top. An insert having a plurality of panels is positioned between the first, second and third walls when the walls are folded about the wall fold lines.
Claims21
A blank of foldable material for forming a box, comprising:
- a first wall panel;
- a second wall panel foldable about a first wall fold line demarcating the first and second wall panels;
- a third wall panel foldable about a second wall fold line demarcating the second and third wall panels;
- a triangular top extending along a top edge of the second wall panel and foldable about a top fold line demarcating the top and the second wall panel;
- a plurality of apertures formed in the top;
- a triangular bottom extending along a bottom edge of the second wall panel and foldable about a bottom fold line demarcating the bottom and the second wall panel;
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- an insert comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel adjacent the first panel and foldable about an insert panel fold line demarcating the first panel and the second panel;
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- a slit in the first panel, the slit extending from the insert panel fold line through the first panel and back to the insert panel fold line to form a third panel foldable about the insert panel fold line.
A box formed from a blank of foldable material, said box comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall adjacent the first wall and folded about a first wall fold line demarcating the first and second walls to form a first box corner;
- a third wall adjacent the second wall and folded about a second wall fold line demarcating the second and third walls to form a second box corner;
- a triangular top extending along a top edge of the second wall and folded about a top fold line demarcating the top from the second wall;
- a triangular bottom extending along a bottom edge of the second wall and folded about a bottom fold line demarcating the bottom from the second wall;
- a plurality of apertures formed in the top, each aperture configured to receive a neck of a bottle;
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- an insert having a plurality of panels folded from a sheet of material, the insert being positioned between the first, second and third walls when the walls are folded about the wall fold lines;
- wherein the insert comprises:
- a first panel;
- a second panel adjacent the first panel and folded about a panel fold line demarcating the first panel and the second panel;
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- a slit in the first panel, the slit extending from the insert panel fold line through the first panel and back to the insert panel fold line to form a third panel folded about the insert panel fold line.
A blank of foldable material for forming a box, comprising:
- a first wall panel and a second wall panel foldable about a first wall fold line demarcating the first and second wall panels;
- a third wall panel foldable about a second wall fold line demarcating the second and third wall panels;
- a pair of wall tabs extending from a side edge of the first wall panel;
- a wall closure flap foldable about a wall closure flap fold line demarcating the wall closure flap and the third wall panel;
- a pair of wall tab slots extending generally along the wall closure flap fold line, each wall tab slot configured to receive a respective wall tab;
- a triangular top extending along a top edge of the second wall panel and foldable about a top fold line demarcating the top and the second wall panel;
- a pair of top tabs, a first top tab projecting from a top edge of the first wall panel and a second top tab projecting from a top edge of the third wall panel;
- a pair of top closure flaps, each top closure flap extending along one side of the top and foldable about a top closure flap fold line demarcating the top closure flap from the top;
- a pair of top slots, each top slot extending generally along one of the top closure flap fold lines and configured to receive a top tab;
- a triangular bottom extending along a bottom edge of the second wall panel and foldable about a bottom fold line demarcating the bottom and the second wall panel;
- a pair of bottom tabs, a first bottom tab projecting from a bottom edge of the first wall panel and a second bottom tab projecting from a bottom edge of the third wall panel;
- a pair of bottom closure flaps, each bottom closure flap extending along one side of the bottom and foldable about a bottom closure flap fold line demarcating the bottom closure flap from the bottom;
- a pair of bottom slots, each bottom slot extending generally along one of the bottom closure flap fold lines and configured to receive a bottom tab;
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- an insert comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel adjacent the first panel and foldable about an insert panel fold line demarcating the first panel and the second panel;
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- a slit in the first panel, the slit extending from the insert panel fold line through the first panel and back to the insert panel fold line to form a third panel foldable about the insert panel fold line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.