Packaging container with integrated sheet for retention of packaged article

A packaging container for an article, comprising:

• a box adjustable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, said box comprising:
• a plurality of side panels and a bottom arranged to define a storage compartment and an opening, said storage compartment being accessible through said opening when said box is in said open configuration;
• a first flap and a second flap forming a first pair of opposing flaps, each of said first and second flaps being attached to a corresponding side panel of said plurality of side panels and adapted for folding across at least a portion of said opening when said box is in said closed configuration;
• and
• a third flap attached to a corresponding side panel of said plurality of side panels and adapted for folding across at least a portion of said opening when said box is in said closed configuration;
• and
• a sheet having a first end affixed to said first flap and a second end affixed to said second flap, wherein when said box is in said closed configuration:
• a first portion of said sheet is within said storage compartment;
• a second portion of said sheet is between said first flap and said third flap;
• and
• a third portion of said sheet is between said second flap and said third flap.

A method of packaging an article, comprising:

• providing a packaging container comprising:
• a box adjustable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, said box comprising:
• a plurality of side panels and a bottom arranged to define a storage compartment and an opening, said storage compartment being accessible through said opening when said box is in said open configuration;
• a first flap and a second flap forming a first pair of opposing flaps, each of said first and second flaps being attached to a corresponding side panel of said plurality of side panels and adapted for folding across at least a portion of said opening when said box is in said closed configuration;
• and
• a second pair of opposing flaps, each flap of said second pair of opposing flaps being attached to a corresponding side panel of said plurality of side panels and adapted for folding across at least a portion of said opening when said box is in said closed configuration;
• and
• a sheet having a first end affixed to said first flap and a second end affixed to said second flap, wherein when said box is in said closed configuration:
• a first portion of said sheet is within said storage compartment;
• a second portion of said sheet is between said first flap and at least one flap of said second pair of opposing flaps;
• and
• a third portion of said sheet is between said second flap and at least one flap of said second pair of opposing flaps;
• and
• positioning said box in said open configuration;
• placing an article to be packaged on said sheet;
• folding said second pair of flaps across at least a portion of said opening;
• and
• subsequently folding said first pair of opposing flaps across at least a portion of said opening and over said second pair of flaps to place said box in said closed configuration and to retain said article between said first portion of said sheet and at least one flap selected from said first and second pairs of flaps.