Shoe box
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorKristin Issler
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Abstract
The invention relates to a box that has a front wall, a right wall, a left wall, a rear wall, and a bottom in contact with the front, right, left, and rear walls for defining an open-top container. A corresponding lid is also included and where the lid extends from the right wall to the left wall and from the front wall to the rear wall for covering the opening top container. The lid is hingedly attached to the rear wall for opening and closing the box and a detaching mechanism is placed between the lid and rear wall for detaching the lid from the rear wall.
Claims6
A box, comprising:
- a front wall;
- a right wall;
- a left wall;
- a rear wall;
- a bottom in contact with said front, right, left, and rear walls for defining an open-top container;
- a lid extending from said right wall to said left wall and from said front wall to said rear wall for covering said opening top container;
- said lid is hingedly attached to said rear wall for opening and closing the box;
- a detaching mechanism placed between said lid and said rear wall for detaching said lid from said rear wall;
- said lid further includes a fore wall, port wall, starboard wall, and an aft wall;
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- wherein said aft wall includes a tab, said tab is placed in a closing hole in said lid to secure a flap in a closed position and said tab is placed in an opening hole in said lid to secure said flap in an open position.
A method for providing a box, comprising the steps of:
- providing a front wall;
- providing a right wall;
- providing a left wall;
- providing a rear wall;
- providing a bottom in contact with the front, right, left, and rear walls for defining an open-top container;
- extending a lid from the right wall to the left wall and from the front wall to the rear wall for covering the open top container;
- hingedly attaching the lid to the rear wall for opening and closing the box.
- placing a detaching mechanism between the lid and the rear wall for detaching the lid from the rear wall;
- extending a fore wall, port wall starboard wall, and flap from the lid;
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- forming a tab on the flap and wherein placing the tab in a closing hole secures the flap in a closed position and wherein placing the tab in an opening hole secures the flap in an open position.
A box, comprising:
- a front wall;
- a right wall;
- a left wall;
- a rear wall;
- a bottom in contact with said front, right, left, and rear walls for defining an open-top container;
- a lid including an aft wall and being removably attached to said rear wall;
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- said aft wall includes at least one flap and where, after said lid is removed from said rear wall, said at least one flap includes a tab for placement in a closing hole in said lid for securing said at least one flap in a closed position or in an opening hole in said lid for securing said at least one flap in an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.