# US 7,607,537 B2 · Packaging box

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- Number: US 7,607,537 B2
- Document ID: US7607537B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/544,746
- Filed: 2004-12-20
- Published: 2006-07-06
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2003-12-18
- Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Inventors: Goro Katsuyama
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7607537B2

## CPC

- B65D 5/18: by folding a single blank to U-shape to form the base of the container and opposite sides of the body portion, the remaining sides being formed primarily by extensions of one or more of these opposite sides, e.g. flaps hinged thereto (specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections B65D5/36)
- B65D 2585/363: specific products
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A packaging box includes a first wall portion (11) and a second wall portion (12) opposed to the first wall portion (12). A shrinkable container (140a) filled with the contents is sandwiched between the first wall portion (11) and the second wall portion (12), and the container (140a) is held firmly due to a friction between an outer surface of the container (140a) and inner surfaces of the first wall portion (11) and the second wall portion (12).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A packaging box comprising:
at least a first wall portion and a second wall portion opposed to the first wall portion, wherein a shrinkable container filled with contents can be sandwiched between the first wall portion and the second wall portion whereby the shrinkable container can be held firmly between the first wall portion and the second wall portion due to a frictional force between an external surface of the shrinkable container and internal surfaces of the first wall portion and the second wall portion, a connection between the first wall portion and the second wall portion being continuous without an opening therein,
wherein the first wall portion and the second wall portion are connected to each other with at least three wall portions, and, a third wall portion connected to a side opposed to a crossline between an extended plane of the first wall portion and an extended plane of the second wall portion can be opened by removing an anti-opening strip from an insertion opening,
wherein a fourth wall portion and a fifth wall portion are provided to be connected to three wall portions of the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the third wall portion, and the fourth wall portion and the fifth wall portion are tapered in a direction away from the third wall portion,
wherein the packaging box is made of a single folded plate member, at least the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the third wall portion are sequentially connected when developed into the packing box, the fourth wall portion and the fifth wall portion are connected to both sides of the first wall portion, and overlap portions for pasting the fourth wall portion and the fifth wall portion together are connected to both sides of the second wall portion, each overlap portion being formed so that a side of the overlap portion approximately coincides with a crease serving as a guide for folding the second wall portion toward the first wall portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The packaging box according to claim 1, wherein
the plate member is made of a corrugated cardboard, and a flute direction of the plate member is parallel to a connecting direction of the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the third wall portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The packaging box according to claim 1, wherein:
the anti-opening strip extends from the first wall portion toward a folding strip to go across the insertion opening and is formed to be folded,
the packaging box further comprising:
another insertion opening in which the anti-opening strip is inserted, the another insertion opening being provided on a crease between the third wall portion and an insertion strip,
wherein when the anti-opening strip has been inserted into the another insertion opening, the anti-opening strip is exposed from a side surface of the third wall portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The packaging box according to claim 3, wherein:
when the shrinkable container is removed from the packaging box, a user has access to the anti-opening strip for lifting.