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US 8,037,663 B2Granted
Retail boxes and method of manufacturing retail boxes
OwnerJarl Jenseninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a retail box and a method of making a retail box. Retail boxes in accordance with the present disclosure are manufactured beginning with paper, which is rolled on a core. Two halves of the box, or “half-boxes,” are first produced, and then brought together to form a complete box.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a box, comprising:
- providing a first pliable substrate;
- folding the first pliable substrate along two lines to create two box side portions depending from a top half portion;
- providing a second pliable substrate;
- folding the second pliable substrate along two lines to create two box side portions depending from a bottom half portion;
- applying a bonding agent to at least one of the first pliable substrate and the second pliable substrate, wherein the bonding agent is applied to at least some of a surface of the at least one of the first pliable substrate and the second pliable substrate corresponding to at least one box side portion;
- maintaining the top half portion and the bottom half portion in tension;
- attaching a first one of the two box side portions depending from the top half portion to a first one of the two box side portions depending from the bottom half portion, and attaching a second one of the two box side portions depending from the top half portion to a second one of the two box side portions depending from the bottom half portion, creating an assembled box blank with composite box side portions;
- cutting the assembled box blank to a length to form a box, wherein a first end and a second end of the box are open;
- cutting the first pliable substrate along at least first and second lines, wherein at least a first pair of cuts are formed in the first pliable substrate;
- folding a first portion of the first pliable substrate adjacent the at least a first pair of cuts, wherein a first end flap depending from the top half portion and two dust flaps are formed;
- cutting the second pliable substrate along at least first and second lines, wherein at least a first pair of cuts are formed in the second pliable substrate;
- folding a first portion of the second pliable substrate adjacent the at least a first pair of cuts, wherein a first end flap depending from the bottom half portion and two dust flaps are formed;
- cutting the first pliable substrate along at least third and fourth lines, wherein at least a second pair of cuts are formed in the first pliable substrate;
- folding a second portion of the first pliable substrate adjacent the at least a second pair of cuts, wherein a second end flap depending from the top half portion and two dust flaps are formed;
- cutting the second pliable substrate along at least third and fourth lines, wherein at least a second pair of cuts are formed in the second pliable substrate;
- folding a second portion of the second pliable substrate adjacent the second pair of cuts, wherein a second end flap depending from the bottom half portion and two dust flaps are formed.
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A method of manufacturing a box, comprising:
- providing a first pliable substrate;
- folding the first pliable substrate along two lines to create two box side portions depending from a top half portion;
- providing a second pliable substrate;
- folding the second pliable substrate along two lines to create two box side portions depending from a bottom half portion;
- applying a bonding agent to at least one of the first pliable substrate and the second pliable substrate, wherein the bonding agent is applied to at least some of a surface of the at least one of the first pliable substrate and the second pliable substrate corresponding to at least one box side portion;
- maintaining the top half portion and the bottom half portion in tension;
- attaching a first one of the two box side portions depending from the top half portion to a first one of the two box side portions depending from the bottom half portion, and attaching a second one of the two box side portions depending from the top half portion to a second one of the two box side portions depending from the bottom half portion, creating an assembled box blank with composite box side portions;
- cutting the assembled box blank to a length to form a box, wherein a first end and a second end of the box are open, wherein the bonding agent is applied as a pattern coating.
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A method of manufacturing a box, comprising:
- providing a first pliable substrate;
- folding the first pliable substrate along two lines to create two box side portions depending from a top half portion;
- providing a second pliable substrate;
- folding the second pliable substrate along two lines to create two box side portions depending from a bottom half portion;
- applying a bonding agent to at least one of the first pliable substrate and the second pliable substrate, wherein the bonding agent is applied to at least some of a surface of the at least one of the first pliable substrate and the second pliable substrate corresponding to at least one box side portion;
- maintaining the top half portion and the bottom half portion in tension;
- attaching a first one of the two box side portions depending from the top half portion to a first one of the two box side portions depending from the bottom half portion, and attaching a second one of the two box side portions depending from the top half portion to a second one of the two box side portions depending from the bottom half portion, creating an assembled box blank with composite box side portions, wherein the tension is maintained in a longitudinal direction, at least until after the top half portion and the bottom half portion of the box are attached to form the assembled box blank;
- cutting the assembled box blank to a length to form a box, wherein a first end and a second end of the box are open.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.