Lid assembly for shipping container

A lid assembly for use with an open-top box comprising:

• a coupling panel configured for attachment to the open-top box;
• a back panel attached to the coupling panel along a first fold line;
• a front panel including an opening;
• a top panel attached to the front panel along a second fold line and to the back panel along a third fold line;
• and
• a pair of side flaps attached to at least one of the back panel and the front panel along a pair fold lines,
• wherein the lid assembly has a first configuration in which the lid assembly is coupled to the open-top box such that the opening in the front panel provides access to an interior of the open-top box with the pair of side flaps folded to form a side closure to the lid assembly;
• and
• wherein the lid assembly has a second configuration in which the pair of side flaps secure the lid assembly to the open-top box such that the container is sealed for shipment.

A blank of substantially rigid material comprising:

• a first plurality of contiguous panels joined along a plurality of fold lines and foldable into an open-top box having an upper edge;
• and
• a second plurality of contiguous panels attached to the first plurality of foldable panels along a lid assembly fold line and including a plurality of fold lines such that the second plurality of contiguous panels is foldable into a lid assembly, the second plurality of contiguous panels comprising:
• a back panel;
• a front panel including an opening;
• a top panel attached to the front and back panels along respective first and second fold lines;
• and
• a pair of side flaps adjacent to at least one of the back panel and the front panel and demarcated by a pair of fold lines,
• wherein the second plurality of contiguous panels of the lid assembly can be folded into a first configuration in which the lid assembly is coupled to the top flap such that the opening in the front panel provides access to an interior of the open-top box with the pair of side flaps folded to form a side closure to the lid assembly;
• and
• wherein the second plurality of contiguous panels of the lid assembly can further be folded into a second configuration in which the pair of side flaps secure the lid assembly to the open-top box such that the container is sealed for shipment.