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US 9,499,294 B1Granted
Dual handle cooler box design, blank and methods
AssigneeThatbox Design, LLC
InventorDonn J. Costanzo, Jr.
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Abstract
Dual handle box designs, blanks for forming boxes by folding, collapsible and non-collapsible boxes formed thereby, and manufacturing methods therefor are disclosed. Preferably each handle is located on an opposite end of the box; is two-ply; defines an elongate hand opening for receiving fingers of a hand; defines an elongate tab opening for receiving a tab of a center handle, and that intersects the hand opening; and defines a recess for receiving and retaining a lid panel of the box. Furthermore, the boxes preferably have a waterproof or water-resistant coating applied and are used as ice coolers for beverages and food items.
Claims20
A box comprising a single sheet of material folded along fold lines therein to define panels, the single sheet of material comprising:
- (a) a bottom panel;
- (b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (c) a second end panel located opposite the first end panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (d) a first side panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (e) a second side panel located opposite the first side panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (f) a first corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (g) a second corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (h) a third corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (i) a fourth corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (j) a first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the first corner panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (k) a second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the second corner panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (l) a first lid panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (m) a second lid panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line;
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- (n) a center handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the center handle panel connected directly to the first lid panel along and separated by a fold line, the center handle panel having tabs located on opposite ends thereof;
- (o) wherein the two subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a first two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a first end of the box and the two subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a second two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a second end of the box opposite to the first two-ply end handle at the first end of the box, the first and second two-ply end handles defining openings configured to receive fingers of a hand and the tabs of the center handle panel.
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A method of assembling a box from a single sheet of material comprising:
- (I) providing a box blank comprising
- (a) a bottom panel;
- (b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (c) a second end panel located opposite the first end panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (d) a first side panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (e) a second side panel located opposite the first side panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (f) a first corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (g) a second corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (h) a third corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (i) a fourth corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (j) a first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the first corner panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (k) a second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the second corner panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (l) a first lid panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (m) a second lid panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line;
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- (n) a center handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the center handle panel connected directly to the first lid panel along and separated by a fold line, the center handle panel having tabs located on opposite ends thereof;
- (o) wherein the two subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a first two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a first end of the box and the two subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a second two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a second end of the box opposite to the first two-ply end handle at the first end of the box, the first and second two-ply end handles defining openings configured to receive fingers of a hand and the tabs of the center handle panel;
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- (II) folding the box blank along fold lines to form the assembled box.
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A box blank for forming a box by folding along fold lines of the box blank, the box blank comprising:
- (a) a bottom panel;
- (b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (c) a second end panel located opposite the first end panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (d) a first side panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (e) a second side panel located opposite the first side panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (f) a first corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (g) a second corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (h) a third corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (i) a fourth corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (j) a first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the first corner panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (k) a second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the second corner panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (l) a first lid panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line;
- (m) a second lid panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line;
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- (n) a center handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the center handle panel connected directly to the first lid panel along and separated by a fold line, the center handle panel having tabs located on opposite ends thereof;
- (o) wherein the two subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel are configured to define a first two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a first end of the box and the two subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel are configured to define a second two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a second end of the box opposite to the first two-ply end handle at the first end of the box, with the first and second two-ply end handles defining openings configured to receive fingers of a hand and the tabs of the center handle panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.