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US 9,580,202 B2Granted
Foldable box template background
AssigneePacksize LLC
InventorNiklas Pettersson
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Abstract
A foldable box template includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments. Each of the segments has a length, a width, and one or more flaps. The first segment is positioned at a first end of the template and the fifth segment is positioned at a second, opposing end of the template. The sum of the lengths of the first segment and the fifth segment is generally equal to the length of the third segment. As a result, the first and fifth segments form a seam on a sidewall of a box formed from the box template. In some cases, the seam formed by the first and fifth segments is offset from seams formed in top and bottom surfaces of the box. The seam formed by the first and fifth segments is offset from a corner of the box.
Claims20
A foldable template for forming a box, comprising:
- a first segment disposed at a first end of said template, the first segment having a length, a width, a single top flap, and a single bottom flap;
- a second segment having a length, a width, a single top flap, and a single bottom flap;
- a third segment having a length, a width, a single top flap, and a single bottom flap;
- a fourth segment having a length, a width, a single top flap, and a single bottom flap;
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- a fifth segment disposed at a second end of said template opposite to said first segment, the fifth segment having a length, a width, a single top flap, and a single bottom flap, wherein the sum of the lengths of the first segment and the fifth segment is equal to the length of the third segment, and wherein the length of the first segment and the length of the fifth segment are unequal to one another,
- wherein each of the top flaps and each of the bottom flaps has a length that is substantially equal to the length of a corresponding segment, and wherein each of the top flaps and each of bottom flaps is continuous and uninterrupted by notches or slots throughout the length and width thereof.
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A foldable box, comprising:
- a top surface formed by two opposing outer top flaps and up to three internal top flaps, wherein the two opposing outer top flaps form a top seam that extends between two opposing sides of the foldable box, wherein each of the internal top flaps has a constant length and a constant width, and wherein each of the internal top flaps is continuous and uninterrupted by notches or slots throughout the length and width thereof;
- a bottom surface formed by two opposing outer bottom flaps and up to three internal bottom flaps, wherein the two opposing outer bottom flaps form a bottom seam that extends between the two opposing sides of the foldable box, wherein each of the internal bottom flaps has a constant length and a constant width, and wherein each of the internal bottom flaps is continuous and uninterrupted by notches or slots throughout the length and width thereof;
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- four sidewalls extending between the top and bottom surfaces, wherein one of the sidewalls forms one of the two opposing sides of the foldable box and is comprised of two segments that have respective terminal edges that abut one another to form a sidewall seam, wherein the sidewall seam is offset from a corner of said foldable box, and wherein the sidewall seam and at least one of the top seam and the bottom seam are disposed relative to one another in parallel planes.
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A method of making a box, comprising:
- providing a foldable box template having five segments each having a length, a width, a single top flap, and a single bottom flap, the top flaps and the bottom flaps each having a length that is substantially equal to the length of a corresponding segment, wherein each of the top flaps and each of the bottom flaps is continuous and uninterrupted by notches or slots throughout the length and width thereof, wherein two of the segments are disposed on opposite ends of the foldable box template, wherein the sum of the lengths of the two opposing end segments is equal to the length of the middle segment;
- folding the foldable box template such that two flaps form a top surface and define a top seam that extends between two opposing sides of the box;
- folding the foldable box template such that two other flaps form a bottom surface and define a bottom seam that extends between the two opposing sides of the box;
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- folding the foldable box template to form four sidewalls, wherein a first sidewall forms one of the two opposing sides of the box and is formed from the two opposing end segments, the two opposing end segments having terminal edges that abut one another to form a sidewall seam that is offset from a corner of the box, such that the sidewall seam and at least one of the top seam and the bottom seam are disposed relative to one another in parallel planes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.