Plastic corrugated container with soft score line
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1. A corrugated plastic box with a soft score line comprising:
- a plurality of side walls, each of the side walls formed from a corrugated plastic sheet of material;
a first top flap extending upward from a first one of the plurality of side walls, the first top flap formed from the corrugated plastic sheet of material and separated from the first one of the plurality of side walls by a single first score line without a slit wherein the first score line is configured to allow the first flap to lay flat against an outer surface of the first one of the plurality of side walls without spring back when the first flap is folded against the outer surface of the first one of the plurality of side walls.
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Abstract
A box formed from a plastic corrugated material with soft score lines is provided. The soft score lines are formed to enable the top flaps of the box to lay substantially flat against the outer surface of the box when folded to an open position.
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19 Claims
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1. A corrugated plastic box with a soft score line comprising:
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a plurality of side walls, each of the side walls formed from a corrugated plastic sheet of material; a first top flap extending upward from a first one of the plurality of side walls, the first top flap formed from the corrugated plastic sheet of material and separated from the first one of the plurality of side walls by a single first score line without a slit wherein the first score line is configured to allow the first flap to lay flat against an outer surface of the first one of the plurality of side walls without spring back when the first flap is folded against the outer surface of the first one of the plurality of side walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of forming a plastic box with a soft score line comprising:
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providing a blank of corrugated plastic material, the blank formed to include a plurality of side walls and a top first flap extending from a first one of the plurality of side walls; forming a single score line without a slit between the first top flap and the first one of the plurality of side walls sufficiently wide such that the first top flap is configured to lay flat against an outer surface of the first one of the plurality of side walls without spring back when the first top flap is folded against the outer surface of the first one of the plurality of side walls. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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