CONTAINER WITH LOAD CARRYING FEATURE

• US 3,780,934 A
• Filed: 05/22/1972
• Issued: 12/25/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey M. Gardner
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey M. Gardner
• Inventors: Gardner, Jeffrey M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moorhead, Davis T.
• Application Number:
  US05/255,407
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 229/52B,39,38,37
• US Class Current: 229/117.15
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/103 one of the self-locking flaps having a tongue engaging into an opening of an opposite flap
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/46112 either the handle elements being formed with lugs which engage with the other side walls or closure flaps, or the other closure flaps folding over a part of the handle to maintain the handle in position
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5405 for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/807 Tamper proof

Abstract

A shipping container has closure elements thereof arranged and folded to define a load carrying structure, the closure elements being first arranged in a conventional closing fashion. The container is formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard and comprises opposed pairs of main and side panels defining a tube with closure elements foldably connected to one end of the tube to provide a closure therefor. Main and side closure flaps are foldably connected to the other end of the main and side panels and are folded into overlapping relationship to define a conventional closure for the correlative end of the tube. Such main closure flaps each have a score line therein to provide a pair of closure flap portions placed in facing relationship and a second pair of closure flap portions lying in the plane of the correlative end of the tube, such arrangement of the main closure flaps being provided so that the loaded container may be carried about after opening. The side closure flaps have spaced transversely extending scores providing a vertical side portion flanking ends of those portions of the main closure flaps in facing relationship, an intermediate portion overlying the facing flap portions and a distal portion in locking engagement with the facing flap portions.

Claims

1. A shipping container adapted after opening to have closure elements thereof arranged and folded to define a load distributing structure for carrying the loaded container, said container being formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like, and comprising:

a. opposed pairs of main and side panels foldably connected to define a tube;

b. closure elements foldably connected to one end of said tube and adapted to be folded into position to provide a closure for one end of said tube;

opposed main and side closure flaps foldably connected to the other end of said main and side panels and adapted to be folded into overlapping position to define a closure for the correlative end of said tube;

d. said main closure flaps each having a score line parallel to and spaced from the distal edges thereof to provide a pair of closure flap portions arranged in facing relationship and a second pair of closure flap portions lying generally in the plane defined by the correlative end of said tube, and thereby modifying the arrangement of said main closure flaps so that the loaded container may be carried after opening;

e. said side closure flaps each having spaced score lines therein to provide;

i. a vertical side closure flap portion extending above the end wall and hingedly attached thereto flanking the ends of the main closure flap portions in facing relationship;

ii. an intermediate side closure flap portion overlying the main flap portions in facing relationship and in bearing contact therewith;

iii. a distal side closure flap portion in locking engagement with said main flap portions in facing relationship.

2. A shipping container according to claim 1 wherein said distal side closure flap portions are in bearing relationship with the second closure flap portions of said main closure flaps.

3. A shipping container according to claim 1 wherein one of said main closure flaps has a locking tab extending therefrom adapted to be in locking arrangement with the other main closure panel and its correlative main panel.

4. A shipping container according to claim 1 wherein said facing flap portions and said distal side flap portions are provided with cooperating locking slots.