Mailing and storage box
First Claim
1. A blank for a container comprising:
- a tray portion including a series of serially connected flaps and panels including, in sequence a lid front flap, a lid panel, a rear panel, a tray panel and a tray front flap, each of said panels having end flaps extending therefrom at opposite ends thereof, said flaps and panels being foldable to define an end-loadable, top-opening box configuration;
said blank further including a wrapper extension extending from and defining a continuation of the tray portion, said wrapper extension including, serially, a wrapper top panel, a wrapper rear panel, a wrapper bottom panel and a wrapper front panel;
at least one of said wrapper panels having a tear-strip formed therein; and
the juncture between the tray portion and wrapper extension being weakened to facilitate tearing of the wrapper extension from the tray portion.
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Abstract
An end-loading, top-opening box for mailing and storing checks or the like is formed from a single blank including integral extensions which are wrapped about the box to define a surrounding protective mailing sleeve. Assembly of the integral box and wrapper requires only one straight line gluing operation by the box manufacturer and only one folding and gluing operation by the packager who receives the box and wrapper in a partly folded and glued condition from the manufacturer. The packager end loads the checks into the open ended package and then needs only to fold and glue the end flaps. No right angle or times folding or gluing operations are required. The user opens the package by tearing the single glued flap of the wrapper and then unwrapping the wrapper and tearing it along a perforated weakened line at the juncture of the wrapper and the box tray. There are no required glue connections between the box lid and tray and the box can be top-opened easily and without destroying the box.
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22 Claims
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1. A blank for a container comprising:
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a tray portion including a series of serially connected flaps and panels including, in sequence a lid front flap, a lid panel, a rear panel, a tray panel and a tray front flap, each of said panels having end flaps extending therefrom at opposite ends thereof, said flaps and panels being foldable to define an end-loadable, top-opening box configuration; said blank further including a wrapper extension extending from and defining a continuation of the tray portion, said wrapper extension including, serially, a wrapper top panel, a wrapper rear panel, a wrapper bottom panel and a wrapper front panel; at least one of said wrapper panels having a tear-strip formed therein; and the juncture between the tray portion and wrapper extension being weakened to facilitate tearing of the wrapper extension from the tray portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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11. A blank for a container comprising:
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a tray portion including a series of serially connected flaps and panels including, in sequence, a lower tray front panel, a bottom tray panel, a rear tray panel, a lid panel and a lid front flap, each of said panels having end flaps extending therefrom at opposite ends thereof, said flaps and panels being foldable to define an end-loadable, top-opening box configuration; said blank further including a wrapper extension extending from and defining a continuation of the lid front flap, said wrapper extension including, serially, a lower front wrapper panel, a bottom wrapper panel, a rear wrapper panel, a top wrapper panel and an upper front wrapper panel, the upper front wrapper panel including, at its outer end, a marginal tear strip which will overlie a portion of the lower front wrapper panel when the container is assembled; the lower front wrapper panel having a tear strip formed therein at a location which is registerable with the marginal tear strip portion of the upper front wrapper panel when the blank is assembled. and the juncture between the lid front panel and the bottom wrapper panel being weakened to facilitate tearing therealong. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A package assembly comprising:
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an inner box portion including a series of serially connected flaps and panels including, in sequence, a lid front flap, a lid panel, a rear panel, a tray panel and a tray front flap, each of said panels having end flaps extending therefrom at opposite ends thereof to define an open-ended configuration; a wrapper extension extending from and defining a continuation of the inner box portion, said wrapper extension including, serially, a wrapper top panel overlying the lid panel of the inner box, a wrapper rear panel overlying the rear panel of the inner box, a wrapper bottom panel overlying the tray panel of the inner box, a wrapper front panel overlying the tray front flap of the inner box, the outer marginal edge of the wrapper extension overlying another portion of the wrapper extension and being adhesively attached to the wrapper top panel; at least one of said wrapper panels having a tear strip formed therein; and the juncture between the box portion and the wrapper extension being weakened to facilitate tearing of the wrapper extension from the inner box. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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