Box having flap retainers
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1. A box comprising:
- a plurality of enclosing walls,a bottom,a flap extending from the upper end of one of said walls,said flap being connected to said one wall by a bend line at the junction between said flap and wall,said flap having an outermost edge located distally from the junction between said flap and wall,a gripping aperture in said one wall,a tab formed in said flap,said tab being defined by notches formed in the outermost edge of the flap and being formed in said flap in a location such that, when the flap is bent outwardly about its junction bend line to an open condition said tab is aligned with, and is directable by hand/finger pressure into the gripping aperture in said one wallwhereby said flap, when the box is in the open condition, is positioned closely adjacent the exterior surface of said one wall to thereby occupy a minimum space beyond the exterior surface of said one wall.
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Abstract
A tote box intended for use in very confined locations such as under the counter of the cashier station in a retail clothing establishment, the box having four flaps, each of which has a tab formed in the center of the edge of the flap. Each wall to which the flap is attached has a gripping aperture into which the tab carried by the flap may be inserted while the box is in use. In addition, a bend line provided between the flap-wall junction and the tab means enables the portion of the flap containing the tab means to be easily inserted into the gripping aperture. Further, a slot in each of two opposing end walls functions to receive and restrain the exterior flap of the two flanking flaps.
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1. A box comprising:
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a plurality of enclosing walls, a bottom, a flap extending from the upper end of one of said walls, said flap being connected to said one wall by a bend line at the junction between said flap and wall, said flap having an outermost edge located distally from the junction between said flap and wall, a gripping aperture in said one wall, a tab formed in said flap, said tab being defined by notches formed in the outermost edge of the flap and being formed in said flap in a location such that, when the flap is bent outwardly about its junction bend line to an open condition said tab is aligned with, and is directable by hand/finger pressure into the gripping aperture in said one wall whereby said flap, when the box is in the open condition, is positioned closely adjacent the exterior surface of said one wall to thereby occupy a minimum space beyond the exterior surface of said one wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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