Box flap locking system with sift-proof bottom
First Claim
1. An octagonal shaped foldable box having a flap locking system, comprising:
- eight sidewall sections;
a first locking flap and a second locking flap extending from two of the eight sidewall sections and opposed from each other, each of the first locking flap and the second locking flap having a generally trapezoidal shaped tab cut therein for locking the first locking flap with the second locking flap; and
a pair of opposing interior flaps, wherein each opposing interior flap extends from three of the eight sidewall sections, and wherein each opposing interior flap includes a first and a second flap edge, and each flap edge includes a fold-over region for forming a sealed corner with two of the eight sidewall sections.
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Abstract
An octagonal shaped foldable box having a flap locking system. The foldable box includes: eight sidewall sections; a pair of opposing locking flaps extending from two of the eight sidewall sections, each opposing locking flap having a generally trapezoidal shaped tab cut therein for locking a first opposed locking flap with a second opposed locking flap; and a pair of opposing interior flaps, wherein each opposing interior flap extends from three of the eight sidewall sections, and wherein each opposing interior flap includes a first and a second flap edge, and each flap edge includes a fold-over region for forming a sealed corner with two sidewall sections.
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19 Claims
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1. An octagonal shaped foldable box having a flap locking system, comprising:
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eight sidewall sections; a first locking flap and a second locking flap extending from two of the eight sidewall sections and opposed from each other, each of the first locking flap and the second locking flap having a generally trapezoidal shaped tab cut therein for locking the first locking flap with the second locking flap; and a pair of opposing interior flaps, wherein each opposing interior flap extends from three of the eight sidewall sections, and wherein each opposing interior flap includes a first and a second flap edge, and each flap edge includes a fold-over region for forming a sealed corner with two of the eight sidewall sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A foldable box having sealed corners, comprising:
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eight sidewall sections; a pair of opposing exterior locking flaps extending from a first pair of the eight sidewall sections, each opposing exterior locking flap having a locking mechanism cut therein for locking the pair of opposing exterior locking flaps together wherein one of the pair of opposing exterior locking flaps includes diagonal fold lines that project outwardly from a generally trapezoidal shaped tab that forms the locking mechanism; and a pair of opposing interior flaps, wherein each opposing interior flap extends from three of the eight sidewall sections, and wherein each opposing interior flap includes a first and a second flap edge, and each flap edge includes a fold-over region for forming a sealed corner with two of the eight sidewall sections. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multi-sided box, comprising:
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a plurality of sidewalls; a first flap that extends from at least two of the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the first flap includes a fold-over region that bridges an edge of the first flap with one of the at least two of the plurality of sidewalls to form a sealed corner where the first flap and the at least two of the plurality of sidewalls meet; a diagonal fold line that defines an edge of the fold-over region; and a pair of opposing locking flaps extending from the plurality of sidewall sections, each opposing exterior locking flap having a generally trapezoidal shaped tab cut therein for locking the pair of opposing exterior locking flaps together. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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