Envelopes – wrappers – and paperboard boxes – Paperboard box – Variable volume
Patent
1998-03-13
2000-09-19
Garbe, Stephen P.
Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes
Paperboard box
Variable volume
2291012, 229236, B65D 554
Patent
active
06119929&
ABSTRACT:
A container having a plurality of selectable volumes which selectable volumes are made by inwardly folding sides and ends of the container along selectable foldable creases. The invention may also be a container in unassembled form. Preferably the container, when assembled, is rectangular in cross sectional shape, and preferably formed from layered cardboard material. The assembled container has two side panels attached to two end panels and to the bottom portion along the panel edges thereby forming the container. There may be tearable perforations provided at the corners where the side panels join to the end panels or pairs of tearable perforations at a distance from each corner one perforation of the pair being on a side panel and the other on an end panel each substantially parallel to the corner such that the corners may be torn downward at each of the perforations or pairs of perforations to a selected set of fold facilitating creases which when folded on a selected fold facilitating crease results in the desired volume container. There is provided a plurality of sets of cooperating fold facilitating creases or scorings or other markings which make the material foldable at such markings. Each of the sets of scorings are provided on all of the side and end panels and are cooperatingly positioned so as to permit inwardly folding of the container walls and consequently enclosing a selected volume. Each of the cooperating sets of scorings may have identification markings such as colors, indicating that particular scorings belong to a particular cooperating set of scorings. The required volume is determined and the appropriate set of cooperating scorings is selected. The side walls and the end walls are appropriately inwardly folded creating thereby the enclosed volume. The number of sets of scorings depends upon material characteristics, container size and the like.
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Garbe Stephen P.
Mai Tri M.
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