	US 12,202,666 B2
	Packaging box configuration for protectively packaging potted plants by means of a basic box in a vertical or horizontal position of this basic box
Steef Van Schie, 's-Gravenzande (NL); Jan Van Geest, 's-Gravenzande (NL); and Jerom Van Beuzekom, Weesp (NL)
Assigned to CLICK-PAX PATENTS B.V., (NL)
Appl. No. 18/029,524
Filed by J. VAN GEEST HOLDING B.V., 's-Gravenzande (NL); PAXPRING B.V., Weesp (NL); and S.F. VAN SCHIE HOLDING B.V., 's-Gravenzande (NL)
PCT Filed Sep. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/NL2021/050588 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2023, PCT Pub. No. WO2022/071796, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 1043799 (NL), filed on Sep. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356922 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 85/52 (2006.01); B65D 5/50 (2006.01)

CPC B65D 85/52 (2013.01) [B65D 5/5038 (2013.01)]

6 Claims

1. A packaging box configuration for protectively packaging one or more potted plants, comprising:

a basic box (1) made of sheet material, having a fixed bottom or rear wall, referred to below as fixed wall (2), four side walls (3) and an open top or front side which is closable by a lid or door, referred to below as open side (4),

which basic box is intended and configured to be able to be used

either vertically, wherein one of the side walls (3a) then serves as a bottom wall and the fixed wall (2) as a rear wall,

or horizontally, wherein the fixed wall (2) then serves as a bottom wall,

wherein two mutually opposite side walls (3b) of the basic box are each provided with bottom folding lips (5) which can be pushed in from the outside to the inside along a fold line (5a) which extends parallel to the imaginary intersecting line (6) of a face of the two mutually opposite side walls and a face of the fixed wall;

wherein the vertical use of the basic box for packaging the potted plant comprises a first bearing platform (7) made of sheet material, comprising a carrier leaf (7b) provided with at least one pot opening (7a), and at least two oppositely positioned side leaves (7c) which are configured to be folded down before the first bearing platform is used in combination with the basic box; wherein all this is configured in such a way that the carrier leaf of the first bearing platform (7b) extends inside the basic box under the bottom folding lips (5) in the vertical side walls of the basic box, parallel to the side wall (3a) which, in this position of the basic box, serves as a bottom wall,

a first support platform (8) made of sheet material, comprising a support leaf (8a) having one or more openings (8b), configured to lock or support the one or more plant pots or the potted plants during use, which support platform comprises at least two oppositely positioned side leaves (8c) which are provided with a folding lip (9) and which are configured to be folded down before the first support platform is used in combination with the basic box;

wherein all this is configured in such a way that the first support platform extends inside the basic box between the bottom folding lips (5) in the vertical side walls of the basic box, parallel to the side wall which, in this position of the basic box, serves as a bottom wall, while the folding lips (9) in the side leaves are positioned in such a way that the folding lips (9) in the side leaves of the first support platform are pushed inwards by pushing the bottom folding lips (5) provided in the side walls of the basic box inwards from the outside of the basic box.

4. A packaging box configuration for protectively packaging one or more potted plants, comprising:

which basic box is intended and configured to be able to be used

either vertically, wherein one of the side walls (3a) then serves as a bottom wall and the fixed wall (2) as a rear wall,

or horizontally, wherein the fixed wall (2) then serves as a bottom wall, wherein two mutually opposite side walls (3b) of the basic box are each provided with at least one folding lip (5) which can be pushed in from the outside to the inside along a fold line (5a) which extends parallel to the imaginary intersecting line (6) of a face of the two mutually opposite side walls and a face of the fixed wall;

wherein the horizontal use of the basic box for packaging the potted plants comprises a second bearing platform (10) made of sheet material, comprising a carrier leaf (10b) which is provided with one or more pot cavities (10a), and at least two oppositely positioned side leaves (10c) which are configured to be folded down before the second bearing platform is used in combination with the basic box,

a second support platform (11) made of sheet material, comprising a support leaf (11a) having one or more openings (11b), configured to lock or support the one or more plant pots or the potted plants during use, which support platform comprises at least two oppositely positioned side leaves (11c) which are provided with one or more locking openings (11d) which are configured to engage, behind or around the folding lips (5) which were pushed in beforehand and folded over towards the fixed wall (2), in the vertical side walls of the basic box in order to lock the at least one second support platform; wherein all this is configured in such a manner that the carrier leaf of the second bearing platform extends inside the basic box and is supported by its side leaves on the fixed wall serving as a bottom wall, while the side leaves (11c) of the at least one second support platform are pushed between the side leaves (10c) of the second bearing platform and the side walls (3b) of the basic box, wherein the locking openings (11d) provided in the side leaves of the respective second support platform engage, around or behind the folding lips (5) which were pushed in beforehand and folded over towards the fixed wall, in the vertical side walls of the basic box in order to lock the at least one second support platform.

6. A packaging box configuration for protectively packaging one or more potted plants, comprising:

which basic box is intended and configured to be able to be used

either vertically, wherein one of the side walls (3a) then serves as a bottom wall and the fixed wall (2) as a rear wall,

or horizontally, wherein the fixed wall (2) then serves as a bottom wall,

wherein two mutually opposite side walls (3b) of the basic box are each provided with at least one folding lip (5) which can be pushed in from the outside to the inside along a fold line (5a) which extends parallel to the imaginary intersecting line (6) of a face of the two mutually opposite side walls and a face of the fixed wall;

wherein the vertical use of the basic box for packaging the potted plant comprises a suspension means (13) configured for suspending one or more hanging plants (14) including pot (15) and bearing frame (16) therefrom,

a third support platform (8′) of sheet material, comprising a support leaf (8′a) having one or more openings (8′b), configured to lock or support the one or more hanging plants or plant pots or bearing frames during use, which support platform comprises at least two oppositely positioned side leaves which are provided with a folding lip and which are configured to be folded downwards or upwards before the first support platform is used in combination with the basic box;

wherein all this is configured in such a way that the third support platform extends inside the basic box between oppositely positioned folding lips (5) in the vertical side walls of the basic box, parallel to the side wall (3a) which, in this position of the basic box serves as a bottom wall, while the folding lips in the side leaves are positioned in such a way that the folding lips (9) in the side leaves of the support platform are pushed inwards by pushing the folding lips (5) provided in the side walls of the basic box inwards from the outside of the basic box.