US 12,286,280 B2
Storage box tray blank
Greg Sollie, Sharpsburg, GA (US); Paul Ott, Atlanta, GA (US); Jamie Waltermire, Peachtree City, GA (US); and Shifeng Chen, Newport News, VA (US)
Assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc., Brookhaven, GA (US)
Filed by Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc., Brookhaven, GA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,252.
Application 17/748,252 is a continuation of application No. 17/097,836, filed on Nov. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,370,577.
Application 17/097,836 is a continuation of application No. 16/028,033, filed on Jul. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,913,568, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274733 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 5/12 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B65D 5/46 (2006.01); B65D 5/68 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/46016 (2013.01) [B65D 5/12 (2013.01); B65D 5/4266 (2013.01); B65D 5/68 (2013.01); B65D 5/685 (2013.01); B65D 2301/10 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blank for a storage box comprising:
a main body blank comprising a sidewall enclosure and at least one box fastener extending therefrom; and
a tray blank comprising a planar center panel defining a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a first end edge, and a second end edge opposite the first end edge, a first fastener slot and a third fastener slot formed through the center panel at the first side edge and a second fastener slot and a fourth fastener slot formed through the center panel at the second side edge, wherein the first fastener slot is laterally aligned with the second fastener slot and the third fastener slot is laterally aligned with the fourth fastener slot, the first fastener slot, the second fastener slot, the third fastener slot, and the fourth fastener slot are configured to receive box fasteners of the main body blank to retain the tray blank on the main body blank in an assembled configuration of the main body blank and the tray blank;
a first side panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the first side edge by a first side panel bend line, wherein the first side panel is coplanar with the center panel;
a second side panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the second side edge by a second side panel bend line, wherein the second side panel is coplanar with the center panel and the first side panel;
a first end panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the first end edge by a first end panel bend line; and
a second end panel formed monolithically with the center panel and hingedly connected to the second end edge by a second end panel bend line;
wherein:
each of the first and second end panels are coplanar with the center panel and the first and second side panels;
each of the first side panel and the second side panel defines a pair of opposing side edges;
a first side flap extends from each of the side edges of the first side panel; and
a second side flap extends from each of the side edges of the second side panel;
a first one of the first side flaps is connected to a first side edge of the first end panel by a first tear line and a second one of the first side flaps is connected to a first side edge of the second end panel by a second tear line;
a first one of the second side flaps is connected to a second side edge of the first end panel by a third tear line and a second one of the second side flaps is connected to a second side edge of the second end panel by a fourth tear line;
the first end panel defines a first free outward edge that is distal to and substantially parallel with the first end panel bend line, and the second end panel defines a second free outward edge that is distal to and substantially parallel with the second end panel bend line; and
each of the first and third tear lines extend from the first end panel bend line to the first free outward edge of the first end panel and each of the second and fourth tear lines extend from the second end panel bend line to the second free outward edge of the second end panel.