US 12,351,385 B2
Wardrobe box and hanger support member therefor
Shifeng Chen, Newport News, VA (US); Greg Sollie, Sharpsburg, GA (US); Hannah Conrad, Memphis, TN (US); and Randy Ball, Peachtree City, GA (US)
Assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc., Brookhaven, GA (US)
Filed by Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc., Brookhaven, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/540,343.
Application 18/540,343 is a continuation of application No. 17/548,772, filed on Dec. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,878,857.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/127,602, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109717 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 85/18 (2006.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.01); B31B 110/35 (2017.01); B65D 5/02 (2006.01); B65D 5/468 (2006.01); B65D 5/50 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 85/185 (2013.01) [B31B 50/26 (2017.08); B65D 5/0254 (2013.01); B65D 5/4608 (2013.01); B65D 5/5059 (2013.01); B31B 2110/35 (2017.08)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wardrobe box comprising:
a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels, the plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel, the sidewall enclosure at least partially defining an interior cavity of the wardrobe box;
a first box mounting slot defined at a top edge of the first side panel and configured to engage a hanger support member, the first box mounting slot extending into the first side wall panel from a first mounting slot opening defined at the top edge of the first side wall portion to a first closed mounting slot end defined opposite the first mounting slot opening;
a second box mounting slot defined at a top edge of second side panel and configured to engage the hanger support member, the second box mounting slot extending into the second side wall panel from a second mounting slot opening defined at the top edge of the second side wall portion to a second closed mounting slot end defined opposite the second mounting slot opening; and
a plurality of top panels, the plurality of top panels including a first top panel hingedly connected to the top edge of the first side panel at a first top bend line and a second top panel hingedly connected to the top edge of the second side panel at a second top bend line, the first top panel and the second top panel configured to fold over the interior cavity at a top enclosure end of the sidewall enclosure;
wherein;
the first top panel defines a first opening in communication with the first box mounting slot, and wherein the second top panel defines a second opening in communication with the second box mounting slot;
the first top panel defines a first mounting tab hingedly coupled to the first side panel and defining the first opening;
the second top panel defines a second mounting tab hingedly coupled to the second side panel and defining the second opening; and
the first mounting tab is folded to confront the first side panel in a first folded tab configuration and the second mounting tab is folded to confront the second side panel in a second folded tab configuration;
the first opening is a first upper slot portion, the first box mounting slot is a first lower slot portion, and the first upper slot portion and the first lower slot portion together define a first box slot;
the second opening is a second upper slot portion, the second box mounting slot is a second lower slot portion, and the second upper slot portion and the second lower slot portion together define a second box slot;
the first upper slot portion is laterally aligned with the first lower slot portion in the first folded tab configuration; and
the second upper slot portion is laterally aligned with the second lower slot portion in the second folded tab configuration.