| CPC B65D 5/4608 (2013.01) [B65D 5/443 (2013.01); B65D 5/241 (2013.01); B65D 5/3678 (2013.01); B65D 5/563 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

|
1. A blank for assembly of a box, the blank comprising a bottom panel, a first end panel and a second end panel, and a first side panel and a second side panel, the blank further comprising:
(a) a first top panel comprising a first finger opening for receiving fingers therethrough;
(b) a locking panel comprising an opening, wherein a fold line extends between and separates the first top panel and the locking panel;
(c) a first pair of reinforcing panels, wherein a fold line extends between and separates one of the first pair of reinforcing panels and the first top panel, and wherein a fold line extends between and separates the other one of the first pair of reinforcing panels and the first top panel;
(d) a second top panel comprising a second finger opening for receiving fingers therethrough, the first and second finger openings registering with each other to define a handhold opening when the box is assembled and in a closed configuration;
(e) a second pair of reinforcing panels, wherein a fold line extends between and separates one of the second pair of reinforcing panels and the second top panel, and wherein a fold line extends between and separates the other one of the second pair of reinforcing panels and the second top panel;
(f) a locking tab, wherein the opening of the locking panel is sized and dimensioned to receive the locking tab therethrough; and
(g) first and second flaps, with a fold line extending between and separating the first flap and a first one of a said pair of reinforcing panels, and a fold line extending between and separating the second flap and a second one of the said pair of reinforcing panels, wherein the first and second flaps at least initially cover the handhold opening when the box is assembled and in a closed configuration.
|