| CPC B65D 5/301 (2013.01) [B65D 5/2057 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A shoebox comprising:
a first main panel;
a second main panel opposite the first main panel;
a first connecting panel extending from the first main panel, the first connecting panel defining a locking slot;
a second connecting panel extending between the first main panel and the second main panel opposite the first connecting panel;
an overlapping panel having a front upper end and a front lower end opposite the front upper end, the front upper end of the overlapping panel being connected to the second main panel, and the overlapping panel extending from the second connecting panel and at least partially overlapping the first connecting panel; and
a locking tab extending from the front lower end of the overlapping panel, the locking tab in locking engagement with the locking slot in a closed and locked configuration of the shoebox,
wherein:
the shoebox comprises a tearaway portion;
the tearaway portion comprising the locking tab;
the tearaway portion is attached to a panel body of the overlapping panel in the closed and locked configuration;
the tearaway portion is detached from the panel body in an unlocked configuration of the shoebox;
the tearaway portion further comprises a tear strip formed with the overlapping panel, the tear strip defined by a tear line formed in the overlapping panel, the locking tab hingedly connected to the tear strip; and
an engagement opening is formed through the tear strip, the engagement opening configured to be manually engaged to pull the tear strip away from the panel body of the overlapping panel to reconfigure the shoebox from the closed and locked configuration to the unlocked configuration.
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