US 12,454,404 B2
Method of assembling a wardrobe box assembly
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 Feb. 28, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/066,960.
Application 18/540,356 is a division of application No. 17/548,772, filed on Dec. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,878,857, issued on Jan. 23, 2024.
Application 19/066,960 is a continuation of application No. 18/540,356, filed on Dec. 14, 2023, granted, now 12,258,202.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/127,602, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2025/0197097 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
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)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wardrobe box assembly comprising:
a wardrobe box comprising a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels defining an interior cavity, a plurality of top panels connected to a top edge of the sidewall enclosure, the top edge of the sidewall enclosure being defined by a top edge of each side panel, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot;
a hanger support member mounted on the wardrobe box and extending laterally across the interior cavity, the hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot engaging the first box mounting slot and a second hanger engagement slot engaging the second box mounting slot; and
an attachment panel coupled to the wardrobe box, the hanger support member detachably connected to the attachment panel by a tear line in a pre-use configuration, the hanger support member configured to be torn away from the attachment panel at the tear line and mounted on the wardrobe box in a use configuration,
wherein
a first opposing pair of top panels of the plurality of top panels each define a closure slot that is opposite from a top edge of the corresponding top panel;
the closure slots together define a closure opening in a closed configuration of the wardrobe box assembly;
a second opposing pair of top panels of the plurality of top panels each comprise a closure tab that is opposite from a top edge of the corresponding top panel; and
each of the closure tabs engage the closure opening in the closed configuration.