US 12,459,727 B2
Packaging containers and associated systems and packaging methods
David G. Couture, Hoschton, GA (US)
Assigned to WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 18/013,702
Filed by WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/039807
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/006224, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/046,255, filed on Jun. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294911 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 85/52 (2006.01); B65B 25/02 (2006.01); B65D 5/32 (2006.01); B65D 5/50 (2006.01); B65D 5/54 (2006.01); B65D 5/56 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 85/52 (2013.01) [B65B 25/026 (2013.01); B65D 5/328 (2013.01); B65D 5/5007 (2013.01); B65D 5/5038 (2013.01); B65D 5/542 (2013.01); B65D 5/563 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaging container comprising:
a plurality of sidewall panels that define an internal volume, the plurality of sidewall panels comprising at least a first sidewall panel and a second sidewall panel connected to the first sidewall panel along a predefined corner fold line;
a push-in feature located on the predefined corner fold line,
wherein the push-in feature is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration; and
a tear-away piece located on at least one sidewall panel of the plurality of sidewall panels,
wherein the tear-away piece is defined by at least one predefined tear-away line that extends to the push-in feature.