초록 ▼

A box construction is provided which enables a box to be assembled from a pre-cut form in which when assembled includes means for locking the top sections together in such fashion that, if an attempt is made to open the box in an unauthorized manner, the attempt at pilferage will be readily apparent

A box construction is provided which enables a box to be assembled from a pre-cut form in which when assembled includes means for locking the top sections together in such fashion that, if an attempt is made to open the box in an unauthorized manner, the attempt at pilferage will be readily apparent.

대표청구항 ▼

A box formed from an integral blank, comprising: A FIRST PAIR OF RECTANGULAR SIDE PANELS; A SECOND PAIR OF RECTANGULAR SIDE PANELS, SAID SIDE PANELS EACH HAVING END EDGES AND SIDE EDGES WITH SAID FIRST SIDE PANELS BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER ALONG A PAIR OF ADJACENT END EDGES AND EACH OF SAID SECO

A box formed from an integral blank, comprising: A FIRST PAIR OF RECTANGULAR SIDE PANELS; A SECOND PAIR OF RECTANGULAR SIDE PANELS, SAID SIDE PANELS EACH HAVING END EDGES AND SIDE EDGES WITH SAID FIRST SIDE PANELS BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER ALONG A PAIR OF ADJACENT END EDGES AND EACH OF SAID SECOND PANELS BEING CONNECTED ALONG ONE END EDGE THEREOF TO THE OTHER END EDGE OF EACH OF SAID FIRST PANELS; A PROJECTING PORTION CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID SECOND SIDE PANELS ALONG THE OTHER END EDGE THEREOF AND ADHESIVELY ATTACHED TO SAID OTHER SIDE PANEL OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF SIDE PANELS; A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR TOP PANELS EACH HAVING SIDE EDGES AND END EDGES AND EACH CONNECTED TO A SIDE PANEL ALONG A SIDE EDGE; AN ELONGATE TONGUE CONNECTED ALONG ANOTHER SIDE EDGE OF ONE OF SAID TOP PANELS, SAID TONGUE HAVING A PAIR OF LOCKING EARS THEREON, SAID LOCKING EARS BEING OFFSET FROM SAID TOP PANEL SIDE EDGES; A TONGUE RECEIVING MEANS DEFINED ON ANOTHER TOP PANEL, SAID TONGUE RECEIVING MEANS INCLUDING AN ELONGATE SLOT DEFINED IN SAID ANOTHER PANEL AND HAVING LOCKING EAR ENGAGING SECTIONS WHICH PERMIT SAID TONGUE LOCKING EARS TO BE ENGAGED THROUGH SAID SLOT AND ENGAGE SAID EARS TO PREVENT WITHDRAWAL OF SAID TONGUE FROM SAID SLOT, SAID SLOT HAVING A LONGITUDINAL DIMENSION LESS THAN THE LONGITUDINAL DIMENSION OF SAID TONGUE SO THAT SAID TONGUE WILL HAVE AN INTERFERENCE FIT IN SAID SLOT, AND SCORE LINES DEFINED IN SAID ANOTHER TOP PANEL EXTENDING FROM SAID SLOT FOR RELEASING SAID TONGUE FROM SAID SLOT BY ENLARGING SAID SLOT; AND A PLURALITY OF TRAPEZOIDAL BOTTOM PANELS EACH HAVING ONE EDGE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER SIDE EDGE OF EACH OF SAID SIDE PANELS AND POSITIONED IN OVERLYING RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER TO FORM A BOTTOM OF THE BOX.