Hexagonal package, and efficient configuration of several hexagonal packages
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-005/42
B65D-005/468
출원번호
US-0352993
(2009-01-13)
등록번호
US-8474685
(2013-07-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Shaboo, Joseph
출원인 / 주소
Perpetual Packaging LLC
대리인 / 주소
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
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4인용 특허 :
8
초록▼
A hexagonal box is formed from a box blank having a rectangular main body divided into six sections which are separated by score lines so that the main body can be folded to create the hexagonal box. The main body has a set of six flaps extending from one end of the six sections, and a second set of
A hexagonal box is formed from a box blank having a rectangular main body divided into six sections which are separated by score lines so that the main body can be folded to create the hexagonal box. The main body has a set of six flaps extending from one end of the six sections, and a second set of six independent flaps extending from the other end of the six sections. Preferably, at least two-thirds of the end-flaps are non-rectangular. Once the box blank is folded into a hexagonal box, the end-flaps may folded inward to create closed ends with minimal end-flap overlap. The hexagonal boxes may be constructed to have handles. A plurality of boxes may be grouped together into a honeycomb formation to maximize the packing density for shipment or transport.
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1. A box blank for forming a hexagonal box comprising: a rectangular main body, having opposed first and second sides, and opposed third and fourth sides adapted to form a hexagonal box wherein all internal angles are obtuse; andflaps consisting of a first set of six independent flaps extending from
1. A box blank for forming a hexagonal box comprising: a rectangular main body, having opposed first and second sides, and opposed third and fourth sides adapted to form a hexagonal box wherein all internal angles are obtuse; andflaps consisting of a first set of six independent flaps extending from the third side, and a second set of six independent flaps extending from the fourth side;wherein at least two adjacent flaps on the third side have different shapes,wherein at least two adjacent flaps on the fourth side have different shapes,wherein each independent flap has no less than four and no more than five sides; andwherein no more than two of the six flaps of the first set and no more than two of six the flaps of the second set are rectangular. 2. The box blank of claim 1, wherein at least two of the flaps of the first set, and at least two of the flaps of the second set are pentagonal. 3. The box blank of claim 1, wherein at least two of the flaps of the first set, and at least two of the flaps of the second set are trapeziums, and wherein the flaps abut without creating a space along the third and fourth sides. 4. The box blank of claim 1, wherein two of the flaps of the first set, and two of the flaps of the second set are rectangular. 5. The box blank of claim 4, wherein at least two of the flaps of the first set and at least two of the flaps of the second set are pentagonal, and at least two of the flaps of the first set and at least two of the flaps of the second set are trapeziums. 6. The box blank of claim 5, wherein at least one flap includes an aperture. 7. The box blank of claim 5, wherein the opposing flaps of the first and second sets have the same shape. 8. The box blank of claim 7 further comprising a glue flap extending from the first side. 9. The box blank of claim 1 further comprising a glue flap extending from the first side. 10. The box blank of claim 1, wherein at least one flap includes a hole which is adapted to be used as a handle. 11. The box blank of claim 1, wherein the opposing flaps of the first and second sets have the same shape. 12. The box blank of claim 1, wherein the rectangular main body is adapted to form a regular hexagonal box. 13. The box blank of claim 1, wherein the opposing flaps of said first and second sets do not have the same shape. 14. The box blank of claim 1, wherein three adjacent flaps on the first set repeat a pattern with three other adjacent flaps on the first set, and wherein three adjacent flaps on the second set repeat a pattern with three other adjacent flaps on the second set. 15. The box blank of claim 1, wherein going from the first side to the second side there are two subsets of adjacent flaps and each subset consists of a rectangle, a pentagon, and a trapezium. 16. A hexagonal package comprising: a main hexagonal body consisting of six connected panels wherein all internal angles between adjacent panels are obtuse,each panel having opposed first and second edges not connected to another panel,each panel having a first and second foldable flap extending from the first and second edges, respectively,wherein each foldable flap has no less than four and no more than five sides,wherein at least two adjacent flaps on adjacent first edges have different shapes,at least two adjacent flaps on adjacent second edges have different shapes, and no more than two of the flaps extending from the first edges of the six panels are rectangular; and no more than two of the flaps extending from the second edges of the six panels are rectangular. 17. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein flaps extending from said first edges are folded inward toward the center of the main body and overlap so as to close the area defined by said first edges. 18. The hexagonal package of claim 17, wherein at least one flap has an area in which a hole which is adapted to be used as a handle is disposed. 19. The hexagonal package of claim 18, wherein flaps extending from said second edges are folded inward toward the center of the main body and overlap so as to close the area defined by said second edges. 20. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein flaps extending from said second edges are folded inward toward the center of the main body and overlap so as to close the area defined by said second edges, and the package is a regular hexagonal package. 21. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein at least two of the flaps extending from the first edges, and at least two of the flaps extending from the second edges are pentagonal. 22. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein at least two of the flaps extending from the first edges, and at least two of the flaps extending from the second edges are trapeziums, and wherein adjacent flaps on adjacent panels are disposed to overlap when folded perpendicular to the panels without creating a space between them at the respective first and second edges. 23. A pallet comprising: a support surface having a plurality of hexagonal boxes of claim 16 disposed thereon in a honeycomb configuration. 24. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein at least one first foldable flap does not have the same shape as the second foldable flap of the same panel. 25. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein three adjacent foldable flaps on adjacent first edges repeat a pattern with three other adjacent foldable flaps on adjacent first edges, and wherein three adjacent foldable flaps on adjacent second edges repeat a pattern with three other adjacent foldable flaps on adjacent second edges. 26. The hexagonal package of claim 16, wherein there are two adjacent subsets of three foldable flaps extending from the first edges and two adjacent subsets of three foldable flaps extending from the second edges, and each subset consists of a rectangle, a pentagon, and a trapezium. 27. A box blank for forming a hexagonal box comprising: a rectangular main body, having opposed first and second sides, and opposed third and fourth sides adapted to form a hexagonal box wherein all internal angles are obtuse; andflaps consisting of a first set of six independent flaps extending from the third side, and a second set of six independent flaps extending from the fourth side;wherein at least two adjacent flaps on the third side have different shapes,wherein at least two adjacent flaps on the fourth side have different shapes, andwherein each flap has two right angles formed from three consecutive sides of the flap. 28. A box blank for forming a hexagonal box comprising: a rectangular main body, having opposed first and second sides, and opposed third and fourth sides adapted to form a hexagonal box wherein all internal angles are obtuse; andflaps consisting of a first set of six independent flaps extending from the third side, and a second set of six independent flaps extending from the fourth side;wherein at least two adjacent flaps on the third side have different shapes,wherein at least two adjacent flaps on the fourth side have different shapes,wherein each independent flap has at least four sides, andwherein each flap has at least one adjacent side that forms an internal angle of no more than ninety degrees with a side of the flap connected to the main body.
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