Dual handle cooler box design, blank and methods
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-005/46
B65D-005/24
B65D-005/468
B65D-005/56
B31B-001/26
B31B-001/76
출원번호
US-0700107
(2015-04-29)
등록번호
US-9499294
(2016-11-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Costanzo, Jr., Donn J.
출원인 / 주소
THATBOX DESIGN, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Tillman Wright, PLLC
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초록▼
Dual handle box designs, blanks for forming boxes by folding, collapsible and non-collapsible boxes formed thereby, and manufacturing methods therefor are disclosed. Preferably each handle is located on an opposite end of the box; is two-ply; defines an elongate hand opening for receiving fingers of
Dual handle box designs, blanks for forming boxes by folding, collapsible and non-collapsible boxes formed thereby, and manufacturing methods therefor are disclosed. Preferably each handle is located on an opposite end of the box; is two-ply; defines an elongate hand opening for receiving fingers of a hand; defines an elongate tab opening for receiving a tab of a center handle, and that intersects the hand opening; and defines a recess for receiving and retaining a lid panel of the box. Furthermore, the boxes preferably have a waterproof or water-resistant coating applied and are used as ice coolers for beverages and food items.
대표청구항▼
1. A box comprising a single sheet of material folded along fold lines therein to define panels, the single sheet of material comprising: (a) a bottom panel;(b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(c) a second end panel located opposite the fir
1. A box comprising a single sheet of material folded along fold lines therein to define panels, the single sheet of material comprising: (a) a bottom panel;(b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(c) a second end panel located opposite the first end panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(d) a first side panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(e) a second side panel located opposite the first side panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(f) a first corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;(g) a second corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;(h) a third corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;(i) a fourth corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;(j) a first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the first corner panel along and separated by a fold line;(k) a second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the second corner panel along and separated by a fold line;(l) a first lid panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line;(m) a second lid panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line; and(n) a center handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the center handle panel connected directly to the first lid panel along and separated by a fold line, the center handle panel having tabs located on opposite ends thereof;(o) wherein the two subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a first two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a first end of the box and the two subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a second two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a second end of the box opposite to the first two-ply end handle at the first end of the box, the first and second two-ply end handles defining openings configured to receive fingers of a hand and the tabs of the center handle panel. 2. The box of claim 1, wherein no tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel is connected directly to the third corner panel, and no tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel is connected directly to the fourth corner panel. 3. The box of claim 1, wherein each hand opening is elongate and each tab opening is elongate. 4. The box of claim 1, wherein the hand opening and the tab opening of the first two-ply end handle are elongate and generally extend orthogonal to each other, and wherein the hand opening and the tab opening of the second two-ply end handle are elongate and generally extend orthogonal to each other. 5. The box of claim 1, wherein the hand opening and the tab opening of the first two-ply end handle intersect each other, and wherein the hand opening and the tab opening of the second two-ply end handle intersect each other. 6. The box of claim 1, wherein the hand opening and the tab opening of the first two-ply end handle bisect each other, and wherein the hand opening and the tab opening of the second two-ply end handle bisect each other. 7. The box of claim 1, wherein the first two-ply end handle extends above the first end panel and the second two-ply end handle extends above the second end panel, the first and second end handles being the only end handles of the box when the box is in a closed position. 8. The box of claim 1, wherein the subpanels forming the first two-ply end handle define notches that align when the subpanels are folded relative to each other to form the first two-ply end handle, the aligned notches forming a recess for receiving and retaining the second lid panel on a first end of the box when the box is in a closed position; and wherein the subpanels forming the second two-ply end handle define notches that align when the subpanels are folded relative to each other to form the second two-ply end handle, the aligned notches forming a recess for receiving and retaining the second lid panel on a second, opposite end of the box when the box is in the closed position. 9. The box of claim 1, wherein the bottom panel is defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by an axial fold line, and each of the first and second end panels is defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by an axial fold line, whereby the box is collapsible when the box is in an assembled configuration in an open position by folding the box along the axial fold lines in the bottom panel and the first and second end panels. 10. The box of claim 1, wherein the single sheet of material does not define any tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel other than said first and second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panels. 11. The box of claim 1, wherein a subpanel of the first corner panel and a subpanel of the fourth corner panel are adhered to the first end panel, and wherein a subpanel of the second corner panel and a subpanel of the third corner panel are adhered to the second end panel, to form an assembled configuration of the box. 12. The box of claim 1, wherein the first and second two-ply end handles are equally spaced relative to a center of the box for counterbalancing torques that result from supporting the box by the first and second two-ply end handles. 13. The box of claim 1, wherein the subpanels of the center handle panel define a single, two-ply handle located along a center line of the box when the box is in an assembled configuration in a closed position. 14. The box of claim 1, wherein when the tabs of the center handle panel are received through the openings in the first and second two-ply end handle panels when the box is in a closed position, the first lid panel is locked without locking the second lid panel and the second lid panel can be opened without unlocking the first lid panel. 15. A method of assembling a box from a single sheet of material comprising: (I) providing a box blank comprising (a) a bottom panel;(b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(c) a second end panel located opposite the first end panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(d) a first side panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(e) a second side panel located opposite the first side panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(f) a first corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;(g) a second corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;(h) a third corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;(i) a fourth corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;(j) a first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the first corner panel along and separated by a fold line;(k) a second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the second corner panel along and separated by a fold line;(l) a first lid panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line;(m) a second lid panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line; and(n) a center handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the center handle panel connected directly to the first lid panel along and separated by a fold line, the center handle panel having tabs located on opposite ends thereof;(o) wherein the two subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a first two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a first end of the box and the two subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel define a second two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a second end of the box opposite to the first two-ply end handle at the first end of the box, the first and second two-ply end handles defining openings configured to receive fingers of a hand and the tabs of the center handle panel; and(II) folding the box blank along fold lines to form the assembled box. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising inserting the tabs of the center handle panel through the openings in the first and second two-ply end handles such that the first lid panel is locked in a closed position of the box without locking the second lid panel and the second lid panel can be opened without unlocking the first lid panel. 17. The box blank of claim 15, wherein the box blank does not define any tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel other than the first and second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panels. 18. A box blank for forming a box by folding along fold lines of the box blank, the box blank comprising: (a) a bottom panel;(b) a first end panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(c) a second end panel located opposite the first end panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(d) a first side panel connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(e) a second side panel located opposite the first side panel and connected directly to the bottom panel along and separated by a fold line;(f) a first corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the first corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;(g) a second corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the second corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;(h) a third corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the third corner panel connected directly to the second end panel along and separated by a fold line;(i) a fourth corner panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line, and the other of the subpanels of the fourth corner panel connected directly to the first end panel along and separated by a fold line;(j) a first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the first corner panel along and separated by a fold line;(k) a second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel connected directly to the second corner panel along and separated by a fold line;(l) a first lid panel connected directly to the first side panel along and separated by a fold line;(m) a second lid panel connected directly to the second side panel along and separated by a fold line; and(n) a center handle panel defined by two subpanels connected directly together along and separated by a fold line, one of the subpanels of the center handle panel connected directly to the first lid panel along and separated by a fold line, the center handle panel having tabs located on opposite ends thereof;(o) wherein the two subpanels of the first tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel are configured to define a first two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a first end of the box and the two subpanels of the second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel are configured to define a second two-ply end handle for gripping the box at a second end of the box opposite to the first two-ply end handle at the first end of the box, with the first and second two-ply end handles defining openings configured to receive fingers of a hand and the tabs of the center handle panel. 19. The box blank of claim 18, wherein each of the openings of each of the first and second two-ply end handles comprises an elongate hand opening configured to receive fingers of a hand therethrough and an elongate tab opening configured to receive one of the tabs of the center handle panel therethrough, with the hand opening and the tab opening intersecting each other. 20. The box blank of claim 18, wherein the box blank does not define any tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panel other than the first and second tab-lock and counterbalancing handle panels.
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