COLLAPSIBLE CORRUGATED BEVERAGE SLEEVE
A collapsible beverage sleeve includes a single sheet of material having a bottom section defining a bottom of the beverage sleeve when the blank is folded into a use configuration; and a plurality of side sections defining sides of the beverage sleeve when the blank is a use configuration. The plurality of side sections are defined by one or more first fold lines extending therebetween and comprise: a first end side section; a second end side section; a plurality of standard length side sections, an extended length side section subdivided by second fold lines into a side portion, a hinge portion, and a bottom attachment portion; and a shortened length side section integrally connected by way of a third fold line with the bottom section. The second fold lines extend generally parallel to each other and extending orthogonally to the first fold lines.
1 . A blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve comprising a single sheet of material, the single sheet comprising:
(a) a bottom section defining a bottom of the beverage sleeve when the blank is folded into a use configuration;
(b) a plurality of side sections defining sides of the beverage sleeve when the blank is a use configuration, the plurality of side sections being defined by one or more first fold lines extending therebetween and comprising,
(i) a first end side section,
(ii) a second end side section,
(iii) a plurality of standard length side sections,
(iv) an extended length side section subdivided by second fold lines into a side portion, a hinge portion, and a bottom attachment portion, the second fold lines extending generally parallel to each other and extending orthogonally to the first fold lines, and
(v) a shortened length side section integrally connected by way of a third fold line with the bottom section;
(c) wherein the bottom section and plurality of side sections are dimensioned and arranged such that the single sheet of material is foldable along with first fold lines, second fold lines, and third fold line into a use configuration of the beverage sleeve, with the first and second end side sections abutting one another, with the bottom attachment portion abutting the bottom section, and with the hinge portion extending between and interconnecting the bottom section and the side portion such that the beverage sleeve is transitionable between the use configuration and a collapsed configuration when the end side section are attached to one another and the bottom attachment portion is attached to the bottom section.
2 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the single sheet of material comprises a generally planar sheet of corrugated material.
3 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 1 , wherein, in the use configuration, the collapsible beverage sleeve is adapted to house a beverage container.
4 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 1 , wherein, in the collapsed configuration, half of the interior sides of the side sections forming interior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve extend adjacent and in opposed facing relation to the other half of the interior sides of the side sections forming interior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve.
5 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 1 , further comprising a decorative element applied to an exterior surface of the single sheet of material.
6 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 5 , wherein the decorative element is adhered to a surface of the single sheet of material using adhesives.
7 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 5 , wherein the decorative element is printed directly on a surface of the single sheet of material.
8 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 1 , wherein a first side of the single sheet of material, when folded, defines the interior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve and the opposite, second side of the single sheet of material defines the exterior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve.
9 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the single sheet of material when folded into the use configuration further defines the interior bottom surface of the beverage sleeve, and the opposite, seconds side of the single sheet of material defines the exterior bottom surface of the beverage sleeve.
10 . A collapsible beverage sleeve comprising a single sheet of material, the single sheet comprising:
(a) a bottom section defining a bottom of the beverage sleeve;
(b) a plurality of side sections defining sides of the beverage sleeve, the plurality of side sections being defined by one or more first fold lines extending therebetween and comprising,
(i) a first end side section,
(ii) a second end side section,
(iii) a plurality of standard length side sections,
(iv) an extended length side section subdivided by second fold lines into a side portion, a hinge portion, and a bottom attachment portion, and
(v) a shortened length side section integrally connected by way of a third fold line with the bottom section;
(c) wherein with the first and second end side sections are attached to one another such that the plurality of side sections completely surrounds an interior space of the beverage sleeve;
(d) wherein the bottom attachment portion and bottom section are attached to one another, with the hinge portion extending between and interconnecting the bottom section and the side portion; and
(e) wherein the beverage sleeve is transitionable between a use configuration and a collapsed configuration by folding about the fold lines.
12 . The collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 10 , wherein the single sheet of material comprises a generally planar sheet of corrugated material.
13 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 10 , wherein, in the use configuration, the collapsible beverage sleeve is adapted to house a beverage container.
14 . The blank for making a collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 10 , wherein, in the collapsed configuration, half of the interior sides of the side sections forming interior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve extend adjacent and in opposed facing relation to the other half of the interior sides of the side sections forming interior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve.
15 . The collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 10 , further comprising a decorative element applied to an exterior surface of the single sheet of material.
16 . The collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 15 , wherein the decorative element is adhered to a surface of the single sheet of material using adhesives.
17 . The collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 15 , wherein the decorative element is printed directly on a surface of the single sheet of material.
18 . The collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 10 , wherein a first side of the single sheet of material, when folded, defines the interior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve and the opposite, second side of the single sheet of material defines the exterior side surfaces of the beverage sleeve.
19 . The collapsible beverage sleeve of claim 10 , wherein the first side of the single sheet of material when in the use configuration further defines the interior bottom surface of the beverage sleeve, and the opposite, seconds side of the single sheet of material defines the exterior bottom surface of the beverage sleeve.
20 . A method of making a collapsible beverage sleeve, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a blank comprising a single sheet of material having fold lines defining therebetween,
(i) a plurality of adjacent side segments, including a first end segment, a plurality of interior segments, and a second end segment, one segment in the plurality of interior segments including an extension with a hinge portion, and
(ii) a base that is integrally connected at one of the fold lines to one of the side segments;
(b) folding the single sheet of material along the fold lines such that a beverage sleeve is formed;
(c) attaching the first end segment to the second end segment to form a surrounding side wall of the beverage sleeve; and
(d) attaching the extension to the base with the hinge portion extending between the base and the segment having the extension such that a bottom of the beverage sleeve is formed;
(e) wherein the beverage sleeve is transitionable between a use configuration and a collapsed configuration by concurrently folding along the fold lines without detaching the first and second end side segments and without detaching the extension and the base.