IP Library Granted Patent US 11,724,854
Granted Patent B2
US 11,724,854 · App. 17/887,093 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Box with foldable handle

Inventors: Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA); Jamie Waltermire (Peachtree City, GA); Shifeng Chen (Newport News, VA)
Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
B65D5/46112B65D5/2057B65D5/241B65D5/3678B65D5/4266B65D2525/288
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,724,854
App. No.
17/887,093
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including: a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern including a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap.

Claims (21)

1. A box comprising: a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and

a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising: a handle portion defining a handle notch and attached to the top panel, the handle portion comprising a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern comprising a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap folded about a fold line comprising a top notch is defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap, a bottom notch defined by the cut pattern between the outer cut and the portion of the second side cut.

2. The box of claim 1 , wherein the tab is received by the space with the flap.

3. The box of claim 2 , wherein the handle notch is adjacent to the tab, and wherein the handle notch engages the top notch defined by the fold line.

4. The box of claim 1 , wherein the cut pattern defines a vertical edge extending upwards from the bottom notch to the portion of the second side cut.

5. The box of claim 4 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the portion of the second side cut.

6. The box of claim 4 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the inner cut.

7. The box of claim 1 , wherein the inner cut is parallel to the outer cut.

8. The box of claim 1 , wherein the inner cut and the portion of the second side cut form a flap bottom cut.

9. The box of claim 8 , wherein the flap bottom cut is linear.

10. The box of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the second side cut is parallel to the outer cut.

11. A blank for a box comprising: a first side panel and a second side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; a handle portion defining a handle notch and attached to the top panel, the handle portion comprising: a tab at a side end of the handle portion; and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern comprising a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap folded about a fold line comprising a top notch is defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap, a bottom notch defined by the cut pattern between the outer cut and the portion of the second side cut.

12. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the tab is received by the space with the flap.

13. The blank of claim 12 , wherein the handle notch is adjacent to the tab, and wherein the handle notch engages the top notch defined by the fold line.

14. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the cut pattern defines a vertical edge extending upwards from the bottom notch to the portion of the second side cut.

15. The blank of claim 14 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the portion of the second side cut.

16. The blank of claim 14 , wherein the vertical edge is perpendicular to the inner cut.

17. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the inner cut is parallel to the outer cut.

18. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the inner cut and the portion of the second side cut form a flap bottom cut.

19. The blank of claim 18 , wherein the flap bottom cut is linear.

20. The blank of claim 11 , wherein the portion of the second side cut is parallel to the outer cut.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17339278 · Jun 4, 2021
Continuation 16520548 · Jul 24, 2019
Related Publication 20220380083A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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