Method of assembling a wardrobe box assembly
A wardrobe box assembly can comprise a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels defining an interior cavity, a plurality of top panels connected to a top edge of the sidewall enclosure, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot; and a hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot engaging the first box mounting slot and a second hanger engagement slot engaging the second box mounting slot, wherein a first opposing pair of top panels each define a closure slot; the closure slots together define a closure opening in a closed configuration; a second opposing pair of top panels of the plurality of top panels each define a closure tab; and each of the closure tabs engage the closure opening in the closed configuration.
1. A wardrobe box assembly comprising:
a wardrobe box comprising a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels defining an interior cavity, a plurality of top panels connected to a top edge of the sidewall enclosure, the top edge of the sidewall enclosure being defined by a top edge of each side panel, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot;
a hanger support member mounted on the wardrobe box and extending laterally across the interior cavity, the hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot engaging the first box mounting slot and a second hanger engagement slot engaging the second box mounting slot; and
an attachment panel coupled to the wardrobe box, the hanger support member detachably connected to the attachment panel by a tear line in a pre-use configuration, the hanger support member configured to be torn away from the attachment panel at the tear line and mounted on the wardrobe box in a use configuration,
wherein
a first opposing pair of top panels of the plurality of top panels each define a closure slot that is opposite from a top edge of the corresponding top panel;
the closure slots together define a closure opening in a closed configuration of the wardrobe box assembly;
a second opposing pair of top panels of the plurality of top panels each comprise a closure tab that is opposite from a top edge of the corresponding top panel; and
each of the closure tabs engage the closure opening in the closed configuration.
2. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel, the first box mounting slot defined at a top edge of the first side panel, and the second box mounting slot defined at a top edge of second side panel.
3. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of top panels further comprises a first top panel hingedly connected to the top edge of the first side panel at a first top bend line and a second top panel hingedly connected to the top edge of the second side panel at a second top bend line, wherein the first top panel and the second top panel are configured to fold over the hanger support member.
4. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 3 , wherein:
the wardrobe box defines a first longitudinal box slot extending from the first top panel to the first side panel across the first top bend line and a second longitudinal box slot extending from the second top panel to the second side panel across the second top bend line;
the first top panel defines a first mounting tab hingedly coupled to the first side panel and surrounding an upper slot portion of the first longitudinal box slot, and the second top panel defines a second mounting tab hingedly coupled to the second side panel and surrounding an upper slot portion of the second longitudinal box slot;
the first mounting tab is folded to confront the first side panel and the second mounting tab is folded to confront the second side panel; and
the first longitudinal box slot defines the first box mounting slot and the second longitudinal box slot defines the second box mounting slot.
5. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 3 , wherein:
the plurality of side panels further comprises a third side panel extending between the first and second side panels and a fourth side panel extending between the first and second side panels; and
the plurality of top panels further comprising a third top panel hingedly connected to a top edge of the third side panel and a fourth top panel hingedly connected to a top edge of the fourth side panel.
6. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 5 , wherein the third side panel defines a lower panel portion and an upper panel portion hingedly connected to the lower panel portion, the lower panel portion attached to each of the first side panel and the second side panel, the upper panel portion unattached to each of the first side panel and the second side panel.
7. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 1 , wherein an opposing pair of side panels of the plurality of side panels each define a handle cut, each of the handle cuts defining a handle flap hingedly coupled to the corresponding side panel by a handle bend line.
8. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of bottom panels, wherein one of the plurality of bottom panels is hingedly connected to a bottom edge of a corresponding one of the plurality of side panels.
9. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
a first coupling area extends from a first bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels and is coupled to a second bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels, the second bottom panel adjacent to the first bottom panel; and
a second coupling area extends from a third bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels and is coupled to a fourth bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels, the fourth bottom panel adjacent to the third bottom panel.
10. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hanger support member comprises a first inner panel and a first outer panel hingedly connected to the first inner panel at a first hanger bend line, and wherein the first outer panel is folded at the first hanger bend line to lie substantially flat against the first inner panel.
11. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 10 , wherein:
the hanger support member defines a first longitudinal hanger slot adjacent to a first end of the hanger support member and a second longitudinal hanger slot adjacent to an opposite second end of the hanger support member;
each of the first and second longitudinal hanger slots extends across and substantially perpendicular to the first hanger bend line;
each of the first and second longitudinal hanger slots defines a first segment formed through the first outer panel and a second segment formed through the first inner panel; and
the first longitudinal hanger slot defines the first hanger engagement slot and the second longitudinal hanger slot defines the second hanger engagement slot.
12. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hanger support member defines at least one lateral hanger aperture, the lateral hanger aperture configured to receive a hook end of a hanger therethrough.
13. A wardrobe box assembly comprising:
a wardrobe box comprising a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels defining an interior cavity, a plurality of bottom panels, each bottom panel being hingedly connected to a bottom edge of a corresponding side panel of the plurality of side panels, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot;
a hanger support member mounted on the wardrobe box and extending laterally across the interior cavity, the hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot engaging the first box mounting slot and a second hanger engagement slot engaging the second box mounting slot; and
an attachment panel coupled to the wardrobe box, the hanger support member detachably connected to the attachment panel by a tear line in a pre-use configuration, the hanger support member configured to be torn away from the attachment panel at the tear line and mounted on the wardrobe box in a use configuration,
wherein
a first coupling area extends from a first bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels and is coupled to a second bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels, the second bottom panel adjacent to the first bottom panel; and
a second coupling area extends from a third bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels and is coupled to a fourth bottom panel of the plurality of bottom panels, the fourth bottom panel adjacent to the third bottom panel.
14. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of side panels further comprises a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel, the first box mounting slot defined at a top edge of the first side panel, and the second box mounting slot defined at a top edge of second side panel.
15. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of top panels, the plurality of top panels including a first top panel hingedly connected to the top edge of the first side panel at a first top bend line and a second top panel hingedly connected to the top edge of the second side panel at a second top bend line, wherein the first top panel and the second top panel are configured to fold over the hanger support member.
16. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 15 , wherein:
the wardrobe box defines a first longitudinal box slot extending from the first top panel to the first side panel across the first top bend line and a second longitudinal box slot extending from the second top panel to the second side panel across the second top bend line;
the first top panel defines a first mounting tab hingedly coupled to the first side panel and surrounding an upper slot portion of the first longitudinal box slot, and the second top panel defines a second mounting tab hingedly coupled to the second side panel and surrounding an upper slot portion of the second longitudinal box slot;
the first mounting tab is folded to confront the first side panel and the second mounting tab is folded to confront the second side panel; and
the first longitudinal box slot defines the first box mounting slot and the second longitudinal box slot defines the second box mounting slot.
17. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 15 , wherein:
the plurality of side panels further comprises a third side panel extending between the first and second side panels and a fourth side panel extending between the first and second side panels; and
the plurality of top panels further comprising a third top panel hingedly connected to a top edge of the third side panel and a fourth top panel hingedly connected to a top edge of the fourth side panel.
18. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 13 , wherein an opposing pair of side panels of the plurality of side panels each define a handle cut, each of the handle cuts defining a handle flap hingedly coupled to the corresponding side panel by a handle bend line.
19. The wardrobe box assembly of claim 13 , wherein the hanger support member defines at least one lateral hanger aperture, the lateral hanger aperture configured to receive a hook end of a hanger therethrough.