Perforated collapsible box
A method for collapsing a collapsible box can include pressing inward on a first side panel and a second side panel of the collapsible box along a lateral hinge, the collapsible box defining the lateral hinge extending at least partially across a front panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and a rear panel of the collapsible box; and pressing a top panel and a bottom panel of the collapsible box together until the collapsible box is substantially flattened, the top panel and the bottom panel being hingedly coupled to the rear panel.
1. A method for opening and collapsing a box, the method comprising:
opening the box comprising:
tearing a perforation on a front panel; and
folding a flap portion; and
collapsing the box comprising:
pressing a first side panel and a second side panel along a lateral hinge extending at least partially across the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel;
pressing a top panel and a bottom panel together, the top panel and the bottom panel hingedly coupled to a rear panel; and
reconfiguring the rear panel from a substantially planar shape to a truncated pyramidal shape.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein collapsing the box comprises folding the first side panel substantially in half.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein:
tearing the perforation on the front panel separates a lower flap portion from a frame portion of the front panel; and
folding the flap portion comprises folding the lower flap portion away from the frame portion.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein a lower flap portion is hingedly attached to a first top subpanel of the top panel by a front hinge.
5. A method comprising:
opening a box comprising:
tearing a perforation on a front panel; and
folding the front panel; and
collapsing the box comprising:
pressing a first side panel and a second side panel of the box along a lateral hinge extending at least partially across the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel;
pressing a top panel and a bottom panel of the box together until the box is substantially flattened; and
reconfiguring a rear panel from a substantially planar shape to a truncated pyramidal shape.
6. The method of claim 5 , closing the box comprises folding the first side panel substantially in half.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein:
tearing the perforation on the front panel separates a lower flap portion from a frame portion of the front panel; and
folding the lower flap portion comprises folding the lower flap portion away from the frame portion.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the lower flap portion is hingedly attached to a first top subpanel of the top panel by a front hinge.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the lower flap portion is hingedly attached to a first top subpanel by a front hinge; and
the top panel comprises the first top subpanel hingedly attached to the lower flap portion.
10. A method for opening and collapsing a box, the method comprising:
opening the box comprising:
tearing a perforation on a front panel and separating a lower flap portion from a frame portion of the front panel; and
folding a flap portion by folding the lower flap portion away from the frame portion; and
collapsing the box comprising:
pressing a first side panel and a second side panel along a lateral hinge extending at least partially across the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel; and
pressing a top panel and a bottom panel together, the top panel and the bottom panel hingedly coupled to a rear panel.
11. A method comprising:
opening a box comprising:
tearing a perforation on a front panel to separate a lower flap portion from a frame portion of the front panel;
folding the lower flap portion comprises folding the lower flap portion away from the frame portion; and
folding the front panel; and
collapsing the box comprising:
pressing a first side panel and a second side panel of the box along a lateral hinge extending at least partially across the front panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel; and
pressing a top panel and a bottom panel of the box together until the box is substantially flattened.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the lower flap portion is hingedly attached to a first top subpanel of the top panel by a front hinge.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the lower flap portion is hingedly attached to a first top subpanel by a front hinge; and
the top panel comprises the first top subpanel hingedly attached to the lower flap portion.