Patent ID: 11970317
Assignee: HUB FOLDING BOX COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 32:
33. An apparatus comprising:
a carton configured to hold a product, the carton comprising:
a tray configured to hold the product;
a sleeve, in which the tray and the sleeve are shaped and sized to enable the tray to move within the sleeve; and
a locking mechanism configured to secure the tray at a first of a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the sleeve, in which the locking mechanism is configured such that when the tray is at the first of the predetermined positions, the locking mechanism provides a resistance to prevent the tray from moving away from the first predetermined position, and the locking mechanism enables the tray to be moved from the first predetermined position to a new position relative to the sleeve when a force is applied to the tray to overcome the resistance provided by the locking mechanism;
wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking tab that is positioned between a wall of the tray and the sleeve as the tray moves away from the first of the predetermined positions, the locking tab has a first end attached to the wall of the tray and a second end that is movable between a third position that is closer to the wall of the tray and a fourth position that is farther away from the wall of the tray;

wherein the locking mechanism is configured to secure the tray at a second of the plurality of predetermined positions relative to the sleeve, in which the locking mechanism is configured such that when the tray is at the second of the predetermined positions, the locking mechanism provides a resistance to prevent the tray from moving away from the second predetermined position, and the locking mechanism enables the tray to be moved from the second predetermined position to a new position relative to the sleeve when a force is applied to the tray to overcome the resistance provided by the locking mechanism.