Patent ID: 9580200
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A blank for forming a predefined selectable volume carton box, comprising: (a) a first narrow side wall; (b) a first wide face wall; (c) a second narrow side wall; (d) a second wide face wall; (e) said first narrow side wall connected to said first wide face wall along a first fold, and said first wide face wall connected to said second narrow side wall along a second fold, and wherein said second fold is directly opposite said first fold, and wherein said second narrow side wall connected to said second wide face wall along a third fold, and wherein said third fold is directly opposite said second fold, and wherein said first fold, said second fold, and said third fold, run vertically along said first narrow side wall, said first wide face wall, said second narrow side wall, and said second wide face wall; (f) at least one creaseable area defined horizontally from one edge to another edge along said first narrow side wall, said first wide face wall, said second narrow side wall, and said second wide face wall; (g) at least one removable portion defined horizontally from said one edge to said another edge along said first narrow side wall, said first wide face wall, said second narrow side wall, and said second wide face wall, and wherein said at least one removable portion has an edge with at least one section with perforation; (h) at least one upper flap connected to an edge of one of said first narrow side wall, said first wide face wall, said second narrow side wall, and said second wide face wall; and (i) at least one lower flap connected to at least one creaseable area of one of said first narrow side wall, said first wide face wall, said second narrow side wall, and said second wide face wall, and wherein said at least one lower flap independently rotates about said at least one creaseable area of one of said first narrow side wall, said first wide face wall, said second narrow side wall, and said second wide face wall upon removal of said at least one removable portion, and thereby forming said blank for forming a predefined selectable volume carton box.