Patent ID: 9630739
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L,B31B,B65D

Claim:
1. A blank for forming a reusable plastic corrugated box comprising: a rectangular sheet of plastic corrugated material having a first outer layer, a second outer layer spaced from the first outer layer and a plurality of flutes extending between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, the sheet having a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end, the sheet having a first plurality of parallel fold lines defining a plurality of side wall panels, a first plurality of score lines defining bottom flaps extending from a bottom portion of the side wall panels, each of the first plurality of score lines extending perpendicular to the fold lines, a first plurality of flattened segments at positions for slots between the bottom flaps, each of the first plurality of flattened segments aligned with one of the plurality of fold lines and extending inward from an edge along the first side of the sheet, each of the first plurality of flattened segments extending continuously between a first raised portion parallel to the fold lines and a second raised portion parallel to the fold lines, the first and second raised portions transitioning the flattened segments to unflattened surrounding portions of the sheet.