Patent ID: 6102277
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An article of manufacture, comprising:a box having a separation line extending therearound and dividing said box into upper and lower portions;said box being separable along said separation line to permit separation of said upper and lower portions of said box and to define a lower opening in said upper portion of said box and a upper opening in said lower portion of said box, wherein said upper edge of said lower portion being slidably insertable into said lower opening of said upper portion when said upper and lower portions are separated along said separation line, said upper and lower portions are separated such that said upper portion of said box telescopically receives said lower portion of said box so that said upper and lower portions of said box may be slid closer together and further apart from one another to adjust the overall height of said box defined between said top and bottom panels of said box; andsaid top panel of said box comprising a pair of flaps substantially covering a top opening into said box, one of said flaps having a tab and the other of said flaps having a slot receiving said tab to hold said flaps of said top panel together in a closed position over said top opening of said box such that said top panel of said box can be easily opened without removing said upper portion from said lower portion.