Patent ID: 6220508
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A folded-flat box made from a single blank of material, comprising:a plurality of sidewall-forming panels;a plurality of bottom-forming flaps foldably connected at one edge to respective sidewall-forming panels, and having an opposite free edge;an aligning notch on the free edge of at least one bottom-forming flap;an aligning slot at an adjacent end of the foldable connection of an adjacent bottom-forming flap, said aligning notch and aligning slot adapted to interengage to square said box as it is being set up; anda glue flap connected to one of said sidewall-forming panels at one end of the blank, said blank folded upon itself with said glue flap adhesively joined to a sidewall-forming panel at an opposite end of the blank, with some of said sidewall-forming panels and some of said bottom-forming flaps overlying other sidewall-forming panels and other bottom-forming flaps, respectively, to form a compact flattened box for shipment to a point of use, where the box may be quickly and easily set up.