Patent ID: 9061477
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B31B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of shipping products comprising: providing a box that has four side panels, each panel having a top edge and a bottom edge with a top flap extending outwardly from the top edge and a bottom flap extending outwardly from the bottom edge; and wherein each panel is of a first height as measured between the top and bottom edges thereof; and collapsing the box for mailing so that, when collapsed, the box has a height that is equal to the first height; and wherein the step of collapsing the box further includes: mailing the collapsed box through the mail to a first location at a non-flat postage rate; erecting the collapsed box at the first location; loading the products to be shipped into the erected box; and mailing the loaded box to a remote second location at a flat postage rate.