Patent ID: 6736309
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B65D,F25D,Y02A

Abstract:
A blank that is adapted to be folded to form a non-leaking box-like cooler for containing and transporting ice and containers of food or beverages, said blank comprising:a generally rectangular center panel comprising a pair of spaced-apart ends; a foldable end panel integrally disposed adjacent each center panel end; a first integral, foldable side panel adjacent said center panel; a first integral, foldable top panel adjacent said first side panel; a second integral, foldable side panel adjacent said center panel; a second, integral, foldable top panel adjacent said second side panel; four, foldable diametrically spaced-apart corner panels, each corner panel integrally bordering a side panel and an end panel, and each corner panel comprising a diagonal score line; said second top panel comprising an elongated anchor slot disposed between it and said second side panel, a foldable locking tab extending generally perpendicularly across said anchor slot, and anchor holes for securing a separate cooler handle; said first top panel comprising a central hole for clearing said separate cooler handle upon assembly thus enabling the handle to be externally grasped by a consumer, an outermost foldable locking flap, and a tab-receptive slot defined between the locking flap and said first top panel; a first pair of spaced apart, generally parallel score lines running the length of said blank and separating said center panel from said end panels and corner panels and enabling folding; a second pair of spaced apart, generally parallel score lines generally perpendicular to and intersecting said first pair of score lines, said second pair of score lines running the width of said blank and separating said center panel from said side panels and corner panels; knock-down score line arrays for facilitating the quick collapse of said cooler into a flattened configuration for convenient transport and storage; and, whereby, upon the folding together of said blank, said corner panels fold and interiorly project into the interior of the resulting cooler, said locking flap engages and penetrates said anchor slot, and the locking tab engages the tab receptive slot to lock the cooler together with said first top panel overlying said second top panel, with the handle anchored to the second top panel and extending through said first top panel exteriorly from the cooler.