Patent ID: 8701975
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A support mechanism for a container, the support mechanism comprising: a container coupling mechanism for coupling to a distal end of a first flap of the container, the container comprising at least a first flap and a second flap, the first flap and the second flap each comprising a hinge end and the distal end opposite the hinge end, the hinge end of the first flap connected to a first side of the container, the hinge end of the second flap connected to a second side of the container, the container coupling mechanism extending substantially along the distal end of the first flap from a third side of the container to a fourth side of the container, the third side and the fourth side perpendicular to the first side and the second side of the container, the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side connected to form one of a rectangle and a square; a flap overlap mechanism extending from the container coupling mechanism and overlapping the second flap when the first flap and the second flap are in a closed position such that the second flap is between an interior portion of the container and the flap overlap mechanism in the closed position with no portion of the flap overlap mechanism or the container coupling mechanism being between the second flap and the interior portion of the container, wherein a side of the flap overlap mechanism overlapping and facing the second flap is flat and is a uniform width, the width measured from the container coupling mechanism to an end distal to the container coupling mechanism; and an attachment mechanism that selectively maintains the first flap and the second flap in the closed position, wherein the attachment mechanism is detached from the container coupling mechanism and flap overlap mechanism and couples one or more of the first flap and the second flap to one or more of a third flap and a fourth flap, the third flap connected to the third side of the container and the fourth flap connected to the fourth side of the container, wherein the container coupling mechanism and flap overlap mechanism comprise a substantially rigid material of unitary construction extending along the distal end of the first flap from the third side to the fourth side such that the support mechanism supports a greater force applied in a direction normal to a plane formed by the first flap and second flap in the closed position than a force supported by the first flap and the second flap without the support mechanism.