Patent ID: 6651875
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A foldable tote box comprising a one-pierce die-cut board of corrugated material, said board including a rectangular bottom panel having a predetermined length and width defined by its two side edges and two end edges; a pair of side-wall panels, each having a folding edge integrally connected to the side edge of the bottom panel and being folded along a first scored folding line at the folding edge to form the side-wall of the box, each of said side-wall panels having a cover panel connected to its top edge opposite to the folding edge and two end edges defining a width of the side-wall panel that defines a height of the box; a pair of end wall panels respectively integrally connected to and extended from the end edges of the bottom panel and folded along second scored folding lines thereat; and a pair of filler beam panels connected to the end edges of each end-wall panel, each of said filler beam panels extending from said respective end edge of said end-wall panel and being folded along a third scored folding line at the end-wall panel end edge to form a hollow support beam; wherein a pair of locking insert tabs is formed in cutting lines at predetermined locations on the side-wall panel and engaged with a pair of holding tabs, each of which is formed at a predetermined location on the corresponding filler beam panel so as to secure the support beams formed of the filler beam panels against the corresponding side-wall panels when the box is assembled, and wherein each locking insert tab and its corresponding holding tab are oriented in the same direction.