Patent Publication Number: US-9840351-B1

Title: Dividable shipping package

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Product distributors may require certain constraints or limitation on the way various products are packaged and shipped to them. For instance, a product distributor may require that products are packaged in smaller quantities. In addition, the distributor may require that the packages of smaller quantities be positioned on a pallet such that the package identification labels are facing outward. Unfortunately, often times such constraints are inefficient since they fail to fully utilize the entire surface of the pallet. For instance, meeting these constraints in some cases may result in the interior space of the pallet not being efficiently used. Therefore, a packaging technique is needed to increase the efficiency of the packaging and shipping process while meeting the various constraints of the product distributor. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The use of the same reference numbers in different figures indicates similar or identical items or features. 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an example environment of using a dividable package to ship items from a first user to a second user, where the second user may divide the dividable package upon receipt. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an example configuration of an unfolded dividable package having a detachment mechanism traveling the entire length of a dividable package cover. 
         FIGS. 3-7  illustrate example steps of folding, labeling, packing, sealing, and dividing an example dividable package. 
         FIGS. 8A and 8B  illustrate a top view and a perspective view of an example dividable package having a detachment mechanism located within a portion of a dividable package cover. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an example dividable package having internal compartment of varying sizes capable of secure a different amount of the same type of items. 
         FIG. 10  illustrates an example dividable package having internal compartment of varying sizes capable of secure items of different sizes or types. 
         FIG. 11  illustrates an example dividable package having a printable label to identify the items within the dividable package capable of supplementing or serving as a detachment mechanism. 
         FIG. 12  is a flow diagram that illustrates an example process of labeling, packing, sealing, and dividing an example dividable package. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Overview 
     This disclosure describes, in part, systems and methods for utilizing a dividable package for shipping items. In some implementations, the dividable package may have a cover surrounding or enclosing two separate internal compartments that function to secure items. Upon arrival of the dividable package at a shipping destination, the recipient may separate the cover, by activating a detachment mechanism, into two smaller units with each having one of the internal compartments for processing and/or further distribution of the items. 
     Traditionally, in as effort to comply with distributors processing facility requirements, packages are generally limited to a small number of items. Thus, in some instances, this would require shipping many smaller packages to accommodate the limited quantity requirement of the distributor. Furthermore, the distributors may require that each package be easily identified on a shipping pallet, by, for example, requiring that all shipping labels for each of the smaller packages be positioned toward the exterior of the pallet for ease in scanning. However, complying with these requirements may be highly inefficient because less than an ideal number of packages may be arranged on a given pallet. 
     To illustrate, envision an electronic device distributor that limits a package size to no more than six handheld electronic devices while requiring each package to be placed on a pallet so that a label on each is facing outward. In this example, placement of each small package around the edge of the pellet would result in a chimney-like configuration having a large portion of unused space on the interior of the pellet. 
     To overcome these obstacles, the dividable package described below may allow for more efficient use of the interior portion of the pallet while allowing compliance with distributors processing facility requirements of overall package size limitations and/or shipping configurations. 
     As mentioned above, in some implementations, the dividable package may contain two or more internal compartments detachably housed within a cover. Each internal compartment may be used to secure content during shipment. For instance, each internal compartment may secure electronic devices, such as mobile telephones, electronic book reader devices, tablets, or the like as they are shipped from a device manufacturer to a distributor. In some implementations, each internal compartment of the dividable package may be configured to secure the same type of content within each compartment. However, in other implementations illustrated below, each internal compartment may be configured to secure different types of products or content. 
     The internal compartments of the dividable package may each have a packing label identifying the products or items located within. In some implementations, where the internal compartments remain housed within the cover, the packing labels of each internal compartment are not visible on any external surfaces of the dividable package. 
     As mentioned above, the cover of the dividable package may hold the internal compartment of the dividable package together. In some implementations, the dividable package may have a master shipping label identifying the items located within each of the internal compartments while the internal compartments remain housed within the cover. 
     In some implementations, the cover may have an integrated detachment mechanism such that a user may utilize the detachment mechanism to separate the internal compartment of the dividable package. For instance, the cover may have a ripcord detachment mechanism that when pulled, cuts a portion of the cover to divide the cover into two separate covers each housing an internal compartment and the items within. 
     Upon separation of the cover and the internal compartments, the packing labels of each internal compartment may become visible and separately identify the contents of each internal compartment of the divided package. Thus, the separated packages may be ready from additional processing and shipment without additional packaging modifications. 
     While this disclosure describes shipping the dividable package(s) generally between a product manufacturer and product distributor, the package(s), whether divided or undivided, may be shipped or distributed to retailer, wholesalers, or directly to consumers. 
     The techniques for utilizing a dividable package for shipping items may be implemented in many ways. Example implementations are provided below with reference to the figures. 
     Example Dividable Package 
       FIG. 1  is an illustrative example environment  100  for utilizing an example dividable package. In this example environment  100 , a first user  102 , such as an employee of a manufacturer, may utilize dividable package  104  to secure items (not pictured) for shipment. In some implementations, the dividable package  104  may be fabricated as single unit and stored substantially flat prior to use by user  102 . In one example, the dividable package  104  may be formed of a corrugated material. For instance, the dividable package  104  may be formed of a corrugated fiberboard (e.g., single wall, double wall, or triple wall corrugated fiberboard), a corrugated plastic, or a combination of the like (e.g., corrugated plastic internal compartments and a corrugated fiberboard cover). 
     As described in detail below, the example dividable package  104  may be folded by user  102  or a machine (not shown) in a particular sequence to create at least two internal compartments for securing items for shipment. In some implementations, the dividable package may have a first internal compartment  106  and a second internal compartment  108  both of which may be sub-packages of the dividable package  104 . In some implementations, a cover  110  may enclose or surround the first internal compartment  106  and a second internal compartment  108  after the dividable package  106  is folded. As shown in the “partially folded” dividable package  104 , each internal compartment  106  and  108  may have a location for attachment of shipping label  112  and  114  respectively. Shipping label  112  and  114  may be adhesive backed material containing the identity of the items secured within the internal compartments. For instance, where the items within internal compartment  106  are electronic devices, the shipping label  112  may contain the unique identifiers of each electronic device secured within internal compartment  106  (e.g., serial numbers, serial codes, unique device identification (UDI), universal product code (UPC), stock keeping unit (SKU), Global Trade Item numbers (GTIN), or Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN)). 
     The cover  110  of the dividable package  104  may have a detachment mechanism  116  which, upon activation, may separate the internal compartments  106  and  108  of the dividable package into two packages. In some implementations, the detachment mechanism  116  may be a plastic band or ripcord integrated with the cover, tear tape, tear-off ribbon, or other polymer-based band to provide easy division of the dividable package  104 . In some implementations, the detachment mechanism  116  may be incorporated with the cover  110  to cut the cover  110  as a user pulls to detachment mechanism  116 . However, in other implementations, the detachment mechanism  116  may be placed on the cover to connect the separate compartments of the dividable package  104 . 
     Once the dividable package  104  is folded by user  102 , the shipping labels  112  and  114  may not be visible on the external portion of the dividable package  104  while the internal compartments are securing items and/or enclosed by cover  110 . For instance, the shipping labels  112  and  114  may be facing each other substantially perpendicular to the detachment mechanism  116  on the cover  110 . 
     In some implementation, a master shipping label  118  may be placed or disposed on an exterior surface of the folded dividable package  104 . For instance, the master shipping label  118  may be placed on an end location of either internal compartment  106  or  108 . The master shipping label  118  may contain the contents of both of the shipping labels  112  and  114  on each of the internal compartments to identify the entire contents of the folded dividable package  104 . In some implementation, the master shipping label  118  may include identification information that is different than the identification information presented on the shipping labels  112  and  114 . 
     Once the user  102  folds and packs several dividable packages, the user  102  may place each dividable package  104 ( 1 )-(N) on a platform for shipment (i.e., pallet). As illustrated, the dividable packages are placed on a pallet  120  such that the master shipping label  118  of each package is facing outward and accessible to user  102  and other users. In addition, the depth of each dividable package  104 ( 1 )-(N) allows for use of the interior space of the pallet  120 . For instance, an end of a dividable package that does not contain a master shipping label may abut the end of another dividable package that does not contain a master shipping label. In this manner, a maximum number of dividable packages may be placed on the pallet, thereby efficiently using the entire pallet space. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates that the pallet  120  holding the dividable packages  104 ( 1 )-(N) may be shipped to a second location, such as a distributor. Shipping  122  is shown as moving the pallet by a truck; however, other methods of shipment are envisioned (e.g., boat, airplane, train, etc.). Upon arrival at the second location, a second user  124  may remove the folded dividable package  104  for the pallet  120 . In some implementations, the second user  124  may activate the detachment mechanism  116  on the cover  110  to divide the folded dividable package  104  into the two internal compartments  106  and  108 . 
     Upon division of the folded dividable package  104 , each shipping label  112  and  114  on each of the internal compartments may become visible for the second user  124 . In some implementations, each half of the divided package  104  may then be further processed by the user  124 . For instance, the second user  124  may place each half of the divided package  104  onto a conveyor system  126  for processing and possible further shipment. 
     As such, the example environment  100  illustrates the efficient shipment of items in the dividable package  104  that allow for utilization of an entire surface of a pallet  120  and display of a master shipping label  118  for each dividable package on the pallet  120 . In addition, separation by the second user  124  of the dividable package  104  upon arrival, may allow for easy transition to the second user&#39;s processing equipment since the package complies with a smaller size requirement and comes with a pre-fixed shipping label to identify the contents of the now divided packages. 
     It should be understood that while  FIG. 1  refers to and illustrates the first user  102  and the second user  124  as human users, users  102  and/or  124  may in whole or in part refer to a mechanical user to provide automated folding, packing, processing, and/or separating of the dividable package. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an example configuration of a dividable package  200 . In some implementations, the dividable package  200  may have three main sections. As described below, a first section  202  may be folded to form a first internal compartment and a second section  204  may be folded to form a second internal compartment, while a third section or cover  206  may enclose the internal compartments once formed.  FIG. 2  illustrates that each of the sections may be constructed of a foldable boxboard capable of being scored to allow bending along the scored lines without fracture. In this instance, the locations of the scoring on the sections are shown as dotted lines. 
     In some implementations, the first and second sections  202  and  204  may be attached to the cover  206  with glue. In this instance, glue may hold an area  208  of the first section  202  to the cover  206  and hold an area  210  of second section  204  to the cover  206 . In this implementation, the first and second sections  202  and  204  may be sub-packages within the dividable package  200 . In other implementations, the first and second sections may be attached to the cover  206  by other methods (e.g., staples, adhesives, etc.). In yet other implementations, each of the first and second sections  202  and  204  and cover  206  may be constructed of a single piece of corrugated material. 
     In some implementations, in order to begin to form an internal compartment from the first section  202 , area  212  may be folded over such that the backside of area  212  (i.e., the inverse side of area  212  presented in  FIG. 2 ) may be placed over the area  208 . In this implementation, the scored lines may bend to allow for formation of a rectangular section and the beginning structure of the internal compartment. In some implementations, area  212  and area  208  may be held in place with glue, adhesives, staples, or the like. In a similar fashion, an internal compartment may also be formed from the second section  204  by placing the backside of area  214  over area  210 . 
     The cover  206  is configured to have a length to substantially surround each internal compartment formed from the first and second sections  202  and  204  and include a detachment mechanism  216  positioned in at least a portion of the length of the cover  206 .  FIG. 2  further illustrates a location of the detachment mechanism  216  in the central portion of the cover  206 . In some implementations, the detachment mechanism (e.g., ripcord)  216  may positioned in the entire length of the central portion of the cover  206 . In other implementations, the detachment mechanism  216  may be positioned in a portion of the cover  206  less than an entire length of the cover  206 . Dividable package  200  may also have detachment mechanisms  218  and  220  for accessing the contents stored within each internal compartment formed from the first and second sections  202  and  204 , respectively, once the dividable package is folded and separated. 
     Dividable package  200  may have adhesive strips  222 ( 1 )-( 2 ) positioned along a top portion and a bottom portion of the cover  206 . Adhesive strips  222 ( 1 )-( 2 ) may be used to hold the dividable package in a fully folded position once packed. For instance, the adhesive strips  222 ( 1 )-( 2 ) may secure the cover  206  around each of the formed internal compartments while the dividable package is shipped. In some implementations, the adhesive strips  222 ( 1 )-( 2 ) may be double sided tape covered with a removable protective sheet. 
       FIGS. 3-7  illustrate example steps of folding, labeling, packing, sealing, and dividing a dividable package.  FIG. 3  illustrates a top view of dividable package  200  and a perspective view of dividable package  200  where a first internal compartment  300  and a second internal compartment  302  have yet to be fully formed to house items. In both views, dividable package  200  is shown after folding to partially form the internal compartments  300  and  302  from the first and second sections  202  and  204  as described above with regard to  FIG. 2 . For ease of illustration, the portions of dividable package  200  that correspond to the internal compartments  300  and  302  are shown as textured. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates locations  304  and  306  on internal compartment  300  and  302  respectively for placement of a shipping label. As shown, shipping label  308  may include information specifically identifying the contents or items packed or to be pack within internal compartment  300 . For instance, shipping label  308  may include barcodes and serial numbers (e.g., Serial A, Serial B, Serial C, and so on) uniquely corresponding to each electronic device packed within internal compartment  300 . In some implementations, a second shipping label  310  may be placed at location  306  of internal compartment  302  and include unique identifiers for the items within. In the example shown, the shipping label  310  included barcodes and serial numbers (e.g., Serial G, Serial H, Serial I, and so on) uniquely corresponding to each electronic device packed within internal compartment  302 . In other implementations, each shipping label may be placed at another location on each internal compartment. 
     In some implementations, shipping labels  308  and  310  may be placed at locations  304  and  306  prior to folding and packing dividable package  200 . In other implementations, shipping label  308  may be placed at location  304  after packing content within internal compartment  300 , while shipping label  310  may be placed at location  306  prior to packing content within internal compartment  302 . 
     Shipping labels  308  and  310 , and any other shipping label described herein, may include any number of identifiers for the contents of the dividable package, package origin, package destination, packaging entity, intended recipient, content warnings, or any of other information to aid in shipment and/or identification of the dividable package. 
     Internal compartments  300  and  302  of dividable package  200  may be formed to house items by folding locations  304  and  306  toward one another along line A. In other words, once the internal compartments are formed to house items, location  304  and  306  are no longer visible and are facing one another. In some implementations, each internal compartment may be folded independent of the other internal compartment. 
     The process of folding dividable package  200  continues on  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 4  also shows a top view of dividable package  200  and a perspective view of dividable package  200 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , each internal compartment  300  and  302  may be further formed by folding portions of each internal component and closing portions of the third portion or cover  206 . In some implementations, flaps  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  when manipulated along lines B-E may form a bottom surface of each internal compartment. Flaps  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  may be manipulated in any order. 
     Upon closing flaps  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  of each internal compartment, a portion of cover  206  may used to secure the position of each flap in the closed position. In some implementations, adhesive strip  222 ( 2 ) positioned along a bottom portion of the cover  206  may be used to secure the cover  206  over the bottom portion of each internal compartment. For instance, as shown in  FIG. 5 , a user may remove a protective sheet above adhesive strip  222 ( 2 ) and fold the portions of cover  206  to adhere the strip  222 ( 2 ) to the portions of each internal compartment. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates that internal compartment  300  and internal compartment  302  of the dividable package  200  may be packed with items. As mentioned above, each internal compartment may be packed with the same type of items. However, in other implementations described below, each internal compartment may be packed with a variety of different types of items. In some implementations, one internal compartment may be packed with a first type of item while the other internal compartment may be packed with a second type of item. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , items  500 ( 1 )-(N) may be placed in the dividable package  200  by, for example, sliding each item of items  500 ( 1 )-(N) into internal compartment  300 . Similarly, items  502 ( 1 )-(N) may be placed in internal compartment  302 . Items  500 ( 1 )-(N) and  502 ( 1 )-(N) may be any type of item that is capable of shipment. In some implementations, items  500 ( 1 )-(N) and  502 ( 1 )-(N) may be electronic devices capable of rendering content for consumption by a user. Each item of the items  500 ( 1 )-(N) and items  502 ( 1 )-(N) may include a label individually identifying each item. For instance, where items  500 ( 1 )-(N) are electronic devices, each electronic device may be individually labeled with information identifying the electronic device (e.g., serial number, barcode, etc). As discussed below, items  500 ( 1 )-(N) and items  502 ( 1 )-(N) may be placed into each internal compartment such that when each internal compartment is opened, each individual label identifying each item may be exposed to a user. 
     In some implementations, items  500 ( 1 )-(N) and  502 ( 1 )-(N) may be placed within an internal compartment with supplemental materials to protect the items during shipment. For instance, crush pads or other dunnage may be positioned between or around one or more items  500 ( 1 )-(N) as they are packed within internal compartment  300  and/or placed between the items and the walls of the internal compartment  300 . While  FIG. 5  illustrates a plurality of items, in other implementations, each internal compartment may be configured to hold a single item. 
     Once each internal compartment of the dividable package is packed, the flaps  504 ,  506 ,  508 , and  510  of each internal compartment may be manipulated similar to as described above with regard to  FIG. 4 . For instance, flaps  504 ,  506 ,  508 , and  510  may be folded along lines G-J may form a top surface of each internal compartment. Once folded, a portion of cover  206  may used to secure the position of each flap in the folded position. In some implementations, the adhesive strip  222 ( 1 ) may be used to secure the portion of cover  206  over the folded flaps  504 ,  506 ,  508 , and  510 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a fully folded and packed dividable package  200  that may be ready for shipment to a destination.  FIG. 6  also illustrates an example master shipping label  600  which may be used to identify the items with the dividable package  200 . That is, master shipping label may identify the content of both internal compartment  300  and internal compartment  302 . To continue the example of dividable package  200  and the shipping label  308  and  310  illustrated in  FIG. 3  and located on internal compartments  300  and  302  respectively, master shipping label may include the information (i.e., Serial A-L) listed on both shipping label  308  and  310 . In some implementations, master shipping label may contain fewer or additional details than each of the shipping labels on the internal compartments. 
     Master shipping label  600  may be customized to include specific package details as requested by the package recipient. For instance, the master shipping label may include readable bar codes such that the intended recipient&#39;s package processing equipment may read and process the dividable package. In some implementations, the master shipping label may be configured to tear-way from the dividable package  200  upon separation of the internal compartments. 
     In some implementations, once the dividable package  200  is folded, packed, and label with a master shipping label it may be shipped to a destination. As described above with reference to  FIG. 1 , the dividable package  200  may be placed on a pallet with a plurality of other dividable packages. At the destination, a user  602  (e.g., human or machine) may remove each dividable package for the pallet. In some implementations, the user  602  may separate the dividable package  200  in order to further process the each internal compartment within. 
     In some instances, the user  602  may separate the compartment of the dividable package  200  by pulling on the detachment mechanism  216  on the cover  206 . As shown in  FIG. 6 , user  602  may begin to separate internal compartment  300  from internal compartment  302  by pulling the detachment mechanism  216  along the dashed line in a direction indicated by the arrows. In some implementations, as the user  602  pulls the detachment mechanism  216  substantially around the circumference of the cover  206  the internal compartment  300  may be separated from the internal compartment  302  as shown in  FIG. 7 . 
       FIG. 6  also illustrates an area  604  on the dividable package  200  where each internal compartment  300  and  302  is exposed between the folded ends of cover  206 . In some implementations, one folded end of cover  206  may extend to contact of other folded end of cover  206  such that each internal compartment  300  and  302  is not visible once the cover  206  is folded in place. In this implementation, the folded ends of cover  206  may be held in place by the adhesive strips described above and/or with an adhesive tape placed on an exterior portion of the dividable package  200 . 
       FIG. 7  also illustrates the re-exposure of locations  304  and  306  of internal compartments  300  and  302  upon separate of dividable package  200 . Thus, the separation of the dividable package  200  also re-exposes the shipping labels  308  and  310  independently identifying the contents of each of the internal compartments  300  and  302 . 
     As mentioned above, the separated portions of the divided package  200  may comply with the recipient&#39;s processing requirements where the un-separated dividable package including larger quantity of items would not comply with the processing requirements. In some implementations, the separated portion of the divided package may be further processed by an initial recipient and then each separated portion of the divided package may be shipped to a subsequent recipient. 
     The subsequent recipient (e.g., user  700 ) may access the contents of internal compartment of each separated portions of the divided package by operating a detachment mechanism (i.e.,  218  or  220 ) on each. For instance, a user  700  may pull a tab on cover  206  in order to pull a ripcord integrated within a portion of the cover  206  to cut the cover  206 . In this example, the user  700  may flip the top portion of cover  206  up to access the items secured within the internal compartment  204 . In some implementations, upon opening the top portion of cover  206 , the individual labels of each item housed within the internal compartment may be revealed to a user. 
     Alternative Dividable Packages 
       FIGS. 8A-12  illustrate various alternative dividable packages. While the implementations described in this section may have a different configuration than those described above, it is to be understood that each alternative implementation described below has a similar function to the implementations described above. That is, each dividable package implementation below may have multiple, individually labeled dividable compartments for securing products during processing and transit. 
       FIGS. 8A and 8B  illustrate an example dividable package  800  having a detachment mechanism in a portion of cover of the dividable package  800 .  FIG. 8A  illustrates a top view of an unfolded dividable package  800  while  FIG. 8B  illustrates a perspective view of a folded dividable package  800 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8A , dividable package  800  may have a detachment mechanism  802  (e.g., a ripcord, pull strip, etc) integrated with a portion of cover  804 . The detachment mechanism  802  is illustrated at a central portion of cover  804 . In some implementations, the location of the detachment mechanism  802  may be the only location holding the separable portions of dividable package  800  together. In some implementations, the location of the detachment mechanism  802  may correspond to one side of the folded dividable package  800 . 
       FIG. 8B  shows a user  806  may manipulate the detachment mechanism  802  to separate the dividable package  800 . As shown, the user  806  may pull the detachment mechanism  802  in the direction of the arrow until the separable portions of the dividable package are separated. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a dividable package  900  where the separable portions (i.e., internal compartments and corresponding section of the cover) may be different sizes capable of securing a different number of items. In some implementations, packing and shipping items such that each separable portion of a dividable package contain a different quantity of items may be desirable.  FIG. 9  shows a dividable package  900  having a portion  902  which may hold items for shipment and a portion  904  which may hold items for shipping in a quantity larger than portion  902 . In some implementation, each portion  902  and  904  may hold the same type of items while, in other implementations, each portion  902  and  904  may hold different type of items. 
       FIG. 10  illustrates a dividable package  1000  where the separable portions (i.e., internal compartments and corresponding portions of the cover) may be different sizes capable of securing items of different sizes. In some implementations, packing and shipping larger items in a dividable package together with supplemental items that correspond to the larger item may be desirable. For instance, imagine the larger item is a laser printer and the supplemental items are ink cartridges corresponding to the laser printer.  FIG. 10  shows that the supplemental item(s) may be secured in the smaller portion  1002  of the dividable package  1000  while the larger item(s) may be secured in the larger portion  1004  of the dividable package  1000 . 
       FIG. 11  illustrates another implementation of labeling a dividable package for shipment with a printable seal  1100 . As shown, the printable seal  1100  with an adhesive backing may be place over the detachment location of an example dividable package to identify the contents of the separable portions of the dividable package. In some implementations, the seal  1100  may identify the entire content of the dividable package while the package is undivided. Upon division of the dividable package, a portion of the seal  1100  may remain attached to the separated portion of the dividable package to identify the contents of each. 
     In some implementations, the seal  1100  may supplement any of the detachment mechanisms described above. For example, the seal  110  may be integrated with the detachment mechanism such that when the detachment mechanism is manipulated, the seal  1100  is also divided. 
     In other implementation, the seal  1100  may be configured to attach the separable portion of the dividable package. In this instance, the seal  1100  may also serve as a detachment mechanism to separate the dividable package and the seal  110  may be comprised a durable polymer configured to tear in a specific direction. As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , a user may pull the seal along the dashed line in order to separate the dividable package. 
     Example Processes 
       FIG. 12  illustrates an example process  1200  for implementing the techniques described above of loading a bulk box with an assortment of packages. The process  1200  is illustrated as a logical flow graph where each operation may represent a sequence of operations. Additionally, the order in which the operations are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described operation can be combined in any order and/or in parallel to implement the process. 
     The process  1200  includes, at  1202 , enclosing a first plurality of items into a first compartment of a dividable package. In the context of  FIG. 5 , the plurality of items  500 ( 1 )-(N) may be placed into internal compartment  300  of dividable package  200 . As described above, each of the plurality of items  500 ( 1 )-(N) may be individually labeled. 
     At  1204 , a first label may be affixed to the first compartment identifying each item of the first plurality of items placed within the first compartment of the dividable package. For instance, as shown in  FIG. 3 , a shipping label  308  may be placed at the area  304  on the internal compartment  300 . 
     At  1206 , a second plurality of items may be enclosed into a second compartment of the dividable package. Again, in the context of  FIG. 5 , items  502 ( 1 )-(N), which may be individually labeled, may be secured within internal compartment  302 . 
     At  1208 , a second label may be affixed to the second compartment identifying each item of the second plurality of items placed within the second compartment of the dividable package. For instance, as shown in  FIG. 3 , a shipping label  310  may be placed at the area  306  on the internal compartment  302 . 
     At  1210 , a cover coupling the first compartment and the second compartment may be closed such that the first label and the second label face and interior portion of the dividable package. For instance, as shown between  FIGS. 3-6 , areas  304  and  306  and corresponding shipping labels  308  and  310  are not visible once the dividable package is loaded and the cover is closed. 
     At  1212 , a third label may be placed on an end surface of either compartment, the third label identifying the first and second plurality of items within the first compartment and the second compartment. In the context of  FIG. 6 , master shipping label may be placed on an end location of internal compartment  300  and contain the information of each individual shipping labels  308  and  310  on the interior portion of the dividable package. 
     At  1214 , the first compartment and the second compartment may be divided by manipulating a detachment mechanism on the cover. Upon dividing the compartments, each of the first label and the second label may be exposed. For instance, the progression form  FIG. 6  to  FIG. 7  illustrates the pulling of the detachment mechanism  216  to divide the dividable package  200  and as a result exposing the shipping labels  308  and  310  on each internal compartment. 
     Conclusion 
     Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosed as exemplary forms of implementing the claims.