Patent ID: 8770465

Claim:
A rigid packaging container having an integral locking assembly comprising: a rigid U-board having a bottom wall, a first sidewall and a second sidewall substantially parallel to the first sidewall, the bottom wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall forming a channel, the first and second sidewalls being rigid relative to the bottom wall, the bottom wall and first and second side walls and the intersection of the bottom wall and the respective first and second side walls being rigid relative to one another such that the first and second side walls are not foldable onto the bottom wall, the first and second sidewalls each having a cut therethrough and forming a first channel section and a second channel section, and an integral tab in the first sidewall of each of the first channel section and the second channel section, the integral tabs being formed in the first sidewalls of the first and second channel sections spaced from any peripheral edge of the first and second sidewalls, the integral tab in the first sidewall of the first channel section rotated ninety degrees relative to the integral tab formed in the first sidewall of the second channel section in an initial position, wherein the integral tab of the first channel section and the integral tab of the second channel section are configured to engage one another to form an integral locking assembly for holding the first channel section at an angle relative to the second channel section.