Patent ID: 7210614

Claim:
A double-walled gift box apparatus comprising a base box and cover each formed as a double-walled tray, at least one tray having walls and a stiffening sheet secured thereto, said at least one tray being formed from a tray forming sheet comprising a main panel with peripheral edges, said tray forming sheet further comprising side panels and end panels extending from said peripheral edges of the main panel for forming the walls of said at least one tray, wherein said stiffening sheet comprises a central panel and sides connected to the central panel, the central panel being positioned in contact and aligned with the main panel of the tray forming sheet, the sides of the stiffening sheet being in contact and aligned with the side panels of the tray forming sheet, and wherein the side panels and end panels of the tray forming sheet have folds spaced from and parallel to the peripheral edges of the main panel, said folds forming inner side panels and outer side panels and inner end panels and outer end panels, the outer end panels being folded and adhered to the inner end panels in position, and the outer side panels being folded over and adhered to the sides of the stiffening sheet for securing the stiffening sheet to said at least one tray, and said apparatus further comprises creased gussets connecting the inner side panels and the inner end panels of said tray forming sheet, wherein said gussets, when folded, are tucked into spaces between the outer and inner end panels of said tray forming sheet; wherein said creased gussets are locked in place by adhesive applied to inward facing surfaces of the outer end panels, and wherein the outer side and outer end panels have strips of adhesive applied to inner surfaces thereof prior to folding the outer end panels on the inner end panels, the strips of adhesive on the inner surfaces of the outer side panels contacting and adhering to inner surfaces of the sides of the stiffening sheet.