Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.

Randy Ball

Greg Sollie

Shifeng Chen

Hannah Conrad

Travis Walters

A wardrobe box assembly can comprise a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels defining an interior cavity, a plurality of top panels connected to a top edge of the sidewall enclosure, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot; and a hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot engaging the first box mounting slot and a second hanger engagement slot engaging the second box mounting slot, wherein a first opposing pair of top panels each define a closure slot; the closure slots together define a closure opening in a closed configuration; a second opposing pair of top panels of the plurality of top panels each define a closure tab; and each of the closure tabs engage the closure opening in the closed configuration.

Method of assembling a wardrobe box assembly

A shoebox includes a first main panel; a second main panel opposite the first main panel; a first connecting panel extending from the first main panel, the first connecting panel defining a locking slot; a second connecting panel extending between the first main panel and the second main panel opposite the first connecting panel; an overlapping panel extending from the second connecting panel and at least partially overlapping the first connecting panel; and a locking tab extending from the overlapping panel, the locking tab in locking engagement with the locking slot in a closed and locked configuration of the shoebox.

Shoebox

A dual use box includes a side panel enclosure defining a top end and a bottom end; a first primary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure and defining a primary overlapping portion and a primary delivery address label; and a second primary top panel extending from the top end of the side panel enclosure and defining a primary underlying portion; wherein: the dual use box is configurable in a primary closed configuration and a secondary closed configuration; in the primary closed configuration, the primary overlapping portion overlays the primary underlying portion, such that the primary delivery address label is visible; and in the secondary closed configuration, the primary underlying portion overlays the primary overlapping portion, such that at least a portion of the primary delivery address label is hidden by the primary underlying portion.

Dual use box

A wardrobe box includes a sidewall enclosure comprising a plurality of side panels, the plurality of side panels comprising a first side panel and a second side panel opposite the first side panel, the sidewall enclosure at least partially defining an interior cavity of the wardrobe box; a first box mounting slot defined at a top edge of the first side panel and configured to engage a hanger support member; and a second box mounting slot defined at a top edge of second side panel and configured to engage the hanger support member.

Wardrobe box and hanger support member therefor

A method of assembling a wardrobe box assembly includes providing a wardrobe box and a hanger support member, the wardrobe box defining an interior cavity, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot, the hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot and a second hanger engagement slot; aligning the first hanger engagement slot with the first box mounting slot and aligning the second hanger engagement slot with the second box mounting slot; and engaging the first hanger engagement slot with the first box mounting slot and engaging the second hanger engagement slot with the second box mounting slot to mount the hanger support member on the wardrobe box in a use configuration, wherein the hanger support member extends laterally across the interior cavity.

Hanger bar

A dual use box includes a side panel enclosure defining a top end and a bottom end; a first primary top panel extending from the top end and comprising a primary adhesive; a second primary top panel extending from the top, wherein the primary adhesive is configured to attach the first primary top panel to the second primary top panel; a first secondary top panel extending from the top end and comprising a secondary adhesive; a second secondary top panel extending from the top end, wherein the secondary adhesive is configured to attach the first secondary top panel to the second secondary top panel; a primary delivery address label formed separately from and affixed to the first primary top panel; and a secondary delivery address label formed separately from and affixed to the first secondary top panel.

A collapsible box includes a plurality of side panels including a first side panel and a second side panel, each of the plurality of side panels defining a side panel top edge; a box bottom; and a box top comprising a plurality of top panels including a first top panel extending from the side panel top edge of the first side panel and a second top panel extending from the side panel top edge of the second side panel, the second top panel comprising an overlapping portion; wherein, in a folded-down configuration of the collapsible box: the first side panel confronts the second side panel; and the overlapping portion of the second top panel is folded over a top panel top edge of the first top panel.

Collapsible box and method therefor

A method of opening a box includes providing the box in a closed configuration, the box comprising a first top panel attached to a second top panel, the first top panel comprising a first sealing flap, a second sealing flap, and a middle flap disposed therebetween; removing a first tear strip of the first sealing flap to detach the first sealing flap from the second top panel; and removing a second tear strip of the second sealing flap to detach the second sealing flap from the second top panel and to configure the box in an open configuration.

Method of opening a box

Example aspects of a wardrobe box assembly are disclosed. The wardrobe box assembly can comprise a wardrobe box defining an interior cavity, a first box mounting slot, and a second box mounting slot; and a hanger support member mounted on the wardrobe box and extending laterally across the interior cavity, the hanger support member defining a first hanger engagement slot engaging the first box mounting slot and a second hanger engagement slot engaging the second box mounting slot.

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Peachtree City, GA, United States of America

Randy Ball