Knock-down packaging apparatus

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a packaging apparatus foldable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The packaging apparatus includes a clam-shell style box including a main section and a cover section. The main section and the cover section are connected by a rear hinge panel. The main section includes a bottom panel, a left panel, a right panel and a front panel interconnected by fold lines. The cover section includes a top panel, a left panel, a right panel and a front panel interconnected by fold lines. The rear hinge panel is connected to the bottom panel at a lower fold line and is connected to the top panel at an upper fold line. Flaps of the front panel are adhesively bonded to the left and right panels. Angled perforations allow portions of the front panel to be folded down with the left and right panels when the box is moved to the collapsed configuration.

主权项

1. A packaging apparatus comprising:
a clam-shell style box foldable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the clam-shell style box including a main section and a cover section, the main section and the cover section being connected by a rear hinge panel, the main section including a bottom panel, a left panel, a right panel and a front panel interconnected by fold lines, the cover section including a top panel, a left panel, a right panel and a front panel interconnected by fold lines, the rear hinge panel being connected to the bottom panel at a lower fold line and being connected to the top panel at an upper fold line; a reinforcing panel bonded to an inner surface of the rear hinge panel of the clam-shell style box such that the rear hinge panel has a double wall construction; and a divider structure integrated within the clam-shell style box, the divider structure including first and second divider panels and a base panel, the first and second divider panels being foldable relative to the base panel, the base panel being bonded to the bottom panel of the main section of the clam-shell style box, the base panel and the first and second divider panels having lengths that extend from the left panel to the right panel of the main section, the divider structure being foldable between a flat configuration and a dividing configuration, the first and second divider panels being upright and being configured to divide the main section into a front compartment, a middle compartment and a rear compartment when the divider structure is in the dividing configuration and the clam-shell style box is in the expanded configuration, the first and second divider panels having lower tabs that fit within corresponding openings defined by the bottom panel when the divider structure is in the dividing configuration, the first and second divider panels including stabilizers formed by foldable left and right end flaps that are upright and that respectively oppose the left and right panels of the main section when the clam-shell style box is in the expanded configuration and the divider structure is in the dividing configuration.