PACKAGING FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES

摘要

A box for a plumbing fixture includes first and second side panels, an end panel, and first and second corner panels, which are interconnected at parallel joints. In a first configuration, the box is collapsed and generally planar, the first side panel being folded at a central crease closer to a forward end than a rearward end thereof, and the second side panel being folded at a central crease closer to a forward end than a rearward end thereof. In a second configuration, the box is expanded such that (a) a cavity is defined between the first side, second side, end, first corner, and second corner panels, (b) the first and second side panels are generally planar, and (c) a sum of angles between the end and first corner panels and between the end panel and second corner panels is greater than 180 degrees.

主权项

1. A box for a plumbing fixture, comprising:
a first side panel, a second side panel, an end panel, a first corner panel, and a second corner panel, which are interconnected to each other at parallel joints; wherein the first side panel and the end panel are connected to opposite ends of the first corner panel, the first side panel having a forward end connected to the first corner panel and having a rearward end; wherein the first corner panel and the second corner panel are connected to opposite ends of the end panel; wherein the second side panel and the end panel are connected to opposite ends of the second corner panel, the second side panel having a forward end connected to the second corner panel and having a rearward end; wherein in a first configuration, the box is in a collapsed state in which the box is generally planar, the first side panel being folded at a central crease that is closer to the forward end than the rearward end thereof, and the second side panel being folded at a central crease that is closer to the forward end than the rearward end thereof; wherein in a second configuration, the box is in an expanded state in which
(a) a cavity is defined between the first side panel, the second side panel, the end panel, the first corner panel, and the second corner panel,(b) the first side panel and the second side panel are generally planar, and(c) a sum of angles between the end panel and the first corner panel and between the end panel and the second corner panel is greater than 180 degrees.