Abstract: A box is made by folding a sheet of material. Preferably, the box is formed by applying adhesive and folding using a machine, and a waterproof or water resistant coating is applied so that the box is configured for use as a cooler. The box includes (a) a storage portion, including a bottom panel, a first end panel, a second end panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; (b) four corner panels; (c) a top panel including tabs; and (d) a latching panel attached to the first side panel and pivotable relative thereto about a fold line, the latching panel including first and second subpanels. The latching panel includes cuts extending between and dividing the first and second subpanels through which the tabs respectively extend when the cooler is in a closed position.

Abstract: A carton for containing a plurality of containers includes a bottom panel, at least one top panel, at least one side panel, at least one top end flap foldably connected to the at least one top panel, at least one bottom end flap foldably connected to the bottom panel, and at least one side end flap foldably connected to the at least one side panel. The carton further includes a handle including a handle strap separable from the at least one top panel and foldably connected to a relief portion, the relief portion being defined by spaced apart cuts in the at least one top end flap, the relief portion for being positioned in a container gap defined by a nested arrangement of the plurality of containers when the handle is activated.

Abstract: A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including: a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern including a first side cut and a second side cut, a flap defined between the first side cut and the second side cut, the first side cut diverging into an inner cut extending along a bottom of the flap and an outer cut defining a space below the bottom of the flap, a portion of the second side cut extending along the bottom of the flap.

Abstract: A box can include a first side panel; a second side panel positioned perpendicular to the first side panel; a top panel joined to the first side panel; and a handle assembly, the handle assembly including a handle portion attached the top panel, the handle portion including a tab at a side end of the handle portion, and a locking panel attached to the second side panel, the locking panel defining a cut pattern, the cut pattern defining a space therewithin, the cut pattern defining a top edge and an inner flap, the top edge of the cut pattern being a fold line formed by folding the inner flap up above the top edge; and wherein the tab is received by the space.

Abstract: A coffee machine includes a brewing unit, a grinding mechanism to process coffee beans into coffee grounds that are used by the brewing unit to brew coffee, and a container for coffee beans. The container has a bottom surface with an outlet opening that leads to the grinding mechanism. The bottom surface is inclined toward the outlet opening and includes ridges extending in a direction of the outlet opening.

Abstract: An improved reconfigurable label assembly for use with pets is presented. The assembly includes a container, a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and an optional pair of attachment elements. The bottom panel is disposed between and substantially parallel to the front and back panels in a first configuration to form a label attached to and completely separable from the container. The label is disposed along an outer surface of the container in the first configuration and is configurable to form a receptacle in a second configuration. The front and back panels are separable and the bottom panel is expandable to form the receptacle after the label is removed from the container. The receptacle is capable of holding a consumable pet product. The receptacle is reconfigurable to the label after use as the receptacle so that the label may be directly reattached to the container.

Abstract: A movable loading floor for a trunk of a motor vehicle has an upper surface, defining a support for luggage or other objects, and a lower surface adapted to be arranged in a position facing a bottom floor of the trunk. The loading floor is provided with a rear portion having a through opening, which has a size and shape for allowing a user to insert a hand into the through opening for grasping the rear portion. The loading floor is provided with a band which, in an inoperative configuration, closes the through opening. At least one rear portion of the band is elastically deformable so as to downwardly deform under the pressure of the hand of the user and therefore to define a passage with respect to a rear edge of the through opening.

Abstract: A reconfigurable label assembly including a container capable of storing or holding a liquid and a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and side panels configured primarily as a label and secondarily as a receptacle capable of holding the liquid separate from the container is presented. The bottom and side panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and back panels in a first configuration to form a label attached to and separable from the container. The front and back panels are separable and the bottom and side panels are expandable to form a receptacle in a second configuration after the label is separated from the container. The back panel includes a fold. The side and back panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and bottom panel in a first configuration to form a label. The front and bottom panels are separable and the side and back panels are expandable to form a receptacle in a second configuration.

Abstract: A reconfigurable label assembly including a container capable of storing or holding a liquid and a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and side panels configured primarily as a label and secondarily as a receptacle capable of holding the liquid separate from the container is presented. In some embodiments, the bottom panel includes a fold. The bottom and side panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and back panels in a first configuration to form a label attached to and separable from the container. The front and back panels are separable and the bottom and side panels are expandable to form a receptacle in a second configuration after the label is separated from the container. The side panels include additional folds facilitating transformation from a label to a receptacle and from a receptacle to a label.

Abstract: A reconfigurable label assembly including a container capable of storing or holding a liquid and a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and optional side panels configured primarily as a label and secondarily as a receptacle capable of holding the liquid separate from the container is presented. In some embodiments, the bottom panel includes a fold. The bottom and optional side panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and back panels in a first configuration to form a label attached to and separable from the container. The front and back panels are separable and the bottom and optional side panels are expandable to form a receptacle in a second configuration after the label is separated from the container. In other embodiments, the back panel includes a fold. The side and back panels are disposed between and substantially parallel to the front panel and bottom panel in a first configuration to form a label.

Abstract: A developer discharge auxiliary tool, including a supporting section which supports a developing unit, that is provided with a discharge port to discharge developer contained therein, at a predetermined height with the discharge port down in a state in which the discharge port is located on a lateral or lower side of the developing unit.

Abstract: Packaging for a wound coil is formed from a single piece of cardboard or plastic. The packaging includes a central support having a width substantially equal to the width of the coil, first and second side elements attached to and rotatable relative to the central support and defining cutouts so that the side elements may rotate to extend over a portion of the wound coil with a portion of the side elements meeting and being fastened to each other at a location substantially half-way along the width of the coil, and a handle section with first and second handle portions attached and rotatable relative the side elements. The handle section can assume a first position defines a hand-hold, and a second position substantially parallel to the central support. With the packaging, one package and coil assembly can be stacked atop another.

Abstract: A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels can comprise an inner top panel and an outer top panel that at least partially overlaps the inner top panel. An outer end flap can be foldably connected to the outer top panel at an upper corner of the carton, and the outer end flap can at least partially close an end of the carton. A handle can comprise a handle panel defined in at least the inner top panel and a handle flap defined in the outer end flap. The handle panel can be mounted to the handle flap so that a portion of the handle panel is covered by the upper corner.

Abstract: A method of making and transporting a container with a carrying handle and a container with a carrying handle therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

Abstract: A cup sling is a carrier for a frusto-conical container that is a sleeve with straps for retaining and carrying the container. The sleeve defines an opening to receive the cup. The sleeve is cut in such a manner so that, when the top portion and the bottom portion of the sleeve are twisted in opposite directions, the center portion will form two loops, or straps, that will extend out to the sides of the container. These straps can be retained above the container to hold the container in a generally vertical position allowing the user to hang the container from a finger or hook. In addition, the user can tote the container in the cup sling while using the hand concurrently to hold or tote other items.

Abstract: A paper cup with a hand grip has a cylindrical cup body with an open upper end to accommodate beverages and a hand grip attached to an outer wall of the cup body and a pair of ring-shaped portions. The ring-shaped portions are symmetrically disposed on right and left ends of the contact portion and each include a through hole through which a user puts a finger when grasping the hand grip. The ring-shaped portions are movable between a first position where they are attached to the outer wall of the cup body and a second position where the ring-shaped portions face each other. In this way the paper cup can be stably and conveniently grasped to prevent a beverage in the paper cup from being shaken and overflowing, even when a hot or cold beverage is filled in the paper cup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reconfigurable carrying device. The device includes a container and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the container and reconfigurable between a collapsed or stored position and an extended or deployed position. In one position, the handle extends from the container to form a hand grip for carrying the container. In another position, the handle lies substantially flat against a wall or surface of the container from which the handle extends.

Abstract: A beverage carrier including at least two cartons and a tray having a retractable handle for holding the cartons is provided. The cartons and the tray are each formed from blanks of sheet material. Each carton includes a first and second side wall, a top panel, a bottom panel, and first and second end walls, wherein the side walls, the top panel, the bottom panel and the end walls are interconnected to form the carton. The tray includes a first and second side panel, a first and second bottom panel, a first and second divider panel, and a first and second end panel. The tray includes an opening through which a retractable handle is placed. The retractable handle is configured to move between a recessed position and an extended position. The tray is configured to hold at least two cartons for easy transport and storage.

Abstract: A wrap-around style or end-loaded carton for enclosing articles such as cans in multiple rows is formed from a single blank of sheet material, and includes a three-ply top wall and an integrated composite handle that is centrally located so as to balance the load in the carton when the handle is raised to an upright position. The top wall includes an outer panel, and intermediate panel, and an inner top panel, each hingedly connected to another. The composite handle is struck from the outer panel and the intermediate panel and is liberated or partially detachable therefrom so as to be hingedly connected to the top wall, and rotatable to an upright position. When the handle is raised, at least a portion of each edge of the top wall is reinforced by at least one additional layer of carton material, and thus, is at least two plies thick.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reconfigurable carrying device. The device includes a container and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the container and reconfigurable between a collapsed or stored position and an extended or deployed position. In one position, the handle extends from the container to form a hand grip for carrying the container. In another position, the handle lies substantially flat against a wall or surface of the container from which the handle extends.

Abstract: A packaging case which can store a plurality of stored items, enables the stored items to be individually removed, and prevents the occurrence of formation failures. First broken cut lines (perforations) extend from a first flat plate (a side plate) over one flat plate (side plate) neighboring the first flat plate (side plate), and form openings through which the stored items (cartridge containers) can be taken out individually. A second broken cut line (perforation) is formed at a joining portion between the first flat plate (side plate) and the one flat plate (side plate) neighboring the first flat plate (side plate).

Abstract: A carton includes a base wall, a pair of side walls hingedly connected to opposed side edges of the base wall, a first top panel hingedly connected to an upper edge of one of the side walls, a pair of end flaps hingedly connected to opposed end edges of the top panel and extending toward the base wall, a finger aperture defined in the top panel, and a strap handle disposed slidably with respect to an underside of the top panel and exposed to view within the finger aperture. The strap handle includes a main strap having a medial portion extending parallel to opposed side edges of the top panel. The opposite ends of the main strap are hingedly connected to the end flaps along fold lines. Each fold line extends parallel to a notional line extending between the top panel and the base wall.

Abstract: A carton and blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton includes a series of hinged wall panels forming a sleeve including a top panel and opposed side panels hingedly connected to the top panel. The carton further comprises a continuous strap handle formed from the carton and extending entirely across the top panel and one of the side panels. The strap is so connected at its opposite ends as to provide a surplus of material to enable a user part of the handle to be brought into a position of use.

Abstract: A folding collapsible box is constructed to include a box body, the box body having two cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls symmetrically disposed at two sides, each cardboard reinforced upright sidewall having a vertical folding line on the middle, and two locating members respectively detachably coupled to the cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls through a slip joint to hold the cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls in shape and vertically movable relative to the box body between a received position and an extended position.

Abstract: A tubular carton and blank for forming the carton includes a top, base and a pair of side walls. At least one of the side walls includes a displaceable zone arranged to protrude out of the plane of the one side wall. The displaceable zone includes connected sections each occupying a different plane to a next adjacent section.

Abstract: A carton and blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton includes a series of hinged wall panels forming a sleeve including a top panel and opposed side panels hingedly connected to the top panel. The carton further comprises a continuous strap handle formed from the carton and extending entirely across the top panel and one of the side panels. The strap is so connected at its opposite ends as to provide a surplus of material to enable a user part of the handle to be brought into a position of use.

Abstract: A folding collapsible box is constructed to include a box body, the box body having two cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls symmetrically disposed at two sides, each cardboard reinforced upright sidewall having a vertical folding line on the middle, and two locating members respectively detachably coupled to the cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls through a slip joint to hold the cardboard reinforced upright sidewalls in shape and vertically movable relative to the box body between a received position and an extended position.

Abstract: A carton and a carton blank each includes a first wall, a second wall hingedly connected to the first wall, a handle strap attached at an end thereof to an inwardly displaceable portion of the second wall. The strap is arranged in a stored position to be in substantially co-planar relationship with the first wall, wherein inward displacement of the inwardly displaceable portion provides a surplus of material to enable the user part of the strap to be brought into a position of use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable carrying handle for a portable lunch-box which is made of plastic and consists of seven pieces which are hingedly interconnected into one-part bar-shaped body. The one-part bar-shaped body includes a cross bar, two upper overlapping pieces, two lower overlapping pieces and two positioning pieces. The cross bar corresponds to the width of the lunchbox and is positioned at the center of the bar-shaped body. The two upper overlapping pieces are symmetrically disposed at both ends of the cross bar. The two lower overlapping pieces are symmetrically disposed at outer end of both upper overlapping pieces. The two positioning pieces having finger-shaped fastener are symmetrically disposed at outer end of both lower overlapping pieces.

Abstract: A carton and a carton blank each includes a first wall, a second wall hingedly connected to the first wall, a handle strap attached at an end thereof to an inwardly displaceable portion of the second wall. The strap is arranged in a stored position to be in substantially co-planar relationship with the first wall, wherein inward displacement of the inwardly displaceable portion provides a surplus of material to enable the user part of the strap to be brought into a position of use.

Abstract: A carton and blank for forming a carton includes a series of hinged panels forming a sleeve and end closure panels hinged to at least one hinged panel for closing the opposite ends of the sleeve. The carton includes a carrying handle including a strap having a user part between its opposite ends. The strap is so connected at its opposite ends to the end closure panels as to provide a surplus of material to enable the user part to be brought into a position of use. The invention further comprises a tubular carton wherein at least one of the side walls comprises a displaceable zone arranged to protrude out of the plane of the one side wall. The displaceable zone comprises connected sections each occupying a different plane to a next adjacent section.

Abstract: A folding carton is described that includes a hang tab that is slidable between a first position in which the hang tab is tucked behind a first carton panel, and a second position in which the hang tab extends out of the carton for hanging the carton on a display. The carton further includes a hang tab restraint for preventing the hang tab from being pulled entirely out of the carton. The hang tab is initially held in its first position by breakaway nicks that attach the hang tab to the carton. According to further aspects of the invention, the hang tab restraint comprises a yoke flap folded over the hang tab or, alternatively, a tongue member that fits into a central slot of the hang tab.

Abstract: A carton or beverage containers includes a series of hinged panels forming a sleeve and end closure panels hinged to at least one associated hinged panel for closing, at least in part, the opposite ends of a sleeve. The carton includes a handle by which the carton can be carried. The handle comprises a strap connected to the end closure panels having a user part which is in substantially co-planar relationship with the one hinged panel when in a stored condition. The strap is so connected at its opposite ends to the end closure panels as to provide a surplus of material to enable the user part to be brought into a position of use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container (100) made from a blank material. The container (100) is particularly suitable for storing food stuffs, including liquid food stuffs. It is versatile in that it can be assembled so that it has a handle for carrying the container (100) and it is also possible to assemble the container (100) so that the handle of the container (100) is tucked away, so that it is suitable for stacking.

Abstract: A new beverage drinking box for PURPOSE. The inventive device includes a beverage carton for holding a fluid beverage therein. A pair of handles are coupled to opposite sides of the beverage carton.

Abstract: A packaging box includes at least two opposite side walls and a foldable handle member. The side walls have upper edges, and inner and outer cover plates connected hingeably and respectively to the upper edges. The outer cover plate overlies the inner cover plate, and has a slot formed therein. The foldable handle member is connected to the inner cover plate. The foldable handle member projects from a plane parallel to the inner cover plate when the foldable handle member is folded to an upright position. The foldable handle member is located in the plane parallel to the inner cover plate when the foldable handle member is unfolded. The foldable handle member projects through the slot in the outer cover plate when the foldable handle member is folded to the upright position.