Abstract: A product container formed from a continuous blank that permits the inclusion of literature from the product manufacturer or packager. The container contains structures that prevent the included literature from interfering with high-speed, automated filling of products into the container.

Abstract: A food and condiment container having a first storage space for a food item and a second storage space for a condiment. The container includes a paperboard carton and an appliqué fold-out pocket affixed thereto and moveable between open and closed positions for receiving a condiment The pocket includes a front panel, a back panel, and first and second side panels extending therebetween. The back panel is joined to the carton, and the front panel is joined to the back panel along a portion thereof to hinge forward from the back panel. The side panels are connected between the front and back panels and are collapsible along a crease extending the vertical length of the side panels. Prior to use, the appliqué pocket remains flush with the carton and is opened along a perforation line to form a storage space for a condiment.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a corrugated box for separately holding two items, preferably cooked pizzas. The box comprises a base portion, a shelf portion, and a lid portion, with each portion having foldable walls. The first item will be enclosed between the base portion and the shelf portion, while the second item will be enclosed within the shelf portion and the lid. Score lines are used to indicate where folds should be made. Score lines are positioned where each of the above folds should be made, and can include perforation and cut lines. The shelf portion is removable.

Abstract: A single-piece blank forms a clamshell-style carton. This single-piece blank includes a plurality of fold lines. These fold lines are oriented and positioned such that folding the single-piece blank along the plurality of fold lines forms this clamshell-style carton. The resultant carton will tend to have a first compartment and a second compartment. Both compartments comprise corresponding storage areas of approximately equal size and both also share a particular fold line that also serves as a hinged edge.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shipping and display tray for holding a plurality of articles contained therein in an upright position at a point of sale. The shipping and display tray is made of paperboard and defined by a one-piece shallow tray having a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, and opposite side walls foldably joined with one another. A plurality of parallel spaced apart bumpers are foldably joined to the respective opposite side walls and forming two rows, an aisle, and a plurality of channels when positioned on the bottom wall. The plurality of the channels engages with bottom edges of the plurality of articles to hold the article in standing upright position and prevent the articles from falling over when one of the articles is removed from the display tray. The front wall of the tray includes a flap panel foldably joined thereto and has a pair of openings used to engage with the bumpers.

Abstract: A food and condiment container having a first storage space for a food item and a second storage space for a condiment. The container includes a paperboard carton and an appliqué fold-out pocket affixed thereto and moveable between open and closed positions for receiving a condiment The pocket includes a front panel, a back panel, and first and second side panels extending therebetween. The back panel is joined to the carton, and the front panel is joined to the back panel along a portion thereof to hinge forward from the back panel. The side panels are connected between the front and back panels and are collapsible along a crease extending the vertical length of the side panels. Prior to use, the appliqué pocket remains flush with the carton and is opened along a perforation line to form a storage space for a condiment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a container configured to selectively enclose multiple food products, including: a tray including a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, a back wall, a bottom, and an internal wall disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, the back wall, the bottom, and the internal wall disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall collectively define a first compartment configured to hold a first food product and a second compartment configured to hold a second food product; and a unified cover including a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, a back wall, and a top, wherein the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, the back wall, and the top are substantially coextensive with the tray.

Abstract: A packing box includes four walls, a bottom support, a cover and plates. The walls, the bottom support and the cover cooperatively define a space for accommodating items to be packed therein. The bottom support is formed with the walls for supporting the items packed in the space. The cover is configured for closing the packing box. The plates are disposed in the space and are formed by folding a cardboard extension from one or more of the walls. The plates separate the space into compartments.

Abstract: A clamshell container and sauce holder for receiving a sauce container is constructed from a one-piece carton blank cut and scored to facilitate erection into a clamshell container with top and bottom portions hingedly connected along a common fold line. A bottom portion of the container includes an upper flat section extending inwardly from a bottom side wall, an integral support and a base member including a tuck flap for positioning the upper flat section. In addition, an opening is defined in the upper flat section for holding a sauce container.

Abstract: An interior of the package box is partitioned by an intermediate partition plate into a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion. A small partition plate is folded into the package box to form a third accommodation portion. An instruction manual and a device body are accommodated in the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion, and a small article and the like are accommodated in the third accommodation portion. The small partition plate is prevented from unfolding open by an edge side of the first connection piece. Therefore, the small article and the like accommodated in the third accommodation portion do not move into the first accommodation portion. The third accommodation portion can be formed by a simple operation (inserting operation is unnecessary) only by folding the small partition plate into the package box.

Abstract: Disclosed are blanks for divider shelves for erecting into load-bearing divider shelves for use in cartons. In one embodiment, a divider blank for erecting into a load-bearing divider shelf having a length and width is disclosed. The divider blank comprises two center supports that are foldably attached by a fold line extending in a lengthwise direction. Each center support has two ends in which each end is foldably attached to an end support. Each end support has a top and bottom and is attached to an angular slot flap by a fold line extending between the top and bottom of the end support. Each angular slot flap has a locking slot in the mid-section between the top and bottom of the flap. The divider shelves erected from the blanks and the carton with the divider shelves installed are also disclosed.

Abstract: A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulled outward from the opening, the partition plate moves in the same direction, and is pulled out.

Abstract: Cartons, carton blanks, and methods for manufacturing cartons are described herein. In one implementation, a carton formed from a carton blank includes a lower storage compartment having at least one panel. The carton also includes a lid connected to a first panel of the lower storage compartment, where the lid is configured to be pivotable with respect to the lower storage compartment. The carton further includes an upper storage compartment that is formed within the lid. The lid comprises a lower lid panel that separates the lower storage compartment from the upper storage compartment.

Abstract: A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulled outward from the opening, the partition plate moves in the same direction, and is pulled out.

Abstract: A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to an end of a wall panel.

Abstract: A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to an end of a wall panel.

Abstract: The box has a rear wall which is composed of two vertically spaced segments. The upper segment is foldable from a vertical position to a horizontal position. An interior wall is foldably connected to the upper segment. The interior wall together with the upper segment, when horizontal, defines a partition which separates the interior of the box into lower and upper compartments. The rear wall of a second embodiment of the box is unfolded but the interior wall which is connected to it has a pair of spaced folds which define inner, intermediate and outer segments. The interior wall folds into lower and upper alternative positions. In lower position, the intermediate and outer segments are generally horizontal and are spaced apart from both the lower wall of the box and its closed lid. In the upper position the inner and intermediate segments are generally horizontal and are at generally the same level as the upper edges of the side walls of the box.

Abstract: A container which is formed from a one-piece blank so as to define a pair of side wall structures which support a fragile article in spaced relation from all external sides of the container. The side wall structures are folded so as to form generally tubular configurations which define respective elongate channels disposed in opposed relation with one another on opposite sides of the container. Opposite edges of the article are inserted into the respective channels so as to be spaced from the top, bottom and all sides of the container to provide protection against impact, for example during storage or transport.

Abstract: Snacks such as tortilla chips with melted nacho cheese toppings have become increasingly popular in recent years, and the dispensing of such snacks, as a single unit, in microwavable packages, for either home or vending stand use is desirable. A major problem with packaging cheese and chips in contact with one another in a single container, however, is that over time the chips, which are a low moisture content food, would draw moisture from the cheese, causing them to become soggy. The present invention remedies this problem by separating the cheese from the chips by containing it in an open grid integrated into the package top in such a way that when microwaved, the cheese will melt and be evenly distributed over the chips.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side fill carton used for example for granular materials comprising an extra panel (15) between the top (11) and the bottom (13) panels and thus forming a second compartment (8) in which a three dimensional object (7), such as a tool kit for example, can be placed while being isolated from the main compartment (9).

Abstract: A transport box (1) formed from a blank of cardboard, corrugated board or like material, having a bottom section (2) with end flaps (3), atop section (4) with end flaps (5), and longitudinal side walls (6) with end flaps (7, 8), the end flaps forming at least part of an end wall. Each side wall has an upper part (6′) with an end flap (7) at each end, and a lower part (6″) with an end flap (8) at each end, the upper part (6′) being connected to the lower part (6″) via two folded-in edges (9, 10) which are parallel to the bottom section and form a fold. The edges are delimited by parallel fold lines (11, 12, 13), of which a first fold line (11) is situated between the first folded-in edge (9) and the upper part (6′), a second fold line (12) is situated between the second folded-in edge (10) and the lower part (6″), and a third fold line (13) is situated between the two edges (9, 10).

Abstract: A product package formed from a one piece box blank that is pre-scored to define the panels of the box and an insert portion for defining a product compartment within a larger box interior. The insert portion includes a front panel, a side panel and an end closure structure for closing the end(s) of the insert compartment Adhesive is applied to select panels so that when the blank is folded and then squared, the box is ready to receive the product, e.g., a literature insert.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a construction for a single piece blank and a container formed therefrom. The container is convertible between a single-compartment container and a multiple-compartment container. The container is characterized by having a rear panel defining a lateral slit therein and a front panel perforated and scored to define a converting flap hinged to the front panel along a lateral fold line. The container may be converted to a multiple-compartment container by separating the converting flap from the front panel along the perforation row, folding the converting flap along the lateral fold line, positioning the convertible flap between the front panel and the rear panel to be received through the slit. Thus, an upper compartment and a lower compartment are provided, separated by the converting flap.

Abstract: Three-dimensional structures are preferably formed of folded printed material which becomes three-dimensional and exhibits a shadowbox effect when in the open position, but which remains substantially two-dimensional when closed. The structures are formed from a base sheet having a plurality of fold-lines that define a plurality of panels. Two panels are hinged and may be opened to display one or more tiers, which are defined by additional panels. Optionally, one or more panels may have cutout sections, particularly the panels forming the tiers, thereby providing a tiered shadowbox effect.

Abstract: A packaging box, and in particular a unitary package for a plurality of electrical wiring devices which also provides integral but detachable instruction cards. The detachable cards are at least as numerous as the devices, and each card is only removed along with a corresponding device. Therefore, the box always has a card for any remaining device.

Abstract: A multiple compartment shipping and display box includes a plurality of compartments and is made from a single piece of material. The box includes two channel-beam structures that are used to form two end compartments. A shelf extends between the two-channel-beam structures and defines two more compartments. A box beam extends between the two channel-beam structures, and has a portion of the shelf as one side of the beam. The interior volume of the box beam provides yet another compartment. In addition to defining the various compartments, the channel-beam structures and the box beam provide rigidity and strength to the box. Also, three strips are each glued to a different side wall of the box to provide additional strength and rigidity. All of the components in the box are formed from a single piece of die-cut material.

Abstract: A box (200) for solid and semi-solid food products is formed from a blank and has a body portion, a base portion and a lid portion, the lid portion having a tear-away strip for opening the sealed box. Side panels (22) of the body portion have overlapping end flaps (34, 38) which lie across the top of the body portion and have crease lines (46) running substantially parallel to the fold line which separates the flaps from their respective panels. The creased regions are pushed inwards towards their respective panels and the non-creased region of each flap lies substantially perpendicular to the side panels to form a suspended surface. This surface may support a spoon (S) or other item and is covered by the overlapping end flaps (54, 56) on the front and rear panels of the body portion; thereby allowing the item to be sold with the food product as a single unit but without contacting the food product.