Polymodal collapsible packaging container
US5845842A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/80
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a re-usable packaging container comprising an open-face tray member, a collapsible sleeve dimensioned when collapsed to fit within the tray member and further is deployable from a collapsed sleeve to an open form, and hinge guide means having first and second hinges connecting the tray member and sleeve. The packaging container permits the sleeve in collapsed form to be deployed and lifted guidably out of the tray member and opened on a hinge-controlled path to a deployment position match-fitted upright in supported relation from within the tray member and further permitting the deployed sleeve to be returned on the hinge-controlled path and caused to be collapsed within the open tray. The invention also concerns a packaging container tray blank having a tray bottom panel formed as a hinge guide intended for assembly of the blank with an attachable sleeve fitted to be stored in the tray in collapsed form or in opened and deployed form from within the tray.
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