Claims
- 1. A foldable tote box comprising two side-wall panels, each having four holding tabs near each corner of the panel, and two end-wall panels, each having two corner wing panels on each of which two locking insert tabs are formed to be engaged with the holding tabs on the corresponding side-wall panels.
- 2. The tote box of claim 1, further comprising at least one cover which comprises a base panel, two side panels, two end panels, and four corner panels that are integrally connected to the end panels, said cover having locking insert tabs on the side panels and holding tabs formed on the corner panels such that the locking insert tabs are pressed and inserted through the holding tabs and held by the holding tabs when the side panels and end panels are folded upward to form the cover.
- 3. A one-piece foldable tote box comprising a bottom panel of two side edges and two end edges, two side panels respectively connected to the side edges of the bottom panel along first scored folding lines, two end panels respectively connected to the bottom panel along second scored folding lines, and four corner panels connected, respectively, to side edges of the side panels along third scored folding lines, two of the corner panels each having at least one locking insert tab formed thereon, and the other two of the corner panels each having at least one holding tab formed thereon to be engaged with the corresponding locking insert tab when the box is assembled.
- 4. The foldable tote box of claim 3, further comprising a cover panel connected to the top edge of one of the side panels opposite to the first folding line, said cover panel further comprising a pair of insert panels at each side edge thereof.
- 5. The foldable tote box of claim 3, further comprising a plurality of cuts along the top edges of the side panels and the corresponding top edges of the corner panels, that define the opening of the box, said cuts being capable of clipping any thin sheet of flexible material or the like thereat.
CROSS REFERENCE
[0001] This is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/364,028, filed Jul. 30, 1999, that is pending and is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/150,402, filed Sep. 9, 1998, which has been granted as U.S. Pat. No. 5,996,885. This divisional application discloses the improvement of the foldable tote box described in U.S. Ser. No. 08/949,174 that is granted as U.S. Pat. No. 5,913,474 to the same inventor and owned by the same assignee.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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