Cardboard box having a centring tab, blank, set of blanks and method for producing such a box

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9957085
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14646414

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The present invention relates to a box, a blank, a set of blanks made from corrugated cardboard sheet and a method for forming a box having a polygonal section. The box has at least one centring tab (7) straddling at least one folding line (4) on its upper wall (2), cut out on its lateral sides (8), connected on one side to the upper wall (2) by a first joining line (10) and on the other side to the adjacent side wall (5) by a second joining line (6), a parallel and offset intermediate folding line (14) being provided such that the tab (7) forms a projecting portion (16) on account of the folding. The bottom comprises at least one perforated surface portion (18) which has a shape complementary to that of the tab such that the lateral edges of the recess are designed to cooperate in contact with the lateral edges of said tab, and is designed to fit into the projecting portion of a box from below.

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DS SMITH PACKAGING FRANCE92800 PUTEAUX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bourdin, Olivier Le Quesnel, FR 6 42
Guerin, Arnaud Rostrenen, FR 4 9
Le, Lay Nicolas Clichy, FR 1 7

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