A collapsible box is provided that facilitates folding of the box into a flattened configuration having a profile the same size as the sides of the box. The box includes two main face panels, two side panels each having a vertical crease, a lower bottom panel having a longitudinal crease and cutouts adjacent to the side panels, bottom flaps attached to the lower edges of the side panels, and an upper bottom panel affixed to the lower edge of a main face panel that folds over the lower bottom panel and bottom flaps to provide structural rigidity. The box can be easily collapsed by raising the upper bottom panel and bottom flaps, and pushing the creases on the side panels and lower bottom panel inward. The box can optionally be formed from a single blank of cardboard or similar material, and can optionally be provided with handles or a lid.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90; 190) for packaging one or more articles (B) and a blank for forming the carrier (90; 190). The carrier (90; 190) comprising a tubular body formed in part from opposing front and rear panels (14, 16; 116, 122) and an end closure structure comprising a pair of primary end closure panels (18, 20; 130, 134) and at least one pyramidal structure associated with the primary end closure panels (18, 20; 130, 134). The pyramidal structure comprises a plurality of hinged panels (22A/26A/30B/34B, 22B/26B/30A/34A; 142/144/118/120).

A system and method of at least partially forming reinforced packages. The method comprises moving a web of material in a downstream direction through a web forming section, at least partially forming at least a bag portion in the web of material during the moving the web of material through the web forming section, forming an attached web by adhering a construct to the bag portion of the web of material, and moving the attached web through a separating station. The moving the attached web can comprise moving the construct with the web of material. The method further can comprise separating the bag portion from a remainder of the web of material to form a bag during the moving the attached web through the separating station, the bag being attached to the construct.

The present invention relates to a foldable cup, includes a front side having at least one supporting axis, broken in a circumference direction of a cup, for vertically sustaining load; a back side having at least one supporting axis, connected with both side ends thereof to be faced with the front side and broken in the circumference direction of the cup, for vertically sustaining the load; and a foldable bottom surface having 6 variable structures connecting each of ends to lower ends of the front side and back side, wherein the bottom surface includes a foldable line for two dividing it to be folded between the front side and back side; a main axis, crossing the foldable line diagonally, bent toward the inside and outside, and for sustaining the load of the bottom; and a plurality of sustaining lines, disposed at both ends of the bottom surface, respectively, connected between two apexes meeting with the foldable line and another apexes adjacent to them wherein the main axis is connected to at least one of the sustaining lines of each apex meeting with the foldable line to disperse the load, thereby to maintain the original form of the cup more longer by easily dispersing load of the contents.

A collapsible box is provided that facilitates folding of the box into a flattened configuration having a profile the same size as the sides of the box. The box includes two main face panels, two side panels each having a vertical crease, a lower bottom panel having a longitudinal crease and cutouts adjacent to the side panels, bottom flaps attached to the lower edges of the side panels, and an upper bottom panel affixed to the lower edge of a main face panel that folds over the lower bottom panel and bottom flaps to provide structural rigidity. The box can be easily collapsed by raising the upper bottom panel and bottom flaps, and pushing the creases on the side panels and lower bottom panel inward. The box can optionally be formed from a single blank of cardboard or similar material, and can optionally be provided with handles or a lid.

A collapsible box is provided that facilitates folding of the box into a flattened configuration having a profile the same size as the sides of the box. The box includes two main face panels, two side panels each having a vertical crease, a lower bottom panel having a longitudinal crease and cutouts adjacent to the side panels, bottom flaps attached to the lower edges of the side panels, and an upper bottom panel affixed to the lower edge of a main face panel that folds over the lower bottom panel and bottom flaps to provide structural rigidity. The box can be easily collapsed by raising the upper bottom panel and bottom flaps, and pushing the creases on the side panels and lower bottom panel inward. The box can optionally be formed from a single blank of cardboard or similar material and can optionally be provided with handles or a lid.

A container blank (1), so sized and shaped as to form a shipping pack having front (2) and rear (3) walls to which there are attached, along respective fold lines (2a, 2b, 3a), side wall sections (11, 12;16, 17) each being foldable so that said front and rear walls are in juxtaposed alignment, wherein an interior open-mouthed bag (30) is adhered to the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls. When a shipping pack is erected from said container blank, the folded interior bag (30) is deployed to align with the inner volume of said erected pack so as to provide an open-mouthed container with open-mouthed interior bag to be filled and subsequently sealed for dispatch. The shipping pack is configurable in a folded flat stackable form having an interior bag in situ for storage or dispatch and is easily machine assembled or manually formed into an open-mouthed shipping pack at point of use.