A blank for constructing a container includes a front panel, a bottom panel foldably connected to the front panel along a lower front horizontal fold line, and a side panel having a front portion and a rear portion. The side panel is foldably connected to at least one of the bottom panel or the front panel. The blank includes a top panel that is foldably connected to the side panel, and a rear panel foldably connected to the rear portion of the side panel along a rear vertical fold line. The front and rear portions of the side panel are separable from one another along a separation line such that the rear portion of the side panel and the rear panel are configured and adapted for removal.

A packaging for the stocking and transportation of glass bottles including a box closed on five sides and open at the top, configured to house a plurality of bottles therein, arranged side-by-side in a vertical position, and a lid couplable in a removable manner with the box, in a position facing a bottom wall of the box; wherein the lid is provided, on a face thereof configured to be facing, in use, the bottom wall, with a plurality of spacer elements, which protrude in a cantilever fashion from the face of the lid and towards the bottom wall of the box; the spacer elements being configured to be interposed, in use, between each bottle contained in the box and respective other bottles immediately adjacent thereto and/or between some bottles and a side wall of the box.

A package, system and method for packaging a fresh food product having an improved shelf-life. The system includes: one or more individual packages having a food product sealed therein, the packages are made from an oxygen permeable film having an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of at least 10,000 cc (STP)/m.sup.2/day/1 atm at 23° C. at 0% relative humidity (RH) measured according to ASTM 3985. The individual packages are disposed in an interior space of a master pouch. The master pouch is made from a film having an oxygen barrier layer such that the OTR of the master pouch film is less than 20 cc (STP)/m.sup.2/day/1 atm at 23° C. at 0% RH measured according to ASTM 3985. The interior space of the master pouch includes a modified atmosphere having CO.sub.2 and has an oxygen concentration that is less than 0.1% by volume.

A method and apparatus are shown for securing a top for a cardboard carton where the carton has a bottom wall and integral sidewalls, an initially open interior and initially open top flaps with outwardly extending ears. The top flaps are folded to a carton closing position which closes off the initially open interior of the cardboard carton. The ears are also folded to a position in contact with the sidewalls of the carton. A set of punches are aligned with the folded ears of the carton and are actuated to force a first layer of cardboard from a respective top flap through an underlying region of the carton sidewall. A set of platens are located so as to underlie and reinforce the sidewalls of the carton as the punching operation takes place.

A portable outdoor supply assembly for providing an all-in-one outdoor supply kit includes a cooler body having a cooler front side, a cooler back side, a cooler left side, a cooler right side, a cooler bottom side, and an open cooler top side defining a cooler inside. A cooler lid is coupled to the cooler body. The cooler lid is hingingly coupled to the cooler back side adjacent the cooler top side to cover and alternatively uncover the cooler top side. Each of a plurality of kit containers has a zipper closure to seal and alternatively unseal a kit inside. The plurality of kit containers is dimensioned to fill the cooler inside. The plurality of kit containers includes a plurality of outdoor items.

A spacing support (11) and a spacing kit (10) for packets (100) of smoking articles configured to support in an orderly manner a plurality of packets arranged on two adjacent rows. The spacing support (11) comprises two containing drawers (12) arranged adjacent to each other and each defining a respective housing (13) for a corresponding row of packets, which extends in a longitudinal direction (X), and an access aperture (17) through which the packets (100) can be introduced and extracted from the housing (13). Each containing drawer (12) comprises a bottom wall (14) from which a pair of side walls (15) extends, each of these walls (14, 15) being configured to come into contact with a respective wall (101, 102) of the packet (100), wherein at least one of the side walls (15) comprises a plurality of positioning elements (18) projecting toward the inside of said housing (13), made as pre-cut fins (19) integrated into the side wall (15), and configured to delimit positioning compartments (26), in which each of said packets (100) is stably arranged and held in a static manner, in said longitudinal direction (X), with respect to said housing (13).

The invention relates to a method of packaging a packaged product (102) and one or more unpackaged products (104) for shipment, the method comprising: providing a shipping container (110) generally sized to accommodate the one or more unpackaged products (104), the shipping container (110) having a plurality of walls (114, 116, 118, 120) and a bottom (122) that define an interior of the shipping container (110), each of the plurality of walls (114, 116, 118, 120) having an edge (124, 126,128, 130) that cooperate to define an open side of the shipping container (110), inserting the one or more unpackaged products (104) into the shipping container (110) and attaching the shipping container (110) to the packaged product (102) such that the packaged product (102) closes or covers the open side of the shipping container (110). The invention further relates to a shipping container (110) and to a method for creating customized packaging for a plurality of items on-demand.

A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels. The lid may include a lid support member that can act as a molle board to releasably secure items to the lid support member while also providing structural support to the lid.

A method and apparatus are shown for securing a top for a cardboard carton where the carton has a bottom wall and integral sidewalls, an initially open interior and initially open top flaps with outwardly extending ears. The top flaps are folded to a carton closing position which closes off the initially open interior of the cardboard carton. The ears are also folded to a position in contact with the sidewalls of the carton. A set of punches are aligned with the folded ears of the carton and are actuated to force a first layer of cardboard from a respective top flap through an underlying region of the carton sidewall. A set of platens are located so as to underlie and reinforce the sidewalls of the carton as the punching operation takes place.

An integrated carton and container which includes a collapsible container and a plurality of cartons. The carton or cartons can be filled with a product or products while the carton or cartons remain integrated with the container. The carton and container are integrated in such a way that when the container is expanded into an open position, the carton or cartons correspondingly expand into an open position. The integrated carton and container may be integrated in such a way that the integrated carton and container may be filled with a product and closed on a single apparatus.