US PATENT SUBCLASS 229 / 117.01
.~ Collapsible along supplemental fold line

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229 /   HD   ENVELOPES, WRAPPERS, AND PAPERBOARD BOXES

100  DF  PAPERBOARD BOX {54}
117.01.~ Collapsible along supplemental fold line {4}
117.02  DF  .~.~> Separate end cap contains the sidewalls in collapsed configuration
117.03  DF  .~.~> Including anticollapse feature {1}
117.05  DF  .~.~> Two opposed sidewalls and the bottom wall fold upon themselves {1}
117.07  DF  .~.~> Two opposed sidewalls fold inwardly and downwardly {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 229/117.01

Collapsible along supplemental fold line:

(under subclass 100) Subject matter wherein the box includes one or more fold lines which are in addition to the usual fold lines (which give the box its in-use form or shape, e.g., those which form corners, etc.) and which additional fold line or lines facilitate folding the box to a nonuse configuration without damaging it.

(1) Note. A box which is described as "collapsible" but which has no supplemental fold lines is classified elsewhere on other feathers.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

101, for a variable volume box which may include supplemental fold lines for reducing the size of the box.

108.1, for a box having a polygonal, nonrectangular wall and which is collapsible along one or more supplemental fold lines.

117, for a box having an automatic bottom which may include supplemental fold lines.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 190, Trunks and Hand-Carried Luggage,

107, for a collapsible item of hand carried luggage.

206, Special Receptacle or Package,

170+, for a collapsible bottle carrier, and subclass 577 for a knock-down type assemblage or kit.

217, Wooden Receptacles,

12+, and 43+ for a knock-down type wooden receptacle.

312, Supports: Cabinet Structure,

108, for a knock-down sectional unit, and subclasses 259+ for a knock-down or set-up type cabinet structure having cardboard wall. [figure]