Coated box and method of making

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF MAKING A BOX WHICH COMPRISES, (A) CUTTING AND SCORING A WEB TO FORM A BOX BLANK HAVING FRONT, BACK AND SIDE PANELS, AND ALSO BOTTOM PANELS, THAT MEET ALONG FOLD LINES, (B) ORIENTING THE BOX BLANK IN THE WEB WITH THE FOLD LINES ALONG WHICH SIDE PANELS MEET EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE SIDE EDGES OF THE WEB, THE WEB BEING CUT OUT AND WASTE MATERIAL BEING STRIPPED FROM THE WEB ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE EDGE OF AT LEAST ONE SIDE PANEL AND ALSO ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF AN EDGE OF A BOTTOM PANEL, (C) LEAVING UNCUT PORTIONS OF THE BLANK INTEGRAL WITH THE WEB TO RETAIN THE BLANK IN POSITION IN THE WEB, (D) COVERING AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE BLANK WITH PLASTIC MATERIAL WHILE IN POSITION IN THE WEB AND EXTENDING THE PLASTIC MATERIAL ACROSS THE CUT-OUTS IN THE WEB, BEYOND THOSE EDGES OF THE SIDE PANEL AND BOTTOM PANEL, FROM WHICH WASTE MATERIAL HAS BEEN STRIPPED, (E) APPLYING AN ADHESIVE COATING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BLANK OVER AT LEAST THE AREAS OF THE BLANK ADJACENT TO THE EDGES FROM WHICH MATERIAL WAS STRIPPED; (F) SUBSEQUENTLY SEVERING THE UNCUT PORTIONS OF THE BLANK AND REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVERED BLANK FROM THE WEB; AND (G) FOLDING THE BLANK INTO A BOX WITH PANELS HAVING ADHESIVE THEREON CONFRONTING OTHER PANELS TO FORM THE SEAMS OF THE BOX, THE PANELS HAVING THE SUBSEQUENTLY CUT PORTIONS BEING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAM.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF MAKING A BOX WHICH COMPRISES, (A) CUTTING AND SCORING A WEB TO FORM A BOX BLANK HAVING FRONT, BACK AND SIDE PANELS, AND ALSO BOTTOM PANELS, THAT MEET ALONG FOLD LINES, (B) ORIENTING THE BOX BLANK IN THE WEB WITH THE FOLD LINES ALONG WHICH SIDE PANELS MEET EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE SIDE EDGES OF THE WEB, THE WEB BEING CUT OUT AND WASTE MATERIAL BEING STRIPPED FROM THE WEB ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE EDGE OF AT LEAST ONE SIDE PANEL AND ALSO ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF AN EDGE OF A BOTTOM PANEL, (C) LEAVING UNCUT PORTIONS OF THE BLANK INTEGRAL WITH THE WEB TO RETAIN THE BLANK IN POSITION IN THE WEB, (D) COVERING AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE BLANK WITH PLASTIC MATERIAL WHILE IN POSITION IN THE WEB AND EXTENDING THE PLASTIC MATERIAL ACROSS THE CUT-OUTS IN THE WEB, BEYOND THOSE EDGES OF THE SIDE PANEL AND BOTTOM PANEL, FROM WHICH WASTE MATERIAL HAS BEEN STRIPPED, (E) APPLYING AN ADHESIVE COATING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BLANK OVER AT LEAST THE AREAS OF THE BLANK ADJACENT TO THE EDGES FROM WHICH MATERIAL WAS STRIPPED; (F) SUBSEQUENTLY SEVERING THE UNCUT PORTIONS OF THE BLANK AND REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVERED BLANK FROM THE WEB; AND (G) FOLDING THE BLANK INTO A BOX WITH PANELS HAVING ADHESIVE THEREON CONFRONTING OTHER PANELS TO FORM THE SEAMS OF THE BOX, THE PANELS HAVING THE SUBSEQUENTLY CUT PORTIONS BEING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAM.