Shipping box

Claim 1

In a shipping box, the combination comprising a generally rectangular inner container having a bottom panel, side and end panels integral with the bottom panel, and a top panel integral with the side panels, said top panel including a pair of left and right parts folded toward each other and a pair of folded end portions integral with said pair of parts and overlying said end panels, interlocking means between said end portions and said end panels to latch said inner container in a closed position, said interlocking means including an opening in each pair of said portions and a folded section on each end panel extending through said opening adjacent thereto, said bottom panel including a pair of panel elements folded toward each other and having edges which overlap each other, a generally rectangular outer container having a bottom wall, spaced side walls integral with the bottom wall, and spaced end walls integral with the bottom wall, each end wall including three sections disposed in juxtaposition to each other, a handle opening in each of said three sections and in alignment with each other, locking tab means on one of said three sections and extending through the openings of the other two sections to lock all three sections together as a unit, said one section including a folded panel portion disposed contiguous another of said three sections, a flap projecting from said panel portion and engaging said locking tab means to keep the same in a locked position, a lid covering top portions of said inner and outer containers, and a handle extension on each end of said lid extending into the handle opening of its adjacent end wall.