Method of folding and securing a box cover

Claim 1

A method of forming, assembling, and erecting a box cover or like member of pasteboard or like material with a top panel, fold over side walls, and fold over end walls, wherein each of the side and end walls includes an outer wall panel integral with the top panel, and an inner wall panel integral with and extending alongside a respective one of the outer side wall panels, wherein each of the outer side wall panels includes a corner assembly tab at opposite ends thereof, and each of the inner side wall panels includes a floating corner reinforcement tab at opposite ends thereof; said method comprising the steps of forming each of the corner assembly tabs on one of said outer side wall panels with a duplex hinge member between the outer side wall panel and the respective corner assembly tab with a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion formed between the outer side wall panel and the respective corner assembly tab but farther from the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel than said first hinge portion.

Claim 2

A method of forming, assembling, and erecting a box cover or like member of pasteboard or like material with a top panel, fold over side walls, and fold over end walls, wherein each of the side and end walls includes an outer wall panel integral with the top panel, and an inner wall panel integral with and extending alongside a respective one of the outer side wall panels, wherein each of the outer side wall panels includes a corner assembly tab at opposite ends thereof, and each of the inner side wall panels includes a floating corner reinforcement tab at opposite ends thereof; said method comprising the steps of forming each of the corner assembly tabs on one of said outer side wall panels with a duplex hinge member between the outer side wall panel and the respective corner assembly tab with a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion formed between the outer side wall panel and the respective corner assembly tab but farther from the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel than said first hinge portion.

Claim 4

A method of forming, assembling, and erecting a box cover or like member of pasteboard or like material with a top panel, fold over side walls, and fold over end walls, wherein each of the side and end walls includes an outer wall panel integral with the top panel, and an inner wall panel integral with and extending alongside a respective one of the outer side wall panels; wherein each of the outer side wall panels includes a corner assembly tab at opposite ends thereof, and each of the inner side wall panels includes a floating corner reinforcement tab at opposite ends thereof; said method comprising the steps of forming each of the corner assembly tabs with a duplex hinge member having a first portion formed closer to the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel and a second portion formed farther from the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel, forming a slit in each of the corner assembly tabs from between the first and second portions of the duplex hinge member toward the free end of the respective corner assembly tab but terminating short of such free end to provide a degree of flexibility on opposite sides of the slit, and forming each of the floating corner reinforcement tabs with a hinge situated at substantially the same distance from the midpoint of the inner side wall panel as the second portion of the duplex hinge member adjacent thereto is spaced away from the longitudinal midpoint of the latter's outer side wall panel.

Claim 5

A method of forming, assembling, and erecting a box cover or like member of pasteboard or like material with a top panel, fold over side walls, and fold over end walls, wherein each of the side and end walls includes an outer wall panel integral with the top panel, and an inner wall panel integral with and extending alongside a respective one of the outer side wall panels; wherein each of the outer side wall panels includes a corner assembly tab at opposite ends thereof, and each of the inner side wall panels includes a floating corner reinforcement tab at opposite ends thereof; said method comprising the steps of forming each of the corner assembly tabs with a duplex hinge member having a first portion formed closer to the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel and a second portion formed farther from the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel, forming a slit in each of the corner assembly tabs from between the first and second portions of the duplex hinge member toward the free end of the respective corner assembly tab but terminating short of such free end to provide a degree of flexibility on opposite sides of the slit, and forming each of the floating corner reinforcement tabs with a hinge situated at substantially the same distance from the midpoint of the inner side wall panel as the second portion of the duplex hinge member adjacent thereto is spaced away from the longitudinal midpoint of the latter's outer side wall panel.

Claim 7

A method of forming, assembling, and erecting a box cover or like member of pasteboard or like material with a top panel, fold over side walls, and fold over end walls, wherein each of the side and end walls includes an outer wall panel integral with the top panel, and an inner wall panel integral with and extending alongside a respective one of the outer side wall panels; wherein each of the outer side wall panels includes a corner assembly tab at opposite ends thereof, and each of the inner side wall panels includes a floating corner reinforcement tab at opposite ends thereof; said method comprising the steps of forming each of the corner assembly tabs with a duplex hinge member having a first portion formed closer to the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel and a second portion formed farther from the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel, forming a slit in each of the corner assembly tabs from between the first and second portions of the duplex hinge member toward the free end of the respective corner assembly tab but terminating short of such free end to provide a degree of flexibility on opposite sides of the slit, and forming a cut-out or notch portion in each of the corner assembly tabs and of forming the floating corner reinforcement tabs so as to be foldable at least partly in registration with the cut-out or notch portion of the adjacent corner assembly tab.

Claim 8

A method of forming, assembling, and erecting a box cover or like member of pasteboard or like material with a top panel, fold over side walls, and fold over end walls, wherein each of the side and end walls includes an outer wall panel integral with the top panel, and an inner wall panel integral with and extending alongside a respective one of the outer side wall panels; wherein each of the outer side wall panels includes a corner assembly tab at opposite ends thereof, and each of the inner side wall panels includes a floating corner reinforcement tab at opposite ends thereof; said method comprising the steps of forming each of the corner assembly tabs with a duplex hinge member having a first portion formed closer to the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel and a second portion formed farther from the longitudinal midpoint of the outer side wall panel, forming a slit in each of the corner assembly tabs from between the first and second portions of the duplex hinge member toward the free end of the respective corner assembly tab but terminating short of such free end to provide a degree of flexibility on opposite sides of the slit, and forming a cut-out or notch portion in each of the corner assembly tabs and of forming the floating corner reinforcement tabs so as to be foldable at least partly in registration with the cut-out or notch portion of the adjacent corner assembly tab.