Universal two-cell storage box

Abstract

A universal shoe box has plural faces formed of a common continuous material with each face having a preferential fold disposed between adjacent faces which enable the quick assembly and disassembly of the shoe box. The shoe box includes a display window to enable quick and efficient visual identification of the contents of the shoe box on an image/photograph depicted on a card which may be disposed within the window. Two embodiments of the shoe box are presented, one primarily suited for residential/after market usage and one primary suitable for retail storage usage.

1 . A universal storage box comprising:
 six faces formed of a common contiguous material, each face interconnected with at least one adjacent face, each face further having a preferential fold disposed between each interconnected adjacent face, the six faces including
 a front face; 
 a rear face opposing the front face; 
 a first face disposed between the front face and the rear face; 
 a top face defining generally a longitudinal top face axis and a lateral top face axis; 
 a preferential fold disposed between the first face and the top face, the 
 preferential fold being a first face edge extending between the front face and the rear face; 
 a bottom face opposing the top face; 
 a second face opposing the first face; 
 a preferential fold disposed between the second face and the top face, the preferential fold being a second face edge extending between the front face and the rear face; 
 a first tuck panel extending from the first face edge toward an opposing second tuck panel along the lateral top face axis, the second tuck panel extending from the second face edge toward the first tuck panel along the lateral top face axis; 
 a preferential fold on the first tuck panel disposed proximate to the second tuck panel, the preferential fold being a first tuck panel edge extending between the front face and the rear face, the first tuck panel further extending between the first tuck panel edge and an interior surface of the bottom face inside the storage box generally along a longitudinal first tuck panel axis, the first tuck panel further having a first tuck panel end with a first tuck panel first tab disposable into the interior surface of the bottom ace; 
 a preferential fold on the second tuck panel disposed proximate to the first tuck panel, the preferential fold being a second tuck panel edge extending between the front face and the rear face, the second tuck panel further extending between the second tuck panel edge and the interior surface of the bottom face inside the storage box generally along a longitudinal second tuck panel axis, the second tuck panel further having a second tuck panel end with a second tuck panel first tab disposable into the interior surface of the bottom face; and 
   a first access aperture disposed on the front face.   
     
     
         2 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1  further includes a preferential fold disposed between the front face and the first face, the preferential fold being a first front face edge extending between the top face and the bottom face, the storage box further including a preferential fold disposed between the front face and the second face, the preferential fold being a second front face edge extending between the top face and the bottom face, the storage box further having a first front face angle up to orthogonal between the first front face edge and the front face with the front face pivotally extended in an open position, the storage box further having a second front face angle up to orthogonal between the second front face edge and the front face with the front face pivotally extended in an open position, the storage box further having a first side wall extending from the first front face edge proximate to an interior surface of the first face inside the storage box and a second side wall extending from the second front face edge proximate to an interior surface of the second face inside the storage box, the first side wall having a first side wall hook at a distal end portion slideably disposable against an interior surface of the top face with the front face in the open position, the second side wall having a second side wall hook at a distal end portion slideably disposable against the interior surface of the top face with the front face in the open position, the first side wall further having a first wedge proximate to the first face edge operative to secure the first side wall against the interior surface of the top face with the front face in a closed position, the second side wall having a second wedge proximate to the second face edge operative to secure the second side wall against the interior surface of the top face with the front face in the closed position. 
     
     
         3 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first tuck panel first tab is disposable into a bottom face first recess on the interior surface of the bottom face. 
     
     
         4 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the second tuck panel first tab is disposable into a bottom face second recess opposing the bottom face first recess on the interior surface of the bottom face. 
     
     
         5 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the second tuck panel first tab is disposable into the bottom face first recess. 
     
     
         6 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first tuck panel end includes a first tuck panel second tab disposable into a bottom face third recess. 
     
     
         7 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second tuck panel end includes a second tuck panel second tab disposable into a bottom face fourth recess opposing the bottom face third recess. 
     
     
         8 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the second tuck panel second tab is disposable into the bottom face third recess. 
     
     
         9 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1  further includes a preferential fold disposed between the rear face and the top face, the preferential fold being a rear face edge extending between the top face and the rear face, the rear face edge having a first tuck flap slideably disposable beneath an interior surface of the first tuck panel inside the storage box, the rear face edge further having a second tuck flap slideably disposable beneath an interior surface of the second tuck panel inside the storage box. 
     
     
         10 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 9  further includes a first retainer panel extending from a preferential fold between the rear face and the first face, the first tuck flap being disposable between the first tuck panel and the first retainer panel. 
     
     
         11 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 9  further includes a second retainer panel extending from the preferential fold between the rear face and the second face, the second tuck flap being disposable between the second tuck panel and the second retainer panel. 
     
     
         12 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 9  further includes a rear slit on the rear face edge between the first tuck flap and the second tuck flap, the rear slit being disposable into a first tuck panel rear slit on the first tuck panel edge and a second tuck panel rear slit on the second tuck panel edge. 
     
     
         13 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1  further includes a plurality of additional storage boxes mountable on top of the storage box. 
     
     
         14 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the storage box is made of cardboard or corrugated paper board. 
     
     
         15 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 2  further includes a first tuck panel front slot and a second tuck panel front slot generally at the height of the first access aperture with the front face in the closed position. 
     
     
         16 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a second access aperture is disposed on the rear face. 
     
     
         17 . The storage box as claimed in  claim 16  further includes a first tuck panel rear slot and a second tuck panel rear slot generally at the height of the second access aperture.