Garment packaging systems and methods

Abstract

A box may include: a base panel; a roof panel opposite the base panel; a rear sidewall coupled to the base panel and the roof panel; a first right sidewall; a first left sidewall opposite the first right sidewall; a first front sidewall opposite the rear sidewall, the first front sidewall including a hanger slot for receiving a hanger, and including a hanger channel extending from the hanger slot, the hanger channel configured to secure the hanger to the first front sidewall; and a second front sidewall coupled to the first front sidewall and the base panel, the second front sidewall being spaced apart from the first front sidewall by a gap, a portion of the clothes hanger residing in the gap.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A box comprising:
 a base panel;   a roof panel opposite the base panel;   a rear sidewall coupled to the base panel and the roof panel;   a first right sidewall;   a first left sidewall opposite the first right sidewall;   a first front sidewall opposite the rear sidewall, the first front sidewall including a hanger slot for receiving a hanger, and including a hanger channel extending from the hanger slot, the hanger channel configured to secure the hanger to the first front sidewall; and   a second front sidewall coupled to the first front sidewall and the base panel, the second front sidewall being spaced apart from the first front sidewall by a gap, a portion of the hanger residing in the gap.   
     
     
         2 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the first left sidewall comprises a left hook configured to receive a left attachment handle of a garment bag to secure the left attachment handle of the garment bag to the first left sidewall. 
     
     
         3 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the first right sidewall comprises a right hook configured to receive a right attachment handle of a garment bag to secure the right attachment handle of the garment bag to the first right sidewall. 
     
     
         4 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the second front sidewall includes handle slots for securing a box handle to the box. 
     
     
         5 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the first front sidewall includes a front sidewall base spacer for maintaining the gap when the box is closed. 
     
     
         6 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the first front sidewall includes a front sidewall roof spacer for maintaining the gap when the box is closed. 
     
     
         7 . The box of  claim 1 , further comprising a front flap coupled to the roof panel, the front flap configured to cover the first front sidewall when the box is closed. 
     
     
         8 . The box of  claim 7 , further comprising a right locking flap and a left locking flap coupled to the front flap, the right locking flap configured to lock into a right sidewall flap opening of the first front sidewall, and the left locking flap configured to lock into a left sidewall flap opening of the first front sidewall. 
     
     
         9 . The box of  claim 7 , wherein the front flap comprises a box handle opening, the box handle opening configured to receive a portion of a box handle. 
     
     
         10 . The box of  claim 1 , further comprising a second right sidewall coupled to the first right sidewall and the base panel, the second right sidewall forming an outer right sidewall of the box. 
     
     
         11 . The box of  claim 1 , further comprising a second left sidewall coupled to the first left sidewall and the base panel, the second left sidewall forming an outer left sidewall of the box. 
     
     
         12 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the first front sidewall comprises front protrusions and the base panel comprises front base slots configured to receive the front protrusions to secure the first front sidewall to the base panel. 
     
     
         13 . The box of  claim 1 , further comprising a right roof supporting flap coupled to the roof panel and a left roof supporting flap coupled to the roof panel, the right roof supporting flap and the left roof supporting flap being configured to support the roof panel while the box is closed. 
     
     
         14 . The box of  claim 1 , wherein the box is substantially made of a cardboard blank. 
     
     
         15 . The box of  claim 14 , wherein the cardboard blank is a corrugated cardboard blank. 
     
     
         16 . A method comprising:
 obtaining a cardboard blank;   forming a base panel by folding the cardboard blank along at least one base panel fold line;   forming a roof panel opposite the base panel by folding the cardboard blank along at least one roof panel fold line;   forming a rear sidewall coupled to the base panel and the roof panel by folding the blank along at least one rear sidewall fold line;   forming a first right sidewall by folding the cardboard blank along a first right sidewall fold line;   forming a first left sidewall opposite the first right sidewall by folding the cardboard blank along a first left sidewall fold line;   forming a first front sidewall opposite the rear sidewall by folding the cardboard blank along at least one first front sidewall fold line, the first front sidewall including a hanger slot for receiving a hanger, and including a hanger channel extending from the hanger slot, the hanger channel configured to secure the hanger to the first front sidewall; and   forming a second front sidewall coupled to the first front sidewall and the base panel by folding the cardboard blank along at least one second sidewall fold line, the second front sidewall being spaced apart from the first front sidewall by a gap, a portion of the clothes hanger residing in the gap.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first left sidewall comprises a left hook configured to receive a left attachment handle of a garment bag to secure the left attachment handle of the garment bag to the first left sidewall. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first right sidewall comprises a right hook configured to receive a right attachment handle of a garment bag to secure the right attachment handle of the garment bag to the first right sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the cardboard blank is a corrugated cardboard blank. 
     
     
         20 . A box comprising:
 a base panel;   a roof panel opposite the base panel;   a rear sidewall coupled to the base panel and the roof panel;   a first right sidewall;   a first left sidewall opposite the first right sidewall;   a first front sidewall opposite the rear sidewall, the first front sidewall including means for receiving a hanger, and including a means for securing the hanger to the first front sidewall; and   a second front sidewall coupled to the first front sidewall and the base panel, the second front sidewall being spaced apart from the first front sidewall by a gap, a portion of the clothes hanger residing in the gap.