Packaging Assemblies And Methods

Abstract

A packaging assembly including an outer sleeve, a tray, and an insert arranged within the tray. The tray may be arranged within and slidably engage with the outer sleeve. The tray may include a base, a first and second lateral sidewall, and a first and second longitudinal sidewall. The first and second lateral sidewalls each may include a first, a second, and a third portion. The first, second, and third portions are folded to form the first and second lateral sidewalls. The first and second longitudinal sidewalls each may include a first and a second flap. The first and the second flap may be arranged on opposite ends of the first and second longitudinal sidewalls. The first flaps may be arranged between the first and third portions of the first lateral sidewall, and the second flaps may be arranged between the first and third portions of the second lateral sidewall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packaging assembly, comprising:
 an outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve comprises an at least one aperture;   a tray arranged within the aperture, wherein the tray slidably engages with the outer sleeve, the tray comprising:
 a base; 
 a first lateral sidewall and a second lateral sidewall arranged opposite from one another and coupled to the base, each of the first lateral sidewall and the second lateral sidewall comprising:
 a first portion; 
 a second portion; and 
 a third portion, 
 wherein the first, second, and third portions are folded to form the first and second lateral sidewalls; 
 
 a first longitudinal sidewall and a second longitudinal sidewall arranged opposite from one another and coupled to the base, each of the first longitudinal sidewall and the second longitudinal sidewall comprising:
 a first flap; and 
 a second flap, 
 
 wherein the first flap and the second flap are arranged on opposite ends of the first and second longitudinal sidewalls, and the first flaps are arranged between the first portion and third portion of the first lateral sidewall, and the second flaps are arranged between the first portion and third portion of the second lateral sidewall; and 
   an insert arranged within the tray.   
     
     
         2 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first portions of the first and second lateral side walls are parallel to the third portions of the first and second lateral side walls when the tray is in a folded configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The packaging assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the second portions of the first and second lateral sidewalls are parallel to the base when the tray is in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The packaging assembly of  claim 3 , further comprising tabs extending from the third portions of the first and second lateral sidewalls. 
     
     
         5 . The packaging assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the tabs of the third portions engage with apertures formed in the base of the tray to secure the first, second, and third portions in the folded configuration, forming the first and second lateral sidewalls. 
     
     
         6 . The packaging assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the flaps of the first and second longitudinal sidewalls are perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal sidewalls when in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The packaging assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the flaps of the first and second longitudinal sidewalls are encapsulated by the base and first, second, and third portions of the first and second lateral sidewalls when in the folded configuration to form the first and second longitudinal sidewalls. 
     
     
         8 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one divider integrally arranged on the insert. 
     
     
         9 . The packaging assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one divider is formed integrally within the insert by folding a portion of the insert along a plurality of indentations formed within the insert. 
     
     
         10 . The packaging assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one divider substantially flush with the first and second lateral sidewalls and the first and second longitudinal sidewalls. 
     
     
         11 . The packaging assembly of  claim 9 , wherein at least one goods receiving channel is formed between the tray and the insert. 
     
     
         12 . The packaging assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the insert secures within the tray through a friction force which the insert exerts on the tray. 
     
     
         13 . The packaging assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the insert engages a channel formed between a first and second lateral sidewalls and the base of the tray. 
     
     
         14 . A method of packaging baked goods using a packaging assembly, the method comprising:
 forming an outer sleeve comprising a top, a bottom and sides that extend between the top and the bottom, the outer sleeve having an aperture that extends between opposite ends of the sleeve;   forming a tray comprising a front wall, a rear wall, side walls that extend between the front wall and the rear wall and a bottom that extends between the front wall, the rear wall and the side walls, wherein the tray is sized to be slidably received within the aperture of the outer sleeve;   forming an insert comprising a base and multiple dividers that extend upwardly from the base to form channels that are separated from one another, the insert sized to be received within the tray such that the base covers the bottom of the tray within areas between the dividers;   placing the insert within the tray;   filling at least one of the channels with baked goods that are sized to be received within the aperture of the sleeve, the baked good resting on the base of the insert; and   sliding the tray and baked goods within the aperture of the sleeve from an open configuration to a closed configuration.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the insert is formed by folding a flat cardboard material into the multiple dividers. 
     
     
         16 . A method of forming a packaging assembly, comprising:
 folding a first flat material along a plurality of indentations formed within the first flat material to form an outer sleeve, the outer sleeve comprising an aperture;   forming a tray, comprising:
 folding a second flat material along a first longitudinal indentation formed within the second flat material to form a first longitudinal sidewall; 
 folding a first flap and a second flap of the first longitudinal sidewall perpendicular to the first longitudinal sidewall; 
 folding the second flat material along a second longitudinal indentation formed within the second flat material to form a second longitudinal sidewall; 
 folding a first flap and a second flap of the second longitudinal sidewall perpendicular to the second longitudinal sidewall; 
 folding the second flat material along a first lateral indentation formed within the second flat material to form a first lateral sidewall; and 
 folding the second flat material along a second lateral indentation formed within the second flat material to form a second lateral sidewall, 
 wherein the first lateral sidewall, the second lateral sidewall, the first longitudinal sidewall, and the second longitudinal sidewall form a base of the tray; 
 folding a third flat material along a first indentation and a second indentation formed within the third flat material to form an insert, the insert comprising at least one divider; 
 arranging the insert within the tray; and 
 arranging the tray and insert within the aperture of the outer sleeve, wherein the tray slidably engages with the outer sleeve. 
   
     
     
         17 . The method of forming a packaging assembly of  claim 16 , further comprising folding the second flat material along a third lateral indentation and a fourth lateral indentation formed within the second flat material to form a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion of the first lateral sidewall. 
     
     
         18 . The method of forming a packaging assembly of  claim 17 , further comprising folding the second flat material along a fifth lateral indentation and a sixth lateral indentation formed within the second flat material to form a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion of the second lateral sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . The method of forming a packaging assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the first portions of the first and second lateral sidewalls are parallel to the third portions of the first and second lateral sidewalls when in a folded configuration to form the first and second lateral sidewalls. 
     
     
         20 . The method of forming a packaging assembly of  claim 19 , wherein the second portions of the first and second lateral sidewalls are parallel to the base when folded to form the first and second lateral sidewalls.