Box

Abstract

A box with a lid 115 and internal storage chamber for an item. The box has a closed configuration where lid prevents access, and open configuration where access into the internal storage area is allow

Description

The present disclosure relates to a box, particularly, but not exclusively, to a box suitable for use as secondary packaging. Some consumer products such as cosmetics, beauty and wellness products are typically delivered to consumers in primary packaging and secondary packaging. The primary packaging is typically a tube, jar or bottle, in which the product itself is contained. The secondary packaging is typically a box housing the product in its primary packaging. The secondary packaging may help to protect the product, e.g. during storage and / or delivery, and / or may help to present the product to a consumer. If a consumer has ordered a product online, then the secondary packaging may contribute to the consumer forming an initial impression regarding the product, e.g. regarding the product’s quality and / or value. Accordingly, outer surfaces of secondary packaging for products such as cosmetics, beauty and wellness products may typically carry some product branding and / or information. A first aspect provides a box having a lid and an internal storage chamber for housing an item, wherein the box has: an assembled, closed configuration, in which the lid prevents access to the internal storage chamber; an assembled, open configuration, in which the internal storage chamber is accessible; and a disassembled configuration, in which the box is opened up such that there is no internal storage chamber for housing the item; wherein the box has at least one panel adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving the panel in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration. The panel(s) adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving the panel in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration may be accessible when the box is in the assembled, open configuration and may not be accessible when the box is in the assembled, closed configuration. In the assembled, closed configuration, no parts of the box may be fastened together by any fastening means such as glue or staples. The box may be reversibly and repeatably manually reconfigured from the assembled, closed configuration to the assembled, open configuration and, further, to the disassembled configuration and back again. The box may contain any number of panels adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving the panel in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration. The panel(s) may be adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving the panel in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration in any suitable way, e.g. by one or more cut-outs. The panel(s) adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving the panel in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration may be one or more inner panels, e.g. inner base panels, which lie adjacent an outer panel, e.g. an outer base panel, when the box is in the assembled, closed configuration and / or the assembled, open configuration. The one or more inner panels may cover at least 50% of the outer panel. The box may carry information thereon, which is concealed when the box is in the assembled, closed configuration and the assembled, open configuration and is revealed when the box is in the disassembled configuration. The box may comprise a sheet material. The sheet material may be a cellulosic material such as cardboard or card. The box may be suitable for use as secondary packaging, e.g. of a consumer product. One or more tamper-proof securing means may be employed to ensure that the box cannot be opened for the first time without breaking the securing means. A second aspect provides a net configured to be assembled into a box according to the first aspect. The net may be made from a single piece of sheet material. A third aspect provides a package comprising a box according to a first aspect and an item housed within the box. One or more tamper-proof securing means may be employed to ensure that the box cannot be opened for the first time without breaking the securing means. The item may be a product, e.g. in primary packaging such as a tube, ajar or a bottle. The product may be a consumer product, e.g. a cosmetics, beauty or wellness product or a food and drink product. Except where mutually exclusive, any of the features of any of the above described aspects may be employed mutatis mutandis in any of the other above described aspects. Example embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows an exterior view of an example embodiment of a net configured to be assembled into a box; Figure 2 shows an interior view of the net shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 shows an example embodiment of a box in an assembled, closed configuration; Figure 4 shows a first stage in the opening of the box of Figure 3; Figure 5 shows a subsequent stage in the opening of the box of Figure 3; Figure 6 shows the box of Figure 3 in an assembled, open configuration; Figure 7 shows a first stage in the opening up of the box of Figure 3 from the assembled, open configuration to a disassembled configuration; Figure 8 shows the box of Figure 3 in a disassembled configuration; Figure 9 shows another example embodiment of a box in an assembled, open configuration; Figure 10 shows another example of a net configured to be assembled into a box; and Figure 11 shows the net of Figure 10 assembled into a box in an open configuration. Figures 1 and 2 show an example embodiment of a net 100 configured to be assembled into a box for use as secondary packaging, e.g. for a cosmetics product. Figure 1 may be termed an exterior view of the net 100. Figure 2 may be termed an interior view of the net 100. The net 100 is made of a single piece of sheet material and comprises a plurality of panels and flaps with fold lines therebetween. Generally, the panels and flaps each have an exterior surface, i.e. the surface shown in Figure 1, and an interior surface, i.e. the surface shown in Figure 2. The net 100 includes an outer base panel 101 (the base panel may be termed a back panel when the box is assembled and stood upright as it would be presented to a customer). A first end panel 103 is connected to a first edge of the outer base panel 101 by a first fold line 102. A first end flap 106 is connected to an edge of the first end panel 103 by a second fold line 104. A second end flap 107 is connected to an edge of the first end panel 103 by a third fold line 105. The second fold line 104 and the third fold line 105 are disposed on opposing edges of the first end panel 103. The second fold line 104 extends perpendicularly from a first end of the first fold line 102. The third fold line 105 extends perpendicularly from a second end of the first fold line 102. A second end panel 109 is connected to a second edge of the outer base panel 101 by a fourth fold line 108. The second edge of the outer base panel 101 is opposite the first edge of the outer base panel 101. A third end flap 112 is connected to an edge of the second end panel 109 by a fifth fold line 110. A fourth end flap 113 is connected to an edge of the second end panel 109 by a sixth fold line 111. The fifth fold line 110 and the sixth fold line 111 are disposed on opposing edges of the second end panel 109. The fifth fold line 110 extends perpendicularly from a first end of the fourth fold line 108. The sixth fold line 111 extends perpendicularly from a second end of the fourth fold line 108. A main lid panel 115 is connected to an edge of the second end panel 109 by a seventh fold line 114. The main lid panel may be termed a front panel when the box is stood upright. The seventh fold line 114 is parallel to the fourth fold line 108. A first lid flap 124 is connected to an edge of the main lid panel 115 by an eighth fold line 122. A second lid flap 125 is connected to an edge of the main lid panel 115 by a ninth fold line 123. The second lid flap 125 is disposed on an opposite side of the main lid panel 115 from the first lid flap 124. An end lid panel 117 is connected to an edge of the mam lid panel 115 by a tenth fold line 116. The end lid panel 117 is disposed on an opposite side of the main lid panel 115 from the second end panel 109. When assembled, the box may be stood upright on end lid panel 117. A first end lid flap 120 is connected to an edge of the end lid panel 117 by an eleventh fold line 118. A second end lid flap 121 is connected to an edge of the end lid panel 117 by a twelfth fold line 119. The eleventh fold line 118 and the twelfth fold line 119 are disposed on opposing edges of the end lid panel 117. The eleventh fold line 118 extends perpendicularly from a first end of the tenth fold line 116. The twelfth fold line 119 extends perpendicularly from a second end of the tenth fold line 116. A first outer side panel 128 is connected to a third edge of the outer base panel 101 by a thirteenth fold line 126. The third edge of the outer base panel 101 extends between the first edge and the second edge of the outer base panel 101. A first rim panel 132 is connected to the first outer side panel 128 by a fourteenth fold line 130. The first rim panel 132 is disposed on an opposite side of the first outer side panel 128 from the outer base panel 101. A first inner side panel 136 is connected to the first rim panel 132 by a fifteenth fold line 134. The first inner side panel 136 is disposed on an opposite side of the first rim panel 132 from the first outer side panel 128. A first inner base panel 140 is connected to the first inner side panel 136 by a sixteenth fold line 138. A first cut-out 142 is disposed in an edge of the first inner base panel 140 parallel to the sixteenth fold line 138. A second outer side panel 129 is connected to a fourth edge of the outer base panel 101 by a seventeenth fold line 127. The fourth edge of the outer base panel 101 extends between the first edge and the second edge of the outer base panel 101 and is parallel to the third edge of the outer base panel 101. A second rim panel 133 is connected to the second outer side panel 129 by an eighteenth fold line 131. The second rim panel 133 is disposed on an opposite side of the second outer side panel 129 from the outer base panel 101. A second inner side panel 137 is connected to the second rim panel 133 by a nineteenth fold line 135. The second inner side panel 137 is disposed on an opposite side of the second rim panel 133 from the second outer side panel 129. A second inner base panel 141 is connected to the second inner side panel 137 by a twentieth fold line 139. A second cut-out 143 is disposed in an edge of the second inner base panel 141 parallel to the twentieth fold line 139. Figures 3 to 8 show a box 1000 assembled from the net 100 in various stages of being opened. The box 1000 is assembled from the net 100 by folding along the fold lines. In Figure 3, the box 1000 is shown in an assembled, closed configuration. Typically, the box 1000 may be in the assembled, closed configuration when it is delivered to a customer. When the box 1000 is delivered to a customer, one or more securing means (not shown), e.g. one or more tamper-proof securing means, may be employed to secure the main lid panel 115 and / or the end lid panel 117 in place in such a way that the box 1000 cannot be opened without breaking the securing means. A suitable securing means may comprise a strip extending at least partially around the box 1000. In one example implementation, the securing means may comprise a strip extending completely around the box 1000. In another embodiment, the strip may extend around part of the box. When the box 1000 is in the assembled, closed configuration, the first end flap 106 and the third end flap 112 are received in a space defined by the first outer side panel 128, the first rim panel 132 and the first inner side panel 136. The second end flap 107 and the fourth end flap 113 are received in a space defined by the second outer side panel 129, the second rim panel 133 and the second inner side panel 137. The The first inner base panel 140 and the second inner base panel 141 lie adjacent the outer base panel 101. Apart from the first cut-out 142 and the second cut-out 143, the outer base panel 101 is completely covered by the combination of the first inner base panel 140 and the second inner base panel 141. The first cut-out 142 and the second cut-out 143 are offset from each other. The first lid flap 124 is disposed immediately inboard of the first inner side panel 136. The second lid flap 125 is disposed immediately inboard of the second inner side panel 137. The first end lid flap 120 is received in the space defined by the first outer side panel 128, the first rim panel 132 and the first inner side panel 136. The second end lid flap 121 is received in the space defined by the second outer side panel 129, the second rim panel 133 and the second inner side panel 137. Figure 4 shows a first stage of opening the box 1000, in which the end lid panel 117 has been pivoted away from the first end panel 103 along the tenth fold line 116. The first end lid flap 120 has come out of the space defined by the first outer side panel 128, the first rim panel 132 and the first inner side panel 136. The second end lid flap 121 has come out of the space defined by the second outer side panel 129, the second rim panel 133 and the second inner side panel 137. Figure 5 shows a subsequent stage of opening the box 1000, in which the lid panel 115 has been pivoted a distance away from the second end panel 109 along the seventh fold line 114. Figure 6 shows the box 1000 in an assembled, open configuration. In the assembled, open configuration, a user can remove an item (not shown) from inside the box 1000. The item may be a cosmetics product in its primary packaging, e.g. a tube, ajar or a bottle. Figures 7 and 8 show how the box 1000 may be further opened up from the assembled, open configuration to a disassembled configuration. The first cut-out 142 and the second cut-out 143 are shaped and dimensioned such that a person can insert a finger or thumb therein to lift the first inner base panel 140 and the second inner base panel 141 respectively away from the outer base panel 101. By moving the first inner base panel 140 further away from the outer base panel 101, the first inner side panel 136, the first rim panel 132 and the first outer side panel 128 become unfolded. Consequently, the first end flap 106 and the third end flap 112 are released from the space defined by the first outer side panel 128, the first rim panel 132 and the first inner side panel 136 and can be unfolded. By moving the second inner base panel 141 further away from the outer base panel 101, the second inner side panel 137, the second rim panel 133 and the second outer side panel 129 become unfolded. Consequently, the second end flap 107 and the fourth end flap 113 are released from the space defined by the second outer side panel 129, the second rim panel 133 and the second inner side panel 137 and can be unfolded. When fully disassembled, the box 1000 may have the form of the net 100, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and described above. The sequence described above in respect of Figures 3 to 8 may be reversed. The box 1001 is able to be reversibly and repeatably manually reconfigured from the assembled, closed configuration to the assembled, open configuration and, further, to the disassembled configuration and back again. The exterior surface of any one or more of the panels and flaps of the net 100 may carry some information, e.g. in the form of graphical design elements, textual elements, branding and / or product information and / or user instructions. Such information may be applied to the exterior surface of the one or more panels and / or flaps by any suitable technique, e.g. by printing. Any information carried on the exterior surface of any one of more of the outer base panel 101, the main lid panel 115, the end lid panel 117, the second end panel 109, the first outer side panel 128 and the second outer side panel 129 will be visible to a user, e.g. a consumer, when the box 1000 is in the assembled, closed configuration. Any information carried on the exterior surface of any one or more of the outer base panel 101, the main lid panel 115, the end lid panel 117, the second end panel 109, the first outer side panel 128, the second outer side panel 129, the first rim panel 132, the second rim panel 133, the first inner side panel 136, the second inner side panel 137, the first inner base panel 140 and the second inner base panel 141 will be visible to a user, e.g. a consumer, when the box 1000 is in the assembled, open configuration. When the box 1000 is in the disassembled configuration, all of the information carried on the exterior surface of any of the panels and / or flaps will be visible to a user, e.g. a consumer. Additionally or alternatively, the interior surface of any one or more of the panels and flaps of the net 100 may carry some information, e.g. in the form of graphical design elements, textual elements, branding and / or product information and / or user instructions. Such information may be applied to the interior surface of the one or more panels and / or flaps by any suitable technique, e.g. by printing. No information carried on the interior surface of any of the panels and / or flaps will be visible to a user, e.g. a consumer, when the box 1000 is in the assembled, closed configuration. Other than through the first cut-out 142 and the second cut-out 143, no information carried on the interior surface of any of the panels and / or flaps will be visible to a user, e.g. a consumer, when the box 1000 is in the assembled, open configuration. When the box 1000 is in the disassembled configuration, all of the information carried on the interior surface of any of the panels and / or flaps will be visible to a user, e.g. a consumer. The sheet material may comprise a cellulosic material, e.g. card or cardboard. For example, the cardboard may be N flute cardboard, B flute cardboard or E flute cardboard. The sheet material may be a paper based material. The sheet material may have a thickness of up to 5 mm, up to 4 mm or up to 3 mm. The sheet material may have a thickness equal to or greater than 0.4 mm. More specifically, the sheet material may have a thickness in the range of from 0.4 mm to 4 mm (inclusively). The sheet material may comprise a corrugated material or a material of 3 layer board construction. This may be advantageous where the box is used as secondary packaging. The sheet material may be at least partially recyclable and / or at least partially compostable. The sheet material may be completely recyclable and / or compostable. The sheet material may be formed at least partially from recycled material. For instance, the sheet material may comprise at least 25 wt% and / or up to 75 wt% of recycled material. The sheet material may comprise up to or at least 40 wt% , up to or at least 50 wt% or up to or at least 60 wt% of recycled material. In one example implementation, the sheet material may be cardboard containing from 43 wt% to 50 wt% recycled material By virtue of the box being capable of being manually opened up or unfolded from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration, information may be revealed that is concealed when the box is in the assembled, closed configuration and the assembled, open configuration. The information that is revealed when opening up or unfolding the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration may include for example additional textual and / or graphical elements such as further product information and branding. Consequently, there may be no need to provide a separate leaflet or brochure for the product contained in the box. Accordingly, the manufacture and packaging of the product may be simplified and / or made more sustainable. The box may be assembled from a net, which may be made of a single piece of sheet material. The assembly of the box does not require the use of any fastening means such as glue or staples. Accordingly, the manufacture and assembly of the box maybe simplified and / or made more sustainable. Furthermore, the absence of any fastening means such as glue or staples in the assembly of the box helps facilitate the repeatable and reversible manual reconfiguration from the assembled, closed configuration to the assembled, open configuration and, further, to the disassembled configuration and back again. When the box is delivered to a customer, one or more securing means (not shown), e.g. one or more tamper-proof securing means, may be employed to secure the main lid panel and / or the end lid panel in place in such a way that the box cannot be opened for the first time without breaking the securing means. The box may comprise any number of inner base panels, one or more of which may be adapted in any suitable way to facilitate the manual opening up or unfolding of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration. For example, the box may contain one or more such inner base panels, e.g. a plurality of base panels, adapted to facilitate the manual opening up or unfolding of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration. The box may contain one, two, three, four, five or six such inner base panels adapted to facilitate the manual opening up or unfolding of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration. In another embodiment, the side rim panels 132, 133 may be absent. In this case, the second outer side panel 129 is connected directly to the second inner side panel 137. Similarly, the first inner side panel 136 is connected directly to the first outer side panel 128. An example of such an embodiment is illustrated in Figure 9, in which the box shown in the assembled open configuration. The adaptation of the inner base panel(s) to facilitate the manual opening up or unfolding of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration may include any number and pattern of cut-outs in the inner base panel(s). The cut-outs may have any suitable size or shape. In one example implementation, the cut-outs may each have a semi-circular shape. Figure 10 illustrates an embodiment in which the cut-outs may be absent. In this embodiment, the first inner base panel 140 is connected to a first mounting panel 150 along a fold line 152. The second inner base panel 141 is connected to a second mounting panel 154 along fold line 156. When the box is in the assembled configuration, the mounting panels 150, 152 extend away from the base panel to form a V shaped mounting arrangement 200 (as illustrated in Figure 11) to hold a product inside the box. The mounting panels 150, 152 may be used to facilitate the manual opening up or unfolding of the box from the assembled to open configuration to the disassembled configuration. Tabs 158, 160 may be formed by cuts along the fold lines 152, 156. Each tab may engage opposing slot to hold the V shaped mounting together. The teaching of the present disclosure is not limited to the packaging, e.g. secondary-packaging, of cosmetics, beauty and wellness products. Other consumer products may also benefit from being packaged in a box, e.g. as primary packaging or secondary packaging, according to the disclosure. For instance, bottles of wine or other alcoholic drinks could be packaged and presented in a box according to the disclosure. It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concepts disclosed herein. Except where mutually exclusive, any of the features may be employed separately or in combination with any other features and the disclosure extends to all combinations and sub-combinations of one or more features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A box having a lid and an internal storage chamber for housing an item, wherein the box has:LD5 an assembled, closed configuration, in which the lid prevents access to theinternal storage chamber;an assembled, open configuration, in which the internal storage chamber is accessible; anda disassembled configuration, in which the box is opened up such that there is10 no internal storage chamber for housing the item;wherein the box comprises a sheet material, the sheet material comprising:an outer base panel;a first end panel connected to a first edge of the outer base panel by a first fold line;15 a first end flap connected to an edge of the first end panel by a second fold line;a second end flap connected to an edge of the first end panel by a third fold line, wherein the second fold line and the third fold line are disposed on opposing edges of the first end panel, the second fold line extends perpendicularly from a first end of the first fold line, and the third fold line extends perpendicularly from a second end of the20 first fold line;a second end panel connected to a second edge of the outer base panel by a fourth fold line, wherein the second edge of the outer base panel is opposite the first edge of the outer base panel;a third end flap connected to an edge of the second end panel by a fifth fold line;25 a fourth end flap connected to an edge of the second end panel by a sixth foldline, wherein the fifth fold line and the sixth fold line are disposed on opposing edges of the second end panel, the fifth fold line extends perpendicularly from a first end of the fourth fold line, and the sixth fold line extends perpendicularly from a second end of the fourth fold line;30 a main lid panel connected to an edge of the second end panel by a seventh foldline, wherein the seventh fold line is parallel to the fourth fold line;a first outer side panel connected to a third edge of the outer base panel by aneighth fold line, wherein the third edge of the outer base panel extends between the first edge and the second edge of the outer base panel;CMa first inner side panel connected directly or indirectly to the first outer side panel;a second outer side panel connected to a fourth edge of the outer base panel by a nineth fold line, wherein the fourth edge of the outer base panel extends between the5 first edge and the second edge of the outer base panel and is parallel to the third edge of the outer base panel;a second inner side panel connected directly or indirectly to the second outer side panel;a first inner base panel connected to the first inner side panel by a tenth fold 10 line; anda second inner base panel connected to the second inner side panel by an eleventh fold line;wherein when the box is in the assembled, closed configuration: the first end flap and the third end flap are received in a space defined by the first outer side panel15 and the first inner side panel; the second end flap and the fourth end flap are received in a space defined by the second outer side panel and the second inner side panel; and the first inner base panel and the second inner base panel lie adjacent the outer base panel,wherein:20 the first and second inner base panels are adapted to facilitate a user in manuallymoving them in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration; orthe box further comprises first a mounting panel connected to the first inner side panel by a twelfth fold line and a second mounting panel connected to the second inner25 side panel by a thirteenth fold line, wherein when the box is in the assembled configuration, the mounting panels extend away from the base panel to form a V shaped mounting arrangement to hold the item inside the box, the first and second inner base panels being adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving them in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration30 to the disassembled configuration.

2. A box according to claim 1, the sheet material further comprising:a first rim panel connected to the first outer side panel by a fourteenth fold line, wherein the first rim panel is disposed on an opposite side of the first outer side panel 35 from the outer base panel and the first inner side panel is connected to the first rim panelby a fifteenth fold line, the first inner side panel disposed on an opposite side of the first rim panel from the first outer side panel; anda second rim panel connected to the second outer side panel by a sixteenth fold line, wherein the second rim panel is disposed on an opposite side of the second outer5 side panel from the outer base panel and the second inner side panel is connected to the second rim panel by a seventeenth fold line, the second inner side panel disposed on an opposite side of the second rim panel from the second outer side panel.

3. A box according to claim 1, wherein:10 the first inner side panel is connected directly to the first outer side panel by aneighteenth fold line; andthe second inner side panel is connected directly to the second outer side panel by a nineteenth fold line.15 4. A box according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3, wherein in the assembled,closed configuration, no parts of the box are fastened together by any fastening means.

5. A box according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second inner base panels comprise one or more cut-outs.

206. A box according to claim 5, wherein the box comprises:a first cut-out disposed in an edge of the first inner base panel parallel to the tenth fold line; anda second cut-out disposed in an edge of the second inner base panel parallel to 25 the eleventh fold line.

7. A box according to claim 6, wherein the first cut-out and the second cut-out areoffset from each other.30 8. A box according to any preceding claim, wherein the first and second inner basepanels cover at least 50% of the outer base panel.

9. A box according to claim 8, wherein the box carries information thereon, which is concealed when the box is in the assembled, closed configuration and the assembled, 35 open configuration and is revealed when the box is in the disassembled configuration.

10. A box according to any preceding, wherein the sheet material is a cellulosic material.

511. A box according to any preceding claim, wherein the sheet material is at least partially recyclable and / or compostable.

12. A box according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein one or more 10 tamper-proof securing means is / are employed to ensure that the box cannot be opened for the first time without breaking the securing means.

13. A net configured to be assembled into a box, the box having a lid and an internal storage chamber for housing an item, wherein the box has:15 an assembled, closed configuration, in which the lid prevents access to theLO internal storage chamber;C\j an assembled, open configuration, in which the internal storage chamber isaccessible; anda disassembled configuration, in which the box is opened up such that there is20 no internal storage chamber for housing the item;wherein the net comprises a sheet material, the sheet material comprising:an outer base panel;a first end panel connected to a first edge of the outer base panel by a first fold line;25 a first end flap connected to an edge of the first end panel by a second fold line;a second end flap connected to an edge of the first end panel by a third fold line, wherein the second fold line and the third fold line are disposed on opposing edges of the first end panel, the second fold line extends perpendicularly from a first end of the first fold line, and the third fold line extends perpendicularly from a second end of the30 first fold line;a second end panel connected to a second edge of the outer base panel by a fourth fold line, wherein the second edge of the outer base panel is opposite the first edge of the outer base panel;a third end flap connected to an edge of the second end panel by a fifth fold line;CMCMa fourth end flap connected to an edge of the second end panel by a sixth fold line, wherein the fifth fold line and the sixth fold line are disposed on opposing edges of the second end panel, the fifth fold line extends perpendicularly from a first end of the fourth fold line, and the sixth fold line extends perpendicularly from a second end5 of the fourth fold line;a main lid panel connected to an edge of the second end panel by a seventh fold line, wherein the seventh fold line is parallel to the fourth fold line;a first outer side panel connected to a third edge of the outer base panel by an eighth fold line, wherein the third edge of the outer base panel extends between the first10 edge and the second edge of the outer base panel;a first inner side panel connected directly or indirectly to the first outer side panel;a second outer side panel connected to a fourth edge of the outer base panel by a nineth fold line, wherein the fourth edge of the outer base panel extends between the15 first edge and the second edge of the outer base panel and is parallel to the third edge of the outer base panel;a second inner side panel connected directly or indirectly to the second outer side panel;a first inner base panel connected to the first inner side panel by a tenth fold 20 line; anda second inner base panel connected to the second inner side panel by an eleventh fold line;wherein:the first and second inner base panels are adapted to facilitate a user in manually 25 moving them in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration; orthe box further comprises a first mounting panel connected to the first inner side panel by a twelfth fold line and a second mounting panel connected to the second inner side panel by a thirteenth fold line, wherein when the box is in the assembled 30 configuration, the mounting panels extend away from the base panel to form a V shaped mounting arrangement to hold a the item side the box, the first and second inner base panels being adapted to facilitate a user in manually moving them in such a way as to initiate or facilitate the opening up of the box from the assembled, open configuration to the disassembled configuration.

14. A net according to claim 13, the sheet material further comprising:a first rim panel connected to the first outer side panel by a fourteenth fold line, wherein the first rim panel is disposed on an opposite side of the first outer side panel5 from the outer base panel and the first inner side panel is connected to the first rim panel by a fifteenth fold line, the first inner side panel disposed on an opposite side of the first rim panel from the first outer side panel; anda second rim panel connected to the second outer side panel by a sixteenth fold line, wherein the second rim panel is disposed on an opposite side of the second outer10 side panel from the outer base panel and the second inner side panel is connected to the second rim panel by a seventeenth fold line, the second inner side panel disposed on an opposite side of the second rim panel from the second outer side panel.

15. A net according to claim 13, wherein:15 the first inner side panel is connected directly to the first outer side panel by aneighteenth fold line; andthe second inner side panel is connected directly to the second outer side panel by a nineteenth fold line.20 16. A net according to any of claims 13 to 15, wherein the first and second innerbase panels comprise one or more cut-outs.

17. A net according to claim 16. wherein the net comprises:a first cut-out disposed in an edge of the first inner base panel parallel to the 25 tenth fold line; anda second cut-out disposed in an edge of the second inner base panel parallel to the eleventh fold line.

18. A net according to claim 17, wherein the first cut-out and the second cut-out are30 offset from each other.

19. A package comprising a box according to any one of claims 1 to 12 and an itemhoused within the box.

20. A package according to claim 19, wherein the item is a product in primary packaging.LDCM

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