SLOTTED BOXES: International Fibreboard Case
Code: 02 Series
Slotted box styles are generally made from one piece of corrugated
or solid fiberboard. The blank is scored and slotted to permit folding.
The box manufacturer forms a joint at the point where one side panel
and one end panel are brought together. Boxes are then shipped flat
to the user. When the box is needed, the box user squares up the box,
inserts product and closes the flaps. The International Fibreboard Case
Code refers to these styles as Slotted-Type Boxes, while the carrier
classifications call them Conventional Slotted Boxes.
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0200 Half Slotted Container (HSC)
Same as Regular Slotted Container (0201) without
one set of flaps. |
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0201 Regular
Slotted Container (RSC)
All flaps have the same length, and the two
outer flaps (normally the lengthwise flaps) are one-half the container's
width, so that they meet at the center of the box when folded.
If the product requires a flat, even bottom surface, or the protection
of two full layers, a fill-in pad can be placed between the two
inner flaps.
This is a highly efficient design for many applications.
There is very little manufacturing waste.
The RSC can be used for most products and is the
most common box style. |
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0202 Overlap
Slotted Container (OSC)
All flaps have the same length. The outer flaps
overlap by one inch or more.
The box is easily closed, usually with staples driven
through the overlap area.
This style is used when the length of the box is
considerably greater than the width, resulting in a long gap between
the inner flaps. The sealed overlap helps to keep the outer flaps
from pulling apart. |
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0203 Full
Overlap Slotted Container (FOL)
All flaps have the same length (the width of
the box). When closed, the outer flaps come within one inch of
complete overlap.
The style is especially resistant to rough handling.
Stacked on its bottom panel, the overlapping flaps provide added
cushioning. Stacked on its side, the extra thickness provides
added stacking strength. |
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0204 Center
Special Slotted Container (CSSC)
Inner and outer flaps are cut to different
lengths.
Both pairs of flaps meet at the center of the box.
The style is especially strong because both the
top and bottom have double the thickness of corrugated board.
The inner flaps, with no gap, provide a level base for the product.
A variation of this box is the Side Special Slotted
Container-SSS. All pairs of flaps meet, but not at the center
of the box. |
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0205 Center
Special Overlap
Slotted Container (CSO)
All flaps have the same length (one-half the
length of the box). The length of the box can be no more than
twice its width.
When closed, the inner flaps meet at the center
of the box, providing a level base and full top protection. Depending
on the ratio of length to width, the outer flaps overlap at random,
up to full overlap. |
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Above Content Derived from Fibre Box Handbook. Courtesy
of Fibre Box Association. |
