FEFCO 0427: Roll end tray with locking cover

The roll end tray with locking cover is the die-cut mailer: a single die-cut piece with an unbroken bottom, double-thickness end walls rolled over from the base, and a lid that tucks and locks. It needs no tape to stay shut and opens like a presentation box.

Dieline

L 12W 9H 3tuckcoverrear wallbasefront wallinnerouter
Schematic drawn by Packgent from the style's construction, not a production die. Solid lines are cuts, dashed lines are scores.

Try your size. Inside dimensions in inches; the drawing redraws as you type.

Construction

  • One die-cut piece: base, front wall, rear wall, cover and a tuck flap on the cover.
  • Each end wall is two panels deep. The outer panel folds up and the inner panel rolls over and down inside it, so the ends carry several layers.
  • Dust flaps on the cover and rear wall close the corners; small locking tabs hold the rolled ends down.
Flap and panel rule
PartSize
End walls2 × H, rolled
CoverL × W, with tuck flap
Dust flapson cover and rear wall

Closure. The tuck flap locks into the front wall. Tape or a tear strip is optional for parcel shipping.

Blank size

The die-cut blank is roughly (L + 4H) wide by (2W + 2H + tuck) long. The drawing is a schematic, not a production die.

When to use it

Good for

  • Subscription and ecommerce mailers
  • Printed presentation boxes
  • Shallow products such as apparel, books and kits

Watch for

  • Die-cut, so it needs tooling and costs more per box than an RSC at volume
  • Best kept shallow; deep versions get floppy

Open the Spec Builder to check style, grade and dimensional weight for your product.

Related styles

Sources

  1. Fibre Box Association, "Box Styles Basics" (2014), hosted by IoPP
  2. FEFCO: The FEFCO Code (International Fibreboard Case Code), 12th edition
  3. McKee, R.C., Gander, J.W. & Wachuta, J.R. (1963). "Compression strength formula for corrugated boxes." Paperboard Packaging 48(8): 149–159

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