ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,037, issued on Dec. 9.
"Round trip container" was invented by Jack Switzer (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A round trip container includes a container body having a receiving cavity and an opening. A proximal end of a closure flap is operably coupled with the container body and the closure flap is configured to extend over the opening. A first adhesive receiving area is located on one of the closure flap and the container body and receives adhesive to adhere the closure flap to the container body when the container is placed in a closed "outbound" configuration. An adhesive portion is located on one of the closure flap an...