Systems and methods for packaging products

Abstract

Customized boxes for packaging one or more items therein can have item placement indicia printed, applied, or projected thereon. The boxes can include a plurality of side wall panels and a plurality of flaps extending from the plurality of sidewall panels. The plurality of flaps can be configured to form top and bottom surfaces of the customized boxes. The item placement indicia can be printed, applied, or projected on an interior surface of one or more of the side wall panels. The item placement indicia represent desired placements for the one or more items to be packaged in the customized boxes.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A customized box for packaging one or more items therein, the customized box comprising:
 a plurality of side wall panels;   a plurality of flaps extending from the plurality of sidewall panels, the plurality of flaps being configured to form at least a top or bottom surface of the customized box; and   item placement indicia disposed on an interior surface of one or more side wall panels of the plurality of side wall panels or one or more flaps of the plurality of flaps, the item placement indicia representing a desired placement of at least one item of the one or more items to be packaged in the customized box.   
     
     
         2 . The customized box of  claim 1 , wherein the item placement indicia comprise at least one of an outline of the at least one item, a picture or a description of the at least one item, or a reference number or color associated with the at least one item. 
     
     
         3 . The customized box of  claim 1 , wherein the item placement indicia comprises one or more guide or shadow lines configured to indicate a desired placement within the box of an item that will be at least partially surrounded by other items within the box. 
     
     
         4 . The customized box of  claim 1 , wherein the item placement indicia for the at least one item is disposed on at least two side walls of the plurality of side walls. 
     
     
         5 . The customized box of  claim 1 , further comprising fill material indicia disposed on an interior surface of one or more side wall panels of the plurality of side wall panels, the fill material indicia representing a desired placement of fill material in the customized box. 
     
     
         6 . The customized box of  claim 5 , wherein the fill material indicia are disposed between the item placement indicia and the top surface of the box. 
     
     
         7 . The customized box of  claim 5 , wherein the fill material indicia is disposed on a first side wall between item placement indicia disposed on the first side wall and a corner of the box formed by the first side wall and a second side wall.