Corrugated shipping boxes / JETDIELINE

Slide sleeve

Corrugated sliding sleeve with glue flap and open ends. Thumb cut-outs at both ends of the top make sliding out an inner component easier. The template calculates only the sleeve.

Slide sleeve — Dieline preview of the documented example. Set the dimensions and production material in JetDieline.

Interactive 3D fold view

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Simplified display model without material thickness, not to scale.

Template ID: corrugated.slide
Construction: Corrugated shipping boxes
Current template version: V1
Dieline preview version: V1

How the shape is constructed

Corrugated tube with glue flap, open at both ends, with thumb cut-outs on top; the inner component (e.g. a corrugated tray) slides in. Dimensions: inside cross-section × tube length.

How it is assembled

Glue the glue flap to the underside and lay the sleeve flat. Erect for use and slide in the inner component; to open, push it out at the thumb cut-out.

Material and grain direction

Flute parallel to the tube: wall creases fold along the flute, the sleeve is stiff in the sliding direction (check with the test printer).

Test fit, folding and closure on a sample made from the intended material. Confirm material thickness, grain direction and production steps with your printer.

Dimensions of the illustrated example

210 × 60 × 300 mm

21 × 6 × 30 cm8.27 × 2.36 × 11.81 in / ″

Length: 210 mmWidth: 60 mmHeight: 300 mm

Inside dimension

These dimensions describe the preview, not a fixed packaging size. The app recalculates the dieline for your own dimensions.

What to consider for this construction

Glue flap

Width of the glue flap used to glue the blank into a tube. The material requires a minimum width.

Glue flap angle

Angled ends of the glue flap; make folding and erection easier.

Thumb cut-out

Semicircular cut-out at the front edge for easy opening.

Thumb cut-out radius

Radius (= depth) of the thumb cut-out.

Frequently asked questions

At which ends are the thumb cut-outs?

The template places thumb cut-outs at both open ends of the top. thumbNotch switches them together; thumbNotchRadius controls their radius. The fitsFront constraint preserves material towards the wall creases and between cut-outs. Also check whether artwork or the inner component conceals the intended grip location.

How much clearance does a tray need?

The source code specifies no universally approved allowance for an arbitrary inner component. Measure its finished outside dimension including material layers and gluing. Determine the required sliding clearance with the target material in the complete sample. The sleeve’s inside dimension alone predicts neither insertion force nor behaviour after several sliding cycles.

Does the sleeve have a bottom closure?

No. It is a tube with a glue seam and two open ends. An inner component or product slides in. Closing an end or preventing contents from falling out requires a separate construction or securing measure. This V1 has neither bottom flaps nor an integrated end stop for this purpose.