Paper tray having divided compartments with bi-fold corner webs
AssigneeWestRock Shared Services, LLC
InventorJohn Valencia
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Abstract
A tray including first and second compartment portions each having a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to a first side edge of the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to a second side edge of the bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to a front edge of the bottom panel and a rear panel foldably connected to a rear edge of the bottom panel, wherein a side edge of the front panel and a front edge of the second side panel are connected to one another by a front bi-fold corner web panel and a side edge of the rear panel and a rear edge of the second side panel are connected to one another by a rear bi-fold corner web panel.
Claims19
A blank for constructing a tray having divided compartments, comprising:
- a) a first compartment portion having a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to a first side edge of the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to a second side edge of the bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to a front edge of the bottom panel and a rear panel foldably connected to a rear edge of the bottom panel, wherein a side edge of the front panel and a front edge of the second side panel are connected to one another by a front bi-fold corner panel and a side edge of the rear panel and a rear edge of the second side panel are connected to one another by a rear bi-fold corner panel;
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- a) a second compartment portion having a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to a first side edge of the bottom panel and foldably connected to the second side panel of the first compartment portion along an adjoining fold line, a second side panel foldably connected to a second side edge of the bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to a front edge of the bottom panel and a rear panel foldably connected to a rear edge of the bottom panel, wherein a side edge of the front panel and a top edge of the first side panel are connected to one another by a front bi-fold corner panel and a side edge of the rear panel and a rear edge of the first side panel are connected to one another by a rear bi-fold corner panel, wherein a panel portion of each of the front bi-fold corner panel and the rear bi-fold corner panel that is foldably connected to an edge of the first side panel or the second side panel serves as a glue tab with respect to an interior surface of that side panel.
A tray having divided compartments, comprising:
- a) a first compartment portion having a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to a first side edge of the bottom panel, a second side panel foldably connected to a second side edge of the bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to a front edge of the bottom panel and a rear panel foldably connected to a rear edge of the bottom panel, wherein a side edge of the front panel and a front edge of the second side panel are connected to one another by a front bi-fold corner panel and a side edge of the rear panel and a rear edge of the second side panel are connected to one another by a rear bi-fold corner panel;
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- a) a second compartment portion having a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to a first side edge of the bottom panel and foldably connected to the second side panel of the first compartment portion along an adjoining fold line, a second side panel foldably connected to a second side edge of the bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to a front edge of the bottom panel and a rear panel foldably connected to a rear edge of the bottom panel, wherein a side edge of the front panel and a top edge of the first side panel are connected to one another by a front bi-fold corner panel and a side edge of the rear panel and a rear edge of the first side panel are connected to one another by a rear bi-fold corner panel, wherein a panel portion of each of the front bi-fold corner panel and the rear bi-fold corner panel that is foldably connected to an edge of the first side panel or the second side panel serves as a glue tab with respect to an interior surface of that side panel.
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