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US 12,434,878 B2Granted
Produce trays with reinforced tabs
AssigneeWestRock Shared Services, LLC
InventorsDavid G. Couture, Michael McLeod
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Abstract
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a blank for forming a container includes a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges. The blank includes two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges and two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges.
Claims17
A blank for forming a container comprising:
- a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges;
- two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges;
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- two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges, wherein each of the second side wall structures comprises:
- a first wall panel foldably attached to one of the second base edges along a first fold line,
- a second wall panel foldably attached to the first wall panel configured to be overlapped with the first wall panel to form a side wall,
- a first minor end flap foldably attached to the first wall panel extending in a lateral direction from the first side wall panel, and
- a second minor end flap foldably attached to the second side wall panel extending in the lateral direction from the second side wall panel, configured to overlap the first minor end flap and one of the first side wall structures in forming a corner of a container formed from the blank,
- wherein a stacking tab is defined in the first and second minor end flaps and is configured to form a stacking tab extending upright from a first side wall of the container formed from the blank with the first and second minor end flaps overlapped with one of the side wall structures to form the first side wall,
- wherein a first portion of the stacking tab is formed in the first minor end flap,
- wherein a second portion of the stacking tab is formed in the second minor end flap,
- wherein a cut separates the first and second portions of the stacking tab, so the first and second portions of the stacking tab can separate to facilitate erecting the container made from the blank, and
- wherein the first and second wall panels are configured to fold along a fold line to overlap the first and second wall panels with one another to form the first wall panel to form a side wall.
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A blank for forming a container comprising:
- a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges;
- two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges;
- and
- two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges, wherein each of the second side wall structures comprises:
- a first wall panel foldably attached to one of the second base edges along a first fold line,
- a second wall panel foldably attached to the first wall panel configured to be overlapped with the first wall panel to form a side wall,
- a first minor end flap foldably attached to the first wall panel extending in a lateral direction from the first side wall panel, and
- a second minor end flap foldably attached to the second side wall panel extending in the lateral direction from the second side wall panel, configured to overlap the first minor end flap and one of the first side wall structures in forming a corner of a container formed from the blank,
- wherein a stacking tab section is defined in the first and second minor end flaps and is configured to form a stacking tab extending upright from a first side wall of the container formed from the blank with the first and second minor end flaps overlapped with one of the side wall structures to form the first side wall,
- wherein a first portion of the stacking tab section is formed in the first minor end flap,
- wherein a second portion of the stacking tab section is formed in the second minor end flap,
- wherein a cut separates the first and second portions of the stacking tab section, so the first and second portions of the stacking tab section can separate to facilitate erecting the container made from the blank,
- wherein the first and second wall panels are configured to fold along a fold line to overlap the first and second wall panels with one another to form the first wall panel to form a side wall,
- wherein the stacking tab section is a first stacking tab section, wherein a first portion of a second stacking tab section is defined on the first wall panel, wherein a second portion of the second stacking tab section is defined on the second wall panel, wherein the fold line connects the first and second portions of the second stacking tab section, wherein the second stacking tab section is configured to form a second stacking tab extending upward from the first end wall of the container formed from the blank.
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