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US 2006/0219765 A1Published application
Stackable containers having deployable surfaces
AssigneeInnovative Packaging Designs L.P.
InventorBradley Snyder
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Abstract
A container having deployable support surfaces for reinforcing the container to permit stacking is disclosed. The container includes a plurality of sidewalls pivotably attached to one another end to end. A bottom flap is attached to the bottom edge of each sidewall, and a pivotable support surface is attached to the top edges of two oppositely disposed sidewalls. For each support surface, a support panel extends from the support surface to the bottom flap directly beneath it. The support panels are pivotably attached to the support surfaces and bottom flaps, and, with the oppositely disposed side walls, act as a four bar mechanism to position the support surfaces substantially perpendicular to the side walls when the bottom flaps are pivoted to form the bottom of the container.
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A container, comprising:
- a plurality of sidewalls attached to one another end to end, said sidewalls being pivotable angularly with respect to one another to surround a central space, each of said sidewalls having a bottom edge and a top edge, said sidewalls including a first sidewall;
- a plurality of bottom flaps, each bottom flap being pivotably attached to one of said sidewalls along its bottom edge, said bottom flaps being pivotable about said bottom edges from a position within said central space to a position substantially perpendicular to said sidewalls thereby forming a bottom, said bottom flaps including a first bottom flap attached to said first sidewall;
- a first support surface pivotably attached to the top edge of said first sidewall, said first support surface being pivotable from a position substantially co-planar with said first sidewall to a position substantially perpendicular thereto;
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- a first support panel positioned in facing relation with said first sidewall and having a first edge pivotably attached to said first support surface and a second edge pivotably attached to said first bottom flap, said first support panel pivoting said first support surface into said position substantially perpendicular to said first sidewall when said first bottom flap is pivoted into said position substantially perpendicular to said first sidewall.
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A container comprising:
- a plurality of sidewalls pivotably attached to one another end to end, said sidewalls surrounding a central space, said sidewalls including a first and a second sidewall positioned in facing relation opposite one another;
- a plurality of bottom flaps, each being pivotably attached to a bottom edge of one of said sidewalls and pivotable from a position within said central space to a position substantially perpendicular to said sidewalls thereby forming a bottom, said bottom flaps including a first bottom flap attached to said first sidewall and a second bottom flap attached to said second sidewall;
- first and second support surfaces pivotably attached to top edges of said first and second sidewalls respectively, said first and second support surfaces each being pivotable from a position substantially co-planar with said first and second sidewalls respectively, to a position substantially perpendicular to said first and second sidewalls respectively;
- a first support panel in facing relation with said first sidewall and having a first edge pivotably connected to said first support surface and a second edge pivotably connected to said first bottom flap;
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- a second support panel in facing relation with said second sidewall and having a first edge pivotably connected to said second support surface and a second edge pivotably connected to said second bottom flap, pivoting motion of said first and second bottom flaps into said position substantially perpendicular to said sidewalls pivoting said support surfaces into said position substantially perpendicular to said sidewalls.
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A container, comprising:
- four sidewalls attached to one another end to end, said sidewalls being pivotable relatively to one another so as to be movable between a knockdown state, wherein two of said sidewalls are in a first plane and two of said sidewalls are in a second plane overlying said first plane, and an assembled state, wherein said sidewalls are in spaced apart relation to one another surrounding a central space;
- four bottom flaps, each said bottom flap being attached to one of said sidewalls along a bottom edge thereof, said bottom flaps being pivotable from a position sandwiched between said sidewalls in said knockdown state, and a position substantially perpendicular to said sidewalls thereby forming a bottom in said assembled state;
- first and second support surfaces pivotably attached along top edges of first and second of said sidewalls respectively, said support surfaces being pivotable into a position substantially perpendicular to said sidewalls, said first and second sidewalls being positioned in facing relation opposite to one another;
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- first and second support panels positioned in spaced apart facing relation with said first and second sidewalls, said support panels extending, respectively, between said first and second support surfaces and said bottom flaps attached to said first and second sidewalls, pivoting motion of said bottom panels into said position substantially perpendicular to said first and second sidewalls pivoting said first and second support surfaces into said position substantially perpendicular to said first and second sidewalls.
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