Container and associated container blank
AssigneeWeyerhaeuser Company
InventorJack A. McClure
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a container and container blank for shipping and displaying product that are generally flat and round. In accordance with the present invention, a single sheet of foldable material is cut and scored to define a container blank. The blank includes a variety of panels, flaps and tabs, that when erected, form a container that includes an interior volume having gussets in the corners. The gusseted corners provide a contact surface for product stability within the container. Likewise, the gussets provide overall stability and increased strength to the container. The container includes top panels that close the container.
Claims4
A container comprising:
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel hingedly connected with the first side panel;
- a first bottom panel hingedly attached to the first side panel;
- a second bottom panel hingedly attached to the second side panel, said second side bottom panel including a slot cut-out;
- a first top panel hingedly attached to the first side panel opposite the first bottom panel;
- a second top panel hingedly attached to the second side panel opposite the second bottom panel;
- and,
- a gusset panel hingedly attached to the second top panel, said gusset panel including a tab formed in an outer periphery of the gusset panel, said tab being configured to engage the slot
- wherein the gusset panel is octagonal in shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.