Triangular container with preglued ends

A method for preparing shipping container blanks into partially assembled shipping containers that are substantially planar and compactly packaged for storage and shipping before use but also reducing the amount of folding and fastening manipulations that a user must perform in order to assemble the shipping containers, the method comprising:

• (a) forming a plurality of shipping container blanks, each blank having a longitudinal section and two end sections, one end section connected to an end of the longitudinal section by a first transverse fold line and the other end section connected at the opposite end of the longitudinal section by a second transverse fold line,
• (i) the longitudinal section having a rectangular base panel, a rectangular rear panel foldably connected to said rectangular base panel along a first longitudinal fold line, and a rectangular front panel foldably connected to said rectangular base panel along a second longitudinal fold line opposite the first longitudinal fold line,
• (ii) one end section having a first triangular panel foldably connected to the base panel along the first transverse fold line, a second triangular panel foldably connected to the first triangular panel along a first angled fold line, and a first mounting panel foldably connected to the second triangular panel along a third angled fold line,
• (iii) the other end section having a third triangular panel foldably connected to the base panel along the second transverse fold line opposite the first transverse fold line, a fourth triangular panel foldably connected to the third triangular panel along a second angled fold line, and a second mounting panel foldably connected to the fourth triangular panel along a fourth angled fold line;
• (b) folding the end sections inwardly with the interior surfaces of the end sections flatly abutting the interior surface of the longitudinal section;
• (c) flatly mounting and securing the first mounting panel to an interior surface of the rear panel for foldably connecting the second triangular panel to the interior surface of the rear panel along the third angled fold line and flatly mounting and securing the second mounting panel to the interior surface of the rear panel for foldably connecting the fourth triangular panel to the interior surface of the rear panel along the fourth angled fold line;
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• (d) stacking and packaging the partially assembled shipping containers with their end sections folded and secured.