US 2012/0055922 A1 · Packing Container

Abstract

A container includes a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load. The plurality of panels include a first panel having a first planar surface, and a second panel having a second planar surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, and wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane. The container further includes a compression reinforcement feature having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis, the planar edge being disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel, the first panel having a void between the fold line and the planar edge.

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Dependent claims

A container, comprising:

a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load;
wherein the plurality of panels comprise a first panel comprising a first planar surface, and a second panel comprising a second planar surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane;
and
a compression reinforcement feature having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis, the planar edge being disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel, the first panel comprising a void between the fold line and the planar edge.

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A container, comprising:

a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load;
wherein the plurality of panels comprise a first panel comprising a first planar surface, and a second panel comprising a second planar surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane;
wherein the second panel is disposed orthogonal to the first panel;
and
a compression reinforcement feature having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis, the compression reinforcement feature comprising a tab that extends from and is coplanar with the first panel and that terminates at the planar edge, the planar edge being disposed a distance away from a planar outer surface of the second panel but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel;
wherein the plurality of panels further comprises a third panel adhered to the outer surface of the second panel proximate the tab.

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A container, comprising:

a plurality of panels comprising a first side panel, a second side panel, a first end panel, and second end panel, a top panel and a bottom panel, the plurality of panels being integrally arranged with respect to each other to form a box having four lateral sides configured to support a stacking load when exerted in a z-direction from the top panel toward the bottom panel;
wherein the first side panel and a first portion of the top panel form a contiguity with a first fold line disposed therebetween;
wherein the first side panel and a first portion of the bottom panel form a contiguity with a second fold line disposed therebetween;
a first compression reinforcement feature disposed proximate the first fold line and proximate the first end panel;
a second compression reinforcement feature disposed proximate the first fold line and proximate the second end panel;
a third compression reinforcement feature disposed proximate the second fold line and proximate the first end panel;
a fourth compression reinforcement feature disposed proximate the second fold line and proximate the second end panel;
each of the first and second compression reinforcement features having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first side panel and perpendicular to the z-direction, each of the first and second compression reinforcement features comprising a tab that extends from and is coplanar with the first side panel and that terminates at a respective planar edge, each respective planar edge being disposed a distance away from an outer surface of the top panel but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel;
each of the third and fourth compression reinforcement features having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first side panel and perpendicular to the z-direction, each respective planar edge of the third and fourth compression reinforcement features being disposed a distance away from the second fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first side panel, the first side panel comprising a void between the second fold line and each respective planar edge of the third and fourth compression reinforcement features.

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A flat blank, comprising:

a first panel and a second panel that form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween;
and
a compression reinforcement feature formed by a cut line that begins at a first point on the second panel, traverses a first distance along a first line that extends across the fold line, traverses a second distance along a second line that runs substantially parallel to the fold line, and traverses a third distance along a third line that extends back across the fold line to end at a second point on the second panel, wherein the second line defines a location of a planar edge of the compression reinforcement feature, wherein the planar edge is disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel.

A flat blank, comprising:

a first panel and a second panel that form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween;
and
a compression reinforcement feature formed by a cut line that begins at a first point on the first panel, traverses a first distance along a first line that extends across the fold line, traverses a second distance along a second line that runs substantially parallel to the fold line, and traverses a third distance along a third line that extends back across the fold line to end at a second point on the first panel, wherein the second line defines a location of a planar edge of the compression reinforcement feature, wherein the planar edge is disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than a full thickness of the first panel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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