Partitioned container and method of making same
AssigneeAlliance Packaging, LLC
InventorsScott D. Younger, John V. Heise, Allen R. Tresch
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Abstract
A partitioned container includes an outer case member erectable from a substantially flat condition to an expanded condition, and at least one partition formed from a unitary blank separate from the outer case member and configured to couple to at least one interior surface of the outer case member in the flat condition, the unitary blank including at least one divider panel and a plurality of cross members configured to automatically divide an interior of the outer case member into a plurality of cells when the outer case member is erected to the expanded condition. A partition blank for forming the partition member and a method of manufacturing a partitioned container are also provided.
Claims18
A partitioned container, comprising:
- an outer case member erectable from a substantially flat condition to an expanded condition;
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- a partition structure including at least one partition formed from a unitary blank, the unitary blank being separate from the outer case member and configured to couple to at least one interior surface of the outer case member in the substantially flat condition, the unitary blank including at least one divider panel and a plurality of cross members configured to automatically divide an interior of the outer case member into a plurality of cells when the outer case member is erected to the expanded condition, and the partition being configured such that an entirety of the at least one divider panel is an unfolded portion of the unitary blank and is unbonded to any other portion of the partition structure.
A partitioned container, comprising:
- an outer case member erectable from a substantially flat condition to an expanded condition;
- and
- a partition structure including at least one partition formed from a unitary blank separate from the outer case member and configured to couple to at least one interior surface of the outer case member in the substantially flat condition, the unitary blank including one or more divider panels to automatically divide an interior of the outer case member into a plurality of rows and one or more cross members to divide the interior of the outer case member into a plurality of columns when the outer case member is erected to the expanded condition, and the partition being configured such that every portion of the unitary blank that defines the one or more divider panels is unfolded and unbonded to any other portion of the partition structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.