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 at least one cross member 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.
Claims16
A method of forming an erectable partitioned container, the method comprising:
- forming a unitary partition blank to include at least one divider panel to divide an interior of the partitioned container into a plurality of rows and at least one cross member to divide the interior of the partitioned container into a plurality of columns when the unitary partition blank is erected to form a partition structure;
- coupling a contact region of the unitary partition blank to an interior surface of an outer case blank with an entirety of the at least one divider panel unfolded and unbonded to any other portion of the partition structure;
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- folding the outer case blank to couple an end of the outer case blank to a flap of the outer case blank and form an erectable container structure in a flat configuration, the erectable container structure substantially enclosing the unitary partition blank and being configured to rotate the at least one cross member of the unitary partition blank relative to the at least one divider panel to an erected configuration when the erectable container structure is erected to form the partitioned container.
A method of forming an erectable partitioned container, the method comprising:
- forming a first unitary partition blank having one or more cross members rotatably connected to one or more divider panels for rotation to an erected configuration to form a partition structure;
- coupling a contact region of the first unitary partition blank to an outer case blank with an entirety of the one or more divider panels unfolded and unbonded to any other portion of the partition structure;
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- folding the outer case blank to form an erectable container structure in a flat configuration, the erectable container structure enclosing the first unitary partition blank and being configured to automatically rotate the one or more cross members relative to the one or more divider panels to the erected configuration when the erectable container structure is erected to form a partitioned container having at least four container cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.