Container
OwnerSteven KERRinventor
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Abstract
A container is provided that includes a base having a substantially flat top and a substantially flat bottom, and a housing having a first floor flap and a second floor flap. The first floor flap has a first aperture or marking and the second floor flap has a second aperture or marking. A first fastener extends through the first floor flap and into the base, attaching the first floor flap to the base, and a second fastener extends through the second floor flap and into the base, attaching the second floor flap to the base.
Claims19
A container comprising:
- a base having a substantially flat top and a substantially flat bottom;
- a housing having a first wall, a second wall, a first floor flap hingedly joined to the first wall and a second floor flap hingedly joined to the second wall, the first floor flap having a first aperture therein, the second floor flap having a second aperture therein;
- a first fastener extending through the first aperture and into the base for attachment of the first floor flap to the base;
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- a second fastener extending through the second aperture and into the base for attachment of the second floor flap to the base.
A one-piece foldable blank for a housing to be attached to a base to create a container, the foldable blank having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- a substantially rectangular front wall panel having a front wall panel length, a front wall panel side edge, and a front wall panel bottom edge;
- a substantially rectangular rear wall panel having a rear wall panel length, a first rear wall panel side edge, a second rear wall panel side edge, and a rear wall panel bottom edge, the rear wall panel length being different from the front wall panel length;
- a first end panel hingedly joined to the front wall panel side edge and hingedly joined to the first rear wall panel side edge;
- a second end panel hingedly joined to the second rear wall panel side edge and having a second end panel side edge;
- a first bottom flap hingedly joined to the front wall panel bottom edge and having at least one marking thereon or at least one aperture therein for attachment to a base;
- a second bottom flap hingedly joined to the rear wall panel bottom edge and having at least one marking thereon or at least one aperture therein for attachment to a base;
- and a side flap hingedly joined to the second end panel side edge and configured for connection to the front wall panel.
A fully-erected container comprising:
- a base having a base thickness;
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- a housing of a foldable material having a thickness less than the base thickness and having a floor, the housing comprising:
- a substantially rectangular front wall having a front wall length, a front wall side edge, and a front wall bottom edge;
- a substantially rectangular rear wall having a rear wall length, a first rear wall side edge, a second rear wall side edge, and a rear wall bottom edge, the rear wall length being different from the front wall length;
- a first side wall hingedly joined to the front wall side edge and hingedly joined to the first rear wall side edge;
- a second side wall hingedly joined to the second rear wall side edge;
- a first bottom flap hingedly joined to the front wall bottom edge, the first bottom flap being attached to the base;
- a second bottom flap hingedly joined to the rear wall bottom edge, the second bottom flap being attached to the base;
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- a side flap hingedly joined to the second side wall side edge and connected to the front wall,
- the floor of the housing comprising at least the first bottom flap and the second bottom flap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.