Plastic Corrugated Container with Manufacturer's Joint Adding Zero Extra Thickness
AssigneeORBIS Corporation
InventorWilliam F. McMahon
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Abstract
A reusable plastic container is provided. The container includes a plastic container body having opposing side panels and opposing end panels. The container body also includes top side panel flaps attached to a top portion of each side panel, and bottom side panel flaps attached to a bottom portion of each side panel. The container body has top end panel flaps attached to a top portion of each end panel, and bottom end panel flaps attached to a bottom portion of each end panel. The top and bottom side panel flaps are each defined with respect to the side panels by a fold line. The fold lines including at least one scored portion and at least one welded portion.
Claims20
A plastic corrugated container comprising:
- a first plastic corrugated end panel having a first side and a second side, a first plastic corrugated side panel connected on a first side to the second side of the first plastic corrugated end panel;
- a second plastic corrugated end panel connected on a first side to a second side of the first plastic corrugated side panel, and a second plastic corrugated side panel connected at a first side to a second side of the second plastic corrugated end panel, wherein each of the first end panel, the first side panel, the second end panel and the second side panel have a first thickness;
- a tab connected to a second side of the second side panel and an edge portion at the first side of the first end panel, the tab and edge portion collectively having a second thickness that is not greater than the first thickness.
A plastic corrugated container including a manufacturer's joint comprising:
- a plurality of plastic corrugated panels forming a container body, each panel having a first thickness;
- and, a manufacturer's joint connecting a first panel of the plurality of panels to a second panel of the plurality of panels, the manufacturer's joint having a second thickness not greater than the first thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.