Polygonal container and blank for making the same

A blank of sheet material for forming a container, said blank comprising:

• a front panel, a bottom panel, a rear panel, and a top panel connected in series along a plurality of substantially parallel fold lines, each of said front, bottom, rear, and top panels including a pair of opposing side edges that are substantially perpendicular to said substantially parallel fold lines;
• a corner panel extending from each said side edge of each of said front and rear panels, each said corner panel including a top edge, an opposing bottom edge, and a height defined therebetween such that, when the container is formed, each of said top and bottom edges is adjacent to and in face-to-face relationship with an interior surface of said top panel and an interior surface of said bottom panel, respectively;
• a side panel extending from a side edge of each said corner panel;
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• a lateral flap extending from each said side edge of each of said top and bottom panels.

A container formed from a blank of sheet material, said container comprising:

• a front wall, a bottom wall emanating from said front wall along a first fold line, a rear wall opposite said front wall and emanating from said bottom wall along a second fold line, and a top wall opposite said bottom wall and emanating from said rear wall along a third fold line, each of said front, bottom, rear, and top walls including a pair of opposing side edges that are substantially perpendicular to said first, second, and third fold lines;
• a plurality of corner walls, each said corner wall emanating from one of said side edges of one of said front and rear walls, each said corner wall including a top edge and an opposing bottom edge, each of said top and bottom edges is adjacent to and in face-to-face relationship with an interior surface of said top wall and an interior surface of said bottom wall, respectively;
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• a pair of opposing side walls, each said side wall including a pair of side panels and a pair of lateral flaps, each said side panel emanating from a side edge of one of said corner walls, each said lateral flap emanating from one of said side edges of one of said top and bottom walls.

A method of forming a container from a blank of sheet material, the blank including a front panel, a bottom panel, a rear panel, and a top panel connected in series along a plurality of substantially parallel fold lines, wherein each of the front, bottom, rear, and top panels includes a pair of opposing side edges that are substantially perpendicular to the substantially parallel fold lines, the blank further including a corner panel extending from each side edge of each of the front and rear panels, a side panel extending from a side edge of each corner panel, and a lateral flap extending from each side edge of each of the top and bottom panels, said method comprising:

• rotating the front and rear panels about respective ones of the plurality of substantially parallel fold lines toward an interior surface of the bottom panel to form opposing front and rear walls and a bottom wall;
• rotating each corner panel toward an interior surface of an adjacent one of the front and rear panels to form a plurality of corner walls, wherein each corner wall includes a top edge and an opposing bottom edge;
• rotating each side panel toward an interior surface of an adjacent one of the corner panels;
• rotating the top panel toward the interior surface of the rear panel to form a top wall, wherein each of the top and bottom edges of the corner walls is adjacent to and in face-to-face relationship with an interior surface of the top panel and the interior surface of the bottom panel, respectively;
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• securing each lateral flap to at least one adjacent side panel to form a pair of opposing side walls.