Corner lock tray and blank therefor
OwnerJames A. SIMPSONinventor
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Abstract
A container formed from a blank of sheet material includes a bottom panel, first end panel, and first side panel that together form a first corner of the container. The first corner is secured by a first corner locking member. The first corner locking member is struck in part from a first corner flap and in part from the first side panel. The first corner locking member is hingedly connected to the first corner flap along a first fold line. The first corner locking member is inserted through a slot formed through the first end panel and into a first corner aperture formed through the first side panel, wherein the first corner aperture is formed by folding the first corner locking member out of plane with the first side panel.
Claims12
A container formed from a blank of sheet material, the container comprising:
- a bottom panel forming a bottom wall of the container;
- a first end panel extending upwardly from a first end edge of the bottom panel, the first end panel forming a first end wall of the container;
- a first side panel extending upwardly from a first side edge of the bottom panel, the first side panel forming a first side wall of the container, the first end panel, first side panel, and bottom panel together forming a first corner of the container;
- a first corner flap hingedly connected to the first side panel along a first end edge thereof, the first corner flap being disposed in face-contacting relationship with the first end panel;
- a first corner locking member securing the first corner, the first corner locking member being struck in part from the first corner flap and in part from the first side panel, wherein the first corner locking member is hingedly connected to the first corner flap along a first fold line, wherein the first corner locking member is inserted through a slot formed through the first end panel and into a first corner aperture formed through the first side panel, wherein the first corner aperture is formed by folding the first corner locking member out of plane with the first side panel.
A blank of sheet material for forming a container, the blank comprising:
- a bottom panel having first and second opposing end edges and first and second opposing side edges extending between the end edges, the bottom wall panel being configured to form a bottom wall in a set-up container;
- a first end panel hingedly connected to the bottom panel along the first end edge, the first end panel being configured to form a first end wall in the set-up container;
- a first side panel hingedly connected to the bottom panel along the first side edge, the first side panel being configured to form a first side wall in the set-up container, the first end wall, first side wall, and bottom wall together forming a first corner in the set-up container;
- a first corner flap hingedly connected to the first side panel along a first end edge thereof, the first corner flap being configured to fold into face-contacting relationship with the first end panel in the set-up container;
- a first corner locking member configured to secure the first corner in the set-up container, the first corner locking member being struck in part from the first corner flap and in part from the first side panel, wherein the first corner locking member is hingedly connected to the first corner flap along a first fold line, wherein, in the set-up container, the first corner locking member passes through a slot formed through the first end panel and into a first corner aperture formed through the first side panel, wherein the first corner aperture results from folding the first corner locking member out of plane with the first side panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.