Method of forming containers having top flange with glued corners, same containers, and blanks for forming same
OwnerTom J. WHATLING, Alyssa J. SCHERER +1inventors
InventorsTom J. WHATLING, Alyssa J. SCHERER, John VALENCIA
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Abstract
A method of forming a container from a blank includes applying an adhesive to an interior surface of side flange tabs of the blank, rotating the end panels of the blank inwardly towards a bottom panel, rotating side panels of the blank inwardly towards the bottom panel, and rotating the side flange panels of the blank outwardly into a parallel orientation to the bottom panel. The method further includes, after rotating the side flange panels, rotating end flange panels into a parallel orientation to the bottom panel and coupling the end flange tabs to the side flange tabs to form the container having a fully formed top flange.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- two opposing side panels coupled to the bottom panel along a respective first set of fold lines;
- two opposing end panels coupled to the bottom panel along a respective second set of fold lines;
- respective end flange panels extending from top edges of each end panel and in an orientation that is generally parallel to the bottom panel;
- respective end flange tabs extending from each side edge of each end flange panel;
- respective side flange panels extending from top ends of each side panel in an orientation that is generally parallel to the bottom panel;
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- respective side flange tabs extending from respective end edges of each side flange panel, the side flange tabs each being coupled to a respective end flange tab to form a top flange of the container.
A method of forming a container from a blank, the blank including a bottom panel, two opposing side panels, two opposing end panels, a respective end flange panel extending from a top edge of each end panel, a respective end flange tab extending from each side edge of each end flange panel, a respective side flange panel extending from a top end of each side panel, and respective side flange tabs extending from respective end edges of each side flange panel, the method comprising:
- applying an adhesive to an interior surface of the side flange tabs;
- rotating the end panels inwardly towards the bottom panel;
- rotating the side panels inwardly towards the bottom panel;
- rotating the side flange panels outwardly into a parallel orientation to the bottom panel;
- after said rotating the side flange panels, rotating the end flange panels into a parallel orientation to the bottom panel;
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- coupling the end flange tabs to the side flange tabs to form the container having a fully formed top flange.
A method of stacking a first container on a second container, the first container and second container each being formed from respective blanks having substantially the same size and shape, the blanks each including a bottom panel, two opposing side panels, two opposing end panels, a respective end flange panel extending from a top edge of each end panel, a respective end flange tab extending from each side edge of each end flange panel, a respective side flange panel extending from a top end of each side panel, and respective side flange tabs extending from respective end edges of each side flange panel, the method comprising:
- forming the first container by:
- applying an adhesive to an interior surface of the side flange tabs;
- rotating the end panels inwardly towards the bottom panel;
- rotating the side panels inwardly towards the bottom panel;
- rotating the side flange panels outwardly into a parallel orientation to the bottom panel;
- after said rotating the side flange panels, rotating the end flange panels into a parallel orientation to the bottom panel;
- and
- coupling the end flange tabs to the side flange tabs to form the container having a fully formed top flange;
- forming the second container;
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- positioning the first container within a cavity of the second container such that a denesting assembly of one of the first container and the second container engages the other of the first container and the second container to space the top flange of the first container from a top flange of the second container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.