Container for holding elongated article

A container, adapted to be assembled by folding a sheet and bonding portions of the sheet to each other, for use in holding an elongated article, said container comprising:

• a row of side walls, comprising first, second, third and fourth side walls successively continuous with each other via three fold lines spaced at predetermined intervals, opposing ends of said row being bonded to each other to form a rectangular frame having a lower opening;
• a first bottom wall, continuous with a lower edge of the first side wall via a fold line, having an engaging portion defined at a lower edge thereof and a first connecting portion defined at a side thereof via an inclined fold line, and closing approximately one half of the lower opening of the rectangular frame;
• a first upper flap, continuous with an upper edge of the second side wall via a fold line and having at least one first supporting window, being folded into the rectangular frame to form a first article supporting section for supporting one side of the article;
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• a first lower flap, continuous with a lower edge of the second side wall via a fold line and having an aperture defined on one side thereof, the other side of which is connected with the first connecting portion with adhesive agent;
• a second bottom wall, continuous with a lower edge of the third side wall via a fold line, having a locking portion defined at a tip edge thereof so that the locking portion is connected with the engaging portion of the bottom wall in engagement therewith and having a second connecting portion defined at one side thereof via an inclined fold line and a corner defined on the other side thereof which is inserted into the aperture to close a remainder of the lower opening of the rectangular frame;
• a second upper flap, continuous with an upper edge of the fourth side wall via a fold line and having at least one second supporting window, being folded into the rectangular frame to form a second article supporting section for supporting the other side of the article;
• a second lower flap, continuous with a lower edge of the fourth side wall via a fold line and having a slit therein into which an edge of the bottom wall is inserted, wherein a side of the second lower flap is connected with the second connecting portion of the bottom wall with adhesive agent;
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• wherein, when the sheet is assembled into the rectangular frame, the at least one first supporting window of the first article supporting section and the at least one second supporting window of the second article supporting section are opposed to each other so that the article is supported with one side thereof inserted into the at least one first supporting window and the other side thereof inserted into the at least one second supporting window.