Container assembly and method of making the same
AssigneeHershey Foods Corporation
InventorsAllen Kanter, James D. George
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Abstract
A container preassembly which has an inner sleeve in a flat unopened position disposed within an outer sleeve in a flat unopened position. The two sleeves are adapted to form the two ends of the container and are secured together in the aligned relationship of the final open container, thereby allowing the preassembly to be opened into the form of the final container without requiring further adjustment. Once opened, the flaps for forming the container bottom are folded to create a container ready for use. A method of making the container preassembly is also provided.
Claims22
A container preassembly for opening into a container having top and bottom ends, comprising:
- an unopened outer sleeve having panels for forming outer sleeve sides, and flaps integrally connected to said panels for forming one end of the container;
- an unopened inner sleeve positioned inside said outer sleeve, said inner sleeve having panels for forming inner sleeve sides and flaps integrally connected to said panels for forming the other end of the container;
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- said outer and inner sleeves are secured together in an aligned relationship of the opened container.
A container preassembly adapted to open into a container having top and bottom ends, comprising:
- an outer sleeve in a flat unopened position, said outer sleeve having panels for forming sides, and flaps for forming one end of the opened container;
- an inner sleeve in a flat unopened position, said inner sleeve having panels for forming sides, and flaps for forming the other end of the opened container;
- said outer and inner sleeves permanently secured together in an aligned relationship of the container when opened such that corner forming fold lines separating the said side panels of said inner sleeve align with corner forming fold lines separating said side panels of said outer sleeve.
A method of making a container comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an outer blank, said outer blank having a first end and a second end and panels for forming sides;
- (b) forming an inner sleeve from a second blank having panels for forming sides;
- (c) combining said outer blank and said inner sleeve;
- (d) folding said outer blank around said inner sleeve;
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- (e) securing said first and second ends of said outer blank to form an outer sleeve positioned around said inner sleeve.
A method of making a two section container preassembly having inner and outer sections, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an outer blank for forming the first section, said outer blank provided in a flat position and having a first end and a second end, said outer blank having panels for forming sides and flaps integrally connected to said flaps for forming a container top;
- (b) providing an inner sleeve in a flat position for forming the second section, said inner sleeve having panels for forming sides, and a flap integrally connected to said panels of said inner sleeve for forming a container bottom;
- (c) combining said outer blank with said inner sleeve in an aligned relationship such that corner forming fold lines separating said panels of said first section align with respective said corner forming fold lines separating said panels of said second section;
- (d) folding said outer blank around said inner sleeve and joining said first and second ends of said outer blank to form an outer sleeve around said inner sleeve;
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- (e) permanently securing said outer sleeve to said inner sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.