Shipping container and method of making same

A shipping container comprising a box made from a foldable material, said box having a pair of side panels, a pair of end panels interposed between and connected to said side panels, said side and end panels having upper and lower edges, the lower edges of said side panels having connected thereto a pair of lower major closure flaps which are folded inwardly to cover the bottom of said box, a pallet located in the interior of and at the bottom of said box, said pallet having first and second platforms, said lower major closure flaps overlying the second platform of said pallet, the lower edges of said ends panels having connected thereto a pair of lower minor closure flaps which are folded towards one another and are spaced from the bottom of said box, said lower minor closure flaps overlying the first platform of said pallet, first fastening means for securing said lower minor closure flaps to the first platform of said pallet, second fastening means for securing said lower major closure flaps to the second platform of said pallet, said major and minor flaps holding and retaining said pallet in place in the bottom of said box, each of said side panels near said lower edges is provided with a pair of laterally extending openings, with the openings in one side panel being aligned with the openings in the other side panel, said pallet having a pair of passageways therein, with each passageway aligned with a pair of aligned openings in said side panels, said aligned passageways and openings adapted to receive the blades of a fork lift truck.