Container with metered dispensing construction

A blank constructed from a foldable material and adapted to be formed into a three-dimensional container for pourably retaining a granular material, said blank comprising

• a first plurality of panels comprising three side panels and two main panels joined by a first plurality of fold lines, said first plurality of fold lines being vertically disposed, each of said three side panels being (i) narrower than each of said two main panels and (ii) contiguous with at least one of said two main panel, and each of said two main panels being contiguous with at least two of said three side panels;
• at least one top flap contiguous with at least one of said main panels;
• at least two top end flaps contiguous with at least one of said side panels;
• at least one bottom flap contiguous with at least one of said main panels;
• at least two bottom end flaps contiguous with at least one of said side panels;
• and
• a second plurality of panels comprising reservoir-and-flow-tube-forming panels joined by a second plurality of fold lines, wherein at least one of said second plurality of panels is contiguous with at least one of said first plurality of panels along a joining fold line.

A method of forming a two-dimensional blank into a three-dimensional container having an interior adapted to pourably retain a predetermined amount of granular material, a top end, and a bottom end, wherein said blank is constructed from a foldable material and comprises

• a first plurality of panels joined by a first plurality of fold lines, said first plurality of panels comprising first and second main panels, and first, second, and third side panels, wherein said side panels are narrower than said main panels, and wherein said first side panel is contiguous with only said first main panel, wherein said second side panel is contiguous with both said first and second main panels, and wherein said third side panel is contiguous with said second main panel;
• at least one top flap contiguous with at least one of said main panels;
• at least two top end flaps contiguous with at least one of said side panels;
• at least one bottom flap contiguous with at least one of said main panels;
• at least two bottom end flaps contiguous with at least one of said side panels;
• and
• a second plurality of panels joined by a second plurality of fold lines, said second plurality of panels comprising an L-shaped panel, a flow-tube panel, a short panel, and an outer panel, wherein said second plurality of panels is contiguous with said first plurality of panels along a fifth fold line between said third side panel and said L-shaped panel, wherein said second plurality of fold lines comprises
• a first fold line joining said outer panel with said short panel;
• a second fold line joining said short panel with said L-shaped panel;
• a third fold line joining said outer panel with said flow-tube panel;
• and
• a fourth fold line joining said flow-tube panel with said L-shaped panel;
• wherein said first plurality of fold lines comprises
• a sixth fold line joining said third side panel with said second main panel;
• a seventh fold line joining said second main panel with said second side panel;
• an eighth fold line joining said second side panel with said first main panel;
• and
• a ninth fold line joining said first main panel with said first side panel;
• said method comprising the steps of
• folding substantially 90° in a first direction along said first and third fold lines while simultaneously folding in a second, opposite direction along said second and fourth fold lines to position said short panel and said flow-tube panel perpendicularly between said outer panel and said L-shaped panel while keeping said outer panel substantially parallel to said L-shaped panel;
• folding substantially 90° in said second direction along said fifth fold line;
• folding substantially 90° in said second direction along said sixth fold line to bring
• said outer panel into contact with said second main panel;
• attaching said outer panel to said second main panel;
• folding substantially 90° in said second direction along said seventh fold line;
• folding substantially 90° in said second direction along said eighth fold line to bring
• said L-shaped panel into contact with said first main panel;
• attaching said L-shaped panel to said first main panel;
• folding substantially 90° along said ninth fold line to bring said first side panel
• contact with said third side panel;
• attaching said first side panel to said third side panel;
• closing said top end;
• and
• closing said bottom end.

A blank constructed from a foldable material and adapted to be formed into a three-dimensional container for pourably retaining a granular material, the blank comprising:

• a first plurality of panels comprising at least first and second side panels and first and second main panels joined by a first plurality of fold lines, said first plurality of fold lines being substantially vertically disposed, each of said first and second side panels being narrower than each of said first and second main panels, said first side panel being contiguous with said first and second main panels, and said second side panel being contiguous with at least one main panel;
• a first main top end flap contiguous with said first main panel;
• a second main top end flap contiguous with said second main panel;
• a first side top end flap contiguous with said first side panel;
• a first main bottom end flap contiguous with said first main panel, the first main bottom end flap having a first set of at least one embossed lines disposed thereon;
• a second main bottom end flap contiguous with said second main panel, the second main bottom end flap having a second set of at least one embossed line disposed thereon, wherein a topside of one set of embossed lines of the first and second set of embossed lines is mateably received into a bottom side of the other set of embossed lines when said blank is form into said three-dimensional container;
• a first side bottom end flap contiguous with said first side panel;
• a second side bottom end flap contiguous with said second side panel;
• and
• a second plurality of panels comprising reservoir-and-flow-tube-forming panels joined by a second plurality of fold lines, wherein at least one of said second plurality of panels is contiguous with at least one of said first plurality of panels along a joining fold line.