Container having a plurality of selectable volumes

A container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container;
• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly toward a central axis of an end panel and terminates at an intersection thereof;
• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly and terminates at an intersection with a line of perforations;
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• wherein said central axis includes a vertical perforation extending between said plurality of lines of perforations.

The container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases nested together which are adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container;
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• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly toward a central axis of said two end panels and terminates at an intersection with a line of perforations and said central axis of said two end panels.

A container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases nested together which are adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container;
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• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly toward a central axis of an end panel and terminates at an intersection thereof.

The container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• a separating means for allowing removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said separating means is at least one of a line of perforations and a removal strip laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container toward a central axis of an end panel and terminates at an intersection thereof;
• wherein each of said plurality of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly from an intersection of said corner edge and said separating means;
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• further including a through hole positioned at an intersection of said central axis with said separating means.

A container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container;
• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly toward a central axis of an end panel and terminates at an intersection thereof;
• further including a plurality of fold facilitating creases laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective folding of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly from an intersection of a corner edge and at least one of a line of perforations and a fold facilitating crease.

The container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• a separating means for allowing removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases nested together which are adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said separating means is at least one of a line of perforations and a removal strip laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container toward a central axis of an end panel and terminates at an intersection thereof;
• wherein each of said plurality of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly from an intersection of said corner edge and said separating means.

The container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• at least one fold facilitating crease laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow folding of said two side panels and said two end panels along said at least one fold facilitating crease;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one fold facilitating crease is a plurality of fold facilitating creases laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective folding of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective removal of said at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases nested together which are adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly toward a central axis of said two end panels and terminating at an intersection with a line of perforations and said central axis of said two end panels.

The container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• at least one fold facilitating crease laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow folding of said two side panels and said two end panels along said at least one fold facilitating crease;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one fold facilitating crease is a plurality of fold facilitating creases laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective folding of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective removal of said at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly and terminating at an intersection with a line of perforations;
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• further including at least one vertical perforation to facilitate removal of said at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels.

The container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• at least one fold facilitating crease laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow folding of said two side panels and said two end panels along said at least one fold facilitating crease;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one fold facilitating crease is a plurality of fold facilitating creases laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective folding of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow selective removal of said at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly and terminating at an intersection with a line of perforations;
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• further including a through hole positioned at said intersection with said line of perforations.

A container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
• a separating means for allowing removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels, said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases being nested on said two end panels, and extending upwardly toward a central axis of said two end panels, each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases terminating at an intersection with said central axis.

A container having a plurality of selectable volumes comprising:

• a bottom portion having a substantially rectangular shape with two substantially parallel side edges and two substantially parallel end edges;
• two side panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two side edges of said bottom portion;
• two end panels attached to and extending upwardly from said two end edges of said bottom portion, each of said two end panels having edges which are attached to edges of each of said two side panels to thereby form four corner edges of said container;
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• at least one line of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels to allow at least one of folding and removal of at least a portion of said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein each of said two end panels includes at least one set of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow said two end panels to be inwardly folded to thereby form a top closure for said container with a portion of said two side panels;
• wherein said at least one line of perforations is a plurality of lines of perforations laterally extending substantially across said two side panels and said two end panels;
• wherein said at least one set of hypotenuse creases on each of said two end panels is a plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases adapted to allow selective inward folding of said two side panels and said two end panels to thereby allow selection of a volume for said container;
• wherein each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases includes a first crease and a second crease, each of said first crease and said second crease extending upwardly from a corner edge of said container;
• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly toward a central axis of an end panel and terminates at an intersection thereof;
• wherein said first crease and said second crease of each of said plurality of sets of hypotenuse creases extends upwardly and terminates at an intersection with a line of perforations;
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• further including a through hole positioned at said intersection with said line of