Hammer-lock container

A container formed from a one-piece unitary blank of material used for shipping one or more articles, the container comprising a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, and opposite side walls foldaby joined to one another to form a shallow tray, a top wall foldably joined to the back wall, wherein the top wall comprises a pair of opposed dust flaps each of which foldably joined to respective lateral edges of the top wall, the bottom wall comprises first and second slots each of which formed on opposed lateral edges in proximity of the front wall and respective third and fourth slots each of which formed on the opposed lateral edges in proximity of the back wall, each of the first, second, third, and fourth slots includes a respective cut extension and a respective kink being extended from each of the first, second, third, and fourth slots, a first shoulder panel foldably joined to a longitudinal edge of the front wall, the first shoulder panel comprises respective first and second hammer-lock flaps each of which foldably joined from opposed lateral edges thereof and wherein the respective first and second hammer-lock flaps includes respective first and second locking tabs extending outwardly from respective free edges thereof and being inserted into the corresponding first and second slots on the bottom wall and wherein a longitudinal free edge of the top wall fully extends to abut a longitudinal free edge of the first shoulder panel when the container is in a closed position.

A one-piece unitary blank for making a container used for shipping one or more articles, the blank comprising a bottom wall panel having a front edge, a back edge, and opposite side edges defined by respective transverse and longitudinal fold lines, the bottom wall panel comprises at least first and second slots each of which formed on opposed side edges and respective third and fourth slots each of which formed on the opposed lateral edges in proximity of the back wall, each of the first, second, third, and fourth slots includes a respective cut extension and a respective kink being extended from each of the first, second, third, and fourth slots;

• a top wall panel having a front edge wherein the top wall panel comprises a pair of opposed dust flaps each of which foldably joined to respective lateral edges of the top wall, a back edge, and opposite side edges defined by respective transverse and longitudinal fold lines;
• a back wall panel foldably joined between the back edges of the bottom wall panel and the top wall panel;
• a front wall panel having a front edge, a back edge, and opposite side edges wherein the back edge of the front wall foldably joined to the bottom wall panel;
• a first shoulder panel foldably joined to the front edge of the front wall, the first shoulder panel comprises respective first and second hammer-lock flaps each of which foldably joined from opposed lateral edges thereof and configured to be inserted into the respective first and second slots when the blank is folded for making the container and wherein each of the dust flap panels further includes a pair of dust flap locking tabs each of which extending outwardly from respective edges thereof and wherein each of the dust locking tabs is inserted into the respective third and fourth slots and wherein the top wall panel fully extends to a longitudinal edge of the first shoulder panel when the container is constructed.