CA2417295A1 - Single piece unistack display tray - Google Patents
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Abstract
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a single-piece containerboard blank is provided having a bottom panel with a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between the side edge and the corner edge. A side panel is hingedly attached to the bottom panel along the side edge. An adjacent edge of the side panel is a side panel end edge. An internal corner stacking tab assembly is hingedly attached to the side panel at the side panel end edge along a first fold line.
The internal corner stacking tab assembly includes a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line. A tab extends from an edge of the internal corner stacking tab assembly. The tab is positioned substantially transverse of the third fold line.
The internal corner stacking tab assembly includes a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line. A tab extends from an edge of the internal corner stacking tab assembly. The tab is positioned substantially transverse of the third fold line.
Description
_1' SINGLE PIECE UNISTACK DISPLAY TRAY
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application clairtis priority to U.S. Provisional Application No.
60/352,069 filed January 24, 2002, the benefit of which is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C.
~ 119(e).
FIELD OF TIdE INVENTION
The present invention relates to corrugated paperboard containers, and more particularly, to single-piece container blanks capable of forming interlocking stacked containers with cutouts for the display of product.
BACKGROUND OF THE llV'V1~NTION
Containers used to package products for display, especially perishable items such as fruit and vegetables, must meet a variety of requirements. Ono important requireraent is that the container be strong enough to contain the product from the time it is packed until the time it is unpacked. It is also important that the container have;
su~cient stacung strength so that several containers may be stacked vertically during shipment.
Another desirable feature for efficient transportation is to have starling tabs protruding from one container and insertable: into any opening: of van adjacent container to prevent shifting and possible d.estacksag. See for example U_S. Pat. No. 6,296,178 B
1.
Furthermore, for some products it is desirable that the container iacludes openings in the sides and ends so that they rnay also serve as a display for the product within when it reaches the point of sale, even when the containers are stacked.
One known method of providing stacking tabs and openings is to provide tabs along ane or more tops of the. aides of the containex, with corresponding apertures in the bottom within which the tabs may be inserted. _ .See for example U.S. Patent No.
6,296,178 B 1. Typically, such arrangements preclude the use of openings in the sides and ends of the containers because of the locations of the tabs. Furthermore, unless the tabs are placed on all four sides of the container, they only provide optimum resistance to movement in the direction parallel to the face of the tabs, and are more prone to failure (bending) in the direction perpendicular to the tabs.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application clairtis priority to U.S. Provisional Application No.
60/352,069 filed January 24, 2002, the benefit of which is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C.
~ 119(e).
FIELD OF TIdE INVENTION
The present invention relates to corrugated paperboard containers, and more particularly, to single-piece container blanks capable of forming interlocking stacked containers with cutouts for the display of product.
BACKGROUND OF THE llV'V1~NTION
Containers used to package products for display, especially perishable items such as fruit and vegetables, must meet a variety of requirements. Ono important requireraent is that the container be strong enough to contain the product from the time it is packed until the time it is unpacked. It is also important that the container have;
su~cient stacung strength so that several containers may be stacked vertically during shipment.
Another desirable feature for efficient transportation is to have starling tabs protruding from one container and insertable: into any opening: of van adjacent container to prevent shifting and possible d.estacksag. See for example U_S. Pat. No. 6,296,178 B
1.
Furthermore, for some products it is desirable that the container iacludes openings in the sides and ends so that they rnay also serve as a display for the product within when it reaches the point of sale, even when the containers are stacked.
One known method of providing stacking tabs and openings is to provide tabs along ane or more tops of the. aides of the containex, with corresponding apertures in the bottom within which the tabs may be inserted. _ .See for example U.S. Patent No.
6,296,178 B 1. Typically, such arrangements preclude the use of openings in the sides and ends of the containers because of the locations of the tabs. Furthermore, unless the tabs are placed on all four sides of the container, they only provide optimum resistance to movement in the direction parallel to the face of the tabs, and are more prone to failure (bending) in the direction perpendicular to the tabs.
Another known method of providing stacking cabs is to provide tabs along the outside edge of the corners, with corresponding notebes in the outside bottom of the corner. Such tabs prevent the upper container from shifting outwardly off the lower container, but do not resist the corner of the upper container fxom falling into the lower container. The tabs also do not result in optimum column alignment, reducing the columnar strength of the container. An 1/8" error in alignment can result in a 40R'o reduction in strength. Furthermore, the notches in the outside bottom of the container also substantially reduce the stacking strength of the corrugated material.
SUMn~tARY OP THE INVENTION
The present invention: is direccedvto providing a single-piece containerbosrd blank from which a container is easily formed and maintained. The present invention includes cutouts in the sides and ends to optimize the display of product within the container and trapped corner stacking tabs to improve its stack ability and resistance to destarking.
re accordance with aspects of the present invention, a single-piece containerboard blu~ic is provided having a bottom panel with a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between the side edge and the corner edge. A side panel is hingedly attached to the bottom panel along~the.side edge_ An adjacent edge of the side panel is a side panel end edga. An. internals :corner..'stacking tab assembly is hingedly attached to the side panel at the side panel end edge along a fast fold line.
The internal corner stacking tab assembly includes a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line. A cab extends from an edge of the internal corner stacking tab assembly. The tab is positioned substantially tzansversa of the third fold line.
HRIEF DBSCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing aspects and-many:of-the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the:sa~e~become better understood by referer:ce to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of a container blank formed in accordance with the present invention;
SUMn~tARY OP THE INVENTION
The present invention: is direccedvto providing a single-piece containerbosrd blank from which a container is easily formed and maintained. The present invention includes cutouts in the sides and ends to optimize the display of product within the container and trapped corner stacking tabs to improve its stack ability and resistance to destarking.
re accordance with aspects of the present invention, a single-piece containerboard blu~ic is provided having a bottom panel with a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between the side edge and the corner edge. A side panel is hingedly attached to the bottom panel along~the.side edge_ An adjacent edge of the side panel is a side panel end edga. An. internals :corner..'stacking tab assembly is hingedly attached to the side panel at the side panel end edge along a fast fold line.
The internal corner stacking tab assembly includes a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line. A cab extends from an edge of the internal corner stacking tab assembly. The tab is positioned substantially tzansversa of the third fold line.
HRIEF DBSCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing aspects and-many:of-the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the:sa~e~become better understood by referer:ce to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of a container blank formed in accordance with the present invention;
FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of a partially assembled container according to the present invention;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a more fully assembled container according to the present invention;
PIC3URE 4 is a perspective view of a still more fully assembled container according to the present invention;
FIGURE 5 is another perspective view of a partially assembled container according to the present invention;
FTGURE 6 is a perspective view of a substantially assembled container according to the present invention; and, FIt3URE 7 is a perspective view of an assembled container according to the present invenaan.
The present invention is a single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to form a blank formable into a container. By way of overvie~ov and with reference to FIGURES
1- 7, one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a single piece blank 10 arranged to form a stackable tray type container 90.
FIGURE I depicts a presently preferred embodiment of the blank 10. Blank 10 has a bosom panel 12 bounded by side edges indicated as fold lines 22, 24, end edges indicated by fold lines 26, 28 and truncated corner edges 39a, b, c and d.
Iriagedly attached to the bottom panel 12 at the fold lines 22, 24 are longitudinal side panels 14 and 16. Also, hingedly attached to the bottom panel 12 at fold lines 26 and 28 are end panels 18 and 20_ The central outer portions of each of the side panels 14 and 16 have inwardly extending side panel cutouts.30 and 32: : The d~p~ of the side panel cutrntts 30 and 32 is preferably less than about one half of the width of 'the side panels 14 and 16 respectively.
Similarly, the outer portions of end panels 18 and 20 have end panel cutouts 34 and 36 that extend f~ronmhe outer edge of the end panels I8 and ZO in a location near the center of the end panels 18 and 20. Like the side panel cutouts 30, 32, the depth of the end panel cutouts 34, 36 are preferably less than about one half of the width of the end panels 18 and 20, respectively. However, those in the art will appreciate the depth of both the side panel cutouts 30, 32 and end panel cutouts 34, 36 may be deeper or shallower.
The corners of the bottom panel 12 are cut away at truncated corner edges 39a, b, a and d to form bottom panel cutouts 38a, b,, a and d. Each ;bottom panel cutout 38a, b, c and d is configured to receive . a tab 86, discussed in more detail below, when a plurality of container 90 are vertically stacked (not shown). In a presently preferred embodiment, the bottom panel cutouts 38a, b, c and d are substantially triangularly shaped. However, other bottom panel cutout 38a, b, c and d geometry's are considered avithin the scope of this invention, such as, without limitation, coaical_ Side panel 14 has an internal curneT stacking tab assemblies 50 and 52 extending in a longitudinal direction from opposite. ends of the side panel 14. . Side panel 16 caxnies similar internal corner staclang tab assemblies 54 and 56 extending longitudinally from apposite eads thereof. Internal corner stacking tab assemblies 50 and 52 are mirror images of each other. Similarly, internal corner stacking tab assemblies 54 and 56 are mirror images of internal cornet stacking tab assemblies 50 and 32, respectively_ Accordingly, any discussion relaxed an one of the internal comer stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54, 56, applies equally to all others. For simplicity, the interaal corner stacking tab assemblies 50, 5Z, 54, 56 are described in ~coajunetion with internal corner stacking tab assembly 50_ _ . . . .
Internal comer stacking tab assembly 50 is preferably composed of three segments: an ianer segment d0, a middle segment 62 and an outer segment 64_ Inner segment 60 is separated by first fold line 66 from the side paael 14, middle segment 62 is separated by a second fold line 68 from inner segment 66 and outer segment 64 is separated by a third fold line 70 from middle segment 62. Each of the fixst, second and third fold lines are parallel to each other and perpendicular to fold line 22 between side panel 14 and bottom panel 12. The inner edge 72 of inteznal corner stackiag tab assembly SO is offset slightly outwardly from the fold line 22 between side panel 14 and -S-bottom panel I2. A diagonal cutout 74 extends from the outer edge 78 of the outer segment 64 to a location near the outer longitudinal edge 80 of the outer segment 64.
The transition portions of middle segment 62 anal outer segment 64 adjoining the third fold line 70 carry a notch 82 that extends a small distance inwardly from inner edge 72 and longitudinally in both directions from third fold line 70. The notch 82 tics substantially transverse of the third fold line 70. Similarly, the outer transition portions of the middle segment 62 and outer segment 64 adjoining the third fold line 70 extend outwardly and longitudinally from the outer edge 78 of the internal corner stacking tab assembly 50 at the third fold line 70 to form an outwardly extending tab 86.
Like the notch 70, the tab 86 is substantially transverse of the third fold lima 70 and is generally positioned opposite the notch 82.
Those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the present blank 10 can be erected on suitable automatic machinery such as a modified tray former. Likewise, the blank 10 can be erected manually through appropriate.folding. prior to folding, an adhesive is applied w the container blank I0, as appropriate. See FIG. I for one embodiment of adhesive lines that may be used in the present invention. Adhesive lines ore designated collectively as elements 100 in PIG, 1. The adhesive lines era placed on each of the internal corner stacking tab assemblies S0, 52, 54 and 56, and are described in conjunction with the internal cornerstacking nab assembly 50. One or more adhesive lines 100 are placed on the..inner surface of each. of middle segment 62 and outer segment 64. Adhesive lines 100 are alsovplaced on;end panels 18 and 20 perpendicular to fold lines 26 and 28 in a location near the internal corner stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54 and 56. It should be understood that PIG. 1 is illustrative and not limiting to the present invention. Other configurations of adhesive , sizes, shapes, numbers of applications, or placements may be used as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. An example adhesive. may bc- a suitable hot melt which could be applied through automatic applying means known to chose skilled in the art, or other known adhesives. Likewise, mnch~nical-couplers~~sueh as staples, used alone or in conjunction with an adhesive is also considered within the scope of this invention.
FrGURES ~7 illustrate an embodiment of the container 90 forming process. For the purpose of ftwther description herein, the downward direction is defined as the direction perpendicular to bottom panel 12 that corresponds to tdo outer surface of the bottom panel 12 when the container 90 has been erected. The upward direction is defined as th0 direction perpendicular to the bottom panel that corresponds to the inner surface of the bottom panel when xhe container 90 has been erected. The formation of the internal corner stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54 and 56 are described in conjunction with the internal comer stacking tab assembly 50_ As shown in FIGURE 2, the first step in forming the container 90 is to fold the outer segment 64 down~rard ax 90° along the third fold line 70. This also folds the outermost portion of tab 86 and the outermost portion of cutout 82 downward at 90°
along the third fold line 70. Continuing construction in FIGURE 3, the combined middle segment 62, outer segment 64, notch 82 and tab 86 axe then folded upward 184° along the second fold lice 68 over onto inner segment 60. As shown in PIGURE 4, side ganel extension 50 (comprising the inner segwcnt 60, middle segneat 62, outer segment 64, notch 82 and tab 86) is then folded 90° slang the first fold line 66 over onto silo panel 14.
As shown in FIGURES 5 - 7, the side wall panels I4 and 16 are folded upwardly 90° and the end wall panels 18 and 20 are then folded upwardly 90°. The end wall panels 18 and 20 are then joined with internal cornea stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54 and S6.
Variations in formation may be made. For example, outer segment 64 and middle segment 62 may be folded along the second fold line 68 before outer segment 64 is folded along third fold line 70.
Once the container 90 has been erected, tab 86 forms a generally right-angled shape. As discussed above, bottom panel cutouts 38a, b, c and d are sized to accommodate the protruding tabs 86 from a container 90 directly beneath bottom panel 12. In addition, notch 82 is sized to accommodate a protruding tab 86 from a container directly beneath bottom panell2. When multiple containers 90 have been stacked, side panels cutouts 30 and 32 and end: panel cutouts 18 and 20 form display windows revealing any product within the containers.
_ 7 _ Tt will be apprcciamd by those skilled in the container art that the present invention provides an easily formed and easily assembled product container from a singlerpiece containerboard material. The assembled container includes mufti-ply corner reinforcements that provide enhanced strength and stacking capability. The containers further include tabs and corresponding mating openings to help stabilize multiple containers 90 when stacked. The side and end wall cutouts permit the display of any product contained within stacked containers. .
Tt will be also be appreciated by those skilled is the art that blank 10 and subseguent container may be constructed from a wide variety of materials, In a presently preferred embodiment, the material is a containerboard material. However other material, such as, without limitation, paperboard is considered within the scope of this invention.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a more fully assembled container according to the present invention;
PIC3URE 4 is a perspective view of a still more fully assembled container according to the present invention;
FIGURE 5 is another perspective view of a partially assembled container according to the present invention;
FTGURE 6 is a perspective view of a substantially assembled container according to the present invention; and, FIt3URE 7 is a perspective view of an assembled container according to the present invenaan.
The present invention is a single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to form a blank formable into a container. By way of overvie~ov and with reference to FIGURES
1- 7, one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a single piece blank 10 arranged to form a stackable tray type container 90.
FIGURE I depicts a presently preferred embodiment of the blank 10. Blank 10 has a bosom panel 12 bounded by side edges indicated as fold lines 22, 24, end edges indicated by fold lines 26, 28 and truncated corner edges 39a, b, c and d.
Iriagedly attached to the bottom panel 12 at the fold lines 22, 24 are longitudinal side panels 14 and 16. Also, hingedly attached to the bottom panel 12 at fold lines 26 and 28 are end panels 18 and 20_ The central outer portions of each of the side panels 14 and 16 have inwardly extending side panel cutouts.30 and 32: : The d~p~ of the side panel cutrntts 30 and 32 is preferably less than about one half of the width of 'the side panels 14 and 16 respectively.
Similarly, the outer portions of end panels 18 and 20 have end panel cutouts 34 and 36 that extend f~ronmhe outer edge of the end panels I8 and ZO in a location near the center of the end panels 18 and 20. Like the side panel cutouts 30, 32, the depth of the end panel cutouts 34, 36 are preferably less than about one half of the width of the end panels 18 and 20, respectively. However, those in the art will appreciate the depth of both the side panel cutouts 30, 32 and end panel cutouts 34, 36 may be deeper or shallower.
The corners of the bottom panel 12 are cut away at truncated corner edges 39a, b, a and d to form bottom panel cutouts 38a, b,, a and d. Each ;bottom panel cutout 38a, b, c and d is configured to receive . a tab 86, discussed in more detail below, when a plurality of container 90 are vertically stacked (not shown). In a presently preferred embodiment, the bottom panel cutouts 38a, b, c and d are substantially triangularly shaped. However, other bottom panel cutout 38a, b, c and d geometry's are considered avithin the scope of this invention, such as, without limitation, coaical_ Side panel 14 has an internal curneT stacking tab assemblies 50 and 52 extending in a longitudinal direction from opposite. ends of the side panel 14. . Side panel 16 caxnies similar internal corner staclang tab assemblies 54 and 56 extending longitudinally from apposite eads thereof. Internal corner stacking tab assemblies 50 and 52 are mirror images of each other. Similarly, internal corner stacking tab assemblies 54 and 56 are mirror images of internal cornet stacking tab assemblies 50 and 32, respectively_ Accordingly, any discussion relaxed an one of the internal comer stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54, 56, applies equally to all others. For simplicity, the interaal corner stacking tab assemblies 50, 5Z, 54, 56 are described in ~coajunetion with internal corner stacking tab assembly 50_ _ . . . .
Internal comer stacking tab assembly 50 is preferably composed of three segments: an ianer segment d0, a middle segment 62 and an outer segment 64_ Inner segment 60 is separated by first fold line 66 from the side paael 14, middle segment 62 is separated by a second fold line 68 from inner segment 66 and outer segment 64 is separated by a third fold line 70 from middle segment 62. Each of the fixst, second and third fold lines are parallel to each other and perpendicular to fold line 22 between side panel 14 and bottom panel 12. The inner edge 72 of inteznal corner stackiag tab assembly SO is offset slightly outwardly from the fold line 22 between side panel 14 and -S-bottom panel I2. A diagonal cutout 74 extends from the outer edge 78 of the outer segment 64 to a location near the outer longitudinal edge 80 of the outer segment 64.
The transition portions of middle segment 62 anal outer segment 64 adjoining the third fold line 70 carry a notch 82 that extends a small distance inwardly from inner edge 72 and longitudinally in both directions from third fold line 70. The notch 82 tics substantially transverse of the third fold line 70. Similarly, the outer transition portions of the middle segment 62 and outer segment 64 adjoining the third fold line 70 extend outwardly and longitudinally from the outer edge 78 of the internal corner stacking tab assembly 50 at the third fold line 70 to form an outwardly extending tab 86.
Like the notch 70, the tab 86 is substantially transverse of the third fold lima 70 and is generally positioned opposite the notch 82.
Those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the present blank 10 can be erected on suitable automatic machinery such as a modified tray former. Likewise, the blank 10 can be erected manually through appropriate.folding. prior to folding, an adhesive is applied w the container blank I0, as appropriate. See FIG. I for one embodiment of adhesive lines that may be used in the present invention. Adhesive lines ore designated collectively as elements 100 in PIG, 1. The adhesive lines era placed on each of the internal corner stacking tab assemblies S0, 52, 54 and 56, and are described in conjunction with the internal cornerstacking nab assembly 50. One or more adhesive lines 100 are placed on the..inner surface of each. of middle segment 62 and outer segment 64. Adhesive lines 100 are alsovplaced on;end panels 18 and 20 perpendicular to fold lines 26 and 28 in a location near the internal corner stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54 and 56. It should be understood that PIG. 1 is illustrative and not limiting to the present invention. Other configurations of adhesive , sizes, shapes, numbers of applications, or placements may be used as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. An example adhesive. may bc- a suitable hot melt which could be applied through automatic applying means known to chose skilled in the art, or other known adhesives. Likewise, mnch~nical-couplers~~sueh as staples, used alone or in conjunction with an adhesive is also considered within the scope of this invention.
FrGURES ~7 illustrate an embodiment of the container 90 forming process. For the purpose of ftwther description herein, the downward direction is defined as the direction perpendicular to bottom panel 12 that corresponds to tdo outer surface of the bottom panel 12 when the container 90 has been erected. The upward direction is defined as th0 direction perpendicular to the bottom panel that corresponds to the inner surface of the bottom panel when xhe container 90 has been erected. The formation of the internal corner stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54 and 56 are described in conjunction with the internal comer stacking tab assembly 50_ As shown in FIGURE 2, the first step in forming the container 90 is to fold the outer segment 64 down~rard ax 90° along the third fold line 70. This also folds the outermost portion of tab 86 and the outermost portion of cutout 82 downward at 90°
along the third fold line 70. Continuing construction in FIGURE 3, the combined middle segment 62, outer segment 64, notch 82 and tab 86 axe then folded upward 184° along the second fold lice 68 over onto inner segment 60. As shown in PIGURE 4, side ganel extension 50 (comprising the inner segwcnt 60, middle segneat 62, outer segment 64, notch 82 and tab 86) is then folded 90° slang the first fold line 66 over onto silo panel 14.
As shown in FIGURES 5 - 7, the side wall panels I4 and 16 are folded upwardly 90° and the end wall panels 18 and 20 are then folded upwardly 90°. The end wall panels 18 and 20 are then joined with internal cornea stacking tab assemblies 50, 52, 54 and S6.
Variations in formation may be made. For example, outer segment 64 and middle segment 62 may be folded along the second fold line 68 before outer segment 64 is folded along third fold line 70.
Once the container 90 has been erected, tab 86 forms a generally right-angled shape. As discussed above, bottom panel cutouts 38a, b, c and d are sized to accommodate the protruding tabs 86 from a container 90 directly beneath bottom panel 12. In addition, notch 82 is sized to accommodate a protruding tab 86 from a container directly beneath bottom panell2. When multiple containers 90 have been stacked, side panels cutouts 30 and 32 and end: panel cutouts 18 and 20 form display windows revealing any product within the containers.
_ 7 _ Tt will be apprcciamd by those skilled in the container art that the present invention provides an easily formed and easily assembled product container from a singlerpiece containerboard material. The assembled container includes mufti-ply corner reinforcements that provide enhanced strength and stacking capability. The containers further include tabs and corresponding mating openings to help stabilize multiple containers 90 when stacked. The side and end wall cutouts permit the display of any product contained within stacked containers. .
Tt will be also be appreciated by those skilled is the art that blank 10 and subseguent container may be constructed from a wide variety of materials, In a presently preferred embodiment, the material is a containerboard material. However other material, such as, without limitation, paperboard is considered within the scope of this invention.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (18)
1. A blank for a container comprising:
a single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to define a bottom panel, said bottom panel having a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between said side edge and said end edge, a side panel hingedly attached to said bottom panel along said side edge, said sidewall panel having a side panel end edge, an internal corner stacking tab assembly hingedly attached to said side panel along a first fold line at said side panel end edge, said internal corner stacking tab assembly including a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line; and, a tab extending from an edge of the internal stacking tab assembly, said tab extending substantially transverse of the third fold line.
a single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to define a bottom panel, said bottom panel having a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between said side edge and said end edge, a side panel hingedly attached to said bottom panel along said side edge, said sidewall panel having a side panel end edge, an internal corner stacking tab assembly hingedly attached to said side panel along a first fold line at said side panel end edge, said internal corner stacking tab assembly including a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line; and, a tab extending from an edge of the internal stacking tab assembly, said tab extending substantially transverse of the third fold line.
2. The blank of claim 1, further comprising a side panel cutout.
3. The blank of claim 2, wherein the depth of said side panel cutout is less than about one half of the width of said side panel.
4. The blank of claim 1, further comprising an end panel cutout.
5. The blank of claim 4, wherein the depth of said end panel cutout less than about one half of the width of said end panel.
6. The blank of claim 1, further comprising a notch formed in an edge of the internal stacking tab assembly substantially opposite of said tab.
7. The blank of claim 1, wherein the truncated corner edge is configured to receive said tab.
8. The blank of claim 1, wherein the length of the side panel is greater than the length of the side edge.
9. The blank of claim 1, wherein the length of the end panel is greater than the length of the end edge.
10. A container comprising:
a bottom panel, said bottom panel having a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between said side edge and said end edge, a side panel hingedly attached to said bottom panel along said side edge, said sidewall panel having a side panel end edge, an inner segment contiguous with said side panel.
a middle segment contiguous with said inner panel, an outer segment contiguous with said end panel and attached to said end panel, said middle segment and said outer segment forming a corner, a tab extending upwardly from said middle segment and said outer segment across a fold line therebetween and forming a corner.
a bottom panel, said bottom panel having a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between said side edge and said end edge, a side panel hingedly attached to said bottom panel along said side edge, said sidewall panel having a side panel end edge, an inner segment contiguous with said side panel.
a middle segment contiguous with said inner panel, an outer segment contiguous with said end panel and attached to said end panel, said middle segment and said outer segment forming a corner, a tab extending upwardly from said middle segment and said outer segment across a fold line therebetween and forming a corner.
11. The container of claim 10, further comprising a side panel cutout.
12. The container of claim 12, wherein the depth of said side panel cutout is less than about one half of the width of said side panel.
13. The container of claim 10, further comprising an end panel cutout.
14. The container of claim 14, wherein the depth of said end panel cutout less than about one half of the width of said end panel.
15. The container of claim 10, further comprising a notch extending upwardly from said middle segment and said outer segment across a fold line therebetween, said notch being substantially opposite said tab.
16. The container of claim 10, wherein the truncated corner edge is configured to receive said tab.
17. The container of claim 10, wherein the length of the side panel is greater than the length of the side edge.
18. The container of claim 10, wherein the length of the end panel is greater than the length of the end edge.
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