Patent ID: 11919686
Assignee: PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 27:
28. A container for housing a liquid-filled bag with a spout, comprising:
a container bottom;
at least four walls extending upwardly from the container bottom, the at least four walls including first and second side walls, a front wall, and a back wall;
the front wall and the back wall being opposed and spaced apart from each other along a length dimension of the container;
the first side wall comprising a first side wall panel, and the second side wall comprising a second side wall panel;
the front wall comprising an inner front wall panel coupled to the first side wall panel, and an outer front wall panel coupled to the second side wall panel and overlapping the inner front wall panel, the inner front wall panel comprising a removable portion configured to define a spout-receiving opening when removed;
the back wall comprising a back wall panel, the back wall panel being interconnected with the first and second side wall panels;
a first inner shield flap coupled to the inner front wall panel;
a second inner shield flap coupled to the back wall panel;
a first top flap coupled to the first side wall panel, the first top flap defining a first handhold opening;
a second top flap coupled to the second side wall panel, the second top flap defining a second handhold opening;
wherein the second handhold opening and the first handhold opening overlap to define a handhold when the second top flap is folded over the first top flap, the first top flap and the second top flap are on top of the first inner shield flap and on top of the second inner shield flap, and the handhold is offset from free end portions of the first and second inner shield flaps along the length dimension of the container; and
wherein the outer front wall panel comprises a removable portion configured to expose the inner front wall panel when removed.