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

Claim 18:
19. 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; and
wherein the outer front wall panel comprises a removable portion configured to expose the inner front wall panel when removed, the outer front wall panel further comprising a first side portion secured to the inner front wall panel and a second side portion secured to the inner front wall panel, and wherein the removable portion of the outer front wall panel is between the first side portion and the second side portion; and
wherein the outer front wall panel comprises a first perforated line between the first side portion and the removable portion of the outer front wall panel, and a second perforated line between the second side portion and the removable portion of the outer front wall panel, and wherein the first perforated line and the second perforated line extend from an upper edge of the outer front wall panel to a lower edge of the outer front wall panel.