Patent ID: 6866187
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container, comprising: a bottom wall having spaced opposing bottom wall end edges and spaced opposing bottom wail side edges; first and second spaced, generally parallel opposing end walls and first and second spaced, generally parallel opposing sidewalls, said end walls and sidewalls each disposed generally perpendicular to said bottom wall along said end edges and said side edges thereof, respectively, said end walls, sidewalls and bottom wall collectively defining a receptacle; a handle extending between said first and second sidewalls and located above said receptacle; the container formed from a single blank of corrugated polymeric material configured to provide a bottom panel defined by said bottom wall end edges and side edges, first end second end panels hingedly joined to said bottom panel along spaced fold lines located at said bottom wall end edges, and first and second side panels hingedly joined to said bottom panel along spaced fold lines located at said bottom wall side edges; wherein said handle comprises a first handle panel and a second handle panel, said first handle panel extending from, and integrally connected via a fold line with, said first side panel, and said second handle panel extending from, and integrally connected via a fold line with, said second side panel, said handle panels being disposed generally parallel to, and in at least partially overlapped relation with, each other; wherein each of said first and second handle panels comprises at least one section, each section having an opening formed therethrough, with said first handle panel comprising at least three sections of generally equal size and shape which are in interconnected along two fold lines, sad at least three sections folded to be generally parallel to each other and to said second handle panel; wherein said handle panels are substantially perpendicular to said side panels and substantially equal in length measured in a direction perpendicular to said side panels; wherein one of said openings is formed to define a tongue, hingedly connected to the respective section; and wherein said tongue passes through each said opening formed in each of said sections of said handle panels to collectively define a handhold aperture.