Patent ID: 8931686
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B31B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container, the blank comprising: two end panels, two side panels, and four corner panels connected in series along a plurality of fold lines, each of the four corner panels having a free bottom edge; and a plurality of bottom panels each extending from one panel of the end panels and the side panels, at least three bottom panels of the plurality of bottom panels each having a first outwardly angled portion and a first inwardly angled portion that cooperate to at least partially define a corner projection, each first outwardly angled portion is configured to extend proximate to a respective one of the free bottom edges when the container is erected such that each respective corner projection forms a portion of a bottom wall of the erected container, the plurality of bottom panels configured to define a locking slot and a locking tab that is insertable into the locking slot to form another portion of the bottom wall of the erected container.