Patent ID: 6685026
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A one-piece container constructed entirely from a one-piece blank of sheet-like corrugated material, said container comprising:a horizontally enlarged and generally planar bottom wall having a first pair of generally parallel side edges and a second pair of generally parallel side edges extending generally perpendicularly relative to said first side edges; first and second elongate and upright side walls folded upwardly from said bottom wall about generally horizontal fold lines which extend along the respective said first side edges; a horizontally enlarged and generally planar top wall integrally joined to at least one of said first and second side walls and pivotable with respect thereto between open and closed positions; and third and fourth elongate side wall structures disposed in opposed spaced-apart relation with one another and extending transversely with respect to said first and second side walls, each said third and fourth side wall structure being formed in its entirety by a single flap integrally joined to said bottom wall and folded upwardly therefrom about a generally horizontal fold line which extends along one of said second side edges, each said flap being foldable to define an outer wall which forms part of the external surface of said container, each said third and fourth side wall structure including a first support member defining a first support surface thereon which faces upwardly and projects sidewardly and inwardly away from the respective said outer wall and a second support surface which projects upwardly from one edge of said first support surface and is disposed adjacent but spaced horizontally inwardly from the respective said outer wall, and a second support member disposed adjacent said first support member and defining a third support surface which faces downwardly and projects sidewardly and inwardly away from the respective said outer wall and a fourth support surface which projects downwardly from one edge of said third support surface and is disposed adjacent but spaced horizontally inwardly from the respective said outer wall, said support surfaces of each said third and fourth side wall structure together defining a channel which opens generally sidewardly and inwardly, said channels of the opposed third and fourth side wall structures together defining a pocket for receiving a generally plate-like article therein, said first and third support surfaces being disposed in vertically spaced relation with one another to sandwich the article therebetween and maintain the article in vertically spaced relation from said top and bottom walls, said second and fourth support surfaces engaging a side edge of the article and spacing same horizontally from the respective outer wall to prevent damage to the article during storage or transport thereof.