Patent ID: 7861917
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container for the packaging and shipment of articles, articulated from a single monolithically formed blank of container material, the container comprising: a bottom panel; a front panel emanating from a front edge region of the bottom panel; a rear panel emanating from a rear edge region of the bottom panel, wherein the front panel has a height that is substantially less than the rear panel for providing a front access opening in the container; a top panel emanating from a top edge region of the rear panel; first and second inside end panels emanating from end edge regions of the bottom panel; inner minor flaps emanating from front and rear edge regions of each of the first and second inside end panels; first and second outside end panels emanating from end edge regions of the top panel; outer reinforcement flanges emanating from front and rear edge regions of each of the first and second outside end panels; at least one closure flap emanating from the top panel; whereupon articulation of the blank, the top and bottom panels are disposed in parallel, spaced relation to one another; the first and second inside end panels are juxtaposed to and parallel to the first and second outside end panels, respectively; the inner minor flaps are juxtaposed to the inside surfaces of at least one of the front and rear panels; and the outer reinforcement flanges are juxtaposed to the outside surfaces of at least one of the front and rear panels, for providing a container having reinforced corner regions for enhanced stacking strength.