Patent ID: 6766908
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container for the bulk packaging of artificial firelogs comprising:a generally rectangular base panel having a front side, a rear side and opposed ends; a generally rectangular rear panel extending generally perpendicularly upwardly from the rear side of said base panel to a rear top edge; opposed generally rectangular end panels extending generally perpendicularly upwardly from the opposed ends of base panel to a pair of generally parallel top edges; and a front panel extending generally perpendicularly from the front side of the rectangular base panel to a top front edge; at least one cut away section formed in said front panel; wherein the cut away section is in the shape of a quadrilateral having a top side and a bottom side and opposed first and second lateral sides and the top side has a linear dimension and the bottom side has a linear dimension and the linear dimension of the top side is greater than the linear dimension of the bottom side; and in which the top side has opposed first and second ends and the bottom side has opposed first and second ends and the first lateral side slopes upwardly from the first end of the bottom side to the first end of the top side and the second side slopes upwardly from the second end of the bottom side to the second end of the top side and there is a first obtuse angle between the first lateral side and the bottom side and a second obtuse angle between the second lateral side and the bottom side and the first obtuse angle is equal to the second obtuse angle and the first and second obtuse angles are each from about 100Â° to about 150Â°; and a first plurality of firelogs arranged in the container in a first vertical stack positioned adjacent the cut away section of the front panel.