Patent ID: 8844728
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A blank of sheet material for forming a container, the blank having a thickness, the blank comprising: a front end panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a back end panel connected by a plurality of side fold lines; a front bottom panel extending at least partially from a bottom edge of the front end panel; the front end panel including a lip extending beyond the bottom edge of the front end panel to a free edge, the lip having two opposite ends, the lip being adjacent to the front bottom panel, each of the two opposite ends of the lip being a distance from the side fold lines of the front end panel, wherein the free edge of the lip is defined by a cut line extending from the bottom edge of the front end panel into the front bottom panel by at least the thickness of the blank such that upon articulation of the blank into the container, the lip is disposed in a first plane substantially parallel to the front end panel and extends at least to a second plane substantially parallel to an outer surface of the front bottom panel; a first separation line extending from a first end of the opposite ends of the lip toward the first side panel; and a second separation line extending from a second end of the opposite ends of the lip toward the second side panel.