Patent ID: 6443358
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A container formed from a single blank, the container comprising:a base with a set of opposing edges; a first set of opposing walls, each opposing wall of the first set having, a first panel with a lower edge and an upper edge, foldably attached at the lower edge to the base, a second panel, having an upper edge, hinged to the first panel at their respective upper edges, the two upper edges defining a shoulder, and a plurality of shoulder hinges for hinging the first panel and the second panel at the shoulder, each shoulder hinge formed by two spaced-apart cut lines oriented generally perpendicular to the shoulder, wherein at least one of the spaced-apart cut lines has a shoulder cut line extending from its mid-point and positioned along the shoulder, and at least one stacking tab, extending above the shoulder, having a tab base and a sequencing panel, wherein the tab base extends from the first panel and is foldably attached to the sequencing panel, and wherein the tab base and the sequencing panel are formed from material cut from the second panel; and a second set of opposing walls attached to the base substantially perpendicular to the first set of opposing walls.