A telescoped container for storage and transporting of foodstuffs comprising an opened top container body with an integral liner and a separate container cover telescopically disposed on the container body. The integral liner consists of four liner panels which are reversely folded to lie in face-to-face relationship with the outer surfaces of the sidewalls of the container body to form an outer perimetrical reinforcement.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
This invention relates generally to paperboard containers adapted for 
packaging and shipment of foodstuffs, such as bananas and other similar 
commodities. More particularly, it relates to a box-like container 
consisting of an opened top container body with an integral liner to 
retain the foodstuffs therein and a separate opened bottom container cover 
for telescoping over the container body. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The prior art appears to be best exemplified in the following U.S. patents 
which were developed in a search directed to the subject matter of this 
application: 
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1,997,909 2,835,432 
2,004,197 2,865,552 
2,132,638 2,949,151 
2,220,388 2,965,279 
2,418,963 3,114,494 
2,474,523 3,281,050 
2,634,046 3,366,496 
2,577,588 3,473,722 
2,711,281 3,899,120 
2,718,348 4,087,041 
2,735,607 4,105,152 
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Cartons or containers for transporting commodities without permitting 
damage thereto were usually required to have a liner to form a 
double-walled thickness with the container body sidewall. Heretofore, a 
container of this type was constructed of three separate parts consisting 
of a container body A, a perimetrical reinforced liner B disposed inside 
the container body A, and a cover C telescoped over the container body A. 
For ease of understanding, such a container is shown in FIG. 6 and has 
been designated with the legend "Prior Art". 
This prior art arrangement suffers from the disadvantage of requiring 
costly manufacturing procedures to form these three separate parts. 
Further, there was incurred increased labor costs in assembling the 
container into the set-up condition. It would, therefore, be desirable to 
provide a telescoped container wherein the liner is formed integral with 
the container body, thereby to facilitate manufacturing, assembling and 
use thereof. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide an 
improved telescoped container which is relatively simple and economical to 
manufacture and assemble, but yet overcomes the disadvantages of the prior 
art container. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a telescoped 
container wherein the container body is constructed with an integral, 
outer perimetrical liner. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a telescoped 
container wherein the panels of the container body are joined by double 
score lines along its upper edges to respective liner panels to increase 
stacking strength and enhance the appearance thereof. 
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a telescoped 
container wherein short V-shaped slots are formed at certain corners 
between the body panels and liner panels so as to relieve stressing. 
It is still another object of the present invention to provide the 
telescoped container wherein a second glue flap is joined to a free edge 
of one of the liner panels to facilitate assembly of the container.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, there is 
shown in FIG. 1 a telescopable container C1 of the present invention 
comprising an opened top container body 10 with an integral liner adapted 
to retain foodstuffs such as bananas therein and a separate opened bottom 
container cover 12 adapted for telescoping engagement with the container 
body 10. The container body is provided with hand holes 14 formed in the 
opposed end wall panels thereof which are adapted for alignment with the 
corresponding hand holes 16 formed in the opposed end wall panels of the 
container cover 12. These hand holes 14 and 16 define carrying means to 
facilitate lifting and transporting of the container C1. Further, there 
are provided a plurality of air vents or holes 18 and 20 formed in the 
container body and cover, respectively, which cooperate with each other to 
provide for the passage of ambient air within the container to maintain 
the foodstuffs in a fresh condition. 
FIG. 2 illustrates a second embodiment of the container C1 in FIG. 1 and 
has been designated generally by C2. Like reference numerals have been 
used throughout the drawings to refer to like parts, except accompanied by 
a prime mark. The modification in the container C2 is in the formation of 
the container body 10' which will be more fully described in detail 
hereinafter. 
A one-piece blank B1 of a single sheet of suitable structural material such 
as corrugated paperboard or the like, as shown in FIG. 3, is utilized to 
form the container cover 12, 12' of FIGS. 1 and 2. The blank B1 has a 
plurality of wall panels 22, 24, 26 and 28 which are hingedly secured 
together in end-to-end in the series by vertical score lines 30, 32 and 34 
respectively. Top closure flaps 36, 38, 40 and 42 are foldably joined to 
the related end and sidewalls 22, 24, 26 and 28 along longitudinal score 
lines 44. A glue flap or connecting flap 46 is connected to the endmost 
sidewall 28 along score line 48 to be used in forming the manufacturer's 
joint. The closure flaps 36, 38, 40, 42 are separated by slots 47 
extending upwardly from the longitudinal score lines 44. 
A one-piece blank B2 of suitable structural material such as corrugated 
paperboard or the like, as shown in FIG. 4, is utilized to form the 
container body 10 of FIG. 1. The blank B2 has a plurality of wall panels 
50, 52, 54 and 56 which are hingedly secured together in end-to-end series 
by a plurality of corner score lines 51, 53 and 55. The wall panels 52, 56 
are made to be relatively wider than the wall panels 50, 54. Therefore, 
the walls 52, 56 are referred to as sidewalls, and the wall panels 50, 54 
are referred to as the end walls. Outer liner wall panels 58, 60, 62 and 
64 are joined integrally to the respective wall panels 50, 52, 54 and 56 
along longitudinal double score lines 66. Bottom closure flaps 68, 70, 72 
and 74 are foldably connected to the lower edges of the respective end and 
sidewalls along longitudinal score lines 76. 
A glue flap or connecting flap 78 to be used in forming the manufacturer's 
joint is foldably connected to the end wall panel 50 on the corner score 
line 80. The bottom closure flaps 68, 70, 72 and 74 are separated by slots 
82 extending downwardly from the longitudinal score lines 76. The liner 
walls 58, 60 and 62, 64 are joined by corner or vertical score lines 84, 
86 respectively. The liner panels 60, 62 are separated by a slot 88 
extending upwardly from the double score lines 66. 
In order to partially assemble the container body 10 for shipment to the 
customer, the blank C1 is initially folded on the score lines 51, 55 so as 
to overlap the free edge of the wall panel 56 onto the glue flap 78. Then, 
the end edge of the wall panel 56 is glued to the flap 78. If desired, 
taping, stitching, stapling or any other suitable means may be used in 
lieu of the glueing. When the customer receives the container body 10 in 
this knocked-down condition, he completes the erection of the container 
body 10 by first applying pressure at the opposed corner score lines 51, 
55 so as to open up and then reversely fold the blank on the other pair of 
corner score lines 53, 80. In this condition, the outer liner walls 58, 
60, 62 and 64 are folded outwardly and downwardly to lie in face-to-face 
relationship with the respective end and sidewalls for forming an outer 
perimetrical reinforcement to provide a double thickness sidewall in the 
container body. The container body 10 is now ready to be opened up or 
erected so as to have its bottom closure flaps brought into the closed 
position. 
It should be noted that the heights of the outer liner walls 58, 60, 62 and 
64 are slightly greater than the heights of the end and sidewalls 50, 52, 
54 and 56 from which they depend so as to compensate for the thickness of 
the bottom closure flaps 68, 70, 72 and 74. Once the bottom closure flaps 
are folded inwardly into substantially right angles to the end and 
sidewall panels, the container body is ready for filling with its 
contents. Thereafter, the final step is to telescopically engage the 
container body 10 so that the inside surfaces of the sidewalls of the 
cover are disposed in face-to-face relationship with the outside surfaces 
of the liner panels in the container body. 
A modified style or second embodiment of the blank B2 is shown in FIG. 5 
and is designated as blank B3. Referring now to FIG. 5, this modification 
consists of a second or extension glue flap 90 joined to the free edge of 
the liner panel 58' along a corner score line 92 and to the first glue 
flap 78' along the double score lines 66'. The liner wall 58' and the 
first glue flap 78' correspond to the liner panel 58 and the first glue 
flap 78 of the structure shown in FIG. 4. In addition, a short V-shaped 
slot 94 serves to partially disconnect the second glue flap 90 and the 
liner wall 58' adjacent the double score line 66' so as to relieve 
stressing in the corners of the assembled container body. Similarly, the 
liner panels 60' and 62' are joined by a corner score line 96 and are 
partially disconnected by a short V-shaped slot 98 adjacent the double 
score lines 66' so as to relieve stress in the corners. It should also be 
noted that the liner panels 58', 60' and 62', 64' are separated by slots 
100 extending downwardly to the double score lines 66', as opposed to 
being joined by score lines 84, 86 of the structure in FIG. 4. In all 
other respects, this structure is the same as that which has been 
described previously with respect to FIG. 4. Accordingly, a discussion of 
these identical elements has been omitted. 
Since the assembly of the container body 10' is quite similar to that of 
the blank B2, only the differences will now be described. The second glue 
flap 90 is secured to the free edge of the endmost liner panel 64' by 
means of glue, taping, stitching or the like. By the provision of this 
second glue flap, it is now possible to merely fold downwardly and 
outwardly the liner panels 58', 60', 62' and 64' without the necessity of 
first reversely folding the knocked-down blank in the procedure described 
with respect to FIG. 4, thereby reducing labor costs in the set-up or 
assembly of the container. 
From the foregoing detailed description, it can thus be seen that the 
present invention provides an improved telescoped container consisting of 
an opened top container body with an integral liner and a separate opened 
bottom container cover for telescoping over the container body, which is 
relatively simple to manufacture and easier to assemble. Further, the 
panels of the container body are joined integrally to outer liner panels 
along double score lines so as to increase stacking strength and enhance 
the appearance thereof. The container body may be provided with short 
V-shaped slots at certain corners between the body panels and liner panels 
so as to relieve stressing at the corners. 
While there has been illustrated and described what is at present to be 
preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood by 
those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be 
made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without 
departing from the true scope of the invention. In addition, many 
modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to 
the teachings of the invention without departing from the central scope 
thereof. Therefore, it is intended that this invention not be limited to 
the particular embodiments disclosed as the best modes contemplated for 
carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all 
embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.