Patent ID: 8820618

Claim:
A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container, said blank comprising: a bottom panel, the bottom panel having an octagonal shape, the bottom panel further having at least one side edge, at least one end edge, and at least one angled edge interposed between the at least one side edge and the at least one end edge, the at least one angled edge having a first length; two opposing side panels, each side panel extending from a side edge of the bottom panel; two opposing end panels, each end panel extending from an end edge of the bottom panel; and a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side edge of a first side panel of the two side panels, the reinforcing panel assembly comprising: a corner panel extending from the first side edge of the first side panel, the corner panel having a first width substantially equal to the first length, the corner panel having a first height; a first reinforcing end panel extending from a side edge of the corner panel; a second reinforcing end panel extending from a side edge of the first reinforcing end panel; an inner reinforcing corner panel extending from a side edge of the second reinforcing end panel, the inner reinforcing corner panel having a second width substantially equal to the first length, the inner reinforcing corner panel having a second height substantially equal to the first height; and an inner side panel extending from a side edge of the inner reinforcing corner panel, wherein the corner panel and the inner reinforcing corner panel are configured to form a corner wall extending from an end edge of a side wall to an end edge of an end wall when the container is formed.