Patent ID: 7798317

Claim:
A container for shipping items, comprising: a base portion sized to receive a plurality of items therein, said base portion includes a base section and a pair of opposing sidewall sections wherein the base portion further includes basewall flaps having crushed regions with a thickness less than a remaining portion of the basewall flaps; and a lid portion sized to telescopically fit over said base portion, thereby enclosing said plurality of items therein, said lid portion includes a topwall section and a pair of endwall sections, wherein said base portion having at least one sidewall flap for attachment to one of said lid portion endwall sections, said lid portion having at least one endwall flap for attachment to one of said base portion sidewall sections, wherein at least a portion of either said base portion or said lid portion includes a break-away section for at least partially opening said container to permit removal of at least one of said plurality of items therefrom, said break-away section being defined by a tear strip provided in said lid portion, and further defined by one or more lines of weakness provided in said base portion and wherein said base portion includes an extension panel extending from one sidewall thereof, said extension panel being sized to permit reclosing of said container after said break-away section of said container has been at least partially detached therefrom.