Patent ID: 8083061

Claim:
A series of interconnected blanks, comprising: each blank of the series of interconnected blanks having two longitudinal end edges and two lateral end edges extending generally between the longitudinal end edges; two adjacent blanks of the series of interconnected blanks being connected to one another at adjacent longitudinal end edges by a breachable line of disruption; and each blank of the series of interconnected blanks comprising a first side panel, at least one top panel, a second side panel, a bottom panel foldably connected to the first side panel at a first fold line and foldably connected to the second side panel at a second fold line, wherein the bottom panel includes corners that are each at least partially defined by both a respective one of the longitudinal end edges and a respective one of the first and second fold lines, at least one receiving aperture in the bottom panel, and a plurality of locating apertures formed in a respective one of the two longitudinal end edges, each of the plurality of locating apertures is located at a respective one of the corners of the bottom panel and is adjacent at least one of the first fold line and the second fold line, wherein for each blank of the series of interconnected blanks, each locating aperture of the plurality of locating apertures extends into the bottom panel from at least one straight portion of the respective one of the two longitudinal end edges, wherein for a first blank of the two adjacent blanks, at least one of the plurality of locating apertures of the first blank cooperates with a respective locating aperture of a second blank of the two adjacent blanks to form a compound aperture, so that the compound aperture includes both the at least one of the plurality of locating apertures of the first blank and the respective locating aperture of the second blank, and the compound aperture is positioned along and interrupts the breachable line of disruption which is located between the adjacent blanks.