Patent ID: 7314159

Claim:
A container for the packaging and shipment of articles, articulated from a single monolithically formed blank of container material, the container comprising: a bottom panel; a front panel emanating from a front edge region of the bottom panel; a rear panel emanating from a rear edge of the bottom panel; a top panel emanating from a top edge region of the rear panel; first and second inside end panels emanating from end edge regions of the bottom panel; inner minor flaps emanating from front and rear edge regions of each of the first and second inside end panels; first and second outside end panels emanating from end edge regions of the top panel; outer reinforcement flanges emanating from front and rear edge regions of each of the first and second outside end panels, the outer reinforcement flanges each forming a portion of an exterior of the container and having a height substantially equal to a height of the container upon articulation, wherein each of the front outer reinforcement flanges having a front edge adjacent to the front panel and spaced a distance from the corresponding first and second outside end panels; at least one closure flap emanating from at least one of the top panel and the front panel, wherein the at least one closure flap extends from the front edge of one of the front outer reinforcement flanges to the front edge of the other of the front outer reinforcement flanges, and wherein the at least one closure flap is coplanar with each of the front outer reinforcement flanges; and whereupon articulation of the blank, the top and bottom panels are disposed in parallel, spaced relation to one another; the first and second inside end panels are juxtaposed to and parallel to the first and second outside end panels, respectively; the inner minor flaps are juxtaposed to the inside surfaces of the front and rear panels; and the outer reinforcement flanges are juxtaposed to the outside surfaces of the front and rear panels such that the outer reinforcement flanges that extend from the front edge regions of the first and second outside end panels each form a portion of an exterior of the front panel and the outer reinforcement flanges that extend from the rear edge regions of the first and second outside end panels each form a portion of an exterior of the rear panel for providing a container having reinforced corner regions for enhanced stacking strength.