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Reinforced packing container

  • US 10,196,170 B2
  • Filed: 01/09/2013
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A container, comprising:

  • a plurality of panels having a defined thickness integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load;

    wherein the plurality of panels comprise a first panel comprising a first planar surface, and a second panel comprising a second planar surface, wherein the second panel is disposed adjacent the first panel, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane, wherein the fold line comprises at least one cutout region having a first dimension that extends along the fold line and a second dimension that extends across the fold line from the first planar surface to the second planar surface, wherein the at least one cutout region comprises a first planar edge oriented perpendicular to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis;

    wherein the plurality of panels further comprise a third panel comprising a third planar surface disposed parallel with the first planar surface, wherein the third panel comprises an outer edge having at least one projection that is contiguous and planar with the third planar surface, wherein the at least one projection comprises a second planar cut edge oriented perpendicular to the third planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis;

    wherein the second panel, the third panel, and two other panels of the plurality of panels, form a contiguity having three fold lines that separate the third panel from the second panel, wherein the three fold lines of the contiguity are oriented parallel with each other;

    wherein the at least one projection is disposed within a respective one of the at least one cutout region; and

    wherein the at least one projection extends outward from the respective outer edge no more than the defined thickness of the plurality of panels;

    wherein the plurality of panels further comprise a first side panel contiguous with the second panel and with a first side fold line therebetween, the first side fold line comprising at least one cutout region;

    wherein the plurality of panels further comprise a second side panel contiguous with the third panel and with a second side fold line therebetween, the second side panel comprising an outer edge having a projection that is contiguous and planar with the second side panel;

    wherein the projection of the second side panel is disposed within the at least one cutout region of the first side fold line and extends outward from the respective outer edge no more than the defined thickness of the plurality of panels.

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