Container

• US 20030197053A1
• Filed: 03/18/2003
• Published: 10/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meadwestvaco (WestRock Company)
• Original Assignee: Meadwestvaco (WestRock Company)
• Inventors: Haraldsson, Rune Karl
• Application Number:
  US10/390,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20030197053A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 229/186
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/246 the container body comprising a continuous rim or flange

Abstract

A container blank is formed with a plurality of side panels secured to a bottom panel. Adjacent side panels are further secured to each other by gusset panels. The gusset panels include a first region and second region formed along a substantially central fold line. The first region has an exposed area when folded over the second region. The gusset panels extend substantially along the length of the side panels. A polymeric material is secured to one-side of the blank. The gusset panels are dimension so that when the container blank is folded at least some portion of polymeric material on the first region and second region of the gusset panels are secured to each other. Then opposing gusset panels are folded so that at least some exposed area of two opposing gusset panels are in contact with each other.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a bottom panel;

a plurality of side panels secured to each side of said bottom panels;

a plurality of gusset panels secured to said plurality of side panels, wherein said gusset panels are dimensioned so that an interior region of one gusset panels can be folded and placed in contact with an interior region of an opposing gusset panel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one flange panel is secured to a side panel.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gusset panels form a first region and second region along a central axis fold line.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said gusset panels are dimension so that said first region has more surface area than said second region.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said first region is folded and contacted with said second region so that at least some portion of said first region is exposed and not in contact with said second region.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein opposing gusset panels are folded and contacted so that at least some exposed area of a first region of a gusset panel is in contact with an exposed area of a first region of an opposing gusset panel.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one surface of said apparatus comprises a polymeric material.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said polymeric material comprises at least one of the following:

polyethylene, polyethylene phteraphalate, polypropylene, styrene acrylate, and ethele vinyl chloride.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said polymeric material is heat sealable.

10. A method for forming an apparatus comprising the steps of:

providing a substrate;

forming said substrate into a container blank comprising a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels secured to each side of said bottom panels; and

a plurality of gusset panels secured to said side panels, wherein said gusset panels are dimensioned so that an interior region of one gusset panel can be folded to contact an interior region of an opposing gusset panel.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said apparatus further comprises at least one flange panel secured to a side panel.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said gusset panels form a first region and second region along a central axis fold line.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said gusset panels are dimension so that said first region has more surface area than said second region.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said first region is folded and contacted with said second region so that at least some portion of said first region is exposed and not in contact with said second region.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein opposing gusset panels are folded and contacted so that at least some exposed area of a first region of a gusset panel is in contact with an exposed area of a first region of an opposing gusset panel.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein at least one surface of said substrate comprises a polymeric material.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said polymeric material comprises at least one of the following:

polyethylene, polyethylene phteraphalate, polypropylene, styrene acrylate, and ethele vinyl chloride.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said polymeric material is heat sealable.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said polymeric material is heated and said apparatus is folded so that the gusset panels of an interior region of one gusset panel is secured to an interior region of an opposing gusset panel.

20. The method of claim 10 wherein said apparatus comprises a four-sided bottom panel and four side panels.