Self-locking stackable tapered container with partial top stucture
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Abstract
A stackable container for carrying produce. The container has tapered side walls or end walls to aid in the stacking of like containers. Also, the container has locking flaps that allow the container to be erected manually and without the need for fasteners. Further, at least one tapered wall of the container has a reinforcement flap that creates a partial top structure in the upper part of the container that helps prevent bulging of the walls. The reinforcement flap also creates doubled stacking tabs and diagonal corner posts that aid in the stacking of like containers.
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39 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
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23. A container formed from a blank, the container comprising:
- a base panel;
two opposing end walls connected to the base panel at substantially a 90°
angle;
two opposing side walls connected to the base panel at an angle less than 90°
, the side walls having a width equal or greater than the width of upper edges of the end walls;
side flaps connected to opposing sides of the side walls, the side flap comprising an inner flap connected to an outer flap, wherein the inner flap has a first lock recess along a top edge thereof, the outer flap has a second lock recess along a top edge thereof and further, wherein the side flap is folded inwardly so that the outer flap lies flush against an inner surface of the inner flap; and
locking flaps connected to the end walls by at least one pair of lock hinge assemblies, wherein each locking flap folds inwardly to sandwich adjacent folded side flaps between the locking flap and an adjacent end wall and further, wherein each locking hinge assembly locks into the first and second lock recess of the adjacent folded side flap. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
- a base panel;
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39-40. -40. (canceled)
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