MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER WITH CORNER SUPPORTS AND RESULTING CONTAINER
First Claim
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1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
- cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel;
cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that;
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel.
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers and resulting containers and associated pre-assemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in containers that have increased side panel strength and corner strength so as to enable effective vertical stacking of containers when the containers include product.
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1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
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cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; and when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A container pre-assembly comprising:
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a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section, wherein the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank and one of the panels of the primary blank are affixed together such that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; and when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A plurality of blanks for a container pre-assembly, the plurality of blanks comprising:
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a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section, wherein the primary blank is configured to mate with and be affixed with the at least one supplementary blank so that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; and when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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