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CONTAINER HAVING AN AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING BOTTOM AND BLANKS FOR MAKING THE SAME

  • US 20100065620A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2008
  • Published: 03/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A blank of sheet material for forming a container including automatically locking bottom panels, said blank comprising:

  • a pair of end panels, a pair of side panels and at least one corner panel interconnected to form a pair of opposing end walls, a pair of opposing side walls and a corner wall of the container, said at least one corner panel extending between an adjacent end panel and side panel;

    a plurality of bottom panels for forming a bottom wall of the container, said bottom panels comprising a pair of bottom end panels each extending from a bottom edge of each of said pair of end panels, and a pair of bottom side panels each extending from a bottom edge of said pair of side panels;

    a first coupling tab integral with one of said pair of bottom end panels; and

    a second coupling tab integral with one of said pair of bottom side panels,wherein said first coupling tab attaches to one of said pair of bottom side panels, and said second coupling tab attaches to one of said pair of bottom end panels, said coupling tabs configured to upwardly direct said bottom panels when the container is moved from an erected position to a knocked-down flat position and downwardly direct said bottom panels when the container is moved from a knocked-down flat position to an erected position.

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