Container With Triangulated Corners
First Claim
1. A multi-sided container comprising a bottom wall, at least one top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a plurality of dual triangulated diagonal corner walls wherein at least one of the plurality of dual triangulated diagonal corner walls being defined by two gusset panels foldably joined to two partial sidewall panels and end wall to form four corners within each corner of the container.
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Abstract
A multi-sided container comprises a bottom wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis, and a transverse axis. The multi-sided container also comprises diagonal corners connecting adjacent ends of the side walls and the end walls. The diagonal corners each comprising an inner diagonal corner panel and an outer diagonal corner panel. One of the inner and outer diagonal corner panels extends at an angle of less than 45° with respect to an adjacent end wall, and the other of said inner and outer diagonal corner panels extends at an angle of less than 45° with respect to an adjacent side wall. One of the inner and outer diagonal corner panels has a major thrust vector in a direction parallel to the transverse axis of the container and said other of said inner and outer diagonal corner panels has a major thrust vector in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container. The inner and outer diagonal corner panels provide resistance to both lateral and longitudinal deflection of the container.
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- 1. A multi-sided container comprising a bottom wall, at least one top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and a plurality of dual triangulated diagonal corner walls wherein at least one of the plurality of dual triangulated diagonal corner walls being defined by two gusset panels foldably joined to two partial sidewall panels and end wall to form four corners within each corner of the container.
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13. A multi-sided container having a bottom wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis, and a transverse axis, the container comprising:
diagonal corners connecting adjacent ends of said side walls and said end walls, said diagonal corners each comprising an inner diagonal corner panel and an outer diagonal corner panel, one of the inner and outer diagonal corner panels extending at an angle of less than 45°
with respect to an adjacent end wall, and the other of said inner and outer diagonal corner panels extending at an angle of less than 45°
with respect to an adjacent side wall, whereby said one of the inner and outer diagonal corner panels has a major thrust vector in a direction parallel to the transverse axis of the container and said other of said inner and outer diagonal corner panels has a major thrust vector in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container, the inner and outer diagonal corner panels providing resistance to both lateral and longitudinal deflection of the container.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A blank for making a multi-sided container having a bottom wall, at least one top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of dual triangulated diagonal corner walls, the blank comprising:
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a unitary piece of generally rectangularly shaped material having a plurality of first, approximately parallel, spaced apart fold lines delimiting a bottom wall panel, side wall panels, and top wall panels, a plurality of approximately parallel spaced apart second fold lines extending perpendicular to the first fold lines and defining a transversal edge of the bottom panel, side wall panels, and top wall panels, a plurality of reinforcement flaps and end flaps joined to the opposite transversal edges of the side wall panels, two flaps each of which being joined to the opposite transversal edges of the bottom wall panel and respective top wall panels; and a pair of end pieces each of which formed to be attached to the respective transversal edges of the bottom wall panel, side wall panels, and top wall panels wherein each of the end pieces having a plurality of third, parallel, spaced apart fold lines delimiting end wall panels, dual triangulated diagonal corner panels, and partial side wall panels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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