MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED DIVIDER AND RESULTING CONTAINER
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1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
- cutting a primary blank including a plurality of side panels and end panels configured to interact during assembly of the container to provide a plurality of corners;
cutting a supplementary blank including a plurality of pairs of first and second pillars, each pillar being coupled to a corresponding supplementary corner tab; and
affixing the primary blank and the supplementary blank together, such that, as the container is assembled, the supplementary blank forms the plurality of pairs of pillars that act as a mechanism for dividing the container into a plurality of compartments and as a mechanism for increasing stacking strength of the container,wherein each supplementary corner tab interacts with a corresponding corner of the plurality of corners formed by the primary blank so as to assist in maintaining a position of the plurality of pillar pairs.
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies that are more easily, reliably and quickly assembled into fully assembled containers.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
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cutting a primary blank including a plurality of side panels and end panels configured to interact during assembly of the container to provide a plurality of corners; cutting a supplementary blank including a plurality of pairs of first and second pillars, each pillar being coupled to a corresponding supplementary corner tab; and affixing the primary blank and the supplementary blank together, such that, as the container is assembled, the supplementary blank forms the plurality of pairs of pillars that act as a mechanism for dividing the container into a plurality of compartments and as a mechanism for increasing stacking strength of the container, wherein each supplementary corner tab interacts with a corresponding corner of the plurality of corners formed by the primary blank so as to assist in maintaining a position of the plurality of pillar pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A container preassembly comprising:
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a primary blank including a plurality of side panels and end panels configured to interact during assembly of the container to provide a plurality of corners; and a supplementary blank including a plurality of pairs of first and second pillars, each pillar being coupled to a corresponding supplementary corner tab, wherein the primary blank and the supplementary blank are affixed together, such that, as the container is assembled, the supplementary blank forms the plurality of pairs of pillars that act as a mechanism for dividing the container into a plurality of compartments and as a mechanism for increasing stacking strength of the container, and wherein each supplementary corner tab interacts with a corresponding corner of the plurality of corners formed by the primary blank so as to assist in maintaining a position of the plurality of pillar pairs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A plurality of blanks for a container preassembly, the plurality of blanks comprising:
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a primary blank including a plurality of side panels and end panels configured to interact during assembly of the container to provide a plurality of corners; and a supplementary blank including a plurality of pairs of first and second pillars, each pillar being coupled to a corresponding supplementary corner tab, wherein the primary blank and secondary blank are configured to be affixed together, such that, as the container is assembled, the supplementary blank forms the plurality of pairs of pillars that act as a mechanism for dividing the container into a plurality of compartments and as a mechanism for increasing stacking strength of the container, and wherein each supplementary corner tab interacts with a corresponding corner of the plurality of corners formed by the primary blank so as to assist in maintaining a position of the plurality of pillar pairs. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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