MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER WITH CORNER SUPPORTS AND THE RESULTING CONTAINER
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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 support section having at least one support panel extending via a first working score from the central section and a support panel mover extending from the at least one support panel;
affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to form a pre-assembly for the container, the at least one support panel extending past an edge of the panel of the primary blank to which the central section is affixed;
affixing the support panel mover of the at least one support panel to the at least one bottom panel; and
assembling the container from the pre-assembly such that movement of the at least one bottom panel to its final assembled position automatically moves the at least one support panel to a position extending diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel of the primary blank and an adjacent panel to the one panel of the primary blank.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing containers, the resulting containers therefrom and the associated pre-assemblies and blanks used in the method and in the resulting containers. The method includes cutting a primary blank and at least one supplementary blank, affixing them together to form a pre-assembly, and assembly the container from the pre-assembly.
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49 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 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 support section having at least one support panel extending via a first working score from the central section and a support panel mover extending from the at least one support panel; affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to form a pre-assembly for the container, the at least one support panel extending past an edge of the panel of the primary blank to which the central section is affixed; affixing the support panel mover of the at least one support panel to the at least one bottom panel; and assembling the container from the pre-assembly such that movement of the at least one bottom panel to its final assembled position automatically moves the at least one support panel to a position extending diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel of the primary blank and an adjacent panel to the one panel of the primary blank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. 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, wherein at least two of the panels are connected by a first working score enabling the connected panels to rotate relative to one another, at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one support section having at least one support panel extending from the central section via a second working score enabling the at least one support panel to rotate relative to the at least one central section, the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank and one of the panels of the primary blank being affixed together, and a support panel mover coupled at one end to the at least one support section and at another end to the at least one bottom panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A plurality of blanks for a container, 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; at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one support section having at least one support panel extending from the at least one central section via a first working score, the at least one supplementary blank being configured to mate with and be affixed to one of the panels of the primary blank; the at least one support section including a support panel mover coupled thereto via a second working score and configured to be affixed to the at least one bottom panel; and wherein after the blanks are affixed to one another and when the container is fully assembled from a movement of the blanks, the at least one support panel is automatically moved by the support panel mover via the first and second working scores such that the at least one support panel extends diagonally across a corner of the fully assembled container formed by the one panel of the primary blank and an adjacent panel of the primary blank connected by a third working score. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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