TAB STYLE CONTAINER WITH INTERNAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES
First Claim
1. A blank of sheet material for forming a container, the blank comprising:
- a bottom panel;
two opposing side panels, each side panel extending from a side edge of the bottom panel;
two opposing end panel assemblies, each end panel assembly extending from an end edge of the bottom panel, wherein each end panel assembly comprises;
an outer end panel extending from the end edge; and
an inner end panel extending from a top edge of the outer end panel; and
a plurality of reinforcing side panel assemblies, each reinforcing side panel assembly extending from a side edge of one of the end panel assemblies, wherein each reinforcing side panel assembly comprises;
a first reinforcing side panel extending from the inner end panel of the respective end panel assembly; and
a second reinforcing side panel extending from the first reinforcing side panel and the outer end panel of the respective end panel assembly.
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Abstract
A blank of sheet material for forming a container includes a bottom panel and two opposing side panels. Each side panel extends from a side edge of the bottom panel. The blank also includes two opposing end panel assemblies. Each end panel assembly extends from an end edge of the bottom panel and includes an outer end panel extending from the end edge, and an inner end panel extending from a top edge of the outer end panel. The blank further includes a plurality of reinforcing side panel assemblies. Each reinforcing side panel assembly extends from a side edge of one of the end panel assemblies. Each reinforcing side panel assembly includes a first reinforcing side panel extending from the inner end panel, and a second reinforcing side panel extending from the first reinforcing side panel and the outer end panel.
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32 Claims
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1. A blank of sheet material for forming a container, the blank comprising:
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a bottom panel; two opposing side panels, each side panel extending from a side edge of the bottom panel; two opposing end panel assemblies, each end panel assembly extending from an end edge of the bottom panel, wherein each end panel assembly comprises; an outer end panel extending from the end edge; and an inner end panel extending from a top edge of the outer end panel; and a plurality of reinforcing side panel assemblies, each reinforcing side panel assembly extending from a side edge of one of the end panel assemblies, wherein each reinforcing side panel assembly comprises; a first reinforcing side panel extending from the inner end panel of the respective end panel assembly; and a second reinforcing side panel extending from the first reinforcing side panel and the outer end panel of the respective end panel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A container formed from a blank of sheet material, the container comprising:
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a bottom wall; two opposing end walls, each end wall comprising an outer end panel emanating from an end edge of the bottom wall and an inner end panel emanating from a top edge of the outer end panel, wherein the inner end panel is coupled to the outer end panel in substantially face-to-face relationship; two opposing side walls, a first of the side walls comprising a side panel emanating from a side edge of the bottom panel, a first reinforcing side panel emanating from a side edge of the inner end panel of a first of the end walls, and a second reinforcing side panel emanating from the first reinforcing side panel and the outer end panel of the first end wall, wherein the second reinforcing side panel is coupled between the first reinforcing side panel and the side panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for forming a container from a blank of sheet material, the blank including a bottom panel, two opposing side panels each extending from a side edge of the bottom panel, two opposing end panel assemblies each extending from an end edge of the bottom panel, and a plurality of reinforcing side panel assemblies each extending from a side edge of one of the end panel assemblies, wherein each end panel assembly comprises an outer end panel extending from the end edge and an inner end panel extending from a top edge of the outer end panel, and wherein each reinforcing side panel assembly comprises a first reinforcing side panel extending from the inner end panel and a second reinforcing side panel extending from the first reinforcing side panel and the outer end panel of the respective end panel assembly, the method comprising:
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rotating inwardly each end panel assembly such that each end panel assembly is substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel; rotating inwardly each inner end panel into substantially face-to-face relationship with the outer end panel of the respective end panel assembly; rotating each reinforcing side panel assembly to extend substantially along one of the side edges of the bottom panel; and coupling each of the side panels to two of the reinforcing side panel assemblies to form the container. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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