Polygonal container
First Claim
1. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and
a plurality of lower edge flaps each connected to the lower edge of a corresponding rectangular side panel to form a container sides assembly lower edge hinge, said lower edge flaps reflexively folded at the lower edge hinges upwardly and inside the enclosure to form an interlocking fold space between each said lower edge flap and the corresponding said rectangular side panel, each said interlocking fold space adapted for receiving the corresponding element from said container bottom assembly for secure engagement between said container sides assembly and said container bottom assembly; and
said container bottom assembly comprising;
a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such a size to fit snugly within said container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom;
a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each said ear member being connected to a corresponding side of said polygonal bottom panel at an ear member hinge and being downwardly extending from said corresponding side of said polygonal bottom panel for disposition into the interlocking fold space formed by each said upwardly extending lower edge flap and its corresponding rectangular side panel of said container sides assembly; and
bottom reinforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and stengthen said polygonal bottom panel.
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Abstract
Polygonal containers of the present invention include a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which are adapted for interlocking engagement.
The container sides assembly has a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container.
A plurality of lower edge flaps are hingedly connected to the lower edge of the rectangular side panels and are adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive corresponding elements from the container bottom assembly.
The container bottom assembly has a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to the rectangular side panels and are of such a size to fit snugly within the container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom.
A plurality of ear members equal in number to the number of sides of the polygonal bottom panel are each hingedly connected to a side of the polygonal bottom panel and are downwardly extending therefrom for operative engagement with the upwardly extending lower edge flaps of the container sides assembly.
A bottom reinforcement element corresponding generally in shape and size to the polygonal bottom panel is disposed in intimate proximity to the polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and strengthen same.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps each connected to the lower edge of a corresponding rectangular side panel to form a container sides assembly lower edge hinge, said lower edge flaps reflexively folded at the lower edge hinges upwardly and inside the enclosure to form an interlocking fold space between each said lower edge flap and the corresponding said rectangular side panel, each said interlocking fold space adapted for receiving the corresponding element from said container bottom assembly for secure engagement between said container sides assembly and said container bottom assembly; and said container bottom assembly comprising; a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such a size to fit snugly within said container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom; a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each said ear member being connected to a corresponding side of said polygonal bottom panel at an ear member hinge and being downwardly extending from said corresponding side of said polygonal bottom panel for disposition into the interlocking fold space formed by each said upwardly extending lower edge flap and its corresponding rectangular side panel of said container sides assembly; and bottom reinforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and stengthen said polygonal bottom panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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18. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps hingedly connected to the lower edge of said rectangular side panels and adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive corresponding elements from said container bottom assembly; and said container bottom assembly comprising; a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such a size to fit snugly within said container side assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom; a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each of which ear members is hingedly connected to a side of said polygonal bottom panel and is downwardly extending therefrom for operative engagement with said upwardly extending lower edge flaps of said container sides assembly; and bottom reninforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and strengthen said polygonal bottom panel said bottom reinforcement means comprising; a plurality of hingedly interconnected supplemental bottom support panels of substantially the same size and shape as said polygonal bottom panel and at least one of which is hingedly connected to said bottom support panel at a polygonal side thereof for reflexive folding onto the underside of said bottom support panel thereby to provide reinforcement thereto, at least one of said supplemental bottom support panels being hingedly connected directly to each of a pair of opposing polygonal sides of said polygonal bottom support panel, and at least one supplemental bottom support panel on each opposed side of said polygonal bottom panel being foldable along a fold line dividing each said supplemental bottom support panel into substantially equal parts for reflexively folding at least said supplemental bottom support panel onto itself, whereby when said container bottom assembly is in folded configuration each said opposing supplemental bottom support panel reinforces one-half of said polygonal bottom panel. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps hingedly connected to the lower edge of said rectangular side panels and adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive corresponding elements from said container bottom assembly; and said container bottom assembly comprising; a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such a size to fit snugly within said container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom; a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each of which ear member is hingedly connected to a side of said polygonal bottom panel and is downwardly extending therefrom for operative engagement with said upwardly extending lower edge flaps of said container sides assembly; and bottom reinforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and strengthen said polygonal bottom panel, said bottom reinforcement means comprising a strip of substantially flexible material spirally wound to form a cylindrical body having a diameter of such size sufficient to fit snugly with respect to lower edge flaps of said container sides assembly when said container sides assembly is disposed in interlocking engagement with said container bottom assembly. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps hingedly connected to the lower edge of said rectangular side panels and adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive corresponding elements from said container bottom assembly; and said container bottom assembly comprising; a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such size to fit snugly within said container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom; a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each of which ear members is hingedly connected to a side of said polygonal bottom panel and is downwardly extending thereform for operative engagement with said upwardly extending lower edge flaps of said container sides assembly; and bottom reinforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and strengthen said polygonal bottom panel; and a stacking cavity disposed at the bottom of said polygonal container bounded by said bottom reinforcement means lower surface and said lower edge flaps when said container sides assembly and said container bottom assembly are disposed in interlocking engagement, said polygonal container further including means for covering the opening at the top of the enclosure formed by said rectangular side panels, said covering means including thereon stacking means projecting above the surface thereof for engagement with said stacking cavity of another said polygonal container. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps hingedly connected to the lower edge of said rectangular side panels and adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive said polygonal to panel, each said lid side panel disposable downwardly when in assembled configuration into contacting relationship with the top portion of the corresponding rectangular side panels of said container sides assembly to close the opening at the top of said enclosure formed by said container sides assembly, each said lid side panel having opposed side edges, a pair of said lid side panels being connected to second and third said lid polygonal sides are immediately adjacent said first lid polygonal side, each of said second and third lid polygonal sides having a free side edge and an abutting side edge, and the remainder of said lid side panels having two opposed abutting side edges when said lid side panels are disposed downwardly in said assembled configuration; a plurality of locking panels, being two less in number than the number of polygonal sides of the polygonal container, each of which is hingedly connected to an opposed side edge of a corresponding lid side panel, and each of which bears a locking protrusion thereon; and a plurality of securement panels, being three less in number than the number of sides of said polygonal container, each of which is hingedly connected at its proximal end to the distal end of one of said remainder of said lid side panels, and each said securement panel having a lock slit at the hinged connection with said corresponding lid side panel for mating engagement with said locking protrusion thereby to secure said lid in assembled configuration. - View Dependent Claims (28, 38, 39)
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29. A polygonal container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps hingedly connected to the lower edge of said rectangular side panels and adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive corresponding elements from said container bottom assembly; and said container bottom assembly comprising; a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such a size to fit snugly within said container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom; a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each of which ear members is hingedly connected to a side of said polygonal bottom panel and is downwardly extending therefrom for operative engagement with said upwardly extending lower edge flaps of said container sides assembly; bottom reinforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and strengthen said polygonal bottom panel; and a polygonal lid for said polygonal container, said polygonal container having an opening at the top thereof and a selected number of sides defining the opening, said polygonal lid comprising; a polygonal top panel having a number of polygonal sides which number is the same as the number of sides of the polygonal container, said polygonal top panel being of such size and shape as to correspond substantially to the size and shape of the opening at the top of the polygonal container; a plurality of lid side panels being the same in number as the number of sides of the polygonal container, each said lid side panel having oppositely disposed upper and lower edges and opposed side edges, and each said lid side panel being hingedly connected at the proximal edge thereof to a polygonal side of said polygonal top panel, each said lid side panel being adapted for folded disposition downwardly substantially normal to said polygonal top panel to dispose adjacent said lid side panels in substantially contacting relationship at the opposed sides thereof when in such assembled disposition; means for maintaining said opposed sides in said substantially contacting relationship and maintaining means including a securement panel hingedly connected to the distal edge of each said lid side panel, each said securement panel reflexively foldable upwardly to dispose each said securement panel into intimate proximity to the interior surface of each said lid side panel; and lid securement means for removably securing said polygonal top on said assembled container sides assembly, said lid securement means comprising; a securement release access aperture disposed in at least one of said lid side panels to form an apertured lid side panel; and a lid securement flap hingedly disposed at the top edge of the rectangular side panel corresponding to each said apertured lid side panel, each said lid securement flap foldable outwardly and downwardly for locking engagement with said corresponding securement panel distal edge, whereby when in assembled configuration said lid may be disposed over said top portion of said container sides assembly to slide over and lockingly engage said lid securement flaps, and whereby said lid securement flaps may be pressed and disposed slightly inwardly through said securement release access aperture thereby to disengage said lid securement flap from said securement panel distal edge for removing said cover.
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37. A polygonal container and integral foldable cap assembly therefor, said container having a container sides assembly and a container bottom assembly which is adapted for interlocking engagement with said container sides assembly at the lower portion thereof for forming the container bottom:
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said container sides assembly comprising; a plurality of generally rectangular side panels hingedly interconnected to form an enclosure defining the sides of the polygonal container; and a plurality of lower edge flaps hingedly connected to the lower edge of said rectangular side panels and adapted for folding upwardly and inside the enclosure to interlockingly receive corresponding elements from said container bottom assembly; and a polygonal bottom panel having sides equal in number to said rectangular side panels and being of such a size to fit snugly within said container sides assembly when in assembled configuration for forming the container bottom; a plurality of ear members equal in number to said number of sides of said polygonal bottom panel, each of which ear members is hingedly connected to a side of said polygonal bottom panel and is downwardly extending therefrom for operative engagement with said upwardly extending lower edge flaps of said container sides assembly; bottom reinforcement means corresponding generally in shape and size to said polygonal bottom panel and disposed in intimate proximity to said polygonal bottom panel to reinforce and strengthen said polygonal bottom panel; and said foldable cap assembly for covering the opening at the top of the enclosure formed by the polygonal container comprising; at least one polygonal cover panel hingedly attached at a first polygonal side thereof to the top edge of a first rectangular side panel and foldable generally normal thereto for covering the top opening of the polygonal container; and a polygonal cover panel hinge foldably attached at a second polygonal side thereof, which second polygonal side is adjacent said first polygonal side, said polygonal cover panel hinge also foldably attached to the top edge of a second rectangular side panel, which second rectangular side panel is adjacent to said first rectangular side panel, said polygonal cover panel hinge being wedgeshaped to span the angle between said second polygonal side of said polygonal cover panel and between said top edge of said second rectangular side panel, said angle being generally bisected by a fold line, whereby when said polygonal cover panel is disposed normal to said first rectangular side panel said second polygonal side of said polygonal panel is disposed onto said top edge of said second rectangular side panel to cover the opening at the top of the enclosure formed by the polygonal container. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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