Produce container
First Claim
1. A container having a bottom, side walls, top closure flaps and end walls for holding produce or the like, having the improvement comprising:
- at least one relatively narrow panel hinged to the end of an end wall and oriented in a substantially vertical orientation and resting adjacent a portion of the side wall anda tab member located atop the narrow panel and hinged thereto having an extension member thereon adapted to overlie a portion of the top edge of the adjacent end panel when it is folded downwardly.
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Abstract
A corrugated produce container is formed from a single piece of suitably cut and scored corrugated packaging material. The container has a bottom, two side walls and multi-ply end panels. Suitable stacking tabs may be provided and the top closure panels can be folded over the stacking tabs. Hinged to each wide end panel is a multi-part reinforcing end panel having a first portion extending in the vertical direction and having a top member hinged thereto which is folded over and has one edge thereof sized to overlie the top edge of the end panel. Hinged to this portion is another vertically extending reinforcement member and hinged on the opposite side of it is the major reinforcement end panel. Suitable hand holds and ventilation apertures can also be provided.
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2 Claims
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1. A container having a bottom, side walls, top closure flaps and end walls for holding produce or the like, having the improvement comprising:
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at least one relatively narrow panel hinged to the end of an end wall and oriented in a substantially vertical orientation and resting adjacent a portion of the side wall and a tab member located atop the narrow panel and hinged thereto having an extension member thereon adapted to overlie a portion of the top edge of the adjacent end panel when it is folded downwardly. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeInternational Paper Company
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Original AssigneeWeyerhaeuser Company (Weyerhauser)
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InventorsMuise, Herbert D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Elkins, Gary E.
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Application NumberUS07/522,762Time in Patent Office319 DaysField of Search229/160, 229/169, 229/918, 229/919, 229/DIG. 11, 229/177US Class Current229/169CPC Class CodesB65D 5/002 having integral corner post...Y10S 229/918 Corner constructionY10S 229/939 Container made of corrugate...
