Stackable container with tapered stacking tabs
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1. A container comprising:
- a bottom panel having at least one bottom panel stacking tab receptacle cutout; and
first and second side walls, each of said first and second side walls containing at least one inwardly tapered stacking tab;
wherein said inwardly tapered stacking tabs each have outer tab portions and inner tab portions, lengths of said outer tab portions being greater than lengths of said inner tab portions.
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Abstract
A container has a bottom panel, side walls, and end walls, with the bottom panel having recesses for accepting stacking tabs The side walls are provided with stacking tabs which are tapered inwardly so as to align with the recesses in the bottom panel of a second container. The inwardly tapered tabs allow for easy stacking without the tabs being deformed when containers are stacked atop one another. To improve strength, the side and end walls are disposed approximately at right angles to the bottom panel. Multiple plies of material are used along the container walls to increase container strength.
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25 Claims
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1. A container comprising:
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a bottom panel having at least one bottom panel stacking tab receptacle cutout; and
first and second side walls, each of said first and second side walls containing at least one inwardly tapered stacking tab;
wherein said inwardly tapered stacking tabs each have outer tab portions and inner tab portions, lengths of said outer tab portions being greater than lengths of said inner tab portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A blank for forming a container, said blank being a single flat piece of corrugated paperboard cut and scored to provide:
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a bottom panel;
two end wall major panels extending outwardly from said bottom panel;
first and second outer side wall panels extending outwardly from said bottom panel; and
first and second inner side wall panels respectively extending from said first and second outer side wall panels, each of said first and second inner side wall panels attached to said first and second outer side wall panels via two stacking tab assemblies, each of said stacking tab assemblies comprising an outer tab portion having an outer tab portion length and an inner tab portion having an inner tab portion length, said inner tab portion length being shorter than said outer tab portion length. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming a container, comprising:
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providing a blank cut and scored to have;
a bottom panel;
two end wall major panels extending outwardly from said bottom panel;
first and second outer side wall panels extending outwardly from said bottom panel; and
first and second inner side wall panels respectively extending from said first and second outer side wall panels, each of said first and second inner side wall panels attached to said first and second outer side wall panels via at least one stacking tab assembly, the stacking tab assembly comprising an outer tab portion having an outer tab portion length and an inner tab portion having an inner tab portion length, said inner tab portion length being shorter than said outer tab portion length, said inner tab portion and said outer tab portion being separated by a tab crease;
folding said end wall major panels upwardly into positions approximately orthogonal to said bottom panel;
folding said outer side wall panels upwardly into positions approximately orthogonal to said bottom panel; and
folding said inner side wall panels inwardly into positions approximately parallel to said outer side wall panels along said tab creases so as to form inwardly tapered stacking tabs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A container comprising:
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a bottom panel having at least two stacking tab receptacle cutouts;
first and second side walls, each of said first and second side walls comprised of an inner side wall panel and an outer side wall panel, each of said first and second side walls having at least one inwardly tapered stacking tab extending upwardly therefrom, each of said inner side wall panels having at least one stacking tab receptacle cutout; and
first and second end walls, said first end wall being supported by first and second inside first end wall minor panels and first and second outside first end wall minor panels, said second end wall being supported by first and second inside second end wall minor panels and first and second outside second end wall minor panels. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A container comprising:
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a bottom panel having at least two stacking tab receptacle cutouts;
first and second side walls extending at right angles upwardly from said bottom panel, each of said first and second side walls comprised of an inner side wall panel and an outer side wall panel, each of said first and second side walls having at least one inwardly tapered stacking tab extending upwardly therefrom, each of said inner side wall panels having at least one stacking tab receptacle cutout;
first and second end walls extending at right angles upwardly from said bottom panel, said first end wall being supported by first and second inside first end wall minor panels and first and second outside first end wall minor panels, said second end wall being supported by first and second inside second end wall minor panels and first and second outside second end wall minor panels; and
corner structures disposed at corners formed where said side walls and said end walls meet. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A container comprising:
a bottom panel having at least one stacking tab receptacle cutout; and
first and second side walls, at least one of said first and second side walls containing at least one inwardly tapered stacking tab having an outer tab portion and an inner tab portion, a length of said outer tab portion being greater than a length of said inner tab portion.- View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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