Container having sliding corner support
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1. A container comprising:
- multiple wall panels forming container sides, said wall panels including first and second wall panels which meet one another at a first corner, and a third wall panel which meets said second wall panel at a second corner;
said container being assembleable from a knockdown state to an opened state, wherein said knockdown state has a first and a second knockdown wall, said first knockdown wall including said first and second wall panels substantially parallel to one another in a substantially same first plane, said second knockdown wall including said third wall panel in a second plane which is substantially parallel to said first plane, said first and second wall panels being folded relative to one another at said first corner during the assembly of said container from said knockdown state to said opened state;
a first inner panel attached to said first wall panel, said first inner panel having an end spaced from said first corner; and
a slidable corner support attached to said end of said first inner panel and extending towards said second wall panel, said slidable corner support overlapping said first corner when said container is in said knockdown state and having a free end slidable relative to said second wall panel when said container is assembled from the knockdown state, and said slidable corner support moving away from said first corner as said container is assembled from the knockdown state.
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Abstract
A container having multiple wall panels forming container sides, the container having at least first and second wall panels that meet at a first corner. The container is assembleable from a flat or knockdown state to an opened or assembled state. A first inner panel is attached to a first wall panel, the first inner panel having an end spaced from the first corner. A slidable corner support is attached to the end of the first inner panel and extends towards the second wall panel. When the container is assembled from the knockdown state, the slidable corner support moves away from the first corner to form a support member that can help support a container stacked on top and prevent nesting.
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20 Claims
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1. A container comprising:
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multiple wall panels forming container sides, said wall panels including first and second wall panels which meet one another at a first corner, and a third wall panel which meets said second wall panel at a second corner;
said container being assembleable from a knockdown state to an opened state, wherein said knockdown state has a first and a second knockdown wall, said first knockdown wall including said first and second wall panels substantially parallel to one another in a substantially same first plane, said second knockdown wall including said third wall panel in a second plane which is substantially parallel to said first plane, said first and second wall panels being folded relative to one another at said first corner during the assembly of said container from said knockdown state to said opened state;
a first inner panel attached to said first wall panel, said first inner panel having an end spaced from said first corner; and
a slidable corner support attached to said end of said first inner panel and extending towards said second wall panel, said slidable corner support overlapping said first corner when said container is in said knockdown state and having a free end slidable relative to said second wall panel when said container is assembled from the knockdown state, and said slidable corner support moving away from said first corner as said container is assembled from the knockdown state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20)
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11. A container comprising:
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multiple wall panels forming container sides, said wall panels including first, second, and third wall panels, said first and second wall panels meet one another at a first corner, said second and third wall panels meet one another at a second corner;
said container being assembleable from a knockdown state to an opened state, wherein said knockdown state has a first and a second knockdown wall, said first knockdown wall including said first and second wall panels substantially parallel to one another in a substantially same first plane, said second knockdown wall including said third wall panel in a second plane adjacent and substantially parallel to said first plane, said first and second wall panels being folded relative to one another at said first corner during the assembly of said container from said knockdown state to said opened state;
a first inner panel attached to said first wall panel in a face to face relationship therewith along an inner face of said first wall panel, said first inner panel having an end spaced from said first corner; and
a slidable corner support attached to said end of said first inner panel and extending towards said second wall panel, said slidable corner support overlapping said first corner when said container is in said knockdown state, said slidable corner support having a free end slidable relative to said second wall panel, said slidable corner support moving away from said first corner as said container is assembled from the knockdown state to the opened state, and said free end moving relative to said second wall panel away from said first corner towards said second corner as said container is assembled from the knockdown state to the opened state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A container comprising:
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multiple wall panels forming container sides, said wall panels including first, second, third and fourth wall panels, said first and second wall panels attached to one another at a first corner, said second and third wall panels attached to one another at a second corner;
said container being assembleable from a knockdown state to an opened state, wherein said knockdown state has a first and a second knockdown wall attached to one another at said second corner, said first knockdown wall including said first and second wall panels substantially parallel to one another in a substantially same first plane, said second knockdown wall including said third and fourth wall panels substantially parallel to one another in a substantially same second plane that is adjacent and substantially parallel to said first plane, said first and second wall panels being folded relative to one another at said first corner during the assembly of said container from said knockdown state to said opened state;
a first inner panel attached to said first wall panel in a face to face relationship therewith along an inner face of said first wall panel, said first inner panel having an end spaced from said first corner;
a second inner panel attached to said second wall panel, said second inner panel having an end spaced from said first corner;
a slidable corner support attached to said end of said first inner panel and extending towards said second wall panel, said slidable corner support overlapping said first corner when said container is in said knockdown state, said slidable corner support having a free end slidable relative to said second wall panel, said slidable corner support moving away from said first corner as said container is assembled from the knockdown state to the opened state, and said free end moving relative to said second wall panel towards said end of said second inner panel as said container is assembled from the knockdown state; and
bottom forming flaps for forming the bottom of the container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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