Materials for and method for manufacturing container with corner supports and resulting container
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1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
- cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel;
cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that;
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel of the panels;
wherein cutting a supplementary blank further comprises cutting two supplementary blanks each including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
the affixing of the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank further comprises affixing the central section of each supplementary blank to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that;
at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and
wherein the cutting the primary blank includes forming a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and is spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels.
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers and resulting containers and associated pre-assemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in containers that have increased side panel strength and corner strength so as to enable effective vertical stacking of containers when the containers include product.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
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cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel of the panels; wherein cutting a supplementary blank further comprises cutting two supplementary blanks each including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and the affixing of the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank further comprises affixing the central section of each supplementary blank to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that; at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and wherein the cutting the primary blank includes forming a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and is spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A container pre-assembly comprising:
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a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section, wherein the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank and one of the panels of the primary blank are affixed together such that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel; further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that; at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and further comprising a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and is spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A plurality of blanks for a container pre-assembly, the plurality of blanks comprising:
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a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section, wherein the primary blank is configured to mate with and be affixed with the at least one supplementary blank so that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel; further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that; at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel; when the container is finally assembled, the another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and further comprising a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
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cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel; wherein cutting the at least one supplementary blank includes cutting two supplementary blanks each including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; the affixing of the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank includes affixing the central section of each supplementary blank to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that; at least another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel and is affixed to the corresponding panel; and when the container is finally assembled, the another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed and extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel.
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24. A container pre-assembly comprising:
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a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section, wherein the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank and one of the panels of the primary blank are affixed together such that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel; further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that; at least another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel and is affixed to be corresponding panel; and when the container is finally assembled, the another of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed and extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel.
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25. A plurality of blanks for a container pre-assembly, the plurality of blanks comprising:
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a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section, wherein the primary blank is configured to mate with and be affixed with the at least one supplementary blank so that; the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel; when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel; further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that; at least another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel and is affixed to the corresponding panel; and when the container is finally assembled, the another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed and extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel.
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