Container for shipping and displaying articles, and method for making
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for making a container for shipping and displaying articles, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a container body having a bottom, enclosing end and side walls attached with and extending generally normal from the bottom and a top opposing the bottom which is at least partially open, the bottom and the end walls and side walls defining an enclosure into which are placed the articles which are to be shipped and displayed;
providing a netting member having a width dimension extending across the open portion of the top and lengthwise ends dimensioned to extend across the open portion of the top and along an outside face of two opposing side walls;
filling the container with the articles to be shipped and displayed;
attaching a header sheet to each lengthwise end of the netting member; and
fixing each header sheet to one of the outside faces of the two opposing side walls.
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Abstract
A container for shipping and displaying articles is formed from a continuous, foldable sheet of corrugated boxboard to form a container body having a bottom, enclosing end and side walls attached with and extending generally normal from the bottom and a partially enclosed top panel opposite the bottom and adjacent each end wall with a substantial portion of the top being open. The container is filled with articles to be shipped and displayed and a netting member having an open weave is stretched across the open portion of the top and between the panels, with opposing ends of the netting member fixed to the sides of the container body with a header sheet adhesively fixed to the container sides and with an advertising message printed on the outside of the header sheet. Interlocking stacking tabs and handle recesses are provided for use with multiple containers of the same construction.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for making a container for shipping and displaying articles, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a container body having a bottom, enclosing end and side walls attached with and extending generally normal from the bottom and a top opposing the bottom which is at least partially open, the bottom and the end walls and side walls defining an enclosure into which are placed the articles which are to be shipped and displayed; providing a netting member having a width dimension extending across the open portion of the top and lengthwise ends dimensioned to extend across the open portion of the top and along an outside face of two opposing side walls; filling the container with the articles to be shipped and displayed; attaching a header sheet to each lengthwise end of the netting member; and fixing each header sheet to one of the outside faces of the two opposing side walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for making a container for shipping and displaying articles, the method comprising the steps of:
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folding and bending a continuous, foldable sheet of corrugated boxboard to form a container body having a bottom, enclosing end and side walls attached with and extending generally normal from the bottom and a partially enclosed top panel opposite the bottom and adjacent each end wall with a substantial portion of the top being open, the bottom and the end walls, side walls and the partial top panels defining an enclosure into which are placed the articles which are to be shipped and displayed; filling the container with the articles to be shipped and displayed; stretching a netting member having an open weave across the open portion of the top and between the top panels; and fixing opposing ends of the netting member to the container body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A container for shipping and displaying articles, the container comprising:
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a container body having a bottom, enclosing end and side walls attached to and extending generally normal from the bottom and a top opposite the bottom at least a portion of which is open, the bottom and the end walls and side walls defining an enclosure into which are placed the articles to be shipped and displayed; a netting member having a width dimensioned to extend across the open portion of the top and lengthwise ends dimensioned to extend across the open portion of the top and along outside faces of two opposing side walls; two header sheets, each attached to a lengthwise end of the netting member and fixed to one of the outside faces of the side walls; and
whereineach header sheet is fixed to an outside face of a side wall with an adhesive layer. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A container for shipping and displaying articles, the container comprising:
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a container body having a bottom, enclosing end and side walls attached to and extending generally normal from the bottom and a top opposite the bottom at least a portion of which is open, the bottom and the end walls and side walls defining an enclosure into which are placed the articles to be shipped and displayed; a netting member having a width dimensioned to extend across the open portion of the top and lengthwise ends dimensioned to extend across the open portion of the top and along outside faces of two opposing side walls; two header sheets, each attached to a lengthwise end of the netting member and fixed to one of the outside faces of the side walls; and
whereinthe end walls and outer extremities of the side walls extend to a greater dimension from the bottom than a central portion of the side walls, the container further comprising partially enclosing top panels extending across the end walls and between opposing outer extremities of the side walls. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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