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Stackable container and container blank (L corner)

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-29
WEYERHAEUSER CO
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The result is a reduction of structural integrity, and may include crushing or other damage to the container contents.
In addition, when the walls of one or more containers in a stack are crushed, wholly or partly collapsed, or otherwise deformed, the deformed container may no longer provide a stable horizontal support for containers stacked over it.
A leaning “tower” of containers may fall, and even if there is no injury to persons, the contents of the containers may spill or be damaged.
Apart from instability due to partial collapse of the walls of one or more containers in a stack, instability leading to spills and possible collapse of a stack may be caused by containers being shifted horizontally relative to underlying containers.
Containers stacked on a pallet, however, may be difficult to maneuver easily or quickly, may be stacked in close proximity to each other and may be bulky and cumbersome when filled with merchandise.
If containers are stacked on open containers, which is sometimes desirable, the stack may have inadequate support.

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[0014] The present invention includes a single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to form a blank formable into a container. By way of overview and with reference to FIGS. 1-5, an embodiment of the present invention includes a single piece blank 10 arranged to form a stackable container 50. Specific details of the blank 20 and container 50 are described with more particularity below.

[0015] The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying FIGS. 1-5 where like numerals correspond to like elements. In all FIGURES, cut lines are shown as solid lines, score lines or lines of weakness are shown as broken lines. The present invention is directed to a tray-type container that utilizes a corner assembly to create a modular stackable container. The container includes an arrangement of panels, which are adapted to provide suitable container stability.

[0016] One suitable embodiment of the blank 20, constructed in accordance with the present invention is il...

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Abstract

A tray-type container includes a bottom wall, longitudinally-extending outer side walls, and laterally-extending end walls, the outer side walls and the end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to form an inner cavity. A plurality of tray-type containers may be unitized in several stacked configurations. Typically, the plurality of unitized containers are placed upon a shipping pallet or slip sheet, or placed within a shipping container to facilitate shipping by large carriers.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to shipping and display type containers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Cartons or containers formed from folded corrugated paperboard or similar flat sheet stock material are often stacked on one another during shipping and storage of products. In high volume retail stores, product is not only stored in stacked cartons, but frequently is presented to consumers in that form, e.g., with the stacked cartons disposed on pallets. Stacking is obviously efficient as to the use of space and pallets enable a number of cartons to be handled as a unit. [0003] Containers in stacks are subjected to various forces, not limited to vertical compression due to the weight of containers over them in a stack. Such forces (as well as vertical compressive forces) are aggravated by handling, for example transport of a stack on a pallet, manual handling of one or more containers in a stack, etc. Tension and / or compression applied in variou...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D5/00
CPCB65D5/003
Inventor KEEFE, WALTER D. JR.PHILIPS, NICHOLAS A.
Owner WEYERHAEUSER CO
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