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A shipping container is provided for accommodating a heavy, bulky article, such as riding lawn mowers or the like. The container includes a skid section, which subtends and supportingly engages the accommodated article; a tubular section of corrugated fibreboard which is secured to and extends upwar

A shipping container is provided for accommodating a heavy, bulky article, such as riding lawn mowers or the like. The container includes a skid section, which subtends and supportingly engages the accommodated article; a tubular section of corrugated fibreboard which is secured to and extends upwardly from the skid section and embraces the accommodated article; and a cover section of corrugated fibreboard, which overlies the accommodated article and is secured to an upper portion of the tubular section. No corner posts or inner packing are required in order to enhance the stacking strength of the improved container.

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A shipping container void of upright supports and inner packing, for accommodating a heavy, bulky article, said container comprising a skid section for subtending and supportingly engaging the accommodated article; a tubular section for embracing the accommodated article and being secured to and ext

A shipping container void of upright supports and inner packing, for accommodating a heavy, bulky article, said container comprising a skid section for subtending and supportingly engaging the accommodated article; a tubular section for embracing the accommodated article and being secured to and extending upright from said skid section; and a cover section for overlying the accommodated article and having a depending marginal flange encompassing and being secured to an upper end portion of said tubular section; said tubular section being formed of a pair of interconnected complemental blanks of corrugated fiberboard material, each blank including an outer lamina of corrugated fiberboard material, and an inner lamina of corrugated fiberboard material secured to a concealed surface of said outer lamina, said outer and inner laminas, each having opposed upright side edge portions, the side edge portions of said outer lamina of each blank extending a like amount beyond the corresponding side edge portions of said inner lamina and forming a joint flap and a side panel portion, each spanning substantially the distance between the skid and cover sections, the joint flap of each blank outer lamina being affixed to and concealed by the side panel portion of the outer lamina of the other blank whereby the joint flap abuts a side edge of the second lamina of said other blank; said cover section including a center portion delimited by said depending marginal flange, said center portion having an outer lamina and an inner lamina, the latter having a peripheral configuration substantially corresponding to an area defined by the exterior surface of the upper end portion of said tubular section; the laminas of said tubular section blanks having flutes extending in an upright direction.