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A reversible shipping container contains a plurality of panels which can be alternately folded respective mirror image configurations, to alternately reveal or conceal a commercial logo or other visible marking.

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1. A reversible shipping container comprising:a plurality of adjacent alternatively foldable panels foldable into an assembled single container having a first appearance from a mirror image reversible single sheet of substantially flat resilient material, wherein said mirror image reversible single

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A reversible shipping container comprising:a plurality of adjacent alternatively foldable panels foldable into an assembled single container having a first appearance from a mirror image reversible single sheet of substantially flat resilient material, wherein said mirror image reversible single sheet has a mirror image configuration for folding said mirror image reversible single sheet into said container to have a second appearance, said panels joinable by reversible creases along common fold line edges, said panels bearing at least one visible marking imprinted on one surface thereof so that said at least one visible marking conveys at least one image, said panels bearing another surface on a reversed side thereof, so that alternatively said at least one visible marking is visible when said at least one visible marking is exposed on an outer surface of said container, and concealed from viewing when said at least one visible marking is concealed on an inner reversed surface of said container, and inner side guidance panels attached to a back panel of said panels at opposite sides thereof, said side guidance panels providing structural rigidity and support to said container, wherein said inner side guidance panels have a first outer contour partially extending along a first portion of an outer edge of each said inner side guidance panel, and a second inner contour partially extending along a second portion of said outer edge of said inner side guidance panel, said first outer contour has a larger radius of contour than said second inner contour. 2. The container as in claim 1 wherein said inner reversed side of said container is a blank surface.3. The container as in claim 1 wherein different visible markings are imprinted on said outer surface and said inner reversed surface of said panels.4. The container as in claim 1 wherein said plurality of panels includes a top panel joined along a common crease to back panel,said back panel joined along an opposite common crease to a bottom panel, said bottom panel joined to a front panel along a first further common crease, said front panel having a pair of sub-panels, said sub-panels joinable at a second further common crease to said front panel, said sub-panels foldable adjacent to each other for supporting said top panel thereon, said sub-panels having at least one locking tab insertable within at least one respective slot within said front panel, said front panel further having at opposite front and rear edges respective pairs of side panels, each said pair of side panels foldable along third further common creases. 5. The container as in claim 4 further comprising locking panels locking said top panel shut when said locking panels are inserted into slots adjacent to edges between said side panel and said sub-panels at either side of said top panel.6. The container as in claim 4 wherein said container is made of corrugated cardboard.7. The container as in claim 4 wherein said container is made of a corrugated plastic.8. The container as in claim 4, wherein said container is made of a flat resilient material.9. The container as in claim 4 wherein one of said sub-panels is an outer most side panel having said least one locking tab insertable within at least one respective slot in said front panel.10. The container as on claim 1 further comprising a handle detachably mounted to said container.11. The container as in claim 10 wherein said handle includes a plurality of tabs insertable within at least one top panel of said panels of said assembled container, said tabs having a predetermined distance between said tabs greater than a predetermined length of said handle, whereupon insertion of said handle tabs in respective holes in said sub-panels below in said top panel of said container causes said handle to arch upward.12. The container as in claim 1 wherein said first outer contour is smoother than said second inner contour, permitting relief necessary for easy closure of said rear panel.13. The container as in claim 12 wherein said second inner contour is tighter and more abrupt than said smoother first outer contour, thereby providing structural support and crush resistance to said rear panel.14. The container as in claim 1 wherein said panels are folded along respective crease lines in either direction.15. The container as in claim 14 further comprising:side outer side panels; inner side panels; and a double crease spacing between said side outer side panels and said inner side panels. 16. A reversible shipping container comprising:a plurality of adjacent alternatively foldable panels foldable into an assembled single container having a first appearance from a mirror image reversible single sheet of substantially flat resilient material, wherein said mirror image reversible single sheet has a mirror image configuration for folding said mirror image reversible single sheet into said container to have a second appearance, said panels joined by reversible creases along common fold line edges, said panels bearing at least one visible marking imprinted on one surface thereof so that said at least one visible marking conveys at least one image, said panels bearing another surface on a reversed side thereof, so that alternatively said at least one visible marking is visible when said at least one visible marking is exposed on an outer surface of said container, and concealed from viewing when said at least one visible marking is concealed on an inner reversed surface of said container, wherein said plurality of panels includes a top panel joined along a common crease to a back panel, said back panel joined along an opposite common crease to a bottom panel, said bottom panel joined to a front panel along a first further common crease, said front panel having a pair of sub-panels, said sub-panels joined at a second further common crease to said front panel, said sub-panels foldable adjacent to each other for supporting said top panel thereon, said sub-panels having at least one locking tab insertable within at least one respective slot within said front panel, and said front panel further having at opposite front and rear edges respective pairs of side panels, each said pair of side panels foldable along third further common creases. 17. The container as in claim 16 further comprising locking panels locking said top panel shut when said locking panels are inserted into slots adjacent to edges between said side panels and said sub-panels, at either side of said top panel.18. The container as in claim 16 wherein said container is made of corrugated cardboard.19. The container as in claim 16 wherein said container is made of a corrugated plastic.20. The container as in claim 16 wherein said container is made of a flat resilient material.21. The container as in claim 16 wherein one of said sub-panels is an outer most side panel having said least one locking tab insertable within at least one respective slot in said front panel.