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The present invention is directed to a container and container blank for shipping and displaying product that are generally flat and round. In accordance with the present invention, a single sheet of foldable material is cut and scored to define a container blank. The blank includes a variety of pan

The present invention is directed to a container and container blank for shipping and displaying product that are generally flat and round. In accordance with the present invention, a single sheet of foldable material is cut and scored to define a container blank. The blank includes a variety of panels, flaps and tabs, that when erected, form a container that includes an interior volume having gussets in the corners. The gusseted corners provide a contact surface for product stability within the container. Likewise, the gussets provide overall stability and increased strength to the container. The container includes top panels that close the container.

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What is claimed is: 1. A container having a top, a bottom, and opposite sides, comprising: a plurality of side panels having top, bottom and side edges and foldably joined together along said side edges; first bottom panels foldably attached to the bottom edges of a first pair of opposed said side

What is claimed is: 1. A container having a top, a bottom, and opposite sides, comprising: a plurality of side panels having top, bottom and side edges and foldably joined together along said side edges; first bottom panels foldably attached to the bottom edges of a first pair of opposed said side panels; second bottom panels foldably attached to the bottom edges of a second pair of opposed said side panels, said first and second bottom panels folded inwardly over said container bottom; first top panels foldably attached to the top edges of said first pair of opposed said side panels; second top panels foldably attached to the top edges of said second pair of opposed said side panels; and an outer end edge of each of said second top panels opposite its folded attachment with an associated said side panel is cut and scored to define a pair of hexagonally shaped corner gusset panels each foldably joined along an angularly extending fold line to a respective one of said second top panels, said second top panels folded inwardly over the top of the container in generally parallel spaced relationship to said bottom panels, and said gusset panels folded downwardly about said angularly extending fold lines to extend downwardly into said container from said inwardly folded second top panels to said container bottom and diagonally across interior corners of the container, with one side edge of each gusset panel lying against one side panel and an opposite side edge of each gusset panel lying against an adjacent side panel, said gusset panels and side panels forming a perimeter support for objects placed in the container and preventing migration of the objects into corners of the container. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the container is made from a single sheet of foldable material formed from a cellulose-based material. 3. The container of claim 2, wherein the cellulose-based material is formed from at least one of a wood pulp, straw, cotton, and bagasse. 4. The container of claim 2, wherein the cellulose-based material is in the form of at least one of a fiberboard, containerboard, corrugated containerboard and paperboard. 5. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein: each of said second bottom panels has a slot cut-out; and a tab on a bottom edge of each said gusset panel is received in a respective slot cut-out to hold said gusset panels in erected position. 6. A container as claimed in claim 1, wherein: a portion of each said second top panel between said gusset panels and the folded attachment of said second top panel to an associated said side panel forms a partial top closure adjacent an associated said side panel, covering the space between said gusset panels and an adjacent corner of the container. 7. A container as claimed in claim 5, wherein: a portion of each said second top panel between said gusset panels and the folded attachment of said second top panel to an associated said side panel forms a partial top closure adjacent an associated said side panel. 8. A one-piece blank of foldable material for making a container having a bottom wall, side walls, and interior diagonal corner panels, comprising: first and second side panels foldably attached to one another along adjacent side edges, said first and second side panels having top edges and bottom edges; a first bottom panel foldably attached to the bottom edge of a respective said first side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably attached to the bottom edge of a respective said second side panel; and a first top panel foldably attached to the top edge of a respective one of each of said first side panels, and a second top panel foldably attached to the top edge of a respective one of each of said second side panels, said second top panels each having an outer end edge opposite its folded attachment to a respective said second side panel, and a plurality of cuts and scores in each said second top panel defining a polygonal gusset panel at each of the opposite corners of the outer end edge of each said second top panel, each said gusset panel joined to said second top panel along a fold line extending angularly from a first end thereof at a respective adjacent outer side edge of said second top panel to a second end thereof spaced from the folded attachment of said second top panel to an associated said second side panel, whereby a narrow strip of said second top panel extends between said gusset panels and said folded attachment of said second top panel to an associated said second side panel. 9. A blank as claimed in claim 8, wherein: a slot cut-out is formed in each said second bottom panel; and a tab is on an edge of each said gusset panel opposite its folded attachment to a respective said second top panel. 10. A blank as claimed in claim 9, wherein: said gusset panels are hexagonal in shape.