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A container assembly having an inner container and an outer cover that fits over the inner container. The inner container is positioned within the outer cover. The outer cover includes an overlay formed in the outer cover sidewalls by a tear line allowing the overlay to be detached from the outer co

A container assembly having an inner container and an outer cover that fits over the inner container. The inner container is positioned within the outer cover. The outer cover includes an overlay formed in the outer cover sidewalls by a tear line allowing the overlay to be detached from the outer cover. An adhesive secures the inner container and the outer cover together with the adhesive being provided between the inner container and the overlay so that the overlay can detach from the outer cover and remain attached to the inner container over the adhesive when the outer cover is removed from the inner container. A knockdown assembly that can be erected into a container assembly is also provided.

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What is claimed is: 1. A container knockdown assembly capable of being erected into a container assembly having an inner container for holding goods and an outer cover for enclosing said inner container, said knockdown assembly comprising: an inner sleeve capable of forming said inner container whe

What is claimed is: 1. A container knockdown assembly capable of being erected into a container assembly having an inner container for holding goods and an outer cover for enclosing said inner container, said knockdown assembly comprising: an inner sleeve capable of forming said inner container when said knockdown assembly is erected, said inner sleeve having first and second inner sleeve walls which include inner container sidewalls, a top edge, and a bottom forming flap opposite said top edge; an outer sleeve capable of forming said outer cover when said knockdown assembly is erected, said outer sleeve having first and second outer sleeve walls which include outer cover sidewalls, a bottom edge, and a top forming flap opposite said bottom edge, said inner sleeve being positioned within said outer sleeve in a positional relationship of the inner container and outer cover of the erected container assembly, said outer sleeve further comprising one or more adhesive overlays formed on a single outer cover sidewall and secured to said inner sleeve wherein at least one of said overlays is formed on each of two opposing ones of said outer cover sidewalls wherein each of said overlays is formed at least in part by a single tear line substantially surrounding said overlays on at least two sides during both a knockdown and erected configuration and allowing said overlays to be detachable from said outer sleeve along said tear line; and adhesive to secure said inner and outer sleeves together in said aligned relationship, said adhesive being applied during the formation of the knockdown configuration and being disposed between said inner container sidewalls and said one or more adhesive overlays so that said overlays can remain attached to said inner container when said overlays are detached from said outer cover and said outer cover is removed from said inner container. 2. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said overlay formed on said opposing sides includes at least a section of said bottom edge, said bottom edge being adjacent to said bottom forming flap of said inner sleeve. 3. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein said overlay includes multiple said overlays, each of said overlays being adhered to said inner sleeve. 4. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 3 wherein said multiple overlays include at least two said overlays spaced from one another on at least one of said at least two opposing sidewalls of said outer sleeve. 5. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein said overlay comprises a vertical strip extending from said bottom of said outer sleeve towards said top edge of said inner sleeve. 6. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein said overlay extends to said top edge of said inner sleeve. 7. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said adhesive comprises a hot melt glue. 8. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said inner and outer sleeves form a substantially flat configuration. 9. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said inner and outer sleeves are aligned relative to one another such that said top edge of said inner sleeve aligns substantially with a fold line between said top forming flap and said sidewalls of said outer sleeve. 10. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said inner and outer sleeves are adapted to be erected into a rectangular shaped container assembly, said top forming flap comprises multiple flaps, said bottom forming flap comprises multiple flaps, and said tear line comprises perforations in said outer cover. 11. A container assembly, comprising: an inner container having sidewalls for holding goods therein, a top edge, and a bottom forming flap extending from a bottom end of said side walls; an outer cover having sidewalls for fitting over said sidewalls of said inner container, said outer cover having a bottom edge and a top forming flap extending from a top end of said cover sidewalls, said outer cover further comprising one or more overlays formed on a single outer cover sidewall and secured to said inner sleeve wherein at least one of said overlays is formed on each of two opposing ones of said outer cover sidewalls wherein each of said overlays is formed at least in part by a single tear line substantially surrounding each of said overlays on at least two sides during both a knockdown and an erected configuration and allowing said overlay to be detached from said outer cover along said tear line, said inner container being positioned within said outer cover; and adhesive to secure said inner container and said outer cover together, said adhesive being applied during the formation of the knockdown configuration and being disposed between said inner container side walls and said overlays of said outer cover so that said overlays can remain attached to said inner container if said overlays are detached from said outer cover and said outer cover is removed from said inner container. 12. A container assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein said overlay formed on said opposing sides includes at least a section of said bottom edge, said bottom edge being adjacent to said bottom forming flap of said inner sleeve. 13. A container assembly in accordance with claim 12 wherein said overlay includes multiple said overlays, each of said overlays being adhered to said inner container. 14. A container assembly in accordance with claim 13 wherein said multiple overlays include at least two said overlays spaced from one another on at least one of said at least two opposing sidewalls of said outer cover. 15. A container assembly in accordance with claim 12 wherein said overlay comprises a vertical strip extending from said bottom of said outer cover towards said top edge of said inner container. 16. A container assembly in accordance with claim 15 wherein said overlay extends substantially to said top edge of said inner container. 17. A container assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein said container assembly is capable of being erected from a knockdown state having an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve disposed within said outer sleeve, said outer sleeve having two walls which include said outer cover sidewalls, said inner sleeve having two walls which include said inner container sidewalls, and wherein said inner container and said outer sleeve are adhesively attached to one another by said adhesive. 18. A container knockdown assembly capable of being erected into a container assembly having an inner container for holding goods and an outer cover for enclosing said inner container, said knockdown assembly comprising: an inner sleeve capable of forming said inner container when said knockdown assembly is erected, said inner sleeve having first and second inner sleeve walls which include inner container sidewalls, a top edge, and a bottom forming flap opposite said top edge; an outer sleeve capable of forming said outer cover when said knockdown assembly is erected, said outer sleeve having first and second outer sleeve walls which include outer cover sidewalls, a bottom edge, and a top forming flap opposite said bottom edge, said inner sleeve being positioned within said outer sleeve, said outer sleeve further comprising one or more adhesive overlays formed a single outer cover sidewall wherein at least one overlay is formed on each of two opposing ones of said outer cover sidewalls wherein each overlay is formed at least in part by a single tear line surrounding the overlay on at least two sides during both a knockdown and erected configuration and allowing said overlay to be detachable from said outer sleeve; and adhesive to secure said inner and outer sleeves together in said aligned relationship, said adhesive being applied during the formation of the knockdown container and being disposed between said inner container sidewalls and said overlay so that said overlay can remain attached to said inner container when said overlay is detached from said outer cover and said outer cover is removed from said inner container. 19. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 18 wherein adhesive to secure said inner and outer sleeves together is disposed only between said inner container sidewalls and said overlay. 20. A container knockdown assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein adhesive to secure said inner and outer sleeves together is disposed only between said inner container sidewalls and said overlay. 21. A container assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein adhesive to secure said inner container and said outer sleeve together is disposed only between said inner container sidewalls and said overlay.