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The present invention includes a blank and container formed from cellulose-based materials configured to form an octagonal shaped display and/or shipping container. The container includes a multiple sidewall thickness throughout a majority of the various sidewalls to add to stacking strength and sta

The present invention includes a blank and container formed from cellulose-based materials configured to form an octagonal shaped display and/or shipping container. The container includes a multiple sidewall thickness throughout a majority of the various sidewalls to add to stacking strength and stability of the container. Also in certain embodiments, the container includes top panels closing off the top portion of the container. Additionally in another embodiment, the container does not have any top panels at all. Likewise, the container may have solid sidewalls, or the container may have viewing and access cutouts formed in the sidewalls.

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What is claimed is: 1. A shipping and display container having a bottom wall, opposed parallel sidewalls, opposed parallel end walls, and diagonal corner panels, wherein said container is made from a single unitary sheet of cut and scored foldable material, and wherein: said bottom wall comprises a

What is claimed is: 1. A shipping and display container having a bottom wall, opposed parallel sidewalls, opposed parallel end walls, and diagonal corner panels, wherein said container is made from a single unitary sheet of cut and scored foldable material, and wherein: said bottom wall comprises an octagonally shaped bottom wall panel (22) having opposed parallel side edges (21a, 21b), opposed parallel end edges (23a, 23b) extending perpendicular to the side edges, and mitered corners (25a, 25b, 25c, 25d) connecting respective adjacent ends of the side and end edges; first and second substantially identical opposed parallel sidewall panels (24a, 24b) are foldably joined to respective opposite said side edges of the bottom wall panel; first and second substantially identical opposed parallel outer end wall panels (26a, 26b) are foldably joined to respective opposite said end edges of the bottom wall panel; first and second diagonal corner panels (28a, 28b) are foldably connected along respective first edges thereof to respective opposite side edges of said first sidewall panel (24a), and third and fourth diagonal corner panels (28c, 28d) are foldably connected along respective first edges thereof to respective opposite side edges of said second sidewall panel (24b), a bottom edge of each said diagonal corner panel coinciding with a respective said mitered corner of said bottom wall panel; first and second substantially identical inner end wall panels (30a, 30b) are foldably joined along one side edge thereof, respectively, to a respective second edge of said first and second diagonal corner panels; first and second substantially identical intermediate end wall panels (30c, 30d) are foldably joined along one side edge thereof, respectively, to a respective second edge of each of said third and fourth diagonal corner panels, said intermediate end wall panels being sandwiched between said inner and outer end wall panels to form triple thickness end walls; first and second inwardly folded rectangularly shaped inner top wall panels (34a, 34b) are foldably joined to a top edge of respective said first and second intermediate end wall panels (30c, 30d); and first and second inwardly folded hexagonally shaped outer top wall panels (32a, 32b) are foldably joined to a top edge of respective said sidewall panels (24a, 24b). 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the single sheet of foldable material is formed from a cellulose-based material. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the cellulose based material is formed from at least one of a wood pulp, straw, cotton, and bagasse. 4. The container of claim blank 1, wherein the cellulose based material is in the form of at least one of a fiberboard, containerboard, corrugated containerboard and paperboard. 5. A shipping and display container as claimed in claim 1, wherein: a fifth diagonal corner panel (36a) is foldably connected to a side edge of said first inner end wall panel (30a) opposite the edge connected with the first diagonal corner panel (28a); a sixth diagonal corner panel (36b) is foldably connected to a side edge of said second inner end wall panel (30b) opposite the edge connected with the second diagonal corner panel (28b); a seventh diagonal corner panel (36c) is foldably connected to a side edge of said first intermediate end wall panel (30c) opposite the edge connected with the third diagonal corner panel (28c); an eighth diagonal corner panel (36d) is foldably connected to a side edge of said second intermediate end wall panel (30d) opposite the edge connected with the fourth diagonal corner panel (28d); and wherein said seventh diagonal corner panel (36e) overlies said first diagonal corner panel (28a), said third diagonal corner panel (28c) overlies said fifth diagonal corner panel (36a), said fourth diagonal corner panel (28d) overlies said sixth diagonal corner panel (36b), and said eighth diagonal corner panel overlies said second diagonal corner panel (28b), thereby forming double thickness diagonal corner panels. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein the single sheet of foldable material is formed from a cellulose-based material. 7. The container of claim 6, wherein the cellulose based material is formed from at least one of a wood pulp, straw, cotton, and bagasse. 8. The container of claim 6, wherein the cellulose based material is in the form of at least one of a fiberboard, containerboard, corrugated containerboard and paperboard. 9. The container of claim 5, wherein aligned hand hold openings (40) are formed through said inner (30a, 30b), intermediate (30c, 30d) and outer (26a, 26b) end wall panels. 10. A one-piece unitary blank of foldable material cut and scored to form a container having an octagonally shaped bottom wall, opposite parallel sidewalk, opposite parallel end walls, and diagonal corner panels joining opposite ends of adjacent sidewalk and end walls, said blank comprising: an octagonally shaped bottom wall panel (22) having opposed parallel side edges (21a, 21b), opposed parallel end edges (23a, 23b) extending perpendicular to the side edges, and mitered corners (25a, 25b, 25c, 25d) connecting respective adjacent ends of the side and end edges; first and second substantially identical opposed sidewall panels (24a, 24b) foldably joined to respective opposite said side edges of the bottom wall panel; first and second substantially identical opposed outer end wall panels (26a, 26b) foldably joined to respective opposite said end edges of the bottom wall panel; first and second diagonal corner panels (28a, 28b) foldably connected along respective first edges thereof to respective opposite side edges of said first sidewall panel (24a), and third and fourth diagonal corner panels (28c, 28d) foldably connected along respective first edges thereof to respective opposite side edges of said second sidewall panel (24b); first and second substantially identical inner end wall panels (30a, 30b) foldably joined along one side edge thereof, respectively, to an edge of said first and second diagonal corner panels opposite said first edge; first and second substantially identical intermediate end wall panels (30c, 30d) foldably joined along one side edge thereof, respectively, to an edge of each of said third and fourth diagonal corner panels opposite said first edge; first and second rectangularly shaped inner top wall panels (34a, 34b) foldably joined to an edge of respective said first and second intermediate end wall panels (30c, 30d) that forms a top edge in a container erected from the blank; and first and second hexagonally shaped outer top wall panels (32a, 32b) foldably joined to an edge of respective said sidewall panels (24a, 24b) that forms a top edge in a container erected from the blank, whereby said inner top wall panels and one of said outer top wall panels are on the same end of the blank. 11. A blank as claimed in claim 10, wherein: a fifth diagonal corner panel (36a) is foldably connected to a side edge of said first inner end wall panel (30a) opposite the edge connected with the first diagonal corner panel (28a); a sixth diagonal corner panel (36b) is foldably connected to a side edge of said second inner end wall panel (30b) opposite the edge connected with the second diagonal corner panel (28b); a seventh diagonal corner panel (36c) is foldably connected to a side edge of said first intermediate end wall panel (30c) opposite the edge connected with the third diagonal corner panel (28c); and an eighth diagonal corner panel (36d) is foldably connected to a side edge of said second intermediate end wall panel (30d) opposite the edge connected with the fourth diagonal corner panel (28d). 12. A blank as claimed in claim 10, wherein: a major portion of said first and second sidewall panels (24a, 24b) is cut away from adjacent the edge joined to the bottom wall panel through opposite edge thereof that forms the top edge in a container erected from the blank, forming large openings (38) through which articles in a container erected from the blank may be viewed and accessed. 13. A blank as claimed in claim 12, wherein: aligned hand hold openings (40) are formed through said inner (30a, 30b), intermediate (30c, 30d) and outer (26a, 26b) end wall panels. 14. A blank as claimed in claim 10, wherein: said inner and outer top wall panels are separated from one another at adjacent edges by a slot (50).