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A multi-sided container comprises a bottom wall, a top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls. At least one of the plurality of diagonal corner walls that is defined by at least one diagonal corner panel and at least one reinforcem

A multi-sided container comprises a bottom wall, a top wall, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls. At least one of the plurality of diagonal corner walls that is defined by at least one diagonal corner panel and at least one reinforcement flap is overlapping one another. A portion of the bottom wall projects under and beyond a bottom edge of the at least one diagonal corner wall.

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1. A multi-sided container comprising a bottom wall, two top walls, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls, each of the top walls foldably joined to the respective opposite side walls and having two rounded corners, each of the top walls

1. A multi-sided container comprising a bottom wall, two top walls, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls, each of the top walls foldably joined to the respective opposite side walls and having two rounded corners, each of the top walls includes two flaps each of which extends from lateral edge thereof and being attached to the respective end walls, at least one of the plurality of diagonal corner walls defined by at least one diagonal corner panel and at least one reinforcement flap overlapping coextensively on one another such that the at least reinforcement flap overlaps to an outside surface of the at least diagonal corner panel and wherein a portion of the bottom wall projects under and beyond a bottom edge of the at least one diagonal corner wall and wherein each of the rounded corners of the respective top wall panels project over and beyond a top edge of the at least one diagonal corner wall. 2. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the multi-sided container includes eight sides defining by two opposite side walls, two opposite end walls, and four diagonal corner walls. 3. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the plurality of diagonal corner walls includes four generally identical diagonal corner walls. 4. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the at least one diagonal panel is oriented at an angle of from about 33 to about 38 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the multi-sided container. 5. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the bottom wall has four generally rounded corners that project under and beyond the bottom edge of each of four rounded corners. 6. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the portion of the bottom wall is defined by one of the generally rounded corner thereof. 7. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the at least one diagonal corner panel is integrally attached to the end wall. 8. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the at least one reinforcement flap extends from at least one of the side walls. 9. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein each of the end walls are attached to the side walls via partial side wall panels. 10. The multi-sided container of claim 9 wherein the end wall panel, at least two diagonal corner panels, and the partial side wall panels are defined by at least one end piece wherein the end piece is integrally attached to the bottom wall. 11. The multi-sided container of claim 1 wherein the bottom wall, the side walls, and the top wall are integrally attached to one another to define a wrapper and the respective end walls, respective diagonal corner panels, and respective partial side wall panels are integrally attached to one another to define respective end pieces. 12. The multi-sided container of claim 1 further comprising a pair of hand hole openings wherein each opening formed into each of the opposite end walls. 13. A three separate pieces of blank for joining to one another for making a multi-sided container having a bottom wall, top walls, opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of diagonal corner walls, the three separate pieces of blank comprising: a wrapper piece of blank having a bottom panel and two side wall panels longitudinally attached to the bottom panel, each of the side wall panel includes two reinforcement flaps wherein each of the reinforcement flaps extends from lateral edges of each side wall panel and each of the top walls extends from longitudinal edges of each side wall panel and wherein each of the top walls includes two flaps each of which extends from lateral edge thereof; anda pair of end piece blanks configured to be transversely attached to the wrapper blank to form a multi-sided container wherein when the multi-sided container constructed, a portion of the bottom wall projects under and beyond a bottom edge of the at least one diagonal corner wall, each of the end pieces includes at least two diagonal corner panels and two partial side walls extend from the lateral edges of each end pieces when they are in folded position and wherein each of the end pieces being formed into a doubled or a tripled wall when folded.