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A barrel formed from a sheet of blank material includes a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the barrel, and a plurality

A barrel formed from a sheet of blank material includes a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the barrel, and a plurality of top flaps for forming a top of the barrel including a top front flap foldably connected to the front panel, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear panel, and two opposing top end flaps each foldably connected to one of the end panels. The top front flap and the top rear flap include at least one closure slot. Each of the two opposing top end flaps includes at least one locking finger. The locking fingers are inserted within the closure slots for securing the top of the barrel in a closed position.

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1. A barrel formed from a blank of sheet material, said barrel comprising: a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, the side wall panels defining a cavity within the barrel;

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A barrel formed from a blank of sheet material, said barrel comprising: a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, the side wall panels defining a cavity within the barrel;at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the barrel; anda plurality of top flaps for forming a top of the barrel including a top front flap foldably connected to the front panel, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear panel, two opposing top end flaps each foldably connected to one of the end panels, and a top corner flap foldably connected to each of the at least one diagonal corner panel, each top corner flap having an external surface facing away from the barrel cavity, wherein each of the top front flap and the top rear flap include at least one closure slot, and each of the two opposing top end flaps include at least one locking finger and at least one intermediate fold line defining a first portion and a second portion of each top end flap, the first portion rotatable with respect to the second portion about the intermediate fold line, wherein the intermediate fold line enables the first and second portion of each top end flap to be rotated into face-to-face relationship with an external surface of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the locking fingers are inserted within the closure slots for securing the top of the barrel in a closed position, and wherein the external surface of each top corner flap is in a face-to-face relationship with an internal surface of one of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the barrel is in the closed position. 2. A barrel according to claim 1 wherein at least two side wall panels are connected via the diagonal corner panel. 3. A barrel according to claim 1 wherein the diagonal corner panel comprises a plurality of corner panels, the plurality of corner panels comprising at least a first corner panel and a second corner panel. 4. A barrel according to claim 3 wherein the first corner panel overlaps the second corner panel. 5. A barrel according to claim 1 wherein the top of the barrel comprises the two opposing top end flaps interlocked with the top front flap and the top rear flap by inserting the locking fingers of each of the two opposing top end flaps within the closure slots of the top front flap and the top rear flap. 6. A barrel according to claim 5 wherein the two opposing top end flaps are substantially planar with and have a face-to-face relationship with the top front flap and the top rear flap when the barrel is in the closed position. 7. A barrel according to claim 2 wherein the two side wall panels connected by the diagonal corner panel have a first height, and the diagonal corner panel has a second height less than the first height by an amount substantially equal to a thickness of the top front flap or the top rear flap. 8. A barrel according to claim 1 wherein two side wall panels are connected to the front panel along opposing connecting fold lines, and the top front flap includes opposing edge portions extending at an oblique angle from the front panel, each opposing edge portion intersecting the front panel at a location offset from the connecting fold lines along a central longitudinal axis of the blank. 9. A blank of sheet material for forming a container, said blank comprising: a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the container including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, the side wall panels defining a cavity within the barrel;at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the container; anda plurality of top flaps for forming a top of the container including a top front flap foldably connected to the front panel, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear panel, two opposing top end flaps each foldably connected to one of the end panels, and a top corner flap foldably connected to each of the at least one diagonal corner panel, each top corner flap having an external surface facing away from the barrel cavity, wherein each of the top front flap and the top rear flap include at least one closure slot, and each of the two opposing top end flaps include at least one locking finger and an intermediate fold line defining a first portion and a second portion of each top end flap, wherein the locking fingers are configured to be inserted within the closure slots for securing the top of the container in a closed position when the container is formed, and the intermediate fold line enables the first and second portion of each top end flap to be rotated into face-to-face relationship with an external surface of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the at least one locking finger is inserted into the at least one closure slot, and wherein the external surface of each top corner flap is in a face-to-face relationship with an internal surface of one of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the container is formed. 10. A blank of sheet material according to claim 9 wherein at least two side wall panels are connected via the diagonal corner panel when the container is formed. 11. A blank of sheet material according to claim 9 wherein the at least one diagonal corner panel comprises at least a first diagonal corner panel and a second diagonal corner panel. 12. A blank of sheet material according to claim 11 wherein the first diagonal corner panel overlaps the second diagonal corner panel when the container is formed. 13. A blank of sheet material according to claim 10 wherein the two side wall panels connected by the diagonal corner panel have a first height when the container is formed, and the diagonal corner panel has a second height when the container is formed, wherein the second height is less than the first height by an amount substantially equal to a thickness of the top front flap or the top rear flap. 14. A blank of sheet material according to claim 9 wherein two side wall panels are connected to the front panel along opposing connecting fold lines, and the top front flap includes opposing edge portions extending at an oblique angle from the front panel, each opposing edge portion intersecting the front panel at a location offset from the connecting fold lines along a central longitudinal axis of the blank. 15. A container formed from a blank of sheet material, said container comprising: a plurality of walls comprising a front end wall, a rear end wall, two opposing side walls, and at least one corner wall, the plurality of walls defining a cavity within the container;a bottom comprising at least one bottom flap; anda top comprising a plurality of top flaps including a top front flap foldably connected to the front end wall, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear end wall, two opposing top side flaps each foldably connected to one of the side walls, and a top corner flap foldably connected to each of the at least one corner wall, each top corner flap having an external surface facing away from the container cavity, wherein each of the top front flap and the top rear flap include at least one closure slot, and each of the two opposing top side flaps include at least one locking finger and an intermediate fold line defining a first portion and a second portion of each top side flap, wherein the locking fingers are configured to be inserted within the closure slots for securing the top of the container in a closed position when the container is formed, and the intermediate fold line enables the first and second portion of each top side flap to be rotated into face-to-face relationship with an external surface of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the at least one locking finger is inserted into the at least one closure slot, and wherein the external surface of each top corner flap is in a face-to-face relationship with an internal surface of one of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the container is formed. 16. A container according to claim 15 wherein at least two walls are connected via the corner wall. 17. A container according to claim 15 wherein the corner wall comprises a plurality of corner panels, the plurality of corner panels comprising at least a first corner panel and a second corner panel. 18. A container according to claim 15 wherein the top of the container comprises the two opposing top side flaps interlocked with the top front flap and the top rear flap by inserting the locking fingers of each of the two opposing top side flaps within the closure slots of the top front flap and the top rear flap. 19. A container according to claim 16 wherein the two walls connected by the corner wall have a first height, and the corner wall has a second height less than the first height by an amount substantially equal to a thickness of the top front flap or the top rear flap.