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A retail ready container is assembled from a single container blank having a container body portion and a protective cover portion. The container body portion includes a front container body panel, a left side container body panel and a right side container body panel. The protective cover portion i

A retail ready container is assembled from a single container blank having a container body portion and a protective cover portion. The container body portion includes a front container body panel, a left side container body panel and a right side container body panel. The protective cover portion includes a front cover panel, a left side cover panel and a right side cover panel. The left side cover panel is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and the right side cover panel is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel. The container blank includes a finished side and an unfinished side. The container in the assembled state is configured so that the finished sides of the left and right side cover panels are respectively positioned adjacent to and opposed from the respective finished sides of the left and right side container body panels.

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1. A container blank, comprising: a container body portion comprising a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel, anda cover portion comprising a front cover panel, a left

1. A container blank, comprising: a container body portion comprising a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel, anda cover portion comprising a front cover panel, a left side cover panel and a right side cover panel, wherein the left side cover panel is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and wherein the right side cover panel is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel and wherein the frangible attachment between the left side cover panel and the left side container body panel and the frangible attachment between the right side cover panel and the right side container body panel are along a common fold line. 2. A container blank according to claim 1, wherein the cover has a top flap that is attached to the front cover panel along a fold line that is substantially aligned with the common fold line. 3. A container blank according to claim 1, wherein the front cover panel is attached to the left side cover panel along a first fold line, and wherein the front container body panel is attached to the left side container body panel along a second fold line that is substantially aligned with the first fold line. 4. A container blank according to claim 1, wherein the front cover panel is attached to the right side cover panel along a first fold line, and wherein the front container body panel is attached to the right side container body panel along a second fold line that is substantially aligned with the first fold line. 5. A container blank according to claim 1, wherein the right side cover panel has a first height, and wherein the right side container body panel has a second height that is substantially the same as the first height. 6. A container blank according to claim 1, wherein the right side container body panel has an upper edge having a first portion that is frangibly joined to the right side cover panel and a second portion that is angled with respect to the first portion. 7. A container blank according to claim 6, wherein the left side container body panel has an upper edge having a first portion that is frangibly joined to the left side cover panel and a second portion that is angled with respect to the first portion. 8. A container blank according to claim 7, wherein the second portion of the upper edge of the left side container body panel is substantially symmetrical with respect to the second portion of the upper edge of the right side container body panel along a vertical axis. 9. A container blank according to claim 1, wherein the right side container body panel has a shape that is substantially symmetrical with respect to the left side container body panel along a vertical axis. 10. A retail ready container, comprising: a container body portion having a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel; anda protective cover portion comprising a left side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the left side container body panel;a right side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the right side container body panel; anda front cover panel that is integral with the left and right side cover panels. 11. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the frangible attachment between the left side cover panel and the left side container body panel and the frangible attachment between the right side cover panel and the right side container body panel are substantially parallel and substantially within a common plane. 12. A retail ready container according to claim 11, wherein the cover has a top flap that is attached to the front cover panel along a fold line. 13. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the front cover panel is attached to the left side cover panel along a first fold line, and wherein the front container body panel is attached to the left side container body panel along a second fold line that is substantially parallel and adjacent to the first fold line. 14. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the front cover panel is attached to the right side cover panel along a first fold line, and wherein the front container body panel is attached to the right side container body panel along a second fold line that is substantially parallel and adjacent to the first fold line. 15. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the right side cover panel has a first height, and wherein the right side container body panel has a second height that is substantially the same as the first height. 16. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the right side container body panel has an upper edge having a first portion that is frangibly joined to the right side cover panel and a second portion that is angled with respect to the first portion. 17. A retail ready container according to claim 16, wherein the first portion of the upper edge defines a pivot point about which the protective cover portion pivots when lifted away from the container body portion, and wherein the frangible connection between the first portion of the upper edge and the right side cover panel is at least partially torn when the protective cover portion is lifted. 18. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the left side container body panel has an upper edge having a first portion that is frangibly joined to the left side cover panel and a second portion that is angled with respect to the first portion. 19. A retail ready container according to claim 18, wherein the first portion of the upper edge defines a pivot point about which the protective cover portion pivots when lifted away from the container body portion, and wherein the frangible connection between the first portion of the upper edge and the left side cover panel is at least partially torn when the protective cover portion is lifted. 20. A retail ready container according to claim 18, wherein the second portion of the upper edge of the left side container body panel is substantially symmetrical with respect to the second portion of the upper edge of the right side container body panel along a vertical axis. 21. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the right side container body panel has a shape that is substantially symmetrical with respect to the left side container body panel along a vertical axis. 22. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the container body portion and the protective cover portion are fabricated from a single container blank having a finished side surface and an unfinished side surface, and wherein the finished side surfaces of the left and right side cover panels are positioned so as to be substantially adjacent to and opposed from the respective finished side surfaces of the left and right side container body panels when the retail ready container is assembled. 23. A retail ready container, comprising: a container body portion and a protective cover portion that are fabricated from a common container blank having a finished side surface and a unfinished side surface;the container body portion having a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel;the protective cover portion having a left side cover panel, a right side cover panel and a front cover panel that is integral with the left and right side cover panels; and whereinthe finished side surfaces of the left and right side cover panels are positioned so as to be substantially adjacent to and opposed from the respective finished side surfaces of the left and right side container body panels when the retail ready container is assembled. 24. A retail ready container according to claim 23, wherein the left side cover panel is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and the right side cover panel is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel. 25. A retail ready container according to claim 23, wherein the common container blank is corrugated. 26. A retail ready container according to claim 24, wherein the upper edge of the left and right side cover panels define respective pivot points about which the protective cover portion pivots when lifted away from the container body portion. 27. A retail ready container according to claim 26, wherein the respective pivot points are defined at respective portions of the upper edges that are frangibly attached to the respective container body panels. 28. A retail ready container according to claim 26, wherein the frangible attachments are constructed and arranged to at least partially tear when the protective cover portion is lifted away from the container body portion. 29. A retail ready container according to claim 23, wherein the right side cover panel and the left side cover panel have first height that is substantially the same, and wherein the left side container body panel and the right side container body panel both have a second height that is substantially the same as the first height. 30. A container blank, comprising: a container body portion comprising a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel, anda cover portion comprising a front cover panel, a left side cover panel and a right side cover panel, wherein the left side cover panel is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and wherein the right side cover panel is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel, wherein the right side cover panel has a first height, and wherein the right side container body panel has a second height that is substantially the same as the first height. 31. A retail ready container, comprising: a container body portion having a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel; anda protective cover portion comprising a left side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the left side container body panel;a right side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the right side container body panel; anda front cover panel that is integral with the left and right side cover panels, wherein the right side cover panel has a first height, and wherein the right side container body panel has a second height that is substantially the same as the first height. 32. A retail ready container, comprising: a container body portion having a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel; anda protective cover portion comprising a left side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the left side container body panel;a right side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the right side container body panel; anda front cover panel that is integral with the left and right side cover panels, wherein the right side container body panel has an upper edge having a first portion that is frangibly joined to the right side cover panel and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the upper edge defines a pivot point about which the protective cover portion pivots when lifted away from the container body portion, and wherein the frangible connection between the first portion of the upper edge and the right side cover panel is at least partially torn when the protective cover portion is lifted. 33. A retail ready container, comprising: a container body portion having a front container body panel, a left side container body panel, a right side container body panel, a rear container body panel and at least one bottom container body panel; anda protective cover portion comprising a left side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the left side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the left side container body panel;a right side cover panel that is frangibly attached to the right side container body panel and is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the right side container body panel; anda front cover panel that is integral with the left and right side cover panels, wherein the left side container body panel has an upper edge having a first portion that is frangibly joined to the left side cover panel and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the upper edge defines a pivot point about which the protective cover portion pivots when lifted away from the container body portion, and wherein the frangible connection between the first portion of the upper edge and the left side cover panel is at least partially torn when the protective cover portion is lifted. 34. A retail ready container according to claim 10, wherein the front cover panel is constructed and arranged to protect at least a portion of the front container body panel.