Reinforced containers and blanks for making the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-005/44
B65D-005/20
B65D-005/00
B65D-005/22
출원번호
US-0931651
(2015-11-03)
등록번호
US-9469432
(2016-10-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Aguirre, Ray
출원인 / 주소
WestRock Shared Services, LLC
대리인 / 주소
WestRock IP Legal
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A container formed from a blank and a method for constructing the container are described. The container includes a bottom wall, two end walls, each end wall including at least an end panel emanating from an end edge of the bottom wall, and two side walls, each side wall including at least a side pa
A container formed from a blank and a method for constructing the container are described. The container includes a bottom wall, two end walls, each end wall including at least an end panel emanating from an end edge of the bottom wall, and two side walls, each side wall including at least a side panel emanating from a side edge of the bottom wall. The container further includes a reinforcing panel assembly emanating from a first end edge of a first side panel of a first side wall, including an outer reinforcing panel, an intermediate reinforcing panel, and an inner reinforcing panel, wherein the outer reinforcing panel is positioned in a substantially face-to-face relationship with the intermediate reinforcing panel, the intermediate reinforcing panel being coupled to a first end panel of a first end wall, and the inner reinforcing panel being in a face-to-face relationship with the first side panel.
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1. A container formed from a blank, the container comprising: a bottom wall;two opposing end walls, each end wall including at least an end panel emanating from an end edge of the bottom wall;two opposing side walls, each side wall including at least a side panel emanating from a side edge of the bo
1. A container formed from a blank, the container comprising: a bottom wall;two opposing end walls, each end wall including at least an end panel emanating from an end edge of the bottom wall;two opposing side walls, each side wall including at least a side panel emanating from a side edge of the bottom wall; anda first reinforcing panel assembly emanating from a first end edge of a first side panel of a first side wall of the two side walls, the first reinforcing panel assembly comprising an outer reinforcing panel emanating from the first end edge of the first side panel, an intermediate reinforcing panel emanating from a first end edge of the outer reinforcing panel, and an inner reinforcing panel emanating from a first end edge of the intermediate reinforcing panel, wherein the outer reinforcing panel is positioned in a substantially face-to-face relationship with the intermediate reinforcing panel, the intermediate reinforcing panel being coupled to a first end panel of a first end wall of the two end walls, and the inner reinforcing panel is in a substantially face-to-face relationship with the first side panel. 2. The container in accordance with claim 1, wherein an exterior surface of the intermediate reinforcing panel is coupled to an exterior surface of the first end panel. 3. The container in accordance with claim 1, wherein an interior surface of the inner reinforcing panel is coupled to an interior surface of the side panel. 4. The container in accordance with claim 1, wherein a bottom edge of the inner reinforcing panel is positioned against an interior surface of the bottom wall. 5. The container in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first end wall further includes a first rollover panel emanating from a top edge of the first end panel, the first rollover panel positioned in a substantially face-to-face relationship with the first end panel. 6. The container in accordance with claim 5, wherein the first rollover panel is substantially congruent with the first end panel, such that at least a reinforced portion of the first end wall adjacent the first side wall has a thickness defined by the first rollover panel, the first end panel, the intermediate reinforcing panel, and the outer reinforcing panel each extending from a bottom edge of the first end wall to a top edge of the first end wall. 7. The container in accordance with claim 6, wherein the end walls and side walls define a cavity of the container, and wherein the first rollover panel is positioned adjacent the cavity to define a substantially planar interior surface of the first end wall. 8. The container in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a second reinforcing panel assembly extending from a second, opposing end edge of the first side panel of the first side wall, wherein at least a portion of the second reinforcing panel assembly is coupled to an exterior surface of a first end panel of a second end wall of the two end walls;a third reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first end edge of a first side panel of a second side wall of the two side walls, wherein at least a portion of the third reinforcing panel assembly is coupled to an exterior surface of the first end panel of the second end wall; anda fourth reinforcing panel assembly extending from a second end edge of the first side panel of the second side wall, wherein at least a portion of the fourth reinforcing panel assembly is attached to the exterior surface of the first end panel of the first end wall. 9. The container in accordance with claim 8, wherein the second end wall further includes a second rollover panel emanating from a top edge of the first end panel of the second end wall, the second rollover panel positioned in a substantially face-to-face relationship with the first end panel of the second end wall, wherein the end walls and side walls define a cavity of the container, and wherein the second rollover panel of the second end wall is positioned adjacent the cavity to define a substantially planar surface of the second end wall. 10. An assembly of stacked containers having reinforced corner structures, said assembly comprising: a first container comprising:a first side wall comprising at least a first side panel;a first end wall adjacent to the first side wall, the first end wall comprising a first end panel in an overlying relationship with a first rollover panel; anda first reinforcing panel assembly emanating from a first end edge of the first side panel, the first reinforcing panel assembly comprising a first outer reinforcing sub-assembly and a first inner reinforcing panel, wherein the first side panel, the first end panel, the first rollover panel, the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly, and the first inner reinforcing panel define a first reinforced corner structure; anda second container stacked atop the first container, the second container comprising:a second side wall comprising at least a second side panel, the second side wall vertically aligned with the first side wall of the first container;a second end wall vertically aligned with the first end wall of the first container, the second end wall comprising a second end panel in an overlying relationship with a second rollover panel; anda second reinforcing panel assembly emanating from a first end edge of the second side panel, the second reinforcing panel assembly comprising a second outer reinforcing sub-assembly and a second inner reinforcing panel, wherein the second side panel, the second end panel, the second rollover panel, the second outer reinforcing sub-assembly, and the second inner reinforcing panel define a second reinforced corner structure. 11. The assembly of stacked containers in accordance with claim 10, wherein the first reinforced corner structure extends from a bottom edge of the first container to a top edge of the first container, and the second reinforced corner structure extends from a bottom edge of the second container to a top edge of the second container. 12. The assembly of stacked containers in accordance with claim 11, wherein the bottom edge of the second container is positioned directly atop the top edge of the first container, and the first reinforced corner structure of the first container is substantially vertically aligned with the second reinforced corner structure of the second container. 13. The assembly of stacked containers in accordance with claim 10, wherein the bottom edge the second outer reinforcing sub-assembly is positioned directly atop the top edge of the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly, wherein the first container further comprises at least one stacking tab extending from a top edge of the first end wall and the second container further comprises at least one slot defined in a bottom edge of the second end wall, and wherein each at least one stacking tab is received within a corresponding slot of the at least one slot to vertically align the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly with the second outer reinforcing sub-assembly. 14. The assembly of stacked containers in accordance with claim 10, wherein the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly comprises a first outer reinforcing panel and a first intermediate reinforcing panel, and the second outer reinforcing subassembly comprises a second outer reinforcing panel and a second intermediate reinforcing panel. 15. A method for forming a container from a blank, the blank including a bottom panel, two opposing end panels each extending from an end edge of the bottom panel, two opposing side panels each extending from a side edge of the bottom panel, and a first reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first end edge of a first side panel of the two side panels, the first reinforcing panel assembly including an outer reinforcing panel, an intermediate reinforcing panel, and an inner reinforcing panel, the method comprising: rotating the intermediate reinforcing panel toward an interior surface of the outer reinforcing panel, said rotating aligning the intermediate reinforcing panel and the outer reinforcing panel in a substantially face-to-face relationship;rotating each end panel inwardly into a substantially perpendicular relationship with the bottom panel;rotating the first side panel inwardly into a substantially perpendicular relationship with the bottom panel;rotating the outer reinforcing panel and the intermediate reinforcing panel into a substantially perpendicular relationship with the first side panel, said rotating positioning the intermediate reinforcing panel and a portion of a first end panel of the two end panels in a substantially face-to-face relationship; andsecuring the intermediate reinforcing panel to the first end panel to form the container. 16. The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein securing the intermediate reinforcing panel to the first end panel comprises securing an exterior surface of the intermediate reinforcing panel to an exterior surface of the first end panel. 17. The method in accordance with claim 15 further comprising positioning a bottom edge of the inner reinforcing panel against an interior surface of the bottom panel. 18. The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein the blank further comprises a rollover panel extending from a top edge of the first end panel, the method further comprising rotating the rollover panel into an overlying relationship with the first end panel to define a substantially planar interior surface of the first end wall. 19. The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein said rotating the intermediate reinforcing panel toward an interior surface of the outer reinforcing panel further positions an interior surface of the inner reinforcing panel in a substantially face-to-face relationship with at least a portion of an interior surface of the first side panel. 20. The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein the blank further includes at least one stacking tab defined along a top edge of the first end panel, said method further comprising rotating the at least one stacking tab about a respective fold line offset from the top edge of the first end panel, said rotating extending at least a portion of the at least one stacking tab above the top edge of the first end panel when the container is formed, facilitating stacking of the container. 21. A blank for constructing a container, said blank comprising: a bottom panel;a plurality of side panels extending from the bottom panel, the plurality of side panels including:a first end panel extending from a first end edge of the bottom panel; anda first side panel extending from a first side edge of the bottom panel; anda first reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first end edge of the first side panel, the first reinforcing panel assembly comprising:a first outer reinforcing sub-assembly; anda first inner reinforcing panel extending from the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly opposite the first side panel, wherein the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly is configured to be coupled to the first end panel when the container is constructed from the blank; anda first rollover panel extending from a top edge of the first end panel, the first rollover panel substantially congruent with the first end panel and configured to be positioned in an overlying relationship with the first end panel when the container is constructed from the blank. 22. The blank in accordance with claim 21, wherein the first outer reinforcing sub-assembly comprises: a first outer reinforcing panel; anda first intermediate reinforcing panel substantially congruent to the first outer reinforcing panel, the first intermediate panel extending between the first outer reinforcing panel and the first inner reinforcing panel. 23. The blank in accordance with claim 22, wherein the first outer reinforcing panel has a first height, the first inner reinforcing panel has a second height, and the first intermediate reinforcing panel includes a transition configured to transition a height of the first reinforcing panel assembly between the first height and the second height to facilitate positioning a bottom edge of the first inner reinforcing panel against an interior surface of the bottom wall when the container is constructed from the blank.
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