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A container for packaging a welding wire on a spool includes a box with opposed first and second face panels that are separated by four vertical side walls. At least one aperture is provided on one of the first and second face panels located at one of the four vertically extending corners. Each aper

A container for packaging a welding wire on a spool includes a box with opposed first and second face panels that are separated by four vertical side walls. At least one aperture is provided on one of the first and second face panels located at one of the four vertically extending corners. Each aperture is defined by a frangible connection on one of the first and second face panels so that an interior of the box is initially inaccessible. At least one corner reinforcing element is provided that penetrates into the interior of the box via the aperture at one vertically extending corner after said frangible connection of the aperture is breached. The at least one corner reinforcing element engages the spool and forms a vertical support located at the vertically extending corner and between the first and second face panels.

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1. A container for packaging a welding wire, said container comprising: a box comprising opposed first and second face panels that are separated by four vertical side walls and four vertically extending corners;at least one aperture on the first and second face panels, located at one of the four ver

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A container for packaging a welding wire, said container comprising: a box comprising opposed first and second face panels that are separated by four vertical side walls and four vertically extending corners;at least one aperture on the first and second face panels, located at one of the four vertically extending corners and being defined by a frangible connection on one of the first and second face panels so that an interior of the box is initially inaccessible; andat least one corner reinforcing element comprising a main body and an abutment member, the main body comprising a terminal end, and the abutment member comprising an outer profile that corresponds to a spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box,wherein, after said frangible connection of the at least one aperture is breached, the at least one corner reinforcing element penetrates into the interior of the box via said at least one aperture at one of the vertically extending corners, andwherein the at least one corner reinforcing element engages an outer perimeter rim of said spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box,wherein the main body of a first corner reinforcing element that extends through one aperture of the first face panel is arranged to contact the main body of a second corner reinforcing element that extends through a corresponding aperture of the second face panel to form a unitary vertical support located at one vertically extending corner and between the first and second face panels. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the main body of each corner reinforcing element comprises a terminal end that includes a projection adjacent to a recess, and wherein the projection and recess on the main body of the first corner reinforcing element on the first face panel is arranged to lockingly engage with the corresponding projection and recess of the second corner reinforcing element on the second face panel. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the frangible connection of each aperture comprises at least one side with an at least partial die-cut or score line. 4. The container of claim 3, wherein the frangible connection of each aperture comprises at least one non-frangible side that is secured to one of the face panels or vertical side walls to form a pivotable flap, and wherein after said frangible connection is breached, the pivotable flap is received within the interior of the box. 5. The container of claim 4, wherein each aperture has a generally triangular geometry, and wherein the frangible connection of each aperture comprises an at least partial secondary die-cut or score line extending to an apex of the associated corner to thereby separate the pivotable flap into a pair of independent pivotable flaps. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein each corner reinforcing element comprises: a perimeter corresponding to the geometry of each aperture; anda flange extending at least partially about the perimeter to abut one of the first and second face panels and thereby limit an insertion depth of the main body into the box. 7. The container of claim 1, wherein the main body of each corner reinforcing element has a length of about one half the height of a vertically extending corner, so that the unitary vertical support is formed between the first and second face panels when the first corner reinforcing element contacts the second corner reinforcing element. 8. The container of claim 1, wherein the abutment member comprises a curved recess to at least partially receive said spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box. 9. The container of claim 1, wherein each corner reinforcing element comprises a flange and the abutment member further comprises at least one projection adjacent to and spaced a distance from the flange, wherein the distance between the flange and an end of the projection is sized to resiliently capture and retain said spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box. 10. A container for packaging a welding wire, said container comprising: a box comprising opposed first and second face panels that are separated by four vertical side walls and four vertically extending corners, each defining an apex;a plurality of generally triangular apertures on the first and second face panels with at least one located at each of the four vertically extending corners, and each triangular aperture being defined by a frangible connection on one of the first and second face panels so that an interior of the box is initially inaccessible; anda plurality of generally triangular corner reinforcing elements that penetrate into the interior of the box via the triangular apertures after said frangible connection of each triangular aperture is breached,wherein the plurality of corner reinforcing elements comprise a main body and an abutment member, the main body comprising a terminal end that includes a projection adjacent to a recess, and the abutment member comprising a curved profile that corresponds to a spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box, andwherein the projection and recess on the main body of a first corner reinforcing element that extends through one triangular aperture of the first face panel is arranged to lockingly engage with the corresponding projection and recess of a second corner reinforcing element that extends through a corresponding triangular aperture of the second face panel. 11. The container of claim 10, wherein said box comprises a corrugated cardboard material. 12. The container of claim 10, wherein the frangible connection of each triangular aperture comprises at least one side with an at least partial die-cut or score line. 13. The container of claim 12, wherein the frangible connection of each triangular aperture comprises at least two non-frangible sides that are secured to one of the face panels or vertical side walls to form a pivotable flap. 14. The container of claim 13, wherein the frangible connection of each triangular aperture comprises an at least partial secondary die-cut or score line extending to the apex of the associated corner to thereby separate the pivotable flap into a pair of independent pivotable flaps. 15. The container of claim 14, wherein after said frangible connection is breached, the pair of independent pivotable flaps are received within the interior of the box. 16. The container of claim 10, wherein each corner reinforcing element comprises: a perimeter corresponding to the generally triangular apertures; anda flange extending at least partially about the perimeter to abut one of the first and second face panels and thereby limit an insertion depth of the main body within the box. 17. The container of claim 10, wherein the main body of each corner reinforcing element has a length of about one half the height of a vertically extending corner, so that a unitary vertical support is formed between the first and second face panels when the first corner reinforcing element is engaged with the second corner reinforcing element. 18. The container of claim 10, wherein the abutment member comprises a curved recess to at least partially receive said spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box. 19. The container of claim 10, wherein each corner reinforcing element comprises a flange and the abutment member further comprises at least one ramped projection adjacent to and spaced a distance from the flange, wherein the distance between the flange and an end of the ramped projection is sized so that the end of the ramped projection snaps into place under an outer perimeter rim of said spool containing a coil of welding wire located within said box.