A pallet container having eight side walls, a bottom piece, two leg flaps that are used to automatically deploy the container from a flat, collapsed position, and a series of inside folds and outside folds. The pallet container is constructed from one or more blanks made of cardboard. The blanks use
A pallet container having eight side walls, a bottom piece, two leg flaps that are used to automatically deploy the container from a flat, collapsed position, and a series of inside folds and outside folds. The pallet container is constructed from one or more blanks made of cardboard. The blanks used to make the pallet container may have different configurations. The pallet container has an open and a closed position and can be converted from one position to the other by a single person without the need of special tools or equipment. A cardboard blank for making the pallet container is also disclosed.
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1. An eight-sided pallet container comprising: (a) eight side panels, each of the eight side panels forming at least part of one of the eight sides of the pallet container;(b) a first leg flap coupled to a first side panel of the eight side panels;(c) a first inside fold coupled to a first side of s
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An eight-sided pallet container comprising: (a) eight side panels, each of the eight side panels forming at least part of one of the eight sides of the pallet container;(b) a first leg flap coupled to a first side panel of the eight side panels;(c) a first inside fold coupled to a first side of said first leg flap and an opposed second inside fold coupled to an opposed second side of said first leg flap;(d) a second leg flap coupled to a fifth side panel of the eight side panels;(e) a third inside fold coupled to a first side of said second leg flap and an opposed fourth inside fold coupled to an opposed second side of said second leg flap;(f) a bottom piece coupled to one or more of the eight side panels, said bottom piece comprising a first bottom flap coupled to a second bottom flap, said first bottom flap coupled to a bottom edge of one of the eight side panels and said second bottom flap coupled to a bottom edge of another of the eight side panels;(g) opposed first and second inside flaps coupled to opposed sides of said first bottom flap; and(h) opposed third and fourth inside flaps coupled to opposed sides of said second bottom flap,wherein said first and fourth inside flaps and said second and third inside flaps are configured to lay flat against respective inner surfaces of said first and fifth side panels when the container is in an open position. 2. The pallet container of claim 1, wherein said pallet container is moveable between an open position and a closed position. 3. The pallet container of claim 1, further comprising a glue flap extending from one of said first and second bottom flaps, wherein: said first bottom flap and said second bottom flap each comprise a proximal end hingedly coupled to respective bottom edges of respective side panels;said first and second bottom flaps each further comprise a distal end opposed to respective proximal ends of respective first and second bottom flaps, the container being configured such that the distal end of the first bottom flap is positioned adjacent to the distal end of the second bottom flap when the container is in an open position;said glue flap extends from said distal end of the respective first or second bottom flap; andsaid glue flap is configured to lay flat against a top or bottom surface of the opposed first or second bottom flap when the container is in the open position. 4. The pallet container of claim 2, wherein said first leg flap and said second leg flap are folded parallel to said bottom piece when said pallet container is in the open position. 5. The pallet container of claim 2, further comprising a first outside fold coupled to said first inside fold such that said first inside fold extends between said first leg flap and said first outside fold when the pallet container is in the closed position, wherein said first inside fold is folded between said first leg flap and said first outside fold when said pallet container is in the open position. 6. The pallet container of claim 5, further comprising a second outside fold coupled to said second inside fold such that said second inside fold extends between said first leg flap and said second outside fold when the pallet container is in the closed position, wherein said second inside fold is folded between said first leg flap and said second outside fold when said pallet container is in the open position. 7. The pallet container of claim 1 further comprising a locking mechanism for securing said first leg flap and said second leg flap in a locked configuration, wherein said locking mechanism comprises: (a) first and second through slots defined by said bottom piece, said first and second through slots being configured to receive a free end of respective first and second leg flaps so as to allow said first and second leg flaps to extend into an interior of the container; and(b) first and second terminal slots positioned within the interior area of the container, said free ends of said first and second leg flaps being configured to engage with respective first and second terminal slots, thereby moving the first and second leg flaps to respective locked configurations,wherein said first terminal slot is at least partially defined by at least one of said first and fourth inside flaps, andwherein said second terminal slot is at least partially defined by at least one of said second and third inside flaps. 8. The pallet container of claim 2 wherein said first leg flap is bisected by a first score line and said second leg flap is bisected by a second score line, wherein said pallet container is folded along said first score line and said second score line when in the closed position. 9. The pallet container of claim 1, wherein the pallet is formed from a blank comprising a first row of panels, the first row of panels comprising: said first side panel;said fifth side panel;a second side panel of the eight side panels extending from said first side panel;a third side panel of the eight side panels extending from said second side panel; anda fourth side panel of the eight side panels extending between said third and fifth side panels,wherein said first bottom flap of said bottom piece extends from a bottom edge of said third side panel such that a first edge of said bottom piece is hingedly coupled to said bottom edge of said third side panel,wherein said second bottom flap of said bottom piece defines a second edge of said bottom piece, said second edge being opposed to said first edge; andwherein a seventh side panel of the eight side panels extends from said second edge of said bottom piece such that a bottom edge of said seventh side panel is hingedly coupled to said second edge of said bottom piece. 10. The pallet container of claim 9 wherein said first leg flap is bisected by a score line and said second leg flap is bisected by a score line. 11. The pallet container of claim 1, wherein the bottom piece comprises: (a) a first glue flap joined to said first bottom flap; and(b) a second glue flap joined to said second bottom flap,wherein said first glue flap is attached to said second bottom flap and said second glue flap is attached to said first bottom flap. 12. The pallet container of claim 11, wherein said pallet container is moveable between an open position and a closed position. 13. The pallet container of claim 12, wherein said first leg flap and said second leg flap are folded parallel to said bottom piece when said pallet container is in the open position. 14. The pallet container of claim 11, further comprising a first outside fold coupled to said first inside fold such that said first inside fold extends between said first leg flap and said first outside fold when the pallet container is in the closed position, wherein said first inside fold is folded between said first leg flap and said first outside fold when said pallet container is in the open position. 15. The pallet container of claim 14, further comprising a second outside fold coupled to said second inside fold such that said second inside fold extends between said first leg flap and said second outside fold when the pallet container is in the closed position, wherein said second inside fold is folded between said first leg flap and said second outside fold when said pallet container is in the open position. 16. The pallet container of claim 12, wherein said first leg flap is bisected by a first score line and said second leg flap is bisected by a second score line, wherein said pallet container is folded along said first score line and said second score line when in the closed position.
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