CONTAINER

• Main Authors: MOHDA, ASIT, DAVIS, WILLIAM JOHN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.06.2008
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNERANALOGOUS TO PAPER; MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN AMANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUSTO PAPER

A confectionery container (11 ) is constructed from one or more pieces of foldable material (10, Figure 1). A first end is closed by a wall (32) inco rporating at least part of a dispensing chute (35) movable between an open p osition for the dispensing of items and a closed position for the containmen t of items within the container. The first end wall (32) comprises two or mo re end closure flaps (28, 29) arranged such that they can be assembled into the first end wall after the items have been introduced into a partially for med container through the first end (32). The chute (35) may have a base (36 ) and a pair of side walls (12a, 14a), at least one of the side walls (12a, 14a) having a leading edge (39) which contacts a side wall (55) of the conta iner to limit opening movement of the chute. The container (11) is preferabl y formed from a unitary blank (10, Figure 1) and the container side walls ma y have inner panels (12, 13, 14, and 15) and outer panels (16, 17, 18, and 1 9). A method of constructing the container is also disclosed.