SHIPPING CONTAINERS WITH STACKING TABS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME

• Main Authors: JOHN W. COTIE, KENNETH JOHN SHANTON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 04.03.2015
• 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; MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER, CARDBOARD ORMATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUSTO PAPER

A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, two opposing end panels each extending from opposing end edges of the bottom panel, two opposing side panels each extending from opposing side edges of the bottom panel, and interior end panels foldably connected to each side edge of each side panel along a first fold line. The bottom panel includes a plurality of slots configured to receive stacking tabs of a formed container. Each side panel includes at least one stacking tab extending from a top edge of the side panel. Each interior end panel includes at least one stacking tab extending from a first edge of the respective interior end panel. Se proporciona una plantilla de material de hoja para conformar un recipiente poligonal. La plantilla incluye un panel inferior, dos paneles extremos opuestos que se extienden cada uno desde los bordes extremos opuestos del panel inferior, dos paneles laterales opuestos que se extienden cada uno desde bordes laterales opuestos del panel inferior, y paneles extremos interiores conectados de forma plegable a cada borde lateral de cada panel lateral a lo largo de una primera línea de pliegue. El panel inferior incluye una pluralidad de ranuras configuradas para recibir las pestañas de apilado de un recipiente conformado. Cada panel lateral incluye al menos una pestaña de apilado que se extiende desde un borde superior del panel lateral. Cada panel extremo interior incluye al menos una pestaña de apilado que se extiende desde un primer borde del panel extremo interior respectivo.