Substantially rectangular-bottomed container, and apparatus and method for manufacturing same
US5840002A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9464
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container apparatus is deployable from a substantially flat, collapsed configuration to a substantially rectangular-bottomed configuration. The container apparatus includes a front panel, a back panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. Each panel has a first transverse score line forming a peripheral edge of the substantially rectangular bottom upon the deployment of the container apparatus. This first transverse score line is scored in a first direction, extending substantially from the front panel towards the back panel of the container apparatus. Each panel further includes a second transverse score line substantially congruent with the first transverse score line. This second transverse score line is scored in a second direction, extending substantially from the back panel towards the front panel of the container apparatus. This congruence of the first and second transverse score lines serves to facilitate deployment of the container apparatus from its substantially flat, collapsed configuration to its substantially rectangular-bottomed configuration.
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