Blank of sheet material and methods and apparatus for forming a container from the blank

US9061786B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC · US

Inventors

• Kenneth Charles Smith · Hiram, US
• Benjamin Strong · Covington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2006
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B31B2100/00
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A container formed from a blank sheet of material. The container includes a plurality of panels that are coupled together along substantially parallel fold lines and that include a first major panel and a second major panel. The plurality of panels form a plurality of sides of the container and define a cavity with a bottom and a top. An outer bottom flap is coupled to the first major panel and has a plurality of edges, and an inner bottom flap is coupled to the second major panel. The container also includes a plurality of flanges where each flange is coupled to one edge of the outer bottom flap. When the container is assembled, the inner bottom flap is positioned adjacent to the cavity bottom and the outer bottom flap is positioned adjacent to the inner bottom flap in a face-to-face relationship forming a bottom of the container. Each flange is folded and coupled to an outer surface of one side of the container.