Reinforced polygonal containers and blanks of sheet material for making the same

摘要

A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, two opposing side panels, and two opposing end panels. Each side panel extends from a side edge of the bottom panel, and each end panel extends from an end edge of the bottom panel. Each end panel includes at least one major stacking extension extending from a top edge thereof. The blank further includes a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side edge of a first end panel of the two end panels. The reinforcing panel assembly includes an inner end panel having a minor stacking extension extending from a top edge thereof. The minor stacking extension is configured to align with a respective major stacking extension to form a stacking tab.

主权项

1. A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container, said blank comprising:
a bottom panel; two opposing side panels, each side panel extending from a side edge of the bottom panel; two opposing end panels, each end panel extending from an end edge of the bottom panel, each end panel comprising at least one major stacking extension extending from a top edge thereof; and a reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side edge of a first end panel of the two end panels, the reinforcing panel assembly including at least an outer corner panel, an outer reinforcing side panel, an inner reinforcing side panel, and an inner reinforcing corner panel, wherein a free bottom edge of the outer corner panel is collinear with a free bottom edge of the inner reinforcing corner panel, and wherein upon articulation of the blank, the outer corner panel and inner reinforcing corner panel are disposed in juxtaposed face-to-face relation to one another to form a first corner wall of the polygonal container.