Plastic corrugated container with manufacturer's joint adding zero extra thickness

摘要

A reusable plastic container is provided. The container includes a plastic container body having opposing side panels and opposing end panels. The container body also includes top side panel flaps attached to a top portion of each side panel, and bottom side panel flaps attached to a bottom portion of each side panel. The container body has top end panel flaps attached to a top portion of each end panel, and bottom end panel flaps attached to a bottom portion of each end panel. The top and bottom side panel flaps are each defined with respect to the side panels by a fold line. The fold lines including at least one scored portion and at least one welded portion.

主权项

1. A plastic corrugated container comprising:
a sheet of corrugated plastic material having a first outer layer, a second outer layer and a plurality of flutes between the first outer layer and the second outer layer configured to include: a first plastic corrugated end panel having a first side and a second side, a first plastic corrugated side panel connected on a first side to the second side of the first plastic corrugated end panel; a second plastic corrugated end panel connected on a first side to a second side of the first plastic corrugated side panel, and a second plastic corrugated side panel connected at a first side to a second side of the second plastic corrugated end panel, wherein each of the first end panel, the first side panel, the second end panel and the second side panel have a first thickness; a plastic corrugated tab extending from a second side of the second side panel, the first outer layer of the plastic corrugated tab welded to the second outer layer of the plastic corrugated tab to a thickness less than the first thickness, and a plastic corrugated edge portion at the first side of the first end panel, the first outer layer of the plastic corrugated edge portion welded to the second outer layer of the plastic corrugated edge portion to a thickness less than the first thickness, the plastic corrugated tab and plastic corrugated edge portion fastened together and collectively forming a joint having a second thickness that is not greater than the first thickness.