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 at least an outer reinforcing panel assembly and at least an inner reinforcing panel assembly extending from a first side edge of a first end panel of the two end panels, wherein the outer reinforcing panel assembly includes an outer corner panel and an outer reinforcing side panel, the outer corner panel having a first height and a first width, wherein the inner reinforcing panel assembly includes an inner reinforcing side panel, an inner reinforcing corner panel, and an inner reinforcing end panel, the inner reinforcing corner panel having a second height that is substantially equal to the first height and a second width that is substantially equal to the first width, and wherein upon articulation of the blank, the respective outer corner and inner reinforcing corner panels are disposed in juxtaposed face-to-face relation to one another to form a first corner wall of the polygonal container.