Container having interlocking top flaps and blanks for forming same

摘要

A barrel formed from a sheet of blank material includes a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the barrel, and a plurality of top flaps for forming a top of the barrel including a top front flap foldably connected to the front panel, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear panel, and two opposing top end flaps each foldably connected to one of the end panels. The top front flap and the top rear flap include at least one closure slot. Each of the two opposing top end flaps includes at least one locking finger. The locking fingers are inserted within the closure slots for securing the top of the barrel in a closed position.

主权项

1. A barrel formed from a blank of sheet material, said barrel comprising:
a plurality of side wall panels for forming sides of the barrel including a front panel, a rear panel, two opposing end panels, and at least one diagonal corner panel, the side wall panels defining a cavity within the barrel; at least one bottom flap for forming a bottom of the barrel; and a plurality of top flaps for forming a top of the barrel including a top front flap foldably connected to the front panel, a top rear flap foldably connected to the rear panel, two opposing top end flaps each foldably connected to one of the end panels, and a top corner flap foldably connected to each of the at least one diagonal corner panel, each top corner flap having an external surface facing away from the barrel cavity, wherein each of the top front flap and the top rear flap include at least one closure slot, and each of the two opposing top end flaps include at least one locking finger and at least one intermediate fold line defining a first portion and a second portion of each top end flap, the first portion rotatable with respect to the second portion about the intermediate fold line, wherein the intermediate fold line enables the first and second portion of each top end flap to be rotated into face-to-face relationship with an external surface of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the locking fingers are inserted within the closure slots for securing the top of the barrel in a closed position, and wherein the external surface of each top corner flap is in a face-to-face relationship with an internal surface of one of the top front flap and the top rear flap when the barrel is in the closed position.