US20220055791A1 - Pallet container - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to cardboard containers and, more particularly, to cardboard containers utilized on conventional pallets.
- the prior art pallet containers are also susceptible to bulging on all sides.
- the bulging often prevents the most economical packing of pallets and transport of the containers, which results in higher shipping costs. In some cases, the bulging can cause collapse of the container and result in spillage of the contents of the containers.
- the pallet container of the present invention has eight side walls, a bottom piece, two leg flaps that are used to automatically deploy the container from a flat, collapsed position, and a series of inside folds and outside folds.
- the pallet container is constructed from one or more blanks made of cardboard. The blanks used to make the pallet container may have different configurations.
- the pallet container has an open and a closed position and can be converted from one position to the other by a single person without the need of special tools or equipment.
- FIG. 1 is a flat plan view of the blank of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 1 partially folded along score line 120 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 1 completely folded along score line 120 .
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 3 partially folded along score line 118 .
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 4 with glue flap 58 joined to eighth wall 26 and glue flap 60 joined to outside fold 76 .
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank of FIG. 1 with the top of the container in the open position.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 6 with the inside flaps folded along score lines 88 and 96 .
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 6 with bottom flap 30 joined to bottom flap 32 .
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 6 with leg flap 36 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 6 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 6 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 6 in the collapsed position.
- FIG. 14 is a flat plan view of the blank of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank of FIG. 14 with the inside flaps folded along score lines 88 and 96 .
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 15 with bottom flap 30 joined to bottom flap 32 .
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 16 with the free ends of leg flaps 34 , 36 being inserted into slots 210 .
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 16 with the free ends of the leg flaps 34 , 36 inserted into slots 210 .
- FIG. 19 is a cross-section view of the FIG. 18 with the free end of leg flap 36 in the interior of the pallet container in the unlocked position.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-section view of FIG. 18 with the free end of leg flap 36 in the interior of the pallet container in the locked position in slot 212 .
- FIG. 21 is a flat plan view of the blank of the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 21 .
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 21 partially folded along score line 78 .
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 23 partially folded along score line 308 .
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 24 with the inside flaps folded along score lines 88 and 96 .
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank of FIG. 21 with glue flap 302 joined to sixth wall 22 and glue flap 304 joined to outside fold 74 .
- FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 26 with glue flap 302 joined to sixth wall 22 and glue flap 304 joined to outside fold 74 .
- FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 26 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 26 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position.
- FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 26 in the collapsed position.
- FIG. 31 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 32 is a flat plan view of the blanks of FIG. 31 .
- FIG. 33 a flat plan view of blank 400 joined to blank 420 .
- FIG. 34 is a perspective view of blank 400 joined to blank 420 .
- FIG. 35 is a perspective view of the blanks of FIG. 34 partially folded along score line 78 .
- FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the blanks of FIG. 34 partially folded along score lines 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 .
- FIG. 37 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blanks of FIG. 31 with glue flap 58 joined to eighth wall 26 and glue flap 60 joined to outside fold 76 .
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 37 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 39 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 40 is a flat plan view of the blanks of FIG. 39 .
- FIG. 41 is a flat plan view of blank 500 joined to blank 420 .
- FIG. 42 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 43 is a flat plan view of the blanks of FIG. 42 .
- FIG. 44 is a flat plan view of blank 600 joined to blank 602 and blank 420 joined to blank 600 .
- FIG. 45 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 46 is a flat plan view of blank 700 joined to blank 720 .
- FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the blanks of FIG. 46 partially folded along score line 120 .
- FIG. 48 is a perspective view of the blanks of FIG. 46 completely folded along score line 120 .
- FIG. 49 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 46 partially folded along score line 118 .
- FIG. 50 is a perspective view of the blanks of FIG. 49 with glue flap 58 joined to eighth wall 26 and glue flap 60 joined to outside fold 76 .
- FIG. 51 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blanks of FIG. 43 with the top of the container in the open position.
- FIG. 52 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 51 with the inside flaps folded along score lines 88 and 96 .
- FIG. 53 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 51 with bottom flap 30 joined to bottom flap 32 .
- FIG. 54 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 51 with leg flap 36 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container.
- FIG. 55 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 51 .
- FIG. 56 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 51 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 57 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 51 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position.
- FIG. 58 is a flat plan view of the blank of the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 59 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 58 partially folded along score line 52 .
- FIG. 60 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 58 completely folded along score line 52 .
- FIG. 61 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 60 partially folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 62 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 60 completely folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 63 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank of FIG. 58 with the top of the container in the open position.
- FIG. 64 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 63 with top of the container in the open position.
- FIG. 65 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 63 with bottom flap 802 joined to bottom flap 808 .
- FIG. 66 is perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 63 with leg flap 36 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container.
- FIG. 67 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 63 .
- FIG. 68 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 63 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 69 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 63 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position.
- FIG. 70 is a flat plan view of the blank of the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 71 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 70 partially folded along score line 52 .
- FIG. 72 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 70 completely folded along score line 52 .
- FIG. 73 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 72 partially folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 74 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 72 completely folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 75 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank of FIG. 70 with the top of the container in the open position.
- FIG. 76 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 75 with bottom flap 802 joined to bottom flap 808 .
- FIG. 77 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 75 with leg flap 904 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container.
- FIG. 78 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container of FIG. 75 .
- FIG. 79 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 75 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 80 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 75 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position.
- FIG. 81 is a flat plan view of the blank of the tenth preferred embodiment.
- FIG. 82 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 81 partially folded along score line 52 .
- FIG. 83 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 81 completely folded along score line 52 .
- FIG. 84 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 83 partially folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 85 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 83 completely folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 86 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank of FIG. 81 with the top of the container in the open position.
- FIG. 87 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 86 with bottom flap 802 joined to bottom flap 808 .
- FIG. 88 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 86 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 89 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 86 in the collapsed position.
- FIG. 90 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 86 with the top of the container in the open position with the cap being inserted.
- FIG. 91 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 86 with cap inserted into the top of the container.
- FIG. 92 is a perspective view of the pallet container of FIG. 91 with the flaps 1002 , 1004 , 1006 , 1008 , 1010 , 1012 , 1014 , 1016 folded along score line 1056 forming rim 1058 .
- FIG. 93 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the eleventh preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 94 is a flat plan view of blank 1100 joined to blank 1102 .
- FIG. 95 is a perspective view of the joined blanks of FIG. 94 completed folded along score line 44 .
- FIG. 96 is a perspective view of the pallet contain constructed from the blanks of FIG. 93 .
- FIG. 97 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 96 with bottom flap 1112 joined to bottom flap 1114 .
- FIG. 98 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 96 in the deployed position.
- FIG. 99 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container of FIG. 96 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position.
- the pallet container 10 has eight side walls 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 , a bottom piece 28 , two leg flaps 34 , 36 that are used to automatically deploy the container 10 from a flat, collapsed position (or a closed position), and a series of inside folds and outside folds.
- the pallet container 10 is constructed from a blank made of cardboard. The preferable size of the container 10 will vary based on the goods being transported in the container 10 .
- the pallet container 10 can be constructed from blanks having different configurations.
- the blank 100 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , a fourth wall 18 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 100 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom flap 30 , an outside fold 68 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom flap 32 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 30 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom flap 32 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- the inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- the first bottom flap 30 and second bottom flap 32 are preferably in the shape of pentagon.
- the top side of the flaps 30 , 32 is along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (or free side) of the flaps 30 , 32 is parallel to the top side.
- Joined to the two parallel left and right sides of the first bottom flap 30 via score lines 88 are inside flaps 90 .
- Joined to the bottom side of the flap 30 via score line 92 is glue flap 94 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the second bottom flap 32 via score lines 96 are inside flaps 98 .
- the glue flap 58 is attached to eighth wall 26 and the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall 26 .
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- the bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by joining bottom flaps 30 , 32 via glue flap 94 .
- the glue flap 94 of the first bottom flap 30 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of second bottom flap 32 .
- the inside flaps 90 , 98 are bent upward along score lines 88 , 96 .
- One inside flap 90 and one inside flap 98 are positioned end-to-end and abut first wall 12 in the interior of the container 10 .
- one inside flap 90 and one inside flap 98 are positioned end-to-end and abut the fifth wall in the interior of the container 10 .
- the inside flaps 90 , 98 serve to seal the interior of the container 10 .
- the deployment process of converting the container 10 from a flat position (as shown in FIG. 13 ) to a fully deployed container in the open position (as shown in FIG. 10 ) comprises two steps.
- the first step is the top opening process.
- the container 10 In the flat position, the container 10 is collapsed on itself.
- third wall 16 is collapsed on seventh wall 24 .
- Folded between third wall 16 and seventh wall 24 is bottom piece 28 .
- First bottom flap 30 is folded on second bottom flap 32 along score line 92 .
- the first wall 12 and fifth wall 20 are folded in half along score lines 118 , 120 .
- To deploy the container from this flat position the user pushes the first wall 12 and fifth wall 20 towards each other. This action transitions the container 10 into the open position as shown in FIG. 12 .
- An opening 122 in the top end of the container 10 is created by the eight joined walls 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 .
- the bottom piece 28 unfolds
- the second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process.
- the user exerts downward pressure on the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 , preferably in a rocking motion.
- the leg flaps 34 , 36 fold under the bottom piece of the container 10 along score line 78 .
- outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60 ) is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 42 , and 80 .
- inside fold 62 is folded between outside fold 76 and first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 44 , and 82 .
- inside fold 64 is folded between outside fold 66 and the first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 50 , and 84 .
- inside fold 70 is folded between outside fold 68 and second leg flap 36 .
- outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 52 , and 86 .
- inside fold 72 is folded between outside fold 74 and second leg flap 36 .
- the weight of the load inside the container 10 holds the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 parallel with bottom piece 28 , and thus allows the flaps 34 , 36 to serve as reinforcement to the bottom piece 28 of the container.
- first wall 12 and fifth wall 20 are pulled outward and away from one another. This causes the container 10 to collapse along score line 118 and score line 120 .
- the bottom piece 28 also folds inward along score line 92 . The deployment and collapsing process can easily be performed by a single person.
- score lines 118 , 120 provide an advantage over prior art containers by preventing the risk of bulging on all sides of the container 10 .
- bulging at the third wall 16 and/or seventh wall 20 is therefore prevented. Maintaining the integrity of third wall 16 and seventh 20 is essential to ensure the most economical packing and transport of the multiple pallets with pallet containers.
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 200 .
- the second embodiment provides for a container 10 with a locking mechanism for first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 .
- Blank 200 is identical to blank 100 (described above) except for differences in first bottom flap 30 , second bottom flap 32 , inside flaps 90 , inside flaps 98 , and glue flap 94 .
- first bottom flap 30 is identical to blank 100 (described above) except for differences in first bottom flap 30 , second bottom flap 32 , inside flaps 90 , inside flaps 98 , and glue flap 94 .
- first bottom flap 30 in the second embodiment the inside flaps 90 are notched, thus creating notches 202 between the inside flaps 90 and the first bottom flap 30 .
- the bottom side (free end) of first bottom flap 30 is also double notched, thus creating notches 204 on either side of glue flap 94 . Because of the notches 204 , the glue flap 94 in this embodiment is preferably only approximately half the length of the free end of the first bottom flap 30 .
- the inside flaps 98 joined to the second bottom flap 32 are also notched, thus creating notches 206 between the inside flaps 98 and the second bottom flap 32 .
- the bottom side of second bottom flap 32 is also double notched, thus creating notches 208 .
- first bottom flap 30 and the second bottom flap 32 are glued together to form bottom piece 28 , two bottom slots 210 are formed in the bottom piece 28 which receive the free end of first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 .
- Each slot is formed by abutting one notch 204 and one notch 208 .
- the free end of first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 are bent upwardly and tucked into the interior of the container 10 through the two slots 210 .
- first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 are received through slots 210 in the bottom piece 28 , the free ends are folded parallel to the interior surface of the bottom piece 28 and are received and secured by slots 212 .
- the container is constructed from blank 300 .
- Blank 300 is comprised of first row 38 and second row 40 .
- First row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , and glue flap 302 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , and glue flap 302 are preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , and the fifth wall to glue flap 302 along score line 310 .
- fifth wall 20 is joined to a glue flap 302 along score line 310 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 300 is comprised of glue flap 60 , inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , inside fold 64 , outside fold 66 , first bottom flap 30 , outside fold 68 , inside fold 70 , second leg flap 36 , inside fold 72 , and a glue flap 304 .
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 30 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Glue flap 304 is joined to inside fold 72 along score line 310 .
- the first bottom flap 30 is joined to the second bottom flap 32 along score line 306 , thus forming bottom piece 28 .
- the first bottom flap 30 and second bottom flap 32 are preferably in the shape of a pentagon.
- the first bottom flap 30 and second bottom flap 32 are joined along their longest sides.
- the third wall 16 is joined to the first bottom flap 30 at its opposite end along score line 78
- the seventh wall 24 is joined to second bottom flap 32 at its opposite end along score line 308 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the first bottom flap 30 via score lines 88 are inside flaps 90 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the second bottom flap 32 via score lines 96 are inside flaps 98 .
- Sixth wall 22 is joined to seventh wall 24 on one of its sides along score line 54 .
- Seventh wall 24 is joined to eighth wall 26 on one of its opposite side along score line 56 .
- the first row 38 is folded along score line 78 forming a 90 degree angle with first bottom flap 30 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , and glue flap 302 are bent inward along score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , and 310 .
- the sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are folded along score line 308 forming a 90 degree angle with second bottom flap 32 .
- the sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eight wall 26 are bent towards the first row 38 along score lines 54 , 56 .
- glue flap 302 is attached lengthwise to sixth wall 22
- glue flap 304 is attached to outside fold 74
- glue flap 58 is attached to eighth wall 26
- glue flap 60 is attached to outside fold 76 .
- the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 is capable of folding inward along score line 306 .
- the first bottom flap 30 is folded between third wall 16 and second bottom flap 32
- the second bottom flap 32 is folded between first bottom flap 30 and seventh wall 24 .
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 400 and blank 420 .
- Blank 400 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , a fourth wall 18 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- the first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 400 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom glue flap 402 , an outside fold 68 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom glue flap 404 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom glue flap 402 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom glue flap 404 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- the inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- the first bottom glue flap 402 and second bottom glue flap 404 are preferably in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid (i.e. trapezoid with two non-parallel sides the same length).
- the top side of the glue flaps 402 , 404 is along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flaps 402 , 404 is parallel to the top side.
- Blank 420 is comprised of a first bottom section 406 and a second bottom section 408 .
- the bottom sections 406 , 408 are preferably in the shape of pentagon and are joined to one another along score line 418 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the first bottom section 406 via score lines 412 are inside flaps 410 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the second bottom section 408 via score lines 416 are inside flaps 414 .
- blank 420 is attached to blank 400 .
- Second blank 420 forms the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 .
- First bottom section 406 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of first bottom glue flap 402
- second bottom section 408 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of second bottom glue flap 404 .
- the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 .
- Glue flap 58 is attached to eighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- score line 42 is aligned with side edge of the eighth wall 26 .
- the inside flaps 410 , 414 are bent upward along score lines 412 , 416 and abut first wall 12 and fifth wall 18 in the interior of the container 10 .
- the inside flaps 410 , 414 serve to seal the interior of the container 10 .
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 500 and blank 420 .
- Blank 500 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , a fourth wall 18 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- the first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 500 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom glue flap 502 , an outside fold 68 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom glue flap 504 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 do not have a free end.
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- the inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- first bottom glue flap 502 and second bottom glue flap 504 are preferably in the shape of a rectangle. Thus, first flap 502 does not abut outside fold 66 or outside fold 68 . Likewise, second flap 504 does not abut outside fold 74 or outside fold 76 .
- the top side of the flaps 502 , 504 is along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flaps 502 , 504 is parallel to the top side.
- Blank 420 is comprised of a first bottom section 406 and a second bottom section 408 .
- the bottom sections 406 , 408 are preferably in the shape of pentagon and are joined to one another along score line 418 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the first bottom section 406 via score lines 412 are inside flaps 410 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the second bottom flap 408 via score lines 416 are inside flaps 414 .
- blank 420 is attached to blank 500 .
- Second blank 420 forms the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 .
- First bottom section 406 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of first bottom glue flap 502
- second bottom section 408 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of second bottom glue flap 504 .
- the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 .
- Glue flap 58 is attached to eighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 500 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- score line 42 is aligned with side edge of the eighth wall 26 .
- the inside flaps 410 , 414 are bent upward along score lines 412 , 416 and abut first wall 12 and fifth wall 18 in the interior of the container 10 .
- the inside flaps 410 , 414 serve to seal the interior of the container 10 .
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 600 , blank 602 and blank 420 .
- Blank 600 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , and a fourth wall 18 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , and fourth wall 18 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- the first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , and the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 .
- Blank 602 has a first row 606 and a second row 608 .
- the first row 606 is comprised of glue flap 604 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- Glue flap 604 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap is preferably joined to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 of blank 600 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 600 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom glue flap 502 , and an outside fold 68 .
- the first row 606 of blank 602 is joined to the second row 608 along score line 78 .
- the second row of blank 602 is comprised of glue flap 610 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom glue flap 504 , and an outside fold 76 .
- Glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- Glue flap 610 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- the inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- first bottom glue flap 502 and second bottom glue flap 504 are preferably in the shape of a rectangle. Thus, first flap 502 does not abut outside fold 66 or outside fold 68 . Likewise, second flap 504 does not abut outside fold 74 or outside fold 76 .
- the top side of the flaps 502 , 504 is along score line 78 . The bottom side of the flaps 502 , 504 is parallel to the top side.
- Blank 420 is comprised of a first bottom section 406 and a second bottom section 408 .
- the bottom sections 406 , 408 are preferably in the shape of pentagon and are joined to one another along score line 418 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the first bottom section 406 via score lines 412 are inside flaps 410 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the second bottom flap 408 via score lines 416 are inside flaps 414 .
- the glue flap 604 is attached to fourth wall 18 and glue flap 601 is attached to outside fold 68 .
- Blank 420 is attached to the attached blanks 600 , 602 .
- Second blank 420 forms the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 .
- First bottom section 406 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of first bottom glue flap 502
- second bottom section 408 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of second bottom glue flap 504 .
- the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 .
- Glue flap 58 is attached to eighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 600 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- the inside flaps 410 , 414 are bent upward along score lines 412 , 416 and abut first wall 12 and fifth wall 18 in the interior of the container 10 .
- the inside flaps 410 , 414 serve to seal the interior of the container 10 .
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 700 and blank 702 .
- Blank 700 and blank 702 are preferably complementary.
- Blank 700 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , and a fourth wall 18 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , and fourth wall 18 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- the first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , and the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 .
- Blank 702 has a first row 712 and a second row 714 .
- the first row 712 is comprised of glue flap 704 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- Glue flap 704 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap is preferably joined to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 of blank 700 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 700 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom flap 30 , and an outside fold 68 .
- the first row 712 of blank 702 is joined to the second row 608 along score line 716 .
- the second row of blank 602 is comprised of glue flap 706 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom flap 32 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 of blank 700 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 30 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the glue flap 706 of blank 702 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom flap 32 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- the inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- the first bottom flap 30 and second bottom flap 32 are preferably in the shape of pentagon.
- the top side of the flaps 30 , 32 is along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flaps 30 , 32 is parallel to the top side.
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the first bottom flap 30 via score lines 88 are inside flaps 90 .
- Joined to the two parallel sides of the second bottom flap 32 via score lines 96 are inside flaps 98 .
- Joined to the bottom side of flap 30 is glue flap 708 .
- Glue flap 708 extends approximately one-half of the length of the bottom side.
- Glue flap 710 is joined to the bottom side of flap 32 .
- Glue Flap 710 extends approximately one-half of the length of the bottom side.
- glue flap 708 is attached to first bottom flap 30 and glue flap 710 is attached to second bottom flap 32 .
- glue flap 58 of blank 700 is attached to eighth wall 26 of blank 702 .
- Glue flap 60 is also attached to outside fold 76 .
- glue flap 704 of blank 702 is attached to fourth wall 18 .
- Glue flap 706 is also attached to outside fold 68 .
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 800 .
- the blank 800 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , a fourth wall 18 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- first wall 12 and first leg flap 34 are bisected by score line 118 .
- score line 118 is absent.
- fifth wall 20 and second leg flap 36 may or may not be bisected by score line 120 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 800 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom flap 802 , an outside fold 68 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom flap 808 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 802 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom flap 808 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- Inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- first bottom flap 802 and second bottom flap 808 are along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flap 802 consists of a notch 812 which creates a locking tab 810 .
- the free end of flap 808 consists of a notch 816 which creates a locking tab 814 .
- the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 .
- Glue flap 58 which is joined to first wall 12 , is attached to eighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- the bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by interlocking the first bottom flap 802 and the second bottom flap 808 .
- the flaps 802 , 808 are interlocked by hooking locking tab 810 into notch 816 and hooking locking tab 814 into notch 812 . This causes locking tab 810 to rest on the top surface of second bottom flap 808 and locking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of first bottom flap 802 .
- the first step of the deployment of the container 10 constructed from blank 800 is the same as previously described.
- the configuration of the container 10 constructed from blank 800 in the flat position is different from the previously described embodiments. Specifically, the container 10 is folded along score line 44 and score line 52 when in the flat position, instead of score lines 118 , 120 .
- the user pushes score line 44 and score line 52 towards each other. This action transitions the container 10 into the open position.
- An opening 122 in the top end of the container 10 is created by the eight joined walls 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 .
- the second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process.
- the container 10 preferably is turned upside down to secure the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 by interlocking the first bottom flap 802 and the second bottom flap 808 .
- the flaps 802 , 808 are interlocked by hooking locking tab 810 into notch 816 and hooking locking tab 814 into notch 812 . This causes locking tab 810 to rest on the top surface of second bottom flap 808 and locking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of first bottom flap 802 .
- first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 pressure is exerted on the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 .
- the pressure can be applied manually when the container 10 is upside down or by rocking the container 10 back-and-forth on first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 when the container 12 is in the upright position.
- This pressure causes the leg flaps 34 , 36 fold under the bottom piece of the container 10 along score line 78 .
- outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60 ) is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 42 , and 80 .
- inside fold 62 is folded between outside fold 76 and first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 44 , and 82 .
- inside fold 64 is folded between outside fold 66 and the first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 50 , and 84 .
- inside fold 70 is folded between outside fold 68 and second leg flap 36 .
- outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 52 , and 86 .
- inside fold 72 is folded between outside fold 74 and second leg flap 36 .
- the weight of the load inside the container 10 holds the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 parallel with bottom piece 28 , and thus allows the flaps 34 , 36 to serve as reinforcement to the bottom piece 28 of the container.
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 900 .
- the blank 900 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , a fourth wall 18 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 900 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 902 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom flap 802 , an outside fold 68 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 904 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom flap 808 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 902 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 804 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 904 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom flap 808 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- Inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- first bottom flap 802 and second bottom flap 808 are along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flap 802 consists of a notch 812 which creates a locking tab 810 .
- the free end of flap 808 consists of a notch 816 which creates a locking tab 814 .
- the surface of the first bottom flap 802 also has an opening 906 , preferably in the shape of an oval, shaped to receive the free end of first leg flap 902 .
- the surface of the second bottom also has an opening 908 , preferably in the shape of an oval, shaped to receive the free end of second leg flap 904 .
- the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 .
- Glue flap 58 which is joined to first wall 12 , is attached to eighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- the bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by interlocking the first bottom flap 802 and the second bottom flap 808 .
- the flaps 802 , 808 are interlocked by hooking locking tab 810 into notch 816 and hooking locking tab 814 into notch 812 . This causes locking tab 810 to rest on the top surface of second bottom flap 808 and locking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of first bottom flap 802 .
- first leg flap 902 is received through hole 906 in first bottom flap 802 and the free end portion of second leg flap 904 is received through hole 908 in second bottom flap 808 .
- the free ends of the leg flaps 1002 , 1004 are received by the holes 1006 , 1008 , the free ends are folded parallel to the interior surface of the bottom piece 28 to lock them into place.
- the configuration of the container 10 constructed from blank 900 in the flat position is different from the first seven previously described embodiments. Specifically, the container 10 is folded along score line 44 and score line 52 when in the flat position.
- the user pushes score line 44 and score line 52 towards each other. This action transitions the container 10 into the open position.
- An opening 122 in the top end of the container 10 is created by the eight joined walls 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 .
- the second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process.
- the container 10 preferably is turned upside down to secure the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 by interlocking the first bottom flap 802 and the second bottom flap 808 .
- the flaps 802 , 808 are interlocked by hooking locking tab 810 into notch 816 and hooking locking tab 814 into notch 812 . This causes locking tab 810 to rest on the top surface of second bottom flap 808 and locking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of first bottom flap 802 .
- first leg flap 1002 is received through hole 1006 in first bottom flap 802 and the free end portion of second leg flap 1004 is received through hole 1008 in second bottom flap 808 .
- the free ends of the leg flaps 1002 , 1004 are received by the holes 1006 , 1008 , the free ends are folded parallel to the interior surface of the bottom piece 28 to lock them into place.
- first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 pressure is exerted on the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 .
- the pressure can be applied manually when the container 10 is upside down or by rocking the container 10 back-and-forth on first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 when the container 12 is in the upright position.
- This pressure causes the leg flaps 34 , 36 fold under the bottom piece of the container 10 along score line 78 .
- outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60 ) is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 42 , and 80 .
- inside fold 62 is folded between outside fold 76 and first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 44 , and 82 .
- inside fold 64 is folded between outside fold 66 and the first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 50 , and 84 .
- inside fold 70 is folded between outside fold 68 and second leg flap 36 .
- outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 52 , and 86 .
- inside fold 72 is folded between outside fold 74 and second leg flap 36 .
- the weight of the load inside the container 10 holds the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 parallel with bottom piece 28 , and thus allows the flaps 34 , 36 to serve as reinforcement to the bottom piece 28 of the container.
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 1000 .
- the blank 1000 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , a fourth wall 18 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , fourth wall 18 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 , the fourth wall 18 to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- Top flaps are joined to each side wall. Flap 1002 is joined to first wall 12 , flap 1004 is joined to second wall 14 , flap 1006 is joined to third wall 16 , flap 1008 is joined to fourth wall 18 , flap 1010 is joined to fifth wall 20 , flap 1012 is joined to sixth wall 22 , flap 1014 is joined to seventh wall 24 , and flap 1016 is joined to eighth wall 26 .
- flap 1034 which is preferably square or rectangular in shape.
- the flap 1034 is preferably cut along the bottom side and left and right sides of the flap 1034 , leaving only the top side of the flap 1034 attached to first panel 12 .
- flap 1036 is cut into fifth wall 20 which is preferably square or rectangular in shape.
- the flap 1034 is preferably cut along the bottom side and left and right sides of the flap 1036 , leaving only the top side of the flap 1034 attached to the fifth panel 20 .
- the first row 38 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 1000 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 34 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom flap 802 , an outside fold 68 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 36 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom flap 808 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 34 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 802 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the outside fold 68 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 36 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom flap 808 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- Inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- first bottom flap 802 and second bottom flap 808 are along score line 78 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flap 802 consists of a notch 812 which creates a locking tab 810 .
- the free end of flap 808 consists of a notch 816 which creates a locking tab 814 .
- Attached to one side of flap 802 along score line 1042 is a locking piece 1038 .
- Similarly, attached to one side of flap 808 along score line 1044 is a locking piece 1040 .
- the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 56 of the first row 38 .
- Glue flap 58 which is joined to first wall 12 , is attached to eighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of the container 10 .
- Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.
- Glue flap 60 of the second row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to the outside fold 76 .
- the bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by interlocking the first bottom flap 802 and the second bottom flap 808 .
- the flaps 802 , 808 are interlocked by hooking locking tab 810 into notch 816 and hooking locking tab 814 into notch 812 . This causes locking tab 810 to rest on the top surface of second bottom flap 808 and locking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of first bottom flap 802 .
- the user pushes score line 44 and score line 52 towards each other. This action transitions the container 10 into the open position.
- An opening 122 in the top end of the container 10 is created by the eight joined walls 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 22 , 24 , 26 .
- the second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process.
- the container 10 preferably is turned upside down to secure the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 by interlocking the first bottom flap 802 and the second bottom flap 808 .
- the flaps 802 , 808 are interlocked by hooking locking tab 810 into notch 816 and hooking locking tab 814 into notch 812 . This causes locking tab 810 to rest on the top surface of second bottom flap 808 and locking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of first bottom flap 802 .
- FIGS. 86-88 to further secure the bottom piece 28 , locking piece 1038 is received by flap 1034 .
- Locking piece 1038 is then folded downward along score line 1042 thereby locking first bottom flap 802 to first wall 12 .
- locking piece 1040 is received by flap 1036 .
- Locking piece 1040 is then folded downward along score line 1044 thereby locking second bottom flap 808 to fifth wall 20 .
- first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 pressure is exerted on the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 .
- the pressure can be applied manually when the container 10 is upside down or by rocking the container 10 back-and-forth on first leg flap 34 and second leg flap 36 when the container 12 is in the upright position.
- This pressure causes the leg flaps 34 , 36 fold under the bottom piece of the container 10 along score line 78 .
- outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60 ) is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 42 , and 80 .
- inside fold 62 is folded between outside fold 76 and first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top of first leg flap 34 along score lines 78 , 44 , and 82 .
- inside fold 64 is folded between outside fold 66 and the first leg flap 34 .
- outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 50 , and 84 .
- inside fold 70 is folded between outside fold 68 and second leg flap 36 .
- outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top of second leg flap 36 along score lines 78 , 52 , and 86 .
- inside fold 72 is folded between outside fold 74 and second leg flap 36 .
- the weight of the load inside the container 10 holds the first leg flap 34 and the second leg flap 36 parallel with bottom piece 28 , and thus allows the flaps 34 , 36 to serve as reinforcement to the bottom piece 28 of the container.
- first wall 12 , third wall 16 , fifth wall 20 , and seventh wall 24 also comprise handles 1026 , 1028 , 1030 , 1032 .
- the handles 1026 , 1028 , 1030 , 1032 are preferably oval shaped and may be used to grasp the pallet container 10 to physically remove it from the pallet or otherwise move the pallet container 10 once off the pallet.
- First wall 12 , third wall 16 , fifth wall 20 , and seventh wall 24 also comprise slots 1018 , 1020 , 1022 , 1024 .
- the slots 1018 , 1020 , 1022 , 1024 are positioned along the top edge of first wall 12 , third wall 16 , fifth wall 20 , and seventh wall 24 and are shaped to receive the locking tabs 1048 , 1050 , 1052 , 1054 of cap 1046 .
- the cap 1046 is preferably in the shape of an octagon.
- the locking tabs 1048 , 1050 , 1052 , 1054 are joined to the first side, third side, fifth side and seventh side of the cap 1046 . As shown in FIG.
- the locking tabs 1048 , 1050 , 1052 , 1054 of cap 1046 are received by slots 1018 , 1020 , 1022 , 1024 which allows the cap 1046 to attach to the pallet container 10 and close the opening 122 of the pallet container 10 .
- the cap 1046 serves to protect the contents of the pallet container 10 .
- flaps 1002 , 1004 , 1006 , 1008 , 1010 , 1012 , 1014 , 1016 are folded downward along score line 1056 as shown in FIG. 92 .
- the angled sides of the flaps 1002 , 1004 , 1006 , 1008 , 1010 , 1012 , 1014 , 1016 abut one another when folded down as shown in FIG. 92 .
- the flaps 1002 , 1004 , 1006 , 1008 , 1010 , 1012 , 1014 , 1016 can be glued or otherwise joined to one another.
- the container 10 is constructed from blank 1100 and blank 1102 .
- Blank 1100 has a first row 38 and a second row 40 .
- the first row 38 is comprised of a glue flap 58 , a first wall 12 , a second wall 14 , a third wall 16 , and a fourth wall 18 .
- the glue flap 58 , first wall 12 , second wall 14 , third wall 16 , and fourth wall 18 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap 58 is joined to the first wall 12 via a score line 42 .
- the first wall 12 is joined to the second wall 14 via score line 44 , the second wall 14 to the third wall 16 via score line 46 , and the third wall 16 to the fourth wall 18 via score line 48 .
- Blank 1102 has a first row 1142 and a second row 1144 .
- the first row 1142 is comprised of glue flap 704 , a fifth wall 20 , a sixth wall 22 , a seventh wall 24 , and an eighth wall 26 .
- Glue flap 704 , fifth wall 20 , sixth wall 22 , seventh wall 24 , and eighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape.
- the glue flap is preferably joined to the fifth wall 20 via score line 50 , the fifth wall 20 to the sixth wall 22 via score line 52 , the sixth wall 22 to the seventh wall 24 via score line 54 , and the seventh wall 24 to the eighth wall 26 via score line 56 .
- the first row 38 of blank 1100 is joined to the second row 40 along score line 78 .
- the second row 40 of blank 1100 is comprised of a glue flap 60 , an inside fold 62 , a first leg flap 1104 , an inside fold 64 , an outside fold 66 , a first bottom flap 1112 , and an outside fold 68 .
- the first row 1142 of blank 1102 is joined to the second row 1144 along score line 716 .
- the second row of blank 1102 is comprised of glue flap 706 , an inside fold 70 , a second leg flap 1106 , an inside fold 72 , an outside fold 74 , a second bottom flap 1114 , and an outside fold 76 .
- the glue flap 60 of blank 1100 is joined to the inside fold 62 along score line 42 .
- First leg flap 1104 is joined to inside fold 62 along score line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 along score line 82 on the other side.
- Inside fold 64 is joined to outside fold 66 along score line 44 .
- First bottom flap 1112 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 66 on one side and the outside fold 68 on the other side.
- the glue flap 706 of blank 1102 is joined to the inside fold 70 along score line 50 .
- the second leg flap 1106 is joined to inside fold 70 along score line 84 on one side and to inside fold 72 along score line 86 on the other side.
- Inside fold 72 is joined to outside fold 74 along score line 52 .
- Second bottom flap 1114 abuts, but is not joined to, the outside fold 74 on one side and the outside fold 76 on the other side.
- the inside folds 62 , 64 , 70 , 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle.
- the first bottom flap 1112 and second bottom flap 1114 are substantially in the shape of pentagon.
- the top side of flap 1112 is along double score lines 78 , 1124 .
- the top side of flap 1114 is along double score lines 716 , 1126 .
- the bottom side (free end) of the flaps 1112 , 1114 is parallel to the top side.
- Joined to the bottom side of flap 1112 is glue flap 1132 .
- the flap 1112 is separated from glue flap 1132 by two score lines 1128 , 1130 .
- the double score lines are used to prevent the corrugated material from splitting or fracturing when the blanks are folded.
- the top corners of the first bottom flap 1112 include rounded sections 1134 , 1136 positioned between the double score lines 78 , 1124 .
- the top corners of the second bottom flap 1114 include rounded sections 1138 , 1140 positioned between the double score lines 716 , 1126 . These rounded sections prevent tearing of the bottom flaps 1112 , 1114 when the blanks 1100 , 1102 are folded along score lines 46 , 48 , 54 , 56 .
- the free end of flap 1104 includes two hooked portions 1108 positioned opposite one another.
- the free end of flap 1106 includes two hooked portions 1110 positioned opposite one another.
- the surface of the first bottom flap 1112 has two openings 1116 shaped to receive one hooked end 1108 of flap 1104 and one hooked end 1110 of flap 1106 .
- the surface of the second bottom flap 1114 also has two openings 1118 shaped to receive one hooked end 1108 of flap 1104 and one hooked end 1110 of flap 1106 .
- the bottom flaps 1112 , 1114 each also include an oval opening 1120 , 1122 . The openings serve as hand holes for use while assembling the container 10 formed from blanks 1100 , 1102 .
- glue flap 1132 is attached to second bottom flap 1114 .
- glue flap 58 of blank 1100 is attached to eighth wall 26 of blank 1102 .
- Glue flap 60 is also attached to outside fold 76 .
- glue flap 704 of blank 1102 is attached to fourth wall 18 .
- Glue flap 706 is also attached to outside fold 68 .
- the deployment process of the container 10 constructed from blanks 1100 , 1102 is the same as previously described.
- one hooked end 1108 of first leg flap 1104 is received and secured through opening 1116 in first bottom flap 1112 and the other hooked end 1108 is received and secured through opening 1118 in second bottom flap 1114 .
- One hooked end 1110 of the second leg flap 1106 is received and secured through the second opening 1116 in the first bottom flap 1112 and the other hooked end 1110 is received and secured through the second opening 1118 in second bottom flap 1114 .
- Using the hooked ends 1108 , 1110 to further secure the bottom piece 28 of the container 10 is optional.
- the container 10 is fully functional without locking the hooked ends 1108 , 1110 .
- the hand holes 1120 , 1122 may assist the assembler in locking the hooked ends 1108 , 1110 in the receiving slots 1116 , 1118 .
- the hooked ends 1108 , 1110 To collapse the container 10 formed from blanks 1100 , 1102 , the hooked ends 1108 , 1110 must be removed from the openings 1116 , 1118 and the container 10 may be collapsed as previously described.
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Abstract
A pallet container having eight side walls, a bottom piece, two leg flaps that are used to automatically deploy the container from a flat, collapsed position, and a series of inside folds and outside folds. The pallet container is constructed from one or more blanks made of cardboard. The blanks used to make the pallet container may have different configurations. The pallet container has an open and a closed position and can be converted from one position to the other by a single person without the need of special tools or equipment. A cardboard blank for making the pallet container is also disclosed.
Description
- This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/230,479, filed Dec. 21, 2018 and now U.S. Pat. No. 11,161,645, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/888,286, filed Oct. 30, 2015 and now U.S. Pat. Number 10,160,568, which is a United States National Stage Application of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application No. PCT/US14/36014, filed Apr. 30, 2014, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/817,419, filed Apr. 30, 2013, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
- The present invention relates to cardboard containers and, more particularly, to cardboard containers utilized on conventional pallets.
- Numerous corrugated containers have been proposed over the years for confining and protecting heavy or bulky palletized loads. Wooden pallets are in widespread use in industrial or warehouse environments where they are stacked upon one another until use, and thereafter forcibly manipulated and moved about by powerful fork-lift trucks. During transit, these heavily laden pallets are routinely subjected to mechanical stresses and shocks as they are aggressively and sometimes carelessly moved about during typical loading and unloading operations. A variety of heavy duty, corrugated boxes have been designed strictly for pallet use. Many of these fold together and have a plurality of locking straps or flaps that interconnect with portions of the pallet. Most have a base that engages the pallet with an upright, generally tubular body that is polygonal in shape (octagonal and hexagonal configurations are the most common).
- Many of the prior art large-capacity pallet boxes must be inverted before unfolding. Either the box must be handled by two workers, or one worker must push it against a wall or similar stationary object to force it to deploy. Typically, six to eight flaps must be manually aligned and interfitted with two or more major flaps on the bottom locking the device together. Once the main bottom flaps are locked, the box is turned over for use. Some boxes of this description are so flimsy that the mere act of flipping them over forces the box apart, necessitating re-assembly prior to loading. Pallet boxes are used in various food industries and may be filled with a thousand or more pounds of meat product such as chicken, beef, or pork.
- Because of these heavy loads, the prior art pallet containers are also susceptible to bulging on all sides. The bulging often prevents the most economical packing of pallets and transport of the containers, which results in higher shipping costs. In some cases, the bulging can cause collapse of the container and result in spillage of the contents of the containers.
- It would therefore be desirable to develop a pallet container that is durable, not susceptible to bulging, and can be easily deployed from a flat state by a single person without the need of special tools or equipment.
- The pallet container of the present invention has eight side walls, a bottom piece, two leg flaps that are used to automatically deploy the container from a flat, collapsed position, and a series of inside folds and outside folds. The pallet container is constructed from one or more blanks made of cardboard. The blanks used to make the pallet container may have different configurations. The pallet container has an open and a closed position and can be converted from one position to the other by a single person without the need of special tools or equipment.
- These and other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood from a consideration of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and appended claims in conjunction with the drawings as described following:
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FIG. 1 is a flat plan view of the blank of the first embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 1 partially folded alongscore line 120. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 1 completely folded alongscore line 120. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 3 partially folded alongscore line 118. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 4 withglue flap 58 joined toeighth wall 26 andglue flap 60 joined tooutside fold 76. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank ofFIG. 1 with the top of the container in the open position. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 with the inside flaps folded alongscore lines -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 withbottom flap 30 joined tobottom flap 32. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 withleg flap 36 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container. -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position. -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 6 in the collapsed position. -
FIG. 14 is a flat plan view of the blank of the second embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank ofFIG. 14 with the inside flaps folded alongscore lines -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 15 withbottom flap 30 joined tobottom flap 32. -
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 16 with the free ends ofleg flaps slots 210. -
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 16 with the free ends of theleg flaps slots 210. -
FIG. 19 is a cross-section view of theFIG. 18 with the free end ofleg flap 36 in the interior of the pallet container in the unlocked position. -
FIG. 20 is a cross-section view ofFIG. 18 with the free end ofleg flap 36 in the interior of the pallet container in the locked position inslot 212. -
FIG. 21 is a flat plan view of the blank of the third embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 21 . -
FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 21 partially folded alongscore line 78. -
FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 23 partially folded alongscore line 308. -
FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 24 with the inside flaps folded alongscore lines -
FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank ofFIG. 21 withglue flap 302 joined tosixth wall 22 andglue flap 304 joined tooutside fold 74. -
FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 26 withglue flap 302 joined tosixth wall 22 andglue flap 304 joined tooutside fold 74. -
FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 26 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 26 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position. -
FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 26 in the collapsed position. -
FIG. 31 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 32 is a flat plan view of the blanks ofFIG. 31 . -
FIG. 33 a flat plan view of blank 400 joined to blank 420. -
FIG. 34 is a perspective view of blank 400 joined to blank 420. -
FIG. 35 is a perspective view of the blanks ofFIG. 34 partially folded alongscore line 78. -
FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the blanks ofFIG. 34 partially folded alongscore lines -
FIG. 37 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blanks ofFIG. 31 withglue flap 58 joined toeighth wall 26 andglue flap 60 joined tooutside fold 76. -
FIG. 38 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 37 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 39 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 40 is a flat plan view of the blanks ofFIG. 39 . -
FIG. 41 is a flat plan view of blank 500 joined to blank 420. -
FIG. 42 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the sixth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 43 is a flat plan view of the blanks ofFIG. 42 . -
FIG. 44 is a flat plan view of blank 600 joined to blank 602 and blank 420 joined to blank 600. -
FIG. 45 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the sixth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 46 is a flat plan view of blank 700 joined to blank 720. -
FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the blanks ofFIG. 46 partially folded alongscore line 120. -
FIG. 48 is a perspective view of the blanks ofFIG. 46 completely folded alongscore line 120. -
FIG. 49 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 46 partially folded alongscore line 118. -
FIG. 50 is a perspective view of the blanks ofFIG. 49 withglue flap 58 joined toeighth wall 26 andglue flap 60 joined tooutside fold 76. -
FIG. 51 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blanks ofFIG. 43 with the top of the container in the open position. -
FIG. 52 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 51 with the inside flaps folded alongscore lines -
FIG. 53 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 51 withbottom flap 30 joined tobottom flap 32. -
FIG. 54 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 51 withleg flap 36 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container. -
FIG. 55 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 51 . -
FIG. 56 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 51 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 57 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 51 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position. -
FIG. 58 is a flat plan view of the blank of the eighth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 59 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 58 partially folded alongscore line 52. -
FIG. 60 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 58 completely folded alongscore line 52. -
FIG. 61 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 60 partially folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 62 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 60 completely folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 63 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank ofFIG. 58 with the top of the container in the open position. -
FIG. 64 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 63 with top of the container in the open position. -
FIG. 65 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 63 withbottom flap 802 joined tobottom flap 808. -
FIG. 66 is perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 63 withleg flap 36 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container. -
FIG. 67 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 63 . -
FIG. 68 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 63 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 69 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 63 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position. -
FIG. 70 is a flat plan view of the blank of the ninth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 71 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 70 partially folded alongscore line 52. -
FIG. 72 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 70 completely folded alongscore line 52. -
FIG. 73 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 72 partially folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 74 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 72 completely folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 75 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank ofFIG. 70 with the top of the container in the open position. -
FIG. 76 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 75 withbottom flap 802 joined tobottom flap 808. -
FIG. 77 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 75 withleg flap 904 folded underneath the bottom piece of the pallet container.FIG. 78 is a perspective view of the top of the pallet container ofFIG. 75 . -
FIG. 79 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 75 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 80 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 75 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position. -
FIG. 81 is a flat plan view of the blank of the tenth preferred embodiment. -
FIG. 82 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 81 partially folded alongscore line 52. -
FIG. 83 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 81 completely folded alongscore line 52. -
FIG. 84 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 83 partially folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 85 is a perspective view of the blank ofFIG. 83 completely folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 86 is a perspective view of the pallet container constructed from the blank ofFIG. 81 with the top of the container in the open position. -
FIG. 87 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 86 withbottom flap 802 joined tobottom flap 808. -
FIG. 88 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 86 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 89 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 86 in the collapsed position. -
FIG. 90 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 86 with the top of the container in the open position with the cap being inserted. -
FIG. 91 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 86 with cap inserted into the top of the container. -
FIG. 92 is a perspective view of the pallet container ofFIG. 91 with theflaps score line 1056 formingrim 1058. -
FIG. 93 is a flat plan view of the blanks of the eleventh preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 94 is a flat plan view of blank 1100 joined to blank 1102. -
FIG. 95 is a perspective view of the joined blanks ofFIG. 94 completed folded alongscore line 44. -
FIG. 96 is a perspective view of the pallet contain constructed from the blanks ofFIG. 93 . -
FIG. 97 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 96 withbottom flap 1112 joined tobottom flap 1114. -
FIG. 98 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 96 in the deployed position. -
FIG. 99 is a perspective view of the bottom of the pallet container ofFIG. 96 transitioning from the deployed position to the collapsed position. - With reference to
FIGS. 1-99 , the preferred embodiments of the present invention may be described. Thepallet container 10 has eightside walls bottom piece 28, two leg flaps 34, 36 that are used to automatically deploy thecontainer 10 from a flat, collapsed position (or a closed position), and a series of inside folds and outside folds. Thepallet container 10 is constructed from a blank made of cardboard. The preferable size of thecontainer 10 will vary based on the goods being transported in thecontainer 10. - As described herein, the
pallet container 10 can be constructed from blanks having different configurations. - In the first preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 1-13 , the blank 100 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, afourth wall 18, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 100 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, afirst bottom flap 30, anoutside fold 68, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, asecond bottom flap 32, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 30 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52.Second bottom flap 32 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. The inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The
first bottom flap 30 and secondbottom flap 32 are preferably in the shape of pentagon. The top side of theflaps score line 78. The bottom side (or free side) of theflaps first bottom flap 30 viascore lines 88 are inside flaps 90. Joined to the bottom side of theflap 30 viascore line 92 isglue flap 94. Joined to the two parallel sides of thesecond bottom flap 32 viascore lines 96 are inside flaps 98. - As shown in
FIGS. 2-8 , to construct thepallet container 10 from the blank 100 of the first embodiment, theglue flap 58 is attached toeighth wall 26 and the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of thefirst row 38 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of theeighth wall 26.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - The
bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by joining bottom flaps 30, 32 viaglue flap 94. Theglue flap 94 of thefirst bottom flap 30 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of secondbottom flap 32. As shown inFIG. 9 , when the container is the open position, the inside flaps 90, 98 are bent upward alongscore lines flap 90 and one insideflap 98 are positioned end-to-end and abutfirst wall 12 in the interior of thecontainer 10. Similarly, one insideflap 90 and one insideflap 98 are positioned end-to-end and abut the fifth wall in the interior of thecontainer 10. The inside flaps 90, 98 serve to seal the interior of thecontainer 10. - The deployment process of converting the
container 10 from a flat position (as shown inFIG. 13 ) to a fully deployed container in the open position (as shown inFIG. 10 ) comprises two steps. The first step is the top opening process. In the flat position, thecontainer 10 is collapsed on itself. For example,third wall 16 is collapsed onseventh wall 24. Folded betweenthird wall 16 andseventh wall 24 isbottom piece 28. Firstbottom flap 30 is folded on secondbottom flap 32 alongscore line 92. Thefirst wall 12 andfifth wall 20 are folded in half alongscore lines first wall 12 andfifth wall 20 towards each other. This action transitions thecontainer 10 into the open position as shown inFIG. 12 . Anopening 122 in the top end of thecontainer 10 is created by the eight joinedwalls bottom piece 28 unfolds alongscore line 92. - The second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process. With the
container 10 in the upright position as shown inFIG. 9 , the user exerts downward pressure on thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36, preferably in a rocking motion. As pressure is exerted on thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36, the leg flaps 34, 36 fold under the bottom piece of thecontainer 10 alongscore line 78. During the folding process offirst leg flap 34, as shown inFIG. 11 , outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60) is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 62 is folded betweenoutside fold 76 andfirst leg flap 34. Similarly,outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 64 is folded betweenoutside fold 66 and thefirst leg flap 34. During the folding process ofsecond leg flap 36,outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 70 is folded betweenoutside fold 68 andsecond leg flap 36. Similarly,outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 72 is folded betweenoutside fold 74 andsecond leg flap 36. In application, the weight of the load inside thecontainer 10 holds thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36 parallel withbottom piece 28, and thus allows theflaps bottom piece 28 of the container. - To convert the
container 10 back from the open position to the closed position,first wall 12 andfifth wall 20 are pulled outward and away from one another. This causes thecontainer 10 to collapse alongscore line 118 and scoreline 120. Thebottom piece 28 also folds inward alongscore line 92. The deployment and collapsing process can easily be performed by a single person. - In addition to being utilized in the deployment and collapsing processes, score
lines container 10. By being susceptible to bulging alongscore lines third wall 16 and/orseventh wall 20 is therefore prevented. Maintaining the integrity ofthird wall 16 and seventh 20 is essential to ensure the most economical packing and transport of the multiple pallets with pallet containers. - In the second preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 14-20 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 200. The second embodiment provides for acontainer 10 with a locking mechanism forfirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36.Blank 200 is identical to blank 100 (described above) except for differences in firstbottom flap 30,second bottom flap 32, inside flaps 90, inside flaps 98, andglue flap 94. Whereas in the first embodiment inside flaps 90 are joined along their length to firstbottom flap 30, in the second embodiment the inside flaps 90 are notched, thus creatingnotches 202 between the inside flaps 90 and thefirst bottom flap 30. The bottom side (free end) of firstbottom flap 30 is also double notched, thus creatingnotches 204 on either side ofglue flap 94. Because of thenotches 204, theglue flap 94 in this embodiment is preferably only approximately half the length of the free end of thefirst bottom flap 30. - The inside flaps 98 joined to the
second bottom flap 32 are also notched, thus creatingnotches 206 between the inside flaps 98 and thesecond bottom flap 32. The bottom side of secondbottom flap 32 is also double notched, thus creatingnotches 208. - As shown in
FIGS. 16-20 , when thefirst bottom flap 30 and thesecond bottom flap 32 are glued together to formbottom piece 28, twobottom slots 210 are formed in thebottom piece 28 which receive the free end offirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36. Each slot is formed by abutting onenotch 204 and onenotch 208. The free end offirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36 are bent upwardly and tucked into the interior of thecontainer 10 through the twoslots 210. - Once the
bottom piece 28 is formed, the inside flaps 90, 98 are bent upward alongscore lines first wall 12 andfifth wall 18 in the interior of thecontainer 10. Onenotch 204 and onenotch 206 abut one another in the interior of the container andform slots 212. Once the free ends offirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36 are received throughslots 210 in thebottom piece 28, the free ends are folded parallel to the interior surface of thebottom piece 28 and are received and secured byslots 212. - In the third preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 21-30 , the container is constructed from blank 300.Blank 300 is comprised offirst row 38 andsecond row 40.First row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20, andglue flap 302. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20, andglue flap 302 are preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, and the fifth wall toglue flap 302 alongscore line 310. Unlike the embodiments previously described,fifth wall 20 is joined to aglue flap 302 alongscore line 310. Thefirst row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. - The
second row 40 of blank 300 is comprised ofglue flap 60, insidefold 62, afirst leg flap 34, insidefold 64,outside fold 66,first bottom flap 30,outside fold 68, insidefold 70,second leg flap 36, insidefold 72, and aglue flap 304. Theglue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 30 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side.Glue flap 304 is joined toinside fold 72 alongscore line 310. - The
first bottom flap 30 is joined to thesecond bottom flap 32 alongscore line 306, thus formingbottom piece 28. Thefirst bottom flap 30 and secondbottom flap 32 are preferably in the shape of a pentagon. Thefirst bottom flap 30 and secondbottom flap 32 are joined along their longest sides. Thethird wall 16 is joined to thefirst bottom flap 30 at its opposite end alongscore line 78, while theseventh wall 24 is joined to secondbottom flap 32 at its opposite end alongscore line 308. Joined to the two parallel sides of thefirst bottom flap 30 viascore lines 88 are inside flaps 90. Joined to the two parallel sides of thesecond bottom flap 32 viascore lines 96 are inside flaps 98.Sixth wall 22 is joined toseventh wall 24 on one of its sides alongscore line 54.Seventh wall 24 is joined toeighth wall 26 on one of its opposite side alongscore line 56. - As shown in
FIGS. 22-30 , to construct thepallet container 10 from blank 300, thefirst row 38 is folded alongscore line 78 forming a 90 degree angle with firstbottom flap 30. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20, andglue flap 302 are bent inward alongscore lines sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are folded alongscore line 308 forming a 90 degree angle with secondbottom flap 32. Thesixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, and eightwall 26 are bent towards thefirst row 38 alongscore lines opening 122 of thecontainer 10,glue flap 302 is attached lengthwise tosixth wall 22,glue flap 304 is attached tooutside fold 74,glue flap 58 is attached toeighth wall 26, andglue flap 60 is attached tooutside fold 76. Thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10 is capable of folding inward alongscore line 306. Thus in the flat position, thefirst bottom flap 30 is folded betweenthird wall 16 and secondbottom flap 32, while thesecond bottom flap 32 is folded between firstbottom flap 30 andseventh wall 24. - The deployment and collapsing process of the
container 10 constructed from blank 300 is the same as previously described. - In the fourth preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 31-38 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 400 and blank 420.Blank 400 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, afourth wall 18, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 400 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, a firstbottom glue flap 402, anoutside fold 68, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, a secondbottom glue flap 404, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom glue flap 402 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52. Secondbottom glue flap 404 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. The inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The first
bottom glue flap 402 and secondbottom glue flap 404 are preferably in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid (i.e. trapezoid with two non-parallel sides the same length). The top side of the glue flaps 402, 404 is alongscore line 78. The bottom side (free end) of theflaps -
Blank 420 is comprised of afirst bottom section 406 and asecond bottom section 408. Thebottom sections score line 418. Joined to the two parallel sides of thefirst bottom section 406 viascore lines 412 are inside flaps 410. Joined to the two parallel sides of thesecond bottom section 408 viascore lines 416 are inside flaps 414. - As shown in
FIGS. 31-38 , to form thecontainer 10, blank 420 is attached to blank 400. Second blank 420 forms thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10. Firstbottom section 406 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of firstbottom glue flap 402, while secondbottom section 408 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of secondbottom glue flap 404. To construct the top piece ofpallet container 10 from the blank 400 of the fourth embodiment, the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of thefirst row 38.Glue flap 58 is attached toeighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - When the container is the open position, the
inside flaps score lines first wall 12 andfifth wall 18 in the interior of thecontainer 10. The inside flaps 410, 414 serve to seal the interior of thecontainer 10. - The deployment and collapsing process of the
container 10 constructed fromblanks - In the fifth preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 39-41 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 500 and blank 420.Blank 500 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, afourth wall 18, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 500 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, a firstbottom glue flap 502, anoutside fold 68, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, a secondbottom glue flap 504, and anoutside fold 76. Unlike previously described embodiments, thefirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36 do not have a free end. - The
glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52. The inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The first
bottom glue flap 502 and secondbottom glue flap 504 are preferably in the shape of a rectangle. Thus,first flap 502 does not abutoutside fold 66 oroutside fold 68. Likewise,second flap 504 does not abutoutside fold 74 oroutside fold 76. The top side of theflaps score line 78. The bottom side (free end) of theflaps -
Blank 420 is comprised of afirst bottom section 406 and asecond bottom section 408. Thebottom sections score line 418. Joined to the two parallel sides of thefirst bottom section 406 viascore lines 412 are inside flaps 410. Joined to the two parallel sides of the secondbottom flap 408 viascore lines 416 are inside flaps 414. - As shown in
FIGS. 39-41 , to form thecontainer 10, blank 420 is attached to blank 500. Second blank 420 forms thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10. Firstbottom section 406 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of firstbottom glue flap 502, while secondbottom section 408 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of secondbottom glue flap 504. To construct the top piece ofpallet container 10 from the blank 500 of the fifth embodiment, the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of thefirst row 38.Glue flap 58 is attached toeighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 500 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - When the container is the open position, the
inside flaps score lines first wall 12 andfifth wall 18 in the interior of thecontainer 10. The inside flaps 410, 414 serve to seal the interior of thecontainer 10. - The deployment and collapsing process of the
container 10 constructed fromblanks - In the sixth preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 42-44 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 600, blank 602 and blank 420.Blank 600 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, and afourth wall 18. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16, andfourth wall 18 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, and thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48. -
Blank 602 has a first row 606 and a second row 608. The first row 606 is comprised ofglue flap 604, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26.Glue flap 604,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. The glue flap is preferably joined to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 of blank 600 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 600 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, a firstbottom glue flap 502, and anoutside fold 68. The first row 606 of blank 602 is joined to the second row 608 alongscore line 78. The second row of blank 602 is comprised ofglue flap 610, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, a secondbottom glue flap 504, and anoutside fold 76. -
Glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44.Glue flap 610 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52. The inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The first
bottom glue flap 502 and secondbottom glue flap 504 are preferably in the shape of a rectangle. Thus,first flap 502 does not abutoutside fold 66 oroutside fold 68. Likewise,second flap 504 does not abutoutside fold 74 oroutside fold 76. The top side of theflaps score line 78. The bottom side of theflaps -
Blank 420 is comprised of afirst bottom section 406 and asecond bottom section 408. Thebottom sections score line 418. Joined to the two parallel sides of thefirst bottom section 406 viascore lines 412 are inside flaps 410. Joined to the two parallel sides of the secondbottom flap 408 viascore lines 416 are inside flaps 414. - As shown in
FIGS. 42-44 , to construct the top piece ofpallet container 10 from the blank 600 and blank 602, theglue flap 604 is attached tofourth wall 18 and glue flap 601 is attached tooutside fold 68.Blank 420 is attached to the attachedblanks bottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10. Firstbottom section 406 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of firstbottom glue flap 502, while secondbottom section 408 is preferably glued to the bottom surface of secondbottom glue flap 504. - The eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of the
first row 38.Glue flap 58 is attached toeighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 600 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - When the container is the open position, the
inside flaps score lines first wall 12 andfifth wall 18 in the interior of thecontainer 10. The inside flaps 410, 414 serve to seal the interior of thecontainer 10. - The deployment and collapsing process of the
container 10 constructed fromblanks - In the seventh preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 45-57 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 700 and blank 702.Blank 700 and blank 702 are preferably complementary.Blank 700 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, and afourth wall 18. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16, andfourth wall 18 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, and thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48. -
Blank 702 has afirst row 712 and asecond row 714. Thefirst row 712 is comprised ofglue flap 704, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26.Glue flap 704,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. The glue flap is preferably joined to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 of blank 700 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 700 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, afirst bottom flap 30, and anoutside fold 68. Thefirst row 712 of blank 702 is joined to the second row 608 alongscore line 716. The second row of blank 602 is comprised ofglue flap 706, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, asecond bottom flap 32, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 of blank 700 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 30 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theglue flap 706 of blank 702 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52.Second bottom flap 32 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. The inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The
first bottom flap 30 and secondbottom flap 32 are preferably in the shape of pentagon. The top side of theflaps score line 78. The bottom side (free end) of theflaps first bottom flap 30 viascore lines 88 are inside flaps 90. Joined to the two parallel sides of thesecond bottom flap 32 viascore lines 96 are inside flaps 98. Joined to the bottom side offlap 30 isglue flap 708.Glue flap 708 extends approximately one-half of the length of the bottom side.Glue flap 710 is joined to the bottom side offlap 32.Glue Flap 710 extends approximately one-half of the length of the bottom side. - As shown in
FIGS. 46-53 , to construct thepallet container 10 fromblanks glue flap 708 is attached to firstbottom flap 30 andglue flap 710 is attached to secondbottom flap 32. To construct the top piece of thecontainer 10,glue flap 58 of blank 700 is attached toeighth wall 26 of blank 702.Glue flap 60 is also attached tooutside fold 76. In addition,glue flap 704 of blank 702 is attached tofourth wall 18.Glue flap 706 is also attached tooutside fold 68. Once the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, theoctagon 122 opening of thecontainer 10 is formed. - The deployment and collapsing process of the
container 10 constructed fromblanks - In eighth preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 58-69 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 800. The blank 800 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, afourth wall 18, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. In one version of this embodiment,first wall 12 andfirst leg flap 34 are bisected byscore line 118. In another version, depending on the intended use of thecontainer 10,score line 118 is absent. Similarly,fifth wall 20 andsecond leg flap 36 may or may not be bisected byscore line 120. - The
first row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 800 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, a firstbottom flap 802, anoutside fold 68, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, a secondbottom flap 808, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 802 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52. Secondbottom flap 808 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. Inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The top sides of first
bottom flap 802 and secondbottom flap 808 are alongscore line 78. The bottom side (free end) of theflap 802 consists of anotch 812 which creates alocking tab 810. The free end offlap 808 consists of anotch 816 which creates alocking tab 814. - To construct the
pallet container 10 from the blank 800, the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of thefirst row 38.Glue flap 58, which is joined tofirst wall 12, is attached toeighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - As shown in
FIG. 68 , thebottom piece 28 of the container is formed by interlocking the firstbottom flap 802 and the secondbottom flap 808. Theflaps locking tab 810 intonotch 816 and hookinglocking tab 814 intonotch 812. This causes lockingtab 810 to rest on the top surface of secondbottom flap 808 andlocking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of firstbottom flap 802. - In the version of this embodiment comprising
score line 118 and scoreline 120, the first step of the deployment of thecontainer 10 constructed from blank 800 is the same as previously described. However, in the absence ofscore line 118 and scoreline 120, the configuration of thecontainer 10 constructed from blank 800 in the flat position is different from the previously described embodiments. Specifically, thecontainer 10 is folded alongscore line 44 and scoreline 52 when in the flat position, instead ofscore lines - In the top opening step of the deployment process of the container, the user pushes
score line 44 and scoreline 52 towards each other. This action transitions thecontainer 10 into the open position. Anopening 122 in the top end of thecontainer 10 is created by the eight joinedwalls - The second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process. Once the top of the
container 10 has been opened, thecontainer 10 preferably is turned upside down to secure thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10 by interlocking the firstbottom flap 802 and the secondbottom flap 808. As explained above, theflaps locking tab 810 intonotch 816 and hookinglocking tab 814 intonotch 812. This causes lockingtab 810 to rest on the top surface of secondbottom flap 808 andlocking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of firstbottom flap 802. - Once the
bottom piece 28 is assembled, pressure is exerted on thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36. The pressure can be applied manually when thecontainer 10 is upside down or by rocking thecontainer 10 back-and-forth onfirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36 when thecontainer 12 is in the upright position. This pressure causes the leg flaps 34, 36 fold under the bottom piece of thecontainer 10 alongscore line 78. During the folding process offirst leg flap 34, outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60) is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 62 is folded betweenoutside fold 76 andfirst leg flap 34. Similarly,outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 64 is folded betweenoutside fold 66 and thefirst leg flap 34. During the folding process ofsecond leg flap 36,outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 70 is folded betweenoutside fold 68 andsecond leg flap 36. Similarly,outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 72 is folded betweenoutside fold 74 andsecond leg flap 36. In application, the weight of the load inside thecontainer 10 holds thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36 parallel withbottom piece 28, and thus allows theflaps bottom piece 28 of the container. - In ninth preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 70-80 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 900. The blank 900 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, afourth wall 18, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 900 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 902, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, a firstbottom flap 802, anoutside fold 68, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 904, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, a secondbottom flap 808, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 902 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 804 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 904 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52. Secondbottom flap 808 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. Inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The top sides of first
bottom flap 802 and secondbottom flap 808 are alongscore line 78. The bottom side (free end) of theflap 802 consists of anotch 812 which creates alocking tab 810. The free end offlap 808 consists of anotch 816 which creates alocking tab 814. The surface of the firstbottom flap 802 also has anopening 906, preferably in the shape of an oval, shaped to receive the free end offirst leg flap 902. The surface of the second bottom also has anopening 908, preferably in the shape of an oval, shaped to receive the free end ofsecond leg flap 904. - To construct the
pallet container 10 from the blank 900, the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of thefirst row 38.Glue flap 58, which is joined tofirst wall 12, is attached toeighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - The
bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by interlocking the firstbottom flap 802 and the secondbottom flap 808. Theflaps locking tab 810 intonotch 816 and hookinglocking tab 814 intonotch 812. This causes lockingtab 810 to rest on the top surface of secondbottom flap 808 andlocking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of firstbottom flap 802. - As shown in
FIG. 79 , to further secure thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10, the free end portion offirst leg flap 902 is received throughhole 906 in firstbottom flap 802 and the free end portion ofsecond leg flap 904 is received throughhole 908 in secondbottom flap 808. Once the free ends of the leg flaps 1002, 1004 are received by theholes bottom piece 28 to lock them into place. - With the absence of
score line 118 and scoreline 120, the configuration of thecontainer 10 constructed from blank 900 in the flat position is different from the first seven previously described embodiments. Specifically, thecontainer 10 is folded alongscore line 44 and scoreline 52 when in the flat position. - In the top opening step of the deployment process of the container, the user pushes
score line 44 and scoreline 52 towards each other. This action transitions thecontainer 10 into the open position. Anopening 122 in the top end of thecontainer 10 is created by the eight joinedwalls - The second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process. Once the top of the
container 10 has been opened, thecontainer 10 preferably is turned upside down to secure thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10 by interlocking the firstbottom flap 802 and the secondbottom flap 808. As explained above, theflaps locking tab 810 intonotch 816 and hookinglocking tab 814 intonotch 812. This causes lockingtab 810 to rest on the top surface of secondbottom flap 808 andlocking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of firstbottom flap 802. To further secure the bottom piece of thecontainer 10, the free end portion offirst leg flap 1002 is received throughhole 1006 in firstbottom flap 802 and the free end portion ofsecond leg flap 1004 is received throughhole 1008 in secondbottom flap 808. Once the free ends of the leg flaps 1002, 1004 are received by theholes bottom piece 28 to lock them into place. - Once the
bottom piece 28 is assembled, pressure is exerted on thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36. The pressure can be applied manually when thecontainer 10 is upside down or by rocking thecontainer 10 back-and-forth onfirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36 when thecontainer 12 is in the upright position. This pressure causes the leg flaps 34, 36 fold under the bottom piece of thecontainer 10 alongscore line 78. During the folding process offirst leg flap 34, outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60) is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 62 is folded betweenoutside fold 76 andfirst leg flap 34. Similarly,outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 64 is folded betweenoutside fold 66 and thefirst leg flap 34. During the folding process ofsecond leg flap 36,outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 70 is folded betweenoutside fold 68 andsecond leg flap 36. Similarly,outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 72 is folded betweenoutside fold 74 andsecond leg flap 36. In application, the weight of the load inside thecontainer 10 holds thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36 parallel withbottom piece 28, and thus allows theflaps bottom piece 28 of the container. - In tenth preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 81-92 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 1000. The blank 1000 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, afourth wall 18, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16,fourth wall 18,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48, thefourth wall 18 to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - Top flaps are joined to each side wall.
Flap 1002 is joined tofirst wall 12,flap 1004 is joined tosecond wall 14,flap 1006 is joined tothird wall 16,flap 1008 is joined tofourth wall 18,flap 1010 is joined tofifth wall 20,flap 1012 is joined tosixth wall 22,flap 1014 is joined toseventh wall 24, andflap 1016 is joined toeighth wall 26. - As shown in
FIG. 81 , cut intofirst wall 12 isflap 1034 which is preferably square or rectangular in shape. Theflap 1034 is preferably cut along the bottom side and left and right sides of theflap 1034, leaving only the top side of theflap 1034 attached tofirst panel 12. Similarly,flap 1036 is cut intofifth wall 20 which is preferably square or rectangular in shape. Theflap 1034 is preferably cut along the bottom side and left and right sides of theflap 1036, leaving only the top side of theflap 1034 attached to thefifth panel 20. - The
first row 38 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 1000 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 34, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, a firstbottom flap 802, anoutside fold 68, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 36, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, a secondbottom flap 808, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 34 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 802 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theoutside fold 68 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 36 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52. Secondbottom flap 808 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. Inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The top sides of first
bottom flap 802 and secondbottom flap 808 are alongscore line 78. The bottom side (free end) of theflap 802 consists of anotch 812 which creates alocking tab 810. The free end offlap 808 consists of anotch 816 which creates alocking tab 814. Attached to one side offlap 802 alongscore line 1042 is alocking piece 1038. Similarly, attached to one side offlap 808 alongscore line 1044 is alocking piece 1040. - To construct the
pallet container 10 from the blank 1000, the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 of thefirst row 38.Glue flap 58, which is joined tofirst wall 12, is attached toeighth wall 26 to form the octagon opening 122 of thecontainer 10.Glue flap 58 is preferably glued to the exterior surface of the eighth wall.Glue flap 60 of thesecond row 40 of the blank 100 is similarly attached to theoutside fold 76. When glue flaps 58, 60 are attached to theeighth wall 26,score line 42 is aligned with side edge of theeighth wall 26. - The
bottom piece 28 of the container is formed by interlocking the firstbottom flap 802 and the secondbottom flap 808. Theflaps locking tab 810 intonotch 816 and hookinglocking tab 814 intonotch 812. This causes lockingtab 810 to rest on the top surface of secondbottom flap 808 andlocking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of firstbottom flap 802. - In the top opening step of the deployment process of the container, the user pushes
score line 44 and scoreline 52 towards each other. This action transitions thecontainer 10 into the open position. Anopening 122 in the top end of thecontainer 10 is created by the eight joinedwalls - The second step of the deployment process is the bottom closing process. Once the top of the
container 10 has been opened, thecontainer 10 preferably is turned upside down to secure thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10 by interlocking the firstbottom flap 802 and the secondbottom flap 808. As explained above, theflaps locking tab 810 intonotch 816 and hookinglocking tab 814 intonotch 812. This causes lockingtab 810 to rest on the top surface of secondbottom flap 808 andlocking tab 814 to rest on the top surface of firstbottom flap 802. As shown inFIGS. 86-88 , to further secure thebottom piece 28, lockingpiece 1038 is received byflap 1034. - Locking
piece 1038 is then folded downward alongscore line 1042 thereby locking firstbottom flap 802 tofirst wall 12. Similarly, lockingpiece 1040 is received byflap 1036. Lockingpiece 1040 is then folded downward alongscore line 1044 thereby locking secondbottom flap 808 tofifth wall 20. - Once the
bottom piece 28 is assembled, pressure is exerted on thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36. The pressure can be applied manually when thecontainer 10 is upside down or by rocking thecontainer 10 back-and-forth onfirst leg flap 34 andsecond leg flap 36 when thecontainer 12 is in the upright position. This pressure causes the leg flaps 34, 36 fold under the bottom piece of thecontainer 10 alongscore line 78. During the folding process offirst leg flap 34, outside fold 76 (connected to glue flap 60) is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 62 is folded betweenoutside fold 76 andfirst leg flap 34. Similarly,outside fold 66 is forced to fold on top offirst leg flap 34 alongscore lines fold 64 is folded betweenoutside fold 66 and thefirst leg flap 34. During the folding process ofsecond leg flap 36,outside fold 68 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 70 is folded betweenoutside fold 68 andsecond leg flap 36. Similarly,outside fold 74 is forced to fold on top ofsecond leg flap 36 alongscore lines fold 72 is folded betweenoutside fold 74 andsecond leg flap 36. In application, the weight of the load inside thecontainer 10 holds thefirst leg flap 34 and thesecond leg flap 36 parallel withbottom piece 28, and thus allows theflaps bottom piece 28 of the container. - As shown in
FIG. 81 ,first wall 12,third wall 16,fifth wall 20, andseventh wall 24 also comprisehandles handles pallet container 10 to physically remove it from the pallet or otherwise move thepallet container 10 once off the pallet. -
First wall 12,third wall 16,fifth wall 20, andseventh wall 24 also compriseslots FIG. 81 , theslots first wall 12,third wall 16,fifth wall 20, andseventh wall 24 and are shaped to receive thelocking tabs FIG. 90 , the cap 1046 is preferably in the shape of an octagon. The lockingtabs FIG. 91 , the lockingtabs slots pallet container 10 and close theopening 122 of thepallet container 10. The cap 1046 serves to protect the contents of thepallet container 10. - Once the cap 1046 has been inserted into the
pallet container 10,flaps score line 1056 as shown inFIG. 92 . The angled sides of theflaps FIG. 92 . Theflaps flaps rim 1058 around the top of thepallet container 10. Therim 1058 further secures the cap 1046 into place. - In the eleventh preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 93-99 , thecontainer 10 is constructed from blank 1100 and blank 1102.Blank 1100 has afirst row 38 and asecond row 40. Thefirst row 38 is comprised of aglue flap 58, afirst wall 12, asecond wall 14, athird wall 16, and afourth wall 18. Theglue flap 58,first wall 12,second wall 14,third wall 16, andfourth wall 18 are all preferably rectangular in shape. Theglue flap 58 is joined to thefirst wall 12 via ascore line 42. Similarly, thefirst wall 12 is joined to thesecond wall 14 viascore line 44, thesecond wall 14 to thethird wall 16 viascore line 46, and thethird wall 16 to thefourth wall 18 viascore line 48. -
Blank 1102 has afirst row 1142 and asecond row 1144. Thefirst row 1142 is comprised ofglue flap 704, afifth wall 20, asixth wall 22, aseventh wall 24, and aneighth wall 26.Glue flap 704,fifth wall 20,sixth wall 22,seventh wall 24, andeighth wall 26 are all preferably rectangular in shape. The glue flap is preferably joined to thefifth wall 20 viascore line 50, thefifth wall 20 to thesixth wall 22 viascore line 52, thesixth wall 22 to theseventh wall 24 viascore line 54, and theseventh wall 24 to theeighth wall 26 viascore line 56. - The
first row 38 of blank 1100 is joined to thesecond row 40 alongscore line 78. Thesecond row 40 of blank 1100 is comprised of aglue flap 60, aninside fold 62, afirst leg flap 1104, aninside fold 64, anoutside fold 66, afirst bottom flap 1112, and anoutside fold 68. Thefirst row 1142 of blank 1102 is joined to thesecond row 1144 alongscore line 716. The second row of blank 1102 is comprised ofglue flap 706, aninside fold 70, asecond leg flap 1106, aninside fold 72, anoutside fold 74, asecond bottom flap 1114, and anoutside fold 76. - The
glue flap 60 of blank 1100 is joined to theinside fold 62 alongscore line 42.First leg flap 1104 is joined toinside fold 62 alongscore line 80 on one side and joined to inside fold 64 alongscore line 82 on the other side. Inside fold 64 is joined tooutside fold 66 alongscore line 44. Firstbottom flap 1112 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 66 on one side and theoutside fold 68 on the other side. Theglue flap 706 of blank 1102 is joined to theinside fold 70 alongscore line 50. Thesecond leg flap 1106 is joined toinside fold 70 alongscore line 84 on one side and toinside fold 72 alongscore line 86 on the other side. Inside fold 72 is joined tooutside fold 74 alongscore line 52.Second bottom flap 1114 abuts, but is not joined to, theoutside fold 74 on one side and theoutside fold 76 on the other side. The inside folds 62, 64, 70, 72 are triangular-shaped, preferably in the shape of a right triangle. - The
first bottom flap 1112 andsecond bottom flap 1114 are substantially in the shape of pentagon. The top side offlap 1112 is alongdouble score lines flap 1114 is alongdouble score lines flaps flap 1112 isglue flap 1132. Theflap 1112 is separated fromglue flap 1132 by twoscore lines first bottom flap 1112 include roundedsections double score lines second bottom flap 1114 include roundedsections double score lines blanks score lines - The free end of
flap 1104 includes two hookedportions 1108 positioned opposite one another. The free end offlap 1106 includes two hookedportions 1110 positioned opposite one another. The surface of thefirst bottom flap 1112 has twoopenings 1116 shaped to receive onehooked end 1108 offlap 1104 and onehooked end 1110 offlap 1106. The surface of thesecond bottom flap 1114 also has twoopenings 1118 shaped to receive onehooked end 1108 offlap 1104 and onehooked end 1110 offlap 1106. The bottom flaps 1112, 1114 each also include anoval opening container 10 formed fromblanks - To construct the
pallet container 10 fromblanks glue flap 1132 is attached tosecond bottom flap 1114. To construct the top piece of thecontainer 10,glue flap 58 of blank 1100 is attached toeighth wall 26 of blank 1102.Glue flap 60 is also attached tooutside fold 76. In addition,glue flap 704 of blank 1102 is attached tofourth wall 18.Glue flap 706 is also attached tooutside fold 68. Once the eight walls are folded inward along the score lines 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, theoctagon 122 opening of thecontainer 10 is formed. - The deployment process of the
container 10 constructed fromblanks container 10 is deployed, to further secure thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10, onehooked end 1108 offirst leg flap 1104 is received and secured throughopening 1116 infirst bottom flap 1112 and the otherhooked end 1108 is received and secured throughopening 1118 insecond bottom flap 1114. Onehooked end 1110 of thesecond leg flap 1106 is received and secured through thesecond opening 1116 in thefirst bottom flap 1112 and the otherhooked end 1110 is received and secured through thesecond opening 1118 insecond bottom flap 1114. Using the hooked ends 1108, 1110 to further secure thebottom piece 28 of thecontainer 10 is optional. In other words, thecontainer 10 is fully functional without locking the hooked ends 1108, 1110. The hand holes 1120, 1122 may assist the assembler in locking the hooked ends 1108, 1110 in the receivingslots container 10 formed fromblanks openings container 10 may be collapsed as previously described. - Although illustrative embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to those precise embodiments, and that various changes and modifications can be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the claims.
- The present invention has been described with reference to certain preferred and alternative embodiments that are intended to be exemplary only and not limiting to the full scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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1. A pallet container comprising:
(a) eight side walls, wherein said side walls are joined to one another;
(b) a first leg flap;
(c) a first inside fold and a second inside fold, wherein said first inside fold is joined between said first leg flap and a first outside fold and said second inside fold is joined between said first leg flap and a second outside fold;
(d) a second leg flap;
(e) a third inside fold and a fourth inside fold, wherein said third inside fold is joined between said second leg flap and a third outside fold and said fourth inside fold is joined between said second leg flap and a fourth outside fold; and
(f) a first bottom flap joined to a second bottom flap to form a bottom piece, wherein said first bottom flap has a first notch in its free end creating a first locking tab and said second bottom flap has a second notch in its free end creating a second locking tab, wherein said first notch and said first locking tab are interlocked with said second notch and said second locking tab.
2. The pallet container of claim 1 , wherein there is a first opening in the first bottom flap and a second opening in the second bottom flap, wherein said first opening is capable of receiving a free end of said first leg flap and said second opening is capable of receiving a free end of said second leg flap.
3. The pallet container of claim 1 further comprising a locking mechanism, wherein said locking mechanism comprises:
(a) a first locking piece joined to said first bottom flap;
(b) a first wall flap, wherein said first wall flap is capable of receiving and securing said first locking piece
4. The pallet container of claim 3 , wherein said locking mechanism further comprises a second locking piece joined to said second bottom flap and a second wall flap, wherein said second wall flap is capable of receiving and securing said second locking piece.
5. The pallet container of claim 3 , wherein said first wall flap is cut into one of said eight walls.
6. The pallet container of claim 1 further comprising at least one handle cut into one of said eight walls.
7. The pallet container of claim 1 further comprising a top rim, wherein said top rim is comprised of eight top flaps joined to one another.
8. The pallet container of claim 1 further comprising at least one slot cut into one of said eight walls, wherein said slot is capable of securing a pallet container cap.
9. A blank for making a pallet container comprising:
(a) a first row comprising a plurality of vertical score lines defining a glue flap, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, a fifth wall, a sixth wall, a seventh wall, and an eighth wall; and
(b) a second row comprising:
(i) a glue flap, two leg flaps and two bottom flaps, wherein each of the two bottom flaps have a notch in their free end creating a locking tab; and
(ii) two inside folds joined on opposite sides of each of said two leg flaps and two outside folds abut each of said bottom flaps on opposite sides.
10. The blank of claim 9 , wherein each of said two bottom flaps have an opening capable of receiving one of said two leg flaps.
11. The blank of claim 9 further comprising at least one locking piece joined to one of said two bottom flaps.
12. The blank of claim 11 further comprising at least one wall flap, wherein said at least one wall flap is capable of receiving and securing at least one locking piece.
13. The blank of claim 12 wherein said wall flap is cut into one of said eight walls.
14. The blank of claim 11 further comprising at least one handle cut into one of said eight walls.
15. The blank of claim 11 further comprising at least one top flap joined to the top of one of said eight walls.
16. The blank of claim 11 further comprising at least one slot cut into one of said eight walls, wherein said slot is capable of securing a pallet container cap.
17. A method of forming a pallet container, the method comprising the steps:
forming a blank, the blank eight side walls, a first bottom flap, and a second bottom flap, wherein the eight walls are connected by a plurality of score lines;
folding the eight walls inwardly along the plurality of score lines;
securing the eighth wall to a flap associated with the first wall; and
interlocking the first bottom flap and the second bottom flap, thereby forming a bottom piece of the pallet container.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein there is a first opening in the first bottom flap and a second opening in the second bottom flap, wherein said first opening is capable of receiving a free end of said first leg flap and said second opening is capable of receiving a free end of said second leg flap, and wherein interlocking the first bottom flap and the second bottom flap includes receiving of a free end of said first leg flap by said first opening and receiving of a free end of said second leg flap by said second opening.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of folding the first and second free ends parallel to an interior surface of the bottom piece of the container after interlocking the first bottom flap and the second bottom flap.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the blank further includes first and second locking tabs and first and second notches, and wherein the interlocking further includes hooking said first locking tab into said first notch and said second locking tab into said second notch.
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