STACKING TRAY
20250270000 ยท 2025-08-28
Inventors
Cpc classification
B65D5/22
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B65D5/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a blank for forming a container includes a bottom panel and an end panel extending outwardly from a first edge of the bottom panel. The end panel includes a stacking pillar panel extending laterally from a first edge of the bottom panel, an end roll over panel extending laterally from a horizontal edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to roll over the stacking pillar panel such that a liner panel of the end roll over panel is configured to lay flat on the bottom panel in a set-up container, a corner roll over panel extending laterally from a first vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to roll over itself onto the stacking pillar panel to form a corner stacking pillar, a locking flap extending a laterally from a second vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to lock the corner stacking pillar together in the set-up container, and a retaining flap extending from an inner edge of the corner roll over panel configured to retain the corner stacking pillar in an upright position in the set-up container.
Claims
1. A blank for forming a container, comprising: a bottom panel; an end panel extending outwardly from a first edge of the bottom panel, wherein the end panel includes: a stacking pillar panel extending laterally from a first edge of the bottom panel; an end roll over panel extending laterally from a horizontal edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to roll over the stacking pillar panel such that a liner panel of the end roll over panel is configured to lay flat on the bottom panel in a set-up container; a corner roll over panel extending laterally from a first vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to roll over itself onto the stacking pillar panel to form a corner stacking pillar; a locking flap extending a laterally from a second vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to lock the corner stacking pillar together in the set-up container; and a retaining flap extending from an inner edge of the corner roll over panel configured to retain the corner stacking pillar in an upright position in the set-up container; and a side roll over panel extending outwardly from a second edge of the bottom panel configured to roll over itself to such that the retaining flap of the corner roll over panel is sandwiched between an inner panel and an outer panel of the side roll over panel, and wherein a liner panel of the side roll over panel is configured to lay flat on the bottom panel abutting the liner panel of the end roll over panel in the set-up container.
2. The blank of claim 1, wherein the stacking pillar is a triangular stacking pillar.
3. The blank of claim 2, wherein the corner roll over panel includes, a first inner panel, a second inner panel, a medial panel, a first outer panel, and a second outer panel, wherein the first inner panel is configured to lay flush on an inside surface of the first outer panel, wherein the second inner panel is configured to lay flush on an inner surface of the second outer panel with the corner stacking pillar constructed, wherein the medial panel is configured to form a hypotenuse of the stacking pillar in a constructed stacking pillar.
4. The blank of claim 3, wherein the first inner panel and the first outer panel are configured to form a first two ply side of the constructed stacking pillar and wherein the second inner panel and the second outer panel are configured to form a second two ply side of the constructed stacking pillar to reinforce a stacking strength of the constructed stacking pillar relative to a direction of gravity.
5. The blank of claim 4, wherein a bottom edge of the medial panel of the corner roll over panel is configured to lay flush on the bottom panel for an entire length of the bottom edge of the medial panel.
6. The blank of claim 5, wherein the medial panel of the corner roll over panel includes a locking aperture defined therein to received a locking tab of the locking flap in a constructed triangular stacking pillar.
7. The blank of claim 6, wherein the first outer panel includes a stacking tab extending laterally from a top edge of the first outer panel configured to be inserted into a stacking aperture of another container stacked on top of the set-up container.
8. The blank of claim 7, wherein the bottom panel includes a first locking aperture and a second locking aperture defined in the first edge of the bottom panel, wherein the inner panel of the end roll over panel includes a first locking tab and a second locking tab configured to be inserted into the first locking aperture and the second locking aperture, respectively, of the bottom panel in the set-up container.
9. The blank of claim 8, wherein the bottom panel includes a third locking aperture and a fourth locking aperture defined in the second edge of the bottom panel, wherein the inner panel of the side roll over panel includes a first locking tab and a second locking tab configured to be inserted into the third locking aperture and the fourth locking aperture, respectively, of the bottom panel in the set-up container.
10. The blank of claim 9, wherein the bottom panel further includes a fifth locking aperture and a sixth locking aperture defined in the second edge of the bottom panel configured to receive a respective stacking tab of a second container when the set-up container is stacked atop the second container.
11. The blank of claim 10, wherein the corner roll over panel is a first roll over corner panel, and wherein the end panel further includes: a second corner roll over panel extending laterally from a third vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel, configured to roll over itself onto the stacking pillar panel to form a second corner stacking pillar; a second locking flap extending laterally from a fourth vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to lock the second corner stacking pillar together in the set-up container; and a second retaining flap extending laterally from an inner edge of the second corner roll over panel configured to retain the second corner stacking pillar in an upright position in the set-up container, wherein the side roll over panel is configured to sandwich the second retaining panel between the inner panel and the outer panel of the side roll over panel in the set-up container.
12. The blank of claim 11, wherein the side roll over panel is a first side roll over panel and, wherein the end panel is a first end panel, and further comprising a second end panel extending outwardly from a third edge of the bottom panel, wherein the second end panel includes: a second stacking pillar panel extending outwardly from the third edge of the bottom panel; a second end roll over panel extending laterally from a horizontal edge of the second stacking pillar panel configured to roll over the stacking pillar panel such that a liner panel of the second end roll over panel is configured to lay flat on the bottom panel and abutting the liner panel of the first side roll over panel in the set-up container; a third corner roll over panel extending outwardly from a first vertical edge of the second stacking pillar panel configured to roll over itself onto the stacking pillar panel to form a third corner stacking pillar; a third locking flap extending vertically from a second vertical edge of the second stacking pillar panel configured to lock the third corner stacking pillar together in the set-up container; and a third retaining flap extending from an inner edge of the third corner roll over panel configured to retain the third corner stacking pillar in an upright position in the set-up container; and a fourth corner roll over panel extending outwardly from a third vertical edge of the second stacking pillar panel, configured to roll over itself onto the second stacking pillar panel to form a fourth corner stacking pillar, a fourth locking flap extending laterally from a fourth vertical edge of the second stacking pillar panel configured to lock the fourth corner stacking pillar together in the set-up container; and a fourth retaining flap extending laterally from an inner edge of the fourth corner roll over panel configured to retain the fourth corner stacking pillar in an upright position in the set-up container.
13. The blank of claim 12, further comprising the second side roll over panel extending laterally from a fourth edge of the bottom panel configured to roll over itself to such that the third retaining flap of the third corner roll over panel and the fourth retaining flap of the fourth corner roll over panel are sandwiched between an inner panel and an outer panel of the second side roll over panel, and liner panel of the second side roll over panel is configured to lay flat on the bottom panel abutting the liner panel of the first end roll over panel and the liner panel of the second end roll over panel in the set-up container.
14. The blank of claim 13, wherein each of the, second, third, and fourth corner roll over panels include a respective: first inner panel, second inner panel, medial panel, first outer panel, and second outer panel, wherein the respective first inner panel is configured to lay flush on an inner surface of the respective first outer panel, wherein the respective second inner panel is configured to lay flush on an inner surface of the respective second outer panel in a respective constructed corner stacking pillar, wherein the respective corner roll over panel is configured to form a respective triangular stacking pillar, wherein the respective medial panel is configured to form a hypotenuse of the respective triangular stacking pillar.
15. The blank of claim 14, wherein the respective medial panel of the respective corner roll over panel includes a respective locking aperture defined therein to receive a respective locking tab of a respective locking flap in the set-up container, and wherein the respective first outer panel includes a respective stacking tab configured to be inserted into a respective aperture of a second container stacked on top of the set-up container.
16. The blank of claim 15, wherein the bottom panel includes a respective first and second locking aperture defined in each edge of the bottom panel configured to receive a respective first and second locking tab of each of the respective inner panels of the first end roll over panel, the first side roll over panel, the second end roll over panel, and the second ride roll over panel.
17. The blank of claim 16, wherein the bottom panel further includes a respective first and second stacking aperture defined in the second and fourth edges of the bottom panel configured to receive a respective stacking tab of a respective corner stacking pillar of a second container when the set-up container is stacked atop the second container.
18. A display container, comprising: a bottom wall configured to hold product within the container; a first end wall having a first end panel and a first and second stacking pillar extending upward from the bottom panel; a second end wall having a second end panel and a third and fourth stacking pillar extending upward from the bottom panel; a first sidewall having a first side panel extending between the first stacking pillar and the fourth stacking pillar; and a second sidewall having a second side panel extending between the second stacking pillar and the third stacking pillar, wherein the first end wall, the second end wall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall form a product display space within the container, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth stacking pillars are configured to provide structural stacking support to stack one or more additional containers atop the container and form viewing windows therebetween to display product within the container and without deconstructing the container.
19. The display container of claim 18, wherein the stacking pillars are triangular stacking pillars, and wherein a bottom edge of a hypotenuse of each of the triangular stacking pillar is flush with the bottom panel for an entirety of a length of the bottom edge.
20. The display container of claim 19, wherein at least a portion of the triangular stacking pillars are two-ply reinforced, and wherein at least a portion of the bottom wall is two-ply reinforced.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] So that those skilled in the art to which the subject disclosure appertains will readily understand how to make and use the devices and methods of the subject disclosure without undue experimentation, other embodiments thereof will be described in detail herein below with reference to certain figures, wherein:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0037] Reference will now be made to the drawings wherein like reference numerals identify similar structural features or aspects of the subject disclosure. For purposes of explanation and illustration, and not limitation, an illustrative view of an embodiment of a blank for forming a container in accordance with the disclosure is shown in
[0038] In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a blank 100 for forming a container 1000 can include a bottom panel 102, and an end panel 104 extending outwardly from a first edge 106 of the bottom panel at a first bottom panel fold line 108. The end panel 104 can include a stacking pillar panel 110 extending laterally from the first bottom panel fold line 106, an end roll over panel 112 extending laterally from a horizontal edge 114 of the stacking pillar panel 112 at a first stacking pillar panel fold line 118. A corner roll over panel 120 extends laterally from a first vertical edge 122 of the stacking pillar panel 112 at a first corner roll over fold line 124, a locking flap 126 extends laterally from a second vertical edge 128 of the stacking pillar panel 112 at a locking flap fold line 130, and retaining flap 132 extends from an inner edge 134 of the corner roll over panel 120 at a retaining flap fold line 136.
[0039] The end roll over panel 104 includes a liner panel 138, an inner panel 140 and an outer panel 142, where a horizontal portion 144 of the stacking pillar panel 112 forms the outer panel 142 of the end roll over panel 104. The end roll over panel 104 is configured to roll over the horizontal portion 144 of the stacking pillar panel 112 (e.g., the outer panel 142 of the end roll over panel 104) at the first stacking pillar panel fold line 118 to form the inner panel 140 of the end roll over panel 104, and the liner panel 138 is configured fold at a first end roll over panel fold line 146 such that the liner panel 138 of the end roll over panel 104 lays flat on the bottom panel 102 in a set-up container 1000.
[0040] The corner roll over panel 120 includes, from right to left in
[0041] A bottom edge 168 of the medial panel 152 of the corner roll over panel 120 can lay flush on the bottom panel 102 for an entire length of the bottom edge 168 of the medial panel 152 (e.g., the bottom edge 168 is flat and continuous along the bottom panel 102 for its entire length) to provide greater structural integrity under stacking weight. For example, the continuous edge 168 can prevent the corner stacking pillars 158 from crushing and/or folding or falling inwards towards the center of the container 1000.
[0042] The locking flap 126 includes a locking tab 170 extending laterally from the locking flap 126 at a locking flap fold line 172 configured to lock the corner stacking pillar 158 together in the set-up container 1000, e.g., by inserting the locking flap 172 into a locking aperture 174 of the medial panel 152 of the corner roll over panel 120. The first outer panel 154 can include a stacking tab 176 extending laterally from a top edge 178 of the first outer panel 154 configured to be inserted into a stacking aperture 180 of another container 2000 stacked on top of the set-up container 1000. As shown in
[0043] As can be seen in
[0044] The retaining flap 132 extends from the inner edge 134 of the corner roll over panel 120 at the retaining flap fold line 136 and is separated from the first outer panel 154 by a cut line 190. The retaining flap 132 is configured to retain the corner stacking pillar 158 in an upright position in the set-up container 1000 by sandwiching the retaining panel 132 within a side roll over panel 201, e.g., as described further below. The retaining flap can also include finger cut outs 192 to assist a user in moving the retaining flaps to the extended position, e.g., as shown in
[0045] The side roll over panel 201 extends outwardly from a second edge 203 of the bottom panel 102 at a second bottom panel fold line 205. The side roll 201 over panel includes a liner panel 207, an inner panel 209 and an outer panel 211, where the inner panel 209 extends between a first 213 and second 215 side roll over panel fold lines. The side roll over panel 201 is configured to roll over itself, were the outer panel 211 rolls up at the second bottom panel fold line 205 to an upright position, the inner panel 209 rolls over the outer panel at the first side roll over panel fold line 213, and the liner panel 207 rolls over the inner panel 209, folding at the second side roll over panel fold line 205, and over the retaining flap 132 of the corner roll over panel 120. The retaining panel 132 is thus sandwiched between the inner panel 209 and the outer panel 211 of the side roll over panel 201 in the set-up container 1000, and the liner panel 207 of the side roll over panel 201 lays flat on the bottom panel 102 in the set-up container 1000. A corner 217 of the liner panel 207 of the side roll over panel 201 abuts the liner panel 138 of the end roll over panel 112 in the set-up container 1000, for example, as shown in
[0046] In embodiments, the bottom panel 102 can include a first locking aperture 219 and a second locking aperture 221 defined in the first edge 106 of the bottom panel 102, and the inner panel 140 of the end roll over panel 112 can include a first locking tab 223 and a second locking tab 225 configured to be inserted into the first locking aperture 219 and the second locking aperture 221, respectively, of the bottom panel 102 in the set-up container 1000. The bottom panel 102 can also include a third locking aperture 227 and a fourth locking aperture 229 defined in the second edge 203 of the bottom panel 102 and the inner panel 209 of the side roll over panel 201 can include a first locking tab 231 and a second locking tab 233 configured to be inserted into the third locking aperture 227 and the fourth locking aperture 229, respectively, of the bottom panel 102 in the set-up container 1000.
[0047] In embodiments, the bottom panel 102 can further include a fifth locking aperture 235 and a sixth locking aperture 237 defined in the second edge 203 of the bottom panel configured to receive a respective stacking tab 276 of a second container 2000 when the set-up container 1000 is stacked atop the second container 2000.
[0048] The corner roll over panel as described herein above can be a first roll over corner panel 120, and the end panel 104 can further include a second corner roll over panel extending laterally from a third vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel 110, a second locking flap 226 extending laterally from a fourth vertical edge 228 of the stacking pillar panel 110 configured to lock the second corner stacking pillar 258 together in the set-up container 1000, and a second retaining flap 232 extending laterally from an inner edge 234 of the second corner roll over panel 220 configured to retain the second corner stacking pillar 258 in an upright position in the set up container 1000.
[0049] In embodiments, a second end panel 204 extending from a third edge 206 of the bottom panel 102 and can include a second stacking pillar panel 210, a second end roll over panel 212, and a third and 320 a fourth corner roll over panel 420. The respective portions and/or panels of the second end panel 204 can be the same or similar to that described with respect to the first end panel 104, and as such common elements already described with respect to the first end panel 104 are not repeated herein for the second end panel 204. Similarly, the blank 100 can include a second side roll over panel 501 extending from a fourth edge 503 of the bottom panel, and the second side roll over panel 501 can be similar to the first side roll over panel 201, thus common elements between the first and second side roll over panels 201, 501 already described for the first side roll over panel 201 are not repeated with respect to the second side roll over panel 501.
[0050] In embodiments, each of the first 120, second 220, third 320, and fourth 420 corner roll over panels can include a respective: first inner panel 148, 248, 348, 448, second inner panel 150, 250, 350, 450, medial panel 152, 252, 352, 452, first outer panel, 154, 254, 354, 454, and second outer panel 156, 256, 356, 456. Each stacking pillar 158, 258, 358, 458 is held together by a respective locking flap 126, 226, 326, 426, and the end panels 104, 204 are held upright with respective retaining flaps 132, 232, 332, 432.
[0051] In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, and as shown in
[0052] When stacked, the stacking pillars 1158, 1258, 1358, 1458 can form viewing windows therebetween to display product 1051 within the container 1000. This way, the product can be displayed on the shelves within the original containers 1000 and viewed from all sides, while the containers 1000, 2000 remain stacked, and without the need to deconstruct the container 1000.
[0053] As shown in
[0054] As is seen in
[0055] After the first and second end walls 1104, 1204 are locked in place, the sidewalls 1201, 1501 can be formed from the side roll over panels 201, 501. First, the outer panel 211, 511 is folded upward at the second bottom panel fold lines 205, 505, and the inner panels 209, 509 are rolled over the first side roll over panel fold lines 213, 513 to lay against the inner surface of the respective outer panels 211, 511, and the respective locking tabs (e.g., 231, 233) are inserted into the respective third and fourth locking apertures (e.g., 227, 229) in the second edge 203 and fourth edge 503 of the bottom panel 102. While the side roll over panels 201, 501 are being rolled over, the retaining flaps 132, 232, 332, 432 of the now upright respective stacking pillars 1158, 1258, 1358, 1458 extend horizontally along the second and fourth bottom edges 203, 503 of the bottom panel 102. Thus, when the respective inner panel 209, 509 of the side roll over panel is rolled and locked into the bottom panel 102, the respective retaining flap is caught between the inner 209, 509 and outer panels 211, 511 of the side roll over panels 201, 501 and sandwiched therebetween, to add additional support for holding the stacking pillars upright 1158, 1258, 1358, 1458, beyond the locking tabs of the end roll over panel. This configuration and folding sequence allow for a single user to manually fold the blank into the container, and allows for doing so without any adhesive.
[0056] As shown in
[0057] Further, as seen in
[0058] Those having ordinary skill in the art understand that any numerical values disclosed herein can be exact values or can be values within a range. Further, any terms of approximation (e.g., about, approximately, around) used in this disclosure can mean the stated value within a range. For example, in certain embodiments, the range can be within (plus or minus) 20%, or within 10%, or within 5%, or within 2%, or within any other suitable percentage or number as appreciated by those having ordinary skill in the art (e.g., for known tolerance limits or error ranges).
[0059] The articles a, an, and the as used herein and in the appended claims are used herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e., to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. By way of example, an element means one element or more than one element.
[0060] The phrase and/or, as used herein in the specification and in the claims, should be understood to mean either or both of the elements so conjoined, i.e., elements that are conjunctively present in some cases and disjunctively present in other cases. Multiple elements listed with and/or should be construed in the same fashion, i.e., one or more of the elements so conjoined. Other elements may optionally be present other than the elements specifically identified by the and/or clause, whether related or unrelated to those elements specifically identified. Thus, as a non-limiting example, a reference to A and/or B, when used in conjunction with open-ended language such as comprising can refer, in one embodiment, to A only (optionally including elements other than B); in another embodiment, to B only (optionally including elements other than A); in yet another embodiment, to both A and B (optionally including other elements); etc.
[0061] As used herein in the specification and in the claims, or should be understood to have the same meaning as and/or as defined above. For example, when separating items in a list, or or and/or shall be interpreted as being inclusive, i.e., the inclusion of at least one, but also including more than one, of a number or list of elements, and, optionally, additional unlisted items. Only terms clearly indicated to the contrary, such as only one of or exactly one of, or, when used in the claims, consisting of, will refer to the inclusion of exactly one element of a number or list of elements. In general, the term or as used herein shall only be interpreted as indicating exclusive alternatives (i.e., one or the other but not both) when preceded by terms of exclusivity, such as either, one of, only one of, or exactly one of.
[0062] Any suitable combination(s) of any disclosed embodiments and/or any suitable portion(s) thereof are contemplated herein as appreciated by those having ordinary skill in the art in view of this disclosure.
[0063] The embodiments of the present disclosure, as described above and shown in the drawings, provide for improvement in the art to which they pertain. While the apparatus and methods of the subject disclosure have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that changes and/or modifications may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the subject disclosure.