Container with knockout-stackable gable with top tab

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11312525-B2
Application number	US-201916506472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	Jul 10, 2018
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

The invention is directed to a stackable container having a gable type top wall and a gable type bottom wall. The top wall of the container can include an upwardly extending tab that cooperates with a slot in the bottom wall of a like container to facilitate stacking of two or more containers. The container includes a front opening.

First claim

I claim:

1. A stackable container comprising:
a rectangular back wall having a horizontal top edge having a first end and a second end, and a horizontal bottom edge having a first end and a second end;
a front wall having a horizontal top edge having a first end and a second end, and a horizontal bottom edge having a first end and a second end; and,

a first side wall extending between the back wall and the front wall, the first side wall including a first top edge segment extending upward from the first end of the top edge of the back wall to a central top side wall location and a second top edge segment extending upward from the first end of the top edge of the front wall to the central top side wall location, and a first bottom edge segment extending upward from the first end of the bottom edge of the back wall to a central bottom side wall location and a second bottom edge segment extending upward from the first end of the bottom edge of the front wall to the central bottom side wall location;
a second side wall extending between the back wall and the front wall, the second side wall including a first top edge segment extending upward from the second end of the top edge of the back wall to a central top side wall location and a second top edge segment extending upward from the second end of the top edge of the front wall to the central top side wall location, and a first bottom edge segment extending upward from the second end of the bottom edge of the back wall to a central bottom side wall location and a second bottom edge segment extending upward from the second end of the bottom edge of the front wall to the central bottom side wall location; and,
a top wall formed from a top flap extending from the top edge of the back wall having side edges aligning with first top edge segment of the first side wall and the first top edge of the second side wall, and a top flap extending from the top edge of the front wall having side edges aligning with the second top edge segment of the first side wall and the second top edge segment of the second side wall.

2. The stackable container of claim 1 further comprising a bottom wall formed from a bottom flap extending from the bottom edge of the back wall having side edges aligning with first bottom edge segment of the first side wall and the first bottom edge segment of the second side wall, and a bottom flap extending from the bottom edge of the front wall having side edges aligning with the second bottom edge segment of the first side wall and the second bottom edge segment of the second side wall.

3. The stackable container of claim 2 further comprising a detachable panel in the front wall, wherein detachment of the detachable panel forms an opening in the front wall.

4. The stackable container of claim 3 wherein the detachable panel extends into a portion of the top wall.

5. The stackable container of claim 2 further comprising an opening in the front wall.

6. The stackable container of claim 5 further comprising an opening in the top wall contiguous with the opening in the front wall.

7. The stackable container of claim 5 further comprising a first tab extending upward from the top wall.

8. The stackable container of claim 7 further comprising a first slot in the bottom wall aligned with the first tab of the top wall.

9. The stackable container of claim 5 further comprising a top flap extending upward from the first top edge segment of the first side wall and a top flap extending upward from the second top edge segment of the first side wall, and a top flap extending upward from the first top edge segment of the second side wall and a top flap extending upward from the second top edge segment of the second side wall.

10. The stackable container of claim 9 further comprising a bottom flap extending downward from the first bottom edge segment of the first side wall and a bottom flap extending downward from the second bottom edge segment of the first side wall, and a bottom flap extending downward from the first bottom edge segment of the second side wall and a bottom flap extending downward from the second bottom edge segment of the second side wall.

11. The stackable container of claim 5 wherein each of the walls and flaps are formed from a single blank of material.

12. The stackable container of claim 11 further comprising a glue panel connected to the second side wall.

13. The stackable container of claim 12 wherein the glue panel is glued to a side edge portion of the back wall.

14. The stackable container of claim 5 wherein the container is formed from paperboard.

15. The stackable container of claim 5 wherein the container is formed from plastic.

16. The stackable container of claim 5 further comprising a locking flap extending from a top edge of the top flap of the back wall and a locking flap extending from a top edge of the top flap of the front wall.

17. The stackable container of claim 16 wherein the locking flap extending from the top flap of the back wall creates an upwardly positioned tab when folded.

18. The stackable container of claim 5 wherein the bottom flap from the back wall includes a plurality of locking tabs and the bottom flap from the front wall includes a plurality of locking tabs.

Assignees

• Menasha Corp

Inventors

• Sharon Arie

Classifications

• B65D5/029

  the tubular body presenting a special shape (pyramidal B65D5/008) · CPC title

• A47F5/108

  adapted for regular, e.g. daily, transport, filled with articles to a display area · CPC title

• B65D5/4204

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• A47F5/112

  hand-folded from sheet material · CPC title

• B65D5/067

  Gable-top containers · CPC title