Produce trays with reinforced tabs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12434878-B2
Application number	US-202318151393-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2023
Priority date	Jan 6, 2023
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a blank for forming a container includes a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges. The blank includes two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges and two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A blank for forming a container comprising:
a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges;
two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges; and
two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges, wherein each of the second side wall structures comprises:
a first wall panel foldably attached to one of the second base edges along a first fold line,
a second wall panel foldably attached to the first wall panel configured to be overlapped with the first wall panel to form a side wall,
a first minor end flap foldably attached to the first wall panel extending in a lateral direction from the first side wall panel, and
a second minor end flap foldably attached to the second side wall panel extending in the lateral direction from the second side wall panel, configured to overlap the first minor end flap and one of the first side wall structures in forming a corner of a container formed from the blank,
wherein a stacking tab is defined in the first and second minor end flaps and is configured to form a stacking tab extending upright from a first side wall of the container formed from the blank with the first and second minor end flaps overlapped with one of the side wall structures to form the first side wall,
wherein a first portion of the stacking tab is formed in the first minor end flap,
wherein a second portion of the stacking tab is formed in the second minor end flap,
wherein a cut separates the first and second portions of the stacking tab, so the first and second portions of the stacking tab can separate to facilitate erecting the container made from the blank, and
wherein the first and second wall panels are configured to fold along a fold line to overlap the first and second wall panels with one another to form the first wall panel to form a side wall.

2. The blank as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first and second wall panels are configured to form a first end wall adjacent to the to the first side wall with the corner of the container connecting between the first end wall and the first side wall.

3. A container made from a blank as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the first side wall structures is positioned inward from the first and second wall panels.

4. A container made from a blank as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the first sidewall structures is positioned between first and second minor end flaps of the second sidewall structures.

5. A blank for forming a container comprising:
a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges;
two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges; and
two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges, wherein each of the second side wall structures comprises:
a first wall panel foldably attached to one of the second base edges along a first fold line,
a second wall panel foldably attached to the first wall panel configured to be overlapped with the first wall panel to form a side wall,
a first minor end flap foldably attached to the first wall panel extending in a lateral direction from the first side wall panel, and
a second minor end flap foldably attached to the second side wall panel extending in the lateral direction from the second side wall panel, configured to overlap the first minor end flap and one of the first side wall structures in forming a corner of a container formed from the blank,
wherein a stacking tab section is defined in the first and second minor end flaps and is configured to form a stacking tab extending upright from a first side wall of the container formed from the blank with the first and second minor end flaps overlapped with one of the side wall structures to form the first side wall,
wherein a first portion of the stacking tab section is formed in the first minor end flap,
wherein a second portion of the stacking tab section is formed in the second minor end flap,
wherein a cut separates the first and second portions of the stacking tab section, so the first and second portions of the stacking tab section can separate to facilitate erecting the container made from the blank,
wherein the first and second wall panels are configured to fold along a fold line to overlap the first and second wall panels with one another to form the first wall panel to form a side wall,
wherein the stacking tab section is a first stacking tab section, wherein a first portion of a second stacking tab section is defined on the first wall panel, wherein a second portion of the second stacking tab section is defined on the second wall panel, wherein the fold line connects the first and second portions of the second stacking tab section, wherein the second stacking tab section is configured to form a second stacking tab extending upward from the first end wall of the container formed from the blank.

6. The blank as recited in claim 5 , wherein a void separates the first and second wall panels so that in the container formed from the blank, the fold line is configured to form a top edge of the second stacking tab, relative to the base, and wherein edges of the void form top edges of the first end wall and of the first side wall below the top edge of the second stacking tab, relative to the base.

7. The blank as recited in claim 5 , wherein the first minor end flap includes a first corner panel, where the second minor end flap includes a second corner panel, wherein the first and second corner panels are configured to overlap and form a beveled wall connecting the first end wall to the first side wall in the container formed from the blank.

8. The blank as recited in claim 7 , wherein the first and second minor end flaps are long enough meet opposing first and second minor end flaps at a midpoint of the base in the container formed from the blank, wherein the first stacking tab section is configured to form a single stacking tab in cooperation with an opposing stacking tab section of the opposing first and second minor end flaps.

9. The blank as recited in claim 7 , wherein the first and second minor end flaps are not long enough meet opposing first and second minor end flaps at a midpoint of the base in the container formed from the blank, wherein the first stacking tab section is configured to form a separate stacking tab from an opposing stacking tab section of the opposing first and second minor end flaps.

10. The blank as recited in claim 7 , wherein a first portion of a third stacking tab section is defined on the first wall panel, wherein a second portion of the third stacking tab section is defined on the second wall panel, wherein the fold line connects the first and second portions of the third stacking tab section, wherein the third stacking tab section is configured to form a third stacking tab extending upward from the first end wall of the container formed from the blank.

11. The blank as recited in claim 7 , wherein the base defines an anti-nesting corner configured to extend outside the first end wall and the first side wall in the container formed from the blank.

12. The blank as recited in claim 7 , wherein a first portion of a third stacking tab section is defined on the first wall panel, wherein a second portion of the third stacking tab section is defined on the second wall panel, wherein the fold line connects the first and second portions of the third stacking tab section, wherein the third stacking tab section is configured to fo

Assignees

• Westrock Shared Services Llc

Inventors

• Couture David G
• Mcleod Michael

Classifications

• B65D5/2033

  polygonal having more than four sides, e.g. hexagonal, octogonal · CPC title

• B65D85/34

  for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes · CPC title

• B65D5/0015 Primary

  the container being formed by folding up portions connected to a central panel · CPC title

• B65D5/003 Primary

  having ledges formed by extensions of the side walls (B65D5/0045 and B65D5/0065 take precedence) · CPC title