Polygonal container and blank for making the same

US9475604B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9475604-B2
Application numberUS-201514790730-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 2, 2015
Priority dateApr 29, 2008
Publication dateOct 25, 2016
Grant dateOct 25, 2016

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A blank of sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a series of four generally rectangular panels connected along a plurality of substantially parallel fold lines. The panels include a first spaced-apart pair of panels and a second spaced-apart pair of panels. Each of the second spaced-apart pair of panels is connected to at least one panel of the first spaced-apart pair of panels. The blank also includes a corner panel extending from each side edge of each panel of the first pair of panels, and a lateral flap extending from each side edge of each panel of the second pair of panels, wherein each lateral flap has free side edges.

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What is claimed is: 1. A blank of sheet material for forming a container, said blank comprising: a front panel, a bottom panel, a rear panel, and a top panel connected in series along a plurality of substantially parallel fold lines, each of said front, bottom, rear, and top panels including a pair of opposing side edges that are substantially perpendicular to said substantially parallel fold lines; a corner panel extending from each said side edge of each of said front and rear…

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What does patent US9475604B2 cover?
A blank of sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a series of four generally rectangular panels connected along a plurality of substantially parallel fold lines. The panels include a first spaced-apart pair of panels and a second spaced-apart pair of panels. Each of the second spaced-apart pair of panels is connected to at least one panel of the first spaced-apar…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Westrock Shared Services Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65D5/18. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 25 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).