Dispensing/filling container

Claim 2

A dispensing/filling container comprising in combination: a. a lower portion constructed from corrugated paperboard and having a plurality of side walls connected to one another along fold lines, a plurality of bottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of said side walls along fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the free edge of one of said side walls and secured to the free edge of another of said side walls to form an open top container body of tubular crosssection in the assembled condition; and, b. an upper portion constructed from corrugated paperboard and including a top panel with a plurality of side panels foldably attached to each edge thereof, one of said side panels including an integral swing-in access panel formed by a cut line of substantially U-shape and hingedly connected to said top panel along a fold line closely adjacent to but spaced from the fold line connecting said side panel to said top panel, whereby said access panel is prohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of said side panel, said side panel further including pairs of tab elements at each side thereof and along the lower edge thereof for cooperating with respective slots in other side panels and with slots in a coextensive side wall of said lower portion to form an integrated top closure for said lower portion tubular container in the assembled condition.

Claim 3

A dispensing/filling container formed from separate blanks of foldable sheet-like material such as corrugated paperboard comprising: a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a lower portion container body of tubular cross-section having an open top, a plurality of side walls, and a plurality of bottom closure flaps; b. a second blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a detachable upper portion top closure for the lower container body portion having a top panel and a plurality of side panels connected to said top panel, one of said side panels including an integral swing-in access panel substantially U-shaped in configuration and hingedly connected to said top panel along a fold closely adjacent to but offset from the fold line connecting said top panel to said side panel for providing access to the lower container body portion but prohibiting said access panel from pivoting out beyond the face of said side panel; c. each of said upper portion side panels being arranged to partially overlap said lower portion side walls in the assembled condition; and, d. means comprising integral tab elements located along the lower edge of at least one of said upper portion side panels to cooperate with other means comprising cooperating slots in at least one of said adjacent lower portion side walls to detachably secure the upper portion top closure to the lower portion container body.

Claim 4

A dispensing/filling container formed from separate blanks of foldable sheet-like material such as corrugated paperboard comprising: a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a lower portion container body of tubular cross-section having an open top, a plurality of side walls, and a plurality of bottom closure flaps; b. a second blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a detachable upper portion top closure for the lower container body portion having a top panel and a plurality of side panels connected to said top panel, one of said side panels including an integral swing-in access panel substantially U-shaped in configuration and hingedly connected to said top panel along a fold closely adjacent to but offset from the fold line connecting said top panel to said side panel for providing access to the lower container body portion but prohibiting said access panel from pivoting out beyond the face of said side panel; c. each of said upper portion side panels being arranged to partially overlap said lower portion side walls in the assembled condition; and, d. means comprising integral tab elements located along the lower edge of at least one of said upper portion side panels to cooperate with other means comprising cooperating slots in at least one of said adjacent lower portion side walls to detachably secure the upper portion top closure to the lower portion container body.

Claim 5

The container of claim 2 wherein said lower container body portion is lined with a removable liner element which overlaps the upper edges and cooperating slots of said container body side walls so that with the integral tab elements engaged in said cooperating slots, said liner element is thereby releasibly fixed between the container body side walls and the overlapping portions of the top closure side panels and the integral tab elements.

Claim 6

The container of claim 3 wherein said blanks of foldable material are treated to be water and fire retardant and the upper portion blank is cut and scored so that the hinged connection of said swing-in access panel lies parallel with the corrugated flutes.

Claim 7

A dispensing/filling container formed from separate blanks of foldable material such as corrugated paperboard comprising: a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming an open top lower portion container body of tubular cross-section having a plurality of side walls connected to one another along fold lines, a plurality of bottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of said side walls along fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the free edge of one of said side walls and secured to the free edge of another of said side walls in the assembled condition; and, b. a second blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a detachable upper portion top closure for the lower container body portion, said second blank including an upper panel with a pair of side panels foldably connected along the side edges thereof, a front panel foldably connected along the front edge thereof and a plurality of rear panels foldably connected along the rear edge thereof, said front panel including an integral swing-in access panel hingedly connected to said upper panel along one edge thereof at a fold line that is closely adjacent to but spaced from the fold line connecting said front panel to said upper panel, whereby said access panel is prohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of said front panel, said front panel further including pairs of tab elements located at each side edge thereof, and along the lower edge for cooperating respectively with slots in said side panels and slots located in one of the walls of said lower portion container body, said side panels further including retaining flaps foldably attached along the rear edges thereof and adapted to be inserted between the folded rear panels of said top closure in the assembled condition.

Claim 8

A dispensing/filling container formed from separate blanks of foldable material such as corrugated paperboard comprising: a. a first blank of corrugated paperboard for forming an open top lower portion container body of tubular cross-section having a plurality of side walls connected to one another along fold lines, a plurality of bottom closure flaps connected to the lower edges of said side walls along fold lines, and a closure flap connected to the free edge of one of said side walls and secured to the free edge of another of said side walls in the assembled condition; and, b. a second blank of corrugated paperboard for forming a detachable upper portion top closure for the lower container body portion, said second blank including an upper panel with a pair of side panels foldably connected along the side edges thereof, a front panel foldably connected along the front edge thereof and a plurality of rear panels foldably connected along the rear edge thereof, said front panel including an integral swing-in access panel hingedly connected to said upper panel along one edge thereof at a fold line that is closely adjacent to but spaced from the fold line connecting said front panel to said upper panel, whereby said access panel is prohibited from pivoting out beyond the face of said front panel, said front panel further including pairs of tab elements located at each side edge thereof, and along the lower edge for cooperating respectively with slots in said side panels and slots located in one of the walls of said lower portion container body, said side panels further including retaining flaps foldably attached along the rear edges thereof and adapted to be inserted between the folded rear panels of said top closure in the assembled condition.

Claim 9

The container of claim 2, wherein the lower portion container body is divided into two or more compartments and said upper portion top closure includes two or more integral swing-in access panels cut therein to provide access to each compartment in said lower portion container body.