Bulk container reinforcements

Claim 2

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an extension at its upper end which forms a pair of panels, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined with respect to the plane of said bottom, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each of said two opposed side walls defining at least one opening therein; the panels on the other two opposed side walls forming additional reinforcing members which extend in directions transverse to the triangular reinforcing members; and tape means extending through said openings for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 3

A container, comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide a pair of panels, liner means disposed within said side walls in substantially coextensive relationship therewith, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls extending over the adjacent portion of the liner means and being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined and engaging the liner means along the panel''s outer edge, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, one of the panels on each of the other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom and the remaining panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 4

A container, comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide a pair of panels, liner means disposed within said side walls in substantially coextensive relationship therewith, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls extending over the adjacent portion of the liner means and being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined and engaging the liner means along the panel''s outer edge, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, one of the panels on each of the other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom and the remaining panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 5

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an extension at its upper end which forms a pair of panels, the extension on each of said side walls forminG a third panel, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angel with respect to the plane of said bottom, another panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the third panel on each of the first-mentioned opposed side walls extending downwardly with respect to said other panel, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each said triangular reinforcing member having a pair of slots which extend partially but not entirely through the same in directions parallel to the other two opposed side walls, and one of the panels on each of said other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom, the second panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall and extending into one of the slots on each triangular reinforcing member and the third panel on each of said other opposed side walls being coextensive with said second panel, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls.

Claim 6

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an extension at its upper end which forms a pair of panels, the extension on each of said side walls forminG a third panel, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angel with respect to the plane of said bottom, another panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the third panel on each of the first-mentioned opposed side walls extending downwardly with respect to said other panel, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each said triangular reinforcing member having a pair of slots which extend partially but not entirely through the same in directions parallel to the other two opposed side walls, and one of the panels on each of said other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom, the second panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall and extending into one of the slots on each triangular reinforcing member and the third panel on each of said other opposed side walls being coextensive with said second panel, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls.

Claim 7

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide three successive panels on each side wall, all of said panels being of the same width, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom, a second of the panels on each of said opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of the bottom, and a third of the panels on each of the opposed side walls extending upwardly from the second panel in facing contact with the corresponding side wall, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said opposed side walls. one of the panels on each of the other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom, a second of the panels on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall, and a third of the panels on each of said other opposed side walls being coextensive and in facing contact with the second panel thereon, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and tape means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 8

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide three successive panels on each side wall, all of said panels being of the same width, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom, a second of the panels on each of said opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of the bottom, and a third of the panels on each of the opposed side walls extending upwardly from the second panel in facing contact with the corresponding side wall, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said opposed side walls. one of the panels on each of the other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom, a second of the panels on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall, and a third of the panels on each of said other opposed side walls being coextensive and in facing contact with the second panel thereon, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and tape means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 9

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide a pair of panels, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each said triangular reinforcing member having a pair of slots which extend partially but not entirely through the same in directions parallel to the other two opposed side walls, one of the panels on each of said other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom and the remaining panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall and extending into one of the slots on each triangular reinforcing member, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and tape means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationshiP with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 10

A container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide a pair of panels, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each said triangular reinforcing member having a pair of slots which extend partially but not entirely through the same in directions parallel to the other two opposed side walls, one of the panels on each of said other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom and the remaining panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall and extending into one of the slots on each triangular reinforcing member, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and tape means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationshiP with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 11

A container as defined in claim 5, which further comprises additional tape means for affixing said triangular reinforcing members to said L-shaped reinforcing members.

Claim 12

A container as defined in claim 5, in which each of said slots includes a restricted portion intermediate its ends.

Claim 13

A container as defined in claim 5, in which each of said slots includes an enlarged opening adjacent one of its ends.

Claim 14

A container formed from a single rectangular blank, the container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide a pair of panels, all of said panels being of the same width and the scoring on the respective extensions lying in straight lines which extend from one transverse edge of the container blank to the other, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined and engaging the corresponding side wall along the panel''s outer edge, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each said triangular reinforcing member having a pair of slots which extend partially but not entirely through the same in directions parallel to the other two opposed side walls, one of the panels on each of said other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom and the remaining panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall and extending into one of the slots on each triangular reinforcing member, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and tape means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.

Claim 15

A container formed from a single rectangular blank, the container comprising, in combination: a bottom; four interconnected upstanding side walls connected to the bottom, each of the side walls having an integral extension at its upper end which is scored to provide a pair of panels, all of said panels being of the same width and the scoring on the respective extensions lying in straight lines which extend from one transverse edge of the container blank to the other, one of the panels on each of two opposed side walls being inwardly and downwardly inclined at an acute angle with respect to the plane of said bottom and the other panel on each of said two opposed side walls being outwardly and downwardly inclined and engaging the corresponding side wall along the panel''s outer edge, to form a reinforcing member of triangular cross-section along each of said two opposed side walls, each said triangular reinforcing member having a pair of slots which extend partially but not entirely through the same in directions parallel to the other two opposed side walls, one of the panels on each of said other two opposed side walls being disposed in a plane parallel to said bottom and the remaining panel on each of said other opposed side walls being parallel to its side wall and extending into one of the slots on each triangular reinforcing member, to form a reinforcing member of inverted L-shaped cross-section along each of said other opposed side walls; and tape means for maintaining each of the triangular reinforcing members in fixed relationship with the corresponding side wall.