Container with folded panel portions

Claim 2

In a partially assembled container being erected from corrugated board material or like material, the improvement comprising a panel located in a plane, a fold line in said panel dividing said panel into first and second portions, said first portion being folded at said fold line to be disposed angularly relative to the plane of said second portion, one of said portions having a cut therein offset from and interrupting said fold line, an edge projection formed by said cut and extending at said fold line, and a stop wall formed by said cut abutting said edge projection which is projecting angularly relative thereto and holding said first and second portions at said angular disposition against the return of the first portion toward the plane of said second portion.

Claim 3

A container in accordance with claim 1 in which a flat, planar second panel is secured to said first panel in face-to-face engagement and in which a bottom wall on said edge projection abuts said second panel to assist in retaining said first and second portions at said angular disposition.

Claim 4

A container in accordance with claim 2 in which said edge projection has a height which is larger than the thickness of said panel from which said edge projection is formed to insure abutment with said second panel.

Claim 5

A container made of corrugated board or the like comprising a plurality of panels, at least two of said panels being planar and secured flat against and in engagement with each other with said container in an unassembled condition, one of said two panels having a crease therein for folding one part of said one panel away from another part of said one panel and away from the other of said two panels to extend transversely thereof with said container in an assembled condition, said one panel having a cut therein offset from and interrupting said crease to provide an edge projection, said edge projection having a bottom wall formed by said cut, said edge projection extending from said folding part of said one panel on the opposite side of said crease therefrom to engage said bottom wall with said other of said two panels and to retain said folding part in a position transverse to said other of said two panels, and an adhesive means securing said panels flat and in engagement with each other adjacent the location of said crease and holding them against separation by a force applied thereto by said edge projection.

Claim 6

A container made of corrugated board or the like comprising a plurality of panels, at least two of said panels being planar and secured flat against and in engagement with each other with said container in an unassembled condition, one of said two panels having a crease therein for folding one part of said one panel away from another part of said one panel and away from the other of said two panels to extend transversely thereof with said container in an assembled condition, said one panel having a cut therein offset from and interrupting said crease to provide an edge projection, said edge projection having a bottom wall formed by said cut, said edge projection extending from said folding part of said one panel on the opposite side of said crease therefrom to engage said bottom wall with said other of said two panels and to retain said folding part in a position transverse to said other of said two panels, and an adhesive means securing said panels flat and in engagement with each other adjacent the location of said crease and holding them against separation by a force applied thereto by said edge projection.

Claim 7

A container according to claim 4 wherein said cut comprises first and second segments transverse to said crease and a third segment parallel with said crease and connecting said first and second segments, said crease being interrupted between said first and second segments.

Claim 8

A container according to claim 4 wherein said projection is slightly greater than the thickness of said one panel.

Claim 9

A container According to claim 4 wherein said foldable part of said one panel is adapted to extend perpendicularly of the unfolded part with said container in the assembled condition.

Claim 10

A partially assembled multi-panel assembly of corrugated board or the like for erection into a container comprising, a plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a pair of planar strips secured at opposite ends of said bottom panel flat against said bottom panel, a pair of sides, each of said sides being planar and being contiguous with a respective one of said strips, means securing first portions of said sides flat against said bottom panel with said container in a partially assembled condition, said sides being joined to said strips at a crease and being folded away from said bottom panel to extend transversely thereof, each of said sides having a cut therein offset from and interrupting said crease to provide an edge projection extending from said side on the opposite side of said crease therefrom, and each of said sides having a free end wall opposite said edge projection, said edge projection abutting said bottom panel and serving as the sole means for retaining the sides in upright position transverse to said bottom panel with said container in a partially assembled condition.

Claim 11

A partially assembled multi-panel assembly of corrugated board or the like for erection into a container comprising, a plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a pair of planar strips secured at opposite ends of said bottom panel flat against said bottom panel, a pair of sides, each of said sides being planar and being contiguous with a respective one of said strips, means securing first portions of said sides flat against said bottom panel with said container in a partially assembled condition, said sides being joined to said strips at a crease and being folded away from said bottom panel to extend transversely thereof, each of said sides having a cut therein offset from and interrupting said crease to provide an edge projection extending from said side on the opposite side of said crease therefrom, and each of said sides having a free end wall opposite said edge projection, said edge projection abutting said bottom panel and serving as the sole means for retaining the sides in upright position transverse to said bottom panel with said container in a partially assembled condition.