Laminated container

Claim 2

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; one of said intermediate liner and said inner liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of one liner panels forming an abutting corner joint without any substantial separation of the abutting ends of the series of one liner panels; the other of said intermediate liner and said inner liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of other liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said one liner and forming an abutting side joint without any substantial separation of the abutting ends of the series of other liner panels; said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels.

Claim 3

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; said intermediate liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of intermediate liner panels capable of forming an abutting corner joint; said inner liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of inner liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said intermediate liner for forming an abutting side joint; said abutting corner joint of the intermediate liner being in the corner where the joint is formed in the outEr box; said abutting side joint of the inner liner being in a side extending from the corner where the joint is formed in the outer box; and said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels.

Claim 4

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; said intermediate liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of intermediate liner panels capable of forming an abutting corner joint; said inner liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of inner liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said intermediate liner for forming an abutting side joint; said abutting corner joint of the intermediate liner being in the corner where the joint is formed in the outEr box; said abutting side joint of the inner liner being in a side extending from the corner where the joint is formed in the outer box; and said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels.

Claim 5

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; said inner liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of inner liner panels capable of forming an abutting corner joint; said intermediate liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of intermediate liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said inner liner for forming an abutting side joint; said abutting corner joint of the inner layer being in the corner diagonally opposite to the corner of the joint formed in the outer box; said abutting side joint of the intermediate liner being in a side extending from the corner diagonally opposite to the corner of the joint formed in the outer box; and said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels.

Claim 6

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; said inner liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of inner liner panels capable of forming an abutting corner joint; said intermediate liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of intermediate liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said inner liner for forming an abutting side joint; said abutting corner joint of the inner layer being in the corner diagonally opposite to the corner of the joint formed in the outer box; said abutting side joint of the intermediate liner being in a side extending from the corner diagonally opposite to the corner of the joint formed in the outer box; and said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels.

Claim 7

A laminated container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tear strip includes an adhesive tear tape attached to an interior surface of the outer box side panels.

Claim 8

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; one of said intermediate liner and said inner liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of one liner panels capable of forming an abutting corner joint; the other of said intermediate liner and said inner liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of other liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said one liner for forming an abutting side joint; said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels; and said tear strip including a pair of tabs formed in one of the outer box side panels spaced from the corners thereof for forming two separate portions of the tear strip running in opposite directions.

Claim 9

A laminated container comprising an outer box having five serially hinged side panels, a bottom, and a top, one of said outer box side panels being on one end of the series of outer box side panels for overlapping the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels to form a joint, said outer box side panels having a tear strip extending longitudinally along the series of outer box side panels a predetermined distance below the top for separating a top portion of the outer box from a lower portion of the outer box; an intermediate liner; and an inner liner; one of said intermediate liner and said inner liner having four serially hinged panels, the ends of the series of one liner panels capable of forming an abutting corner joint; the other of said intermediate liner and said inner liner having five serially hinged panels, the end panels of the series of other liner panels having a combined size corresponding to a respective one of the panels of said one liner for forming an abutting side joint; said outer box side panels, said intermediate liner panels and said inner liner panels forming respective plies of the sides of the container with the inner liner panels glued to respective intermediate liner panels and lower portions of the intermediate liner panels glued to the respective lower portions of the outer box side panels; and said tear strip including a pair of tabs formed in one of the outer box side panels spaced from the corners thereof for forming two separate portions of the tear strip running in opposite directions.

Claim 10

A laminated container as claimed in claim 5 wherein one of the portions of thE tear strip is substantially longer than the other portion of the tear strip with the shorter portion of the tear strip being entirely in the outer box side panel on the other end of the series of outer box side panels.

Claim 11

A laminated container as claimed in claim 6 wherein the bottom of the box is a bellows bottom including first and second rectangular panels hinged to respective first and second opposing side panels of the outer box; first and second triangular panels hinged to respective third and fourth opposing side panels of the outer box; a third triangular panel hinged at first and second score lines to the respective first rectangular panel and first triangular panel, a fourth triangular panel hinged at third and fourth score lines to the respective first rectangular panel and second triangular panel, a fifth triangular panel hinged at fifth and sixth score lines to the respective second rectangular panel and first triangular panel, and a sixth triangular panel hinged at seventh and eighth score lines to the respective second rectangular panel and second triangular panel.

Claim 12

A laminated container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the outer box, the intermediate liner, and the inner liner are made of corrugated paperboard.

Claim 13

A laminated container as claimed in claim 8 wherein the outer box is made of a corrugated paperboard having a single corrugated layer sandwiched between two flat layers, and the intermediate liner and the inner liner are made of a corrugated paperboard having two corrugated layers sandwiched between three flat layers.

Claim 14

A laminated container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the abutting corner joint of the one liner is in the corner where the joint is formed in the outer box, and the abutting side joint of the other liner is in a side extending from the corner where the joint is formed in the outer box.

Claim 15

A laminated container as claimed in claim 1 wherein the abutting corner joint of the one liner is in the corner diagonally opposite to the corner of the joint formed in the outer box, and the abutting side joint of the other liner is in a side extending from the corner diagonally opposite to the corner of the joint formed in the outer box.