Abstract: A shape-stable packing carton with an octagonal cross-section has an interior working space with a rectangular cross-section for the accommodation of a bundle of cigarette packets or other rectangular objects and side portions at both sides of the working space with a cross-section forming an equilateral trapezoid with a base line directed along the side wall of the working space. The shape stability of the packing carton is ensured by reinforcing inserts of the same material fixed in the side portions thereof. Each insert consists of a blank in which a surface corresponding to the side wall of the working space is formed, by folding and gluing, with a parallel pair of channels, running in the longitudinal direction of the packing carton, with a rectilinear cross-section.

Abstract: An improved handle for use in a tote box is securely retained in a hole or cutout in a wall of the tote box without mechanical fasteners, The handle includes a flange which extends upwardly so that a portion thereof is captured within the channel sidewalls of a top rail on the top edge of the walls of the tote box, The handle of this invention can be used with either single or double ply tote box walls and is preferably molded from flexible plastic,

Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in the top-to-bottom compressive strength of corrugated fiber containers through the use of a minimum amount of extra fiber. Such structures of this type, generally, employ strip and patch laminations which provide minimal additional fiber and maximal reinforcement in the areas of the corrugated container panels that are under the highest compressive stresses when the containers are subjected to compressive loads.

Abstract: A cross-support member extends between the opposed side panels of an inverted U-shaped boot insert to prevent the side panels from collapsing toward one another. The cross-support member may be a separate structural element which is associated with the inverted U-shaped boot insert, or may be formed as an integral part of the inverted U-shaped boot insert (e.g., by partially cutting out the cross-support member from at least one of the side panels and/or by affixing the cross-support member to an interior surface of at least one of the side panels). The cross-support member may itself include lateral stiffening panels of desired geometry (e.g., triangular, rectangular, etc.) which are preferably formed as an integral part of the cross-support member by folding a lateral section of the cross-support member angularly out of the cross-support member's plane.

Abstract: A corner brace for a tote box assembly, wherein the tote box assembly comprises a box portion foldable from a box blank having a bottom, two side walls, two end walls and four end flaps extending from the side walls. The end walls and end flaps bonded together and have apertures into which are receivable hand holds. Four rails each having a channel and is fitted over a top edge of each said side walls and end walls. Each corner brace comprises an outer panel for extending about a corner, an inner panel integrally extending inwardly from said outer panel presenting a stackable surface and a flap, and a fastener for fastening said corner braces to said side walls and end walls. The improvement comprises said inner panel sized to fit about and enclose an end region of said side rail and an end region of said end rail and said fastening means joins said inner panel to said outer panel below said rails, clamping said rails and walls together.

Abstract: A bracket for strengthening a produce carton and the resultant carton such as those commonly used to transport and store grapes has an upper beam portion extending along one end of the carton and has at least one collar formed thereon; a lower beam portion extends along the same end of the carton and has detents formed thereon for engaging at least one cutout to removably attach the bracket to the carton; and plural column portions rigidly attach the upper beam portion to the lower beam portion. The lower beam portion has at least one stop formed thereon to prevent upward movement of the bracket after the detents have engaged the cutout. The bracket is easily installed upon the carton by engaging the collar with a stacking alignment tab of the produce carton and snapping the detents of the lower beam portion into the cutout.

Abstract: A box is useful for both shipping and displaying products for selection, especially elongated products such as brooms and mops. For shipping, the box is a full rectangular enclosure. For display, top and front panels can be removed or folded back to enable viewing and access to the products. Opposing panels define side walls and a back wall, and are joined by a bottom panel to define a partial enclosure, e.g., of the same height as the product. A lower front panel bridges between the side panels, and is vertically much shorter, e.g., attached to the side walls and the bottom at the front and extending only a short distance vertically. The remainder of the front of the box is open, except for a reinforced support piece bridging across the front of the box to the side walls. The support piece resists compression and can be made of one or more of wood, plastic, metal or thick, layered cardboard or corrugated craft. The support piece can be constructed as folded-up segments of a front box panel.

Abstract: A box structure comprising box side walls, bottom wall, and two end walls. The two end walls each have substantially greater thickness than the side walls, and the bottom wall. The end walls have peripheral edges; the bottom wall and side walls have edge portions overlapping certain peripheral edges of the end walls. There is attachment structure attaching the bottom wall and the side wall edge portions to the end wall peripheral edges. The end walls consist essentially of lightweight, cellular, synthetic resin. The side walls and the bottom wall are defined by thin, inner and outer sheets and webs interconnecting the sheets. The webs are elongated, whereby parallel, lengthwise, elongated cells are formed by the inner and outer sheets and webs; the inner and outer sheets consist of synthetic resin, and the cells have length direction. The bottom wall and the side wall form a continuous strip, which is folded to fit against certain peripheral edges of the end walls; certain peripheral edges are flat.

Abstract: A carton support formed from a folded unitary blank of paperboard and including a central member with a pair of separate side members mounted to the same end of said central member and outwardly pivoted to generally overlie the opposite sides of the central member and extend at acute angles to the respective sides thereof. A pair of lugs, one on each side member, snap-lock into position to retain the side members in their erected positions at acute angles to the central member.

Abstract: A box structure comprising box side walls, a bottom wall, and two end walls, the two end walls each having substantially greater thickness than the side walls and the bottom wall. The end walls have peripheral edges, the bottom wall and the side walls have edge portions overlapping certain of the peripheral edges of the end walls. There are fasteners attaching the bottom wall and the side wall edge portions to the end wall peripheral edges, the fasteners penetrating through the bottom wall and the side wall edge portions and into the end walls via the certain peripheral edges thereof. The end walls consist essentially of cellular foamed polyethylene, which has specific gravity between 0.800 and 0.940. The bottom wall and the side walls form a continuous strip, which is folded to fit against the certain peripheral edges of the end walls, the certain peripheral edges being flat. The fasteners comprise nails driven into the cellular polyethylene.

Abstract: A box is useful for both shipping and displaying products for selection, especially elongated products such as brooms and mops. For shipping, the box is a full rectangular enclosure. For display, top and front panels can be removed or folded back to enable viewing and access to the products. Opposing panels define side walls and a back wall, and are joined by a bottom panel to define a partial enclosure, e.g., of the same height as the product. A lower front panel bridges between the side panels, and is vertically much shorter, e.g., attached to the side walls and the bottom at the front and extending only a short distance vertically. The remainder of the front of the box is open, except for a reinforced support piece bridging across the front of the box to the side walls. The support piece resists compression and can be made of one or more of wood, plastic, metal or thick, layered cardboard or corrugated craft.

Abstract: An edge molding is adapted to trace the edges of a shipping container and be placed thereon. The edge molding is configured with a ledge for internesting another edge molding when said edge moldings are mounted on cartons, one carton internesting with another. The edge molding has a nesting rack pivotally mounted to be pivoted and rest outside of the perimeter of the edge molding and pivotal to mount at least a portion of the edge rack within the perimeter of the molding. In this latter position, the rack rests on the edge molding and is capable of supporting a shipping container nested above it without the carton substantially breaching the volume on which the container is nested.

Abstract: A corrugated cardboard container for storing and transporting produce and the like has a bottom member, and a plurality of upwardly extending planar first members formed to the bottom member and defining walls of the container. The bottom member and first members are comprised of corrugated cardboard. At least one, preferably two, upwardly extending second members are attached to the bottom member and define reinforcement for increasing the structural strength of the container. The second members preferably define end members of the container and comprise solid fiberboard which has substantially greater structural strength than corrugated cardboard. Such paperboard reinforcements are resistent to the effects of moisture. Thus, a produce container is provided which has improved structural strength and which does not degrade due to the presence of moisture.

Abstract: A storage container or bin primarily constructed of extruded fluted plastic panels. The container includes two opposed pairs of generally parallel side walls, each side wall including at least one upright extruded plastic panel disposed with the flutes extending vertically to provide vertical column strength. A stacking and reinforcing loop of metal rod is positioned in direct load-bearing engagement with the upper edges of the side walls, with the rod being fixedly secured to each side wall by securing flanges which are integral with the fluted material defining the side walls and which snugly wrap around the top rod and are fixedly secured to the respective side wall. The top stacking rod is provided with a stacking bracket adjacent each corner of the container, which bracket is positioned outwardly and upwardly of the reinforcing rod to secure and cooperate with a lower corner of a second container when the latter is vertically stacked on the top stacking rod of the first container.

Abstract: An improved tote box construction is disclosed which incorporates a unitary top rail which can be secured along the top edge of the erected walls of the tote box without the benefit of any mechanical fasteners such as rivets or the like. The unitary top rail is secured onto the tote box by a hook on the bottom edge of a channel side wall which engages downwardly folded tabs on the top edge of the walls of the tote box. The unitary top rail has a vertical lip which facilitates the stacking of multiple tote boxes according to the present invention.

Abstract: A packaging assembly includes a pair of opposed channel members joined at their upper end by at least one intermediate cross member. The cross members and channel members are fitted together with a plug and socket arrangement. The channel members and cross members are assembled on an item to be packaged, in preparation for application of a plastic overwrap. The channel members and cross members include lifting flanges at their upper ends for mechanized handling of the package.

Abstract: A repulpable reinforced corrugated container, such as a bulk bin, is reinforced with a mesh composed of natural, cellulosic strands, such as jute. The reinforcing material may be placed intermediate the outer liner and inner liner of a two faced corrugated board construction. The reinforced container is repulpable without significantly affecting fiber recover.

Abstract: An exterior watch carton having a removable support insert is provided. The walls of the support insert align with the walls of the carton to form a reinforced carton. The support insert interlocks with the base of the carton so that the support insert may be removed. The support insert also changes the interior dimensions of the carton while not interfering with the external dimensions.

Abstract: A bracket for strengthening a produce carton and the resultant carton such as those commonly used to transport and store grapes has an upper beam portion extending along one end of the carton and configured to hook over that end of the carton; a lower beam portion extending along the same end of the carton and having detent means formed thereon for engaging at least one of the cutouts to removeably attach the bracket to the carton; and plural column portions rigidly attaching the upper beam portion to the lower beam portion. The lower beam portion has at least one stop formed thereon to prevent upward movement of the bracket after the detent means has engaged a cutout. The bracket is easily installed upon the carton by hooking the upper beam portion over the end of the carton and snapping the detent means of the lower beam portion into the cutouts.

Abstract: A collapsible, fiber, bulk container which is made-up of a plurality of sidewalls joined by connectors to form a tubular body. The body is closed off by top and bottom members telescopically engaging said body. The bottom may be reinforced by a strut member to insure that the bottom does not warp and collapse. A reinforcing strap is also secured around the body.

Abstract: The game box protector and repair device is used to reinforce the corners of paper and plastic boxes such as those used by toy manufacturers. It has two parts, a flexible sheet of filament impregnated tape having an adhesive coating on its bottom surface and a flexible sheet of backing release paper that is lightly adhered to the bottom surface of the sheet of filament impregnated tape. The sheet of filament impregnated tape has a substantially rectangular main body portion having a left finger tab and a right finger tab that are laterally spaced from each other a predetermined distance and which extend from the top edge of the main body portion. When applied to the game box, the main body portion is adhered to the outside surface of the walls forming the corner and the finger tabs are folded over the top edge of the side walls so that they adhere to the inside surface of the walls forming the corner.

Abstract: A box is disclosed which comprises three blanks. The blank comprises a rectangular base panel, four wall panels which are joined along crease lines to the panel and four end flaps joined along crease lines to the wall panels. The second and third blanks each comprise a wall panel and two end flaps joined to one another along crease lines. The wall panels are configured to provide a centre section and two end sections with steps between them. The wall panels of the blanks are adhered to the outer faces of wall panels of the blank and the flaps are adhered to the outer faces of the end portions of the wall panels. Re-activatable adhesive is used. The adhesive can be heat, solvent or water reactivated.

Abstract: A flexible material comprises a sheet or web of deformable heat-sealable plastic material having at least one face a surface relief pattern comprising a multitude of small, closely spaced depressions and/or elevations serving to impart increased rigidity and optionally one or more layers, e.g. of aluminum foil, laminated to said plastic material over said relief pattern.

Abstract: A reinforced container for use in packing and shipping a large object is disclosed. The container includes a framework and a covering fitted around the framework. The framework includes a bottom latticework for supporting the object to be packed, a top latticework disposed substantially parallel to the bottom latticework to define a space for the object between the latticeworks, and spaced parallel posts extending and interposed between the latticeworks to maintain the space for the object. Each of the post members has upper and lower end portions separably engaged respectively with the top and bottom latticeworks to maintain the post members erected in positions between the latticeworks. The latticeworks and the posts are not fixedly connected to each other. The covering, however, holds the latticeworks and the posts together in assembled condition.

Abstract: A corner reinforcement bracket structure is arranged for fixed securement to a corner portion of a container lid or container itself to provide reinforcement and geometric integrity to the structure of the container and reinforcement bracket. The bracket includes a plurality of integrally and orthogonally mounted plates, with a connecting web orthogonally mounted to an upper end of each plate coextensively therewith.

Abstract: A collapsible container having a plurality of sidewalls and at least one bottom panel is constructed to collapse without any resultant increase in the lateral dimensions. Further, the collapse of the container is accomplished without substantially affecting the bottom panel of the container.

Abstract: Container for Venetian blind including a tube of corrugated board of triangular cross-section and a reinforcing element of angular configuration made of chip board.

Abstract: A packaging carton and insert assembly for use in packaging an article. The assembly has an outer carton and a stiffening insert. The outer carton is collapsible to form a relatively flat profile and has a non-collapsed wedge shaped profile. The insert has a general wedge shaped profile and when inserted into outer carton, wedges two opposite sides of the carton apart to prevent the carton from collapsing.

Abstract: A case for displaying articles in retail outlets includes a bottom wall, side walls foldably joined respectively to side edges of the bottom wall, top wall panels foldably joined respectively to the top edges of the side walls and with their inner edges disposed in close juxtaposition to each other to form a cover for the case, a pair of face contacting medial panels foldably joined respectively to the inner edges of the top wall panels, and interlocking structure interconnecting the bottom edges of the medial panels with the bottom wall. The case is formed preferably of corrugated plastic or paperboard material.

Abstract: A collapsible box for holding articles in general comprises a die-cut body including a central portion from which extend folding perimetrical side walls which can be upwardly folded with respect to the central portion, to be brought to an erected condition for forming a box body. The collapsible box further includes a top plastics material frame, defining and engaging slot in which the free edge portions of the erected side walls can be snap engaged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible trash container that holds a plastic grocery bag in an open position inside the container so that the plastic bag may be loaded with trash. The container is substantially rectangular having a base, four sidewalls terminating in an open top, and two detachable handle elements having inverted U-shaped slots. A pair of bag-engaging tab members protrude vertically from the free edges of a pair of opposing sidewalls. The handles of a plastic bag are arrayed about these tabs to hold the bag in an open position. The preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a hingably mounted cover that may be opened when the container is being loaded and closed when the container is not being loaded.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cylindrical container comprising a bottom, a cylindrical body and a lid.The invention has for its object to design a container of the kind set forth so that it satisfies requirements with respect to strength and stackability and can, moreover, be manufactured at economically permissible, additional costs. According to the invention the container comprises a reinforcing layer fixed to the surface of at least the central zone of the body throughout the circumference thereof.It is preferred to use a container whose reinforcing layer is fixed to the entire body surface.

Abstract: A nesting rim member mountable in circumscribing composite relation to the stacking end of a walled container. The rim includes an outer vertical flange portion which tapers inward from an upper edge to a nesting ledge. An inverted U-shaped channel portion beneath the nesting ledge extends over the container sidewalls which are recessed at their corners to receive pronged corner clips, if necessary. Each clip mates with the rim member when pressed onto the container walls. A U-shaped channel orthogonally projects inward of the container. The rim member may be extruded and pieced to the container walls or molded as a continuous ring.

Abstract: A disposable trash receptacle, of rigid or non-rigid construction, that stands independently and can be folded flat is disclosed. It is comprised of a hollow outer body member with an open and a closed end, and a stiffening inner member defining the shape of the receptacle. The inner member has a base and two connected appendages and is inserted into the body member. Both members are of a complementary size and may be secured together by an adhesive.

Abstract: A shipping container for shipping bulk loads of pelletized, granular, powdered or other particulate material including an outer corrugated box and an inner cylindrical paper cylinder extending to the inner walls of the box. The container is characterized by its significantly increased resistance to outward bulging of the side walls by the weight of the material contained therein.

Abstract: A carton for an even number of rows of cans has a carrying handle formed from strip-reinforced carton material by means of cuts flanking the reinforcing strip and separating the handle from the rest of the carton, said strip being off-set from the median plane of the carton where it can surround one of said rows of cans.

Abstract: A foldable box with a bottom wall (1) and upright walls (2,3,67), one pair of walls (6, 7) being provided with foldable widening strips (10, 11) and foldable lengthening flaps (14, 15; 16, 17), whereas in one pair of walls (6, 7) from each of the bottom corner points an oblique folding line (26, 27; 28, 29) is provided extending upwardly at an angle of about 45.degree.. According to the invention the foldable widening strips (10, 11) are folded in a position parallel to the bottom (1), the oblique folding lines (26, 27; 28, 29) in the one pair of walls (6, 7) are lengthened in the widening strips and in the widening strips (10, 11) from the end points of the folding line (12, 13) between the widening strip and the wall each time a second oblique folding line (30, 31; 32, 33) is provided parallel to the first mentioned oblique folding line.

Abstract: A palletized structure for containing a plurality of wire spools or pails containing wire is disclosed. The palletized structure includes a formed cap structure with an integrally formed beam structure which preserves the rigidity of the cap structure when the palletized structure is subjected to motion and shock forces normally encountered in loading, shipping or storage of wire spools or pails. The cap structure retains the relative position of the spools or pails within the palletized structure.

Abstract: A bracket for strengthening a carton which has a bottom wall, side walls, an end flap and interior flaps, for holding the flaps and for supporting additional cartons in a stack of cartons, comprising a flange parallel to the bottom wall and a pair of members perpendicular to the bottom wall joined by the flange and extending substantially throughout the height of the carton to resist the bending and twisting of the carton. The members are each positioned to substantially enclose one of the corners of the carton and to abut an edge, perpendicular to the bottom wall, of one of the side walls and the end flap. Tabs are provided to align a stack and to lock the carton top closed.

Abstract: A corrugated paperboard carton of the top lifting type and a unitary blank for forming it. The upper end of each sidewall is provided with a pair of flange panels, the latter folded upon themselves and glued together to form double thickness flanges extending around the upper rim of the carton, each positioned parallel to its respective sidewall. The free side edge of one flange panel carries a tongue received between next adjacent flange panels, the tongue glued in place. A flexible reinforcing strip is carried by one series of the pair of flange panels, the flexible strip extending from the tongue and across the flange panels. The ends of the reinforcing strip overlap, being separated by the thickness of the tongue. The carton is particularly useful in conjunction with lift trucks, the blades of such a truck being inserted between the flange panels and any corresponding sidewall for lifting the loaded carton.

Abstract: A carton having a binding strap secured to its perimeter wall so that it is retained in close proximity to the perimeter wall. The strap has a sufficient length to extend about the perimeter wall and to provide first and second end portions at first and second margin portions of the wall. The first and second end portions are connectable such that the strap may form a reinforcing band which extends about the perimeter of the load storage compartment.

Abstract: A shipping carton or container that can be readily opened and converted into a display tray without having to use a knife or other sharp instrument. The carton is formed from a blank having four sidewalls and hingedly connected top and bottom end panels. The sidewalls have a line of severance running circumferentially around the carton that defines a continuous butt joint separating the carton into a top cover section and a bottom tray section. A wide tape having a narrow tear filament or strip attached to its inner surface is adhesively attached to the sidewalls' outer surface such that it bridges the butt joint and holds the carton's top and bottom sections together, the tear strip being substantially superimposed over the butt joint. Pulling the tear filament neatly splits the wide tape and separates the carton's top and bottom sections.

Abstract: A skid top for protecting a skid load of material includes a paperboard sheet having a planar dimension generally corresponding to the length and width of the skid load upon which it is to be used and a peripheral frame laminated thereto formed of laminated paperboard members folded upon themselves and laminated to themselves. In a presently preferred form, the paperboard sheet includes side flaps adapted to be bent down over the top edge of the skid load and paperboard slats laminated to the side flaps. The invention is characterized in part by its improved design, light weight, ease of handling, economies of manufacture, and the improved protection it provides to skid loads.

Abstract: A blank, defining an I beam partition, has a center panel extending at each end edge into a foldably connected substantially L-shaped end panel. The ell extensions of the L-shaped end panels are adjacent one of the side edges of the center panel. At least one of the L-shaped end panels has about the center of its widest portion a cut portion defining an aperture. The L-shaped end panels are bent about their edge foldably connected to the center panel, to extend substantially perpendicularly away from the center panel thus defining an I beam partition to be snugly inserted in boxes. The invention is also directed to a box having the I beam partition wherein each of the L-shaped end panels is snugly positioned adjacent one of the ends of the box to reinforce the ends. The center panel extends between the L-shaped end panels, dividing the box in two portions and cooperating with the L-shaped end panels and the ends to prevent inward and outward movements of the ends of the box.

Abstract: A rigid, multipurpose, polyhedric structure which may be folded away on its own base has a base, a roof, vertical lateral surfaces (3), (4) and (5) provided with grooved fold lines extending along the diagonal of each lateral surface, and a side surface free on at least three sides, connected together by a continuous flexible layer. The base and the roof may be provided with fold lines or grooves extending along a diagonal of each. The surfaces can be made either from a multilayer material consisting of a continuous, flexible layer and rigid parts fixed to said layer or from plastic material and can be partially open and bordered.

Abstract: The blank produces a box having on at least one of its sides, near its upper portion, a hand grasping aperture substantially vertically centered with respect to the side. Between the aperture of at least one side and the top edge of this side, on the innermost ply of the fibreboard, a load diffusing reinforcing band extends along the sides, thereby defining an endless circumferential band enabling diffusion of the load and tear prevention of the box, and particularly on portions having critical stress points. Between the aperture of at least one side and the top edge of this side, on one of the plies of the fibreboard, but away from the innermost ply and not adjacent thereto, vis-a-vis the load diffusing reinforcing band, a constraining reinforcing band extends along the sides thereby defining an endless circumferential band constraining the sides of the box and strengthening the fibreboard above the hand grasping aperture and its vicinity.

Abstract: A bulk bin is formed of a unitary sheet of corrugated paperboard and includes foldably joined side, end, and corner panels forming an open top structure of polygonal cross sectional configuration and having bottom structure comprising a pair of primary bottom closure panels foldably joined respectively to the bottom edges of the side panels and having abutting inner edges, a bottom closure flap foldably joined to the bottom edge of each of the corner panels and disposed in flat face contacting relation with one of the primary bottom closure panels, a pair of bottom locking panels foldably joined respectively to the bottom edges of the end panels and folded into flat face contacting relation with the bottom closure flaps and with the primary bottom closure panels and interlocked with the primary bottom closure panels to secure the bottom closure flaps between the primary bottom closure panels and the bottom locking panels.

Abstract: Reinforced corrugated cartons on the order of 35 to 50 inches in height and somewhat greater in length and width are provided with an inside tubular rectangular liner and a bottom pad fitted down inside the liner and adhesively secured to the inside bottom flaps of the carton. Disposed entirely peripherally around the carton sidewalls or the tubular liner and extending upward for a distance from substantially the bottom thereof on the outside is a belt of non-woven backing material with yarns laminated thereon and extending peripherally laterally completely therearound. The yarns may be of any material which exhibits minimal elongation under tension.