Inland Container Corporation

Ancil A Jones

Thomas L Wilcox

Dwight C Schmidt

A potted plant shipper which incorporates elongated plant holders within an outer fiberboard container. Each of the holders is formed from an integral blank which is foldable into three walls, plus a pair of partial cover panels. Locking flaps close the respective ends and secure the elongated holders in tubular form. The outer container locates the elongated holders in side-by-side relationship on its bottom panel with the foliage extending upward into an open region. The end flaps of the containers cooperate to provide a pair of inward-extending hold-down flanges which overlie the ends of the holders to prevent upward displacement during shipping. The end flaps interlock with one another to secure the closure.

Potted plant shipper

A partitioned container and method and blank for making the same are disclosed wherein a partition panel is formed integral with one end of the blank and is foldable with and selectively adhesively secured to side wall panels to form a partitioned container having top and bottom forming flaps which are self-locking when in folded positions so that conventional stapling, stitching or taping of the top and bottom flaps is eliminated.

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Mooresville, IN, United States of America

Ancil A Jones