International Paper Company

Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

David J Kent

Stanley Lee Fry

Herbert D Muise, Jr

David J McKenna

David J McKenna, Sr

A one-piece container formed from a single unitary blank of corrugated paperboard has a bottom wall, opposed side walls and inwardly inclined opposed end walls. Stacking tabs project upwardly from the end walls and tab locks in the bottom wall receive the stacking tabs of a subjacent container when the containers are stacked on top of one another. A reinforcing corner post extends the full height of the container in each corner. The corner posts are formed by panels extending from opposite ends of the end walls, wherein the panels include a first panel foldably joined to an end of an associated end wall and adhered to an adjacent side wall, a second panel foldably joined to the first panel and extending diagonally across the corner, and a third panel foldably joined to the second panel and adhered to an adjacent side wall.

Container with inclined walls, stacking tabs and reinforced corners

A tray-type containerincludes a bottom walllongitudinally-extending outer side wallsand laterally-extending end wallsthe outer side wallsand the end wallsextending upwardly from the bottom wallto form an inner cavityAs erected, the outer side wallsinclude a plurality of spaced-apart stacking tabsA-D, and the bottom wall forms a plurality of spaced-apart aperturesandfor receiving the stacking tabsA-D of like or similar containers. A plurality of tray-type containersmay be unitized in several stacked configurations utilizing the stacking tabsand aperturesandTypically, the plurality of unitized containersare placed upon a shipping pallet or slip sheet, or placed within a shipping container to facilitate shipping by large carriers.

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La Mirada, CA, United States of America

David J Kent