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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1977
Edward L Osborne, Kansas City, KS (US);
Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved heavy duty, octagonally shaped bulk container is disclosed which is preferably used with a pallet. The container comprises a tubular body portion with a plurality of outer side walls having upper and lower flaps foldably attached to the ends thereof. The end flaps are selectively folded inwardly and locked into either a rectangular or octagonally shaped end closure. The end closures are prepared from flat sheets that are cut and scored for either the rectangular end or octagonal end closure configurations. The container further includes an inner liner member that is cut and scored to correspond to the octagonal shape of the container and a pair of upper and lower end reinforcing panels.