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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steve B. Ruble, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ashland Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 2/1032 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 2/1032 ;
Abstract
The present invention is for a carton or box for holding containers such as oil bottles wherein the box is formed from a single sheet of precut corrugated material so that the upper edges have short tabs which cooperatively engage slots formed in the bottom of said boxes. The tabs are long enough to provide resistance to stacked boxes from sliding over one another but sized and shaped so as to not interfere with intentional stacking and moving of the boxes using manual labor or equipment. The tabs engage the slots in order to biase the boxes but not prevent all lateral movement.