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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith A. Jackson, Gurnee, IL (US);
James D. Southwell, Long Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Packaging Corporation of America, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/28 ; B65D 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/28 ; B65D 2/102 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a stackable open-top container for use in shipping, storing and retail display of produce and other articles. The produce container of the present invention contains a bottom wall, two side walls, and two end walls. The concave ledges of the side walls contain curved scores. Each side wall contains two panels, each of which contains a mirrored curved score and two minor flaps. The curved scores cause the side walls to go into tension and create stacking shoulders for other containers. The minor flaps of the side walls surround the end walls to increase structural rigidity.