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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
May. 14, 2002
Jack A. McClure, Omaha, NE (US);
Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Abstract
A container ( ) formed from a one-piece blank ( ) including a bottom panel ( ), first and second opposed side walls ( ), ( ), and first and second end walls ( ), ( ). A top lid panel ( ) connects to the first side wall and a bottom lid panel ( ) connects to the second side wall. A locking tab ( ) is formed in the first side wall and includes a thumb notch ( ) located within the tab. The top lid panel includes a pair of cover latches ( ) located on the outer corners thereof. The bottom lid panel includes a pair of alignment tabs ( ) located on the outer corners thereof. Each end wall includes a hand hole lock ( ), a lock slot ( ), and a recess ( ) located along the end wall exterior edge. The lock slot is located between the recess and the hand hole lock. Each end wall further includes first and second reinforcing panel sub-assemblies ( ), ( ), each having an inner panel ( ), ( ), a middle panel ( ), ( ), and an outer panel ( ), ( ). Each inner panel includes a pair of recesses ( ) and an intermediate tab ( ) all located along an inner panel exterior edge. Each middle panel includes a locking slot ( ) near the middle panel exterior edge. The outer panel ( ) of the first sub-assembly includes a recess ( ) along an outer panel exterior edge and a hand hole ( ). As assembled, the locking tabs are disposed within the lock slots with the intermediate tab of the inner panel at least partially inserted into the locking tab thumb notch. The cover latches are inserted into the locking slots of the end walls. The alignment tabs are positioned in the aligned recesses of the outer panel and the end wall.