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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Fred Dowd, Princeton, MA (US);
Abstract
A corrugated plastic box is disclosed. The box is provided with an L-shaped or chair-shaped end panel which can be adhesively secured to a box side panel. The end panel has a lower portion which extends over a relatively great number of box side corrugations, and an upper panel portion which extends over fewer box side corrugations, so as to spread interior box loads across a number of corrugations and inhibit box side bowing. The box sides are also strengthened by providing upper panels which are rolled over along the top edges of the box, the panels are then food or otherwise fastened to the side panels. The rolled-over top edges thus formed strengthen the box, and prevent the entry of contaminants into the otherwise-exposed side panel corrugation flutes. The box is provided with a number of specially shaped box bottom panels which enable the box to be quickly and easily erected by even inexperienced personnel. After the box has been emptied, the box can be quickly and easily knocked flat and returned to a box filling point for reuse. Considerable labor and box material savings can be realized.