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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Richard F. House, Geneva, IL (US);
Stephen M. Pinney, Naperville, IL (US);
Richard F. House, Geneva, IL (US);
Stephen M. Pinney, Naperville, IL (US);
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
A container constructed from a blank of foldable sheet material is provided. The container includes a shell having at least one side wall, a bottom wall, and at least one opening defined through the at least one side wall. The at least one side wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The container also includes a liner having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The liner includes at least one light source coupled to the exterior surface of the liner. The liner is coupled to the shell. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the liner is adjacent to the interior surface of the shell, and the at least one light source is aligned with the at least one opening for emitting light therethrough.