| CPC B65D 5/0015 (2013.01) [B65D 5/2033 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A blank for forming a container comprising:
a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges;
two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges; and
two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached to one of the second base edges, wherein each of the second side wall structures comprises:
a first wall panel foldably attached to one of the second base edges along a first fold line,
a second wall panel foldably attached to the first wall panel configured to be overlapped with the first wall panel to form a side wall,
a first minor end flap foldably attached to the first wall panel extending in a lateral direction from the first side wall panel, and
a second minor end flap foldably attached to the second side wall panel extending in the lateral direction from the second side wall panel, configured to overlap the first minor end flap and one of the first side wall structures in forming a corner of a container formed from the blank,
wherein a stacking tab is defined in the first and second minor end flaps and is configured to form a stacking tab extending upright from a first side wall of the container formed from the blank with the first and second minor end flaps overlapped with one of the side wall structures to form the first side wall,
wherein a first portion of the stacking tab is formed in the first minor end flap,
wherein a second portion of the stacking tab is formed in the second minor end flap,
wherein a cut separates the first and second portions of the stacking tab, so the first and second portions of the stacking tab can separate to facilitate erecting the container made from the blank, and
wherein the first and second wall panels are configured to fold along a fold line to overlap the first and second wall panels with one another to form the first wall panel to form a side wall.
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