Claims
- 1. A blank for forming a re-closable container which is cut from a piece of material, said blank comprising:
a bottom panel; an end panel foldingly attached to a first perimeter edge of said bottom panel; a side panel foldingly attached to a second perimeter edge of said bottom panel, one of said side and end panels having an adhesive applied thereto; a bellows panel attached to said one end panel and to said side panel, said bellows panel having first and second bellows sections which are configured to V-fold along a fold line which separates said first bellows sections from said second bellows section, said blank being cut from the piece of material such that a relief area of the piece of material is provided proximate to said bellows panel to form a shoulder between one of said side and end panels and said bellows panel; said first and second bellows sections v-folding when said side and end panels are folded to an upright position relative to said bottom panel such that said shoulder of said bellows panel allows said second bellows section to be bonded to said adhesive applied to one of said side or end panels, and such that a slot having an opening with no raw or cut edges is formed between said first and second bellows sections.
- 2. A blank as defined in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is applied to a top surface of one of said side or end panels.
- 3. A blank as defined in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is applied proximate to and along an outer edge of one of said side or end panels.
- 4. A blank as defined in claim 1, wherein a second adhesive is applied to one of said side or end panels.
- 5. A blank as defined in claim 4, wherein said second adhesive is applied between said adhesive and said bottom panel.
- 6. A blank as defined in claim 4, wherein said first bellows section is bonded to said second adhesive applied to one of said side or end panels when said side and end panels are folded to an upright position.
- 7. A blank as defined in claim 6, wherein said second bellows section is bonded to said second adhesive applied to one of said side or end panels when said side and end panels are moved to an upright position.
- 8. A blank as defined in claim 1, further comprising an end panel attached to a third perimeter edge of said bottom panel and a top panel attached to a perimeter of said end panel attached to said third perimeter edge of said bottom panel.
- 9. A blank as defined in claim 8, wherein said top panel has a closure flap with a locking tab on an end of said closure flap, said locking tab configured to, upon formation of said re-closable container, be slidably inserted into said slot such that said locking tab is frictionally secured within said slot.
- 10. A blank as defined in claim 1, wherein a separate blank is formed as a top panel having a closure flap with a locking tab on an end of said closure flap, said locking tab configured to, upon formation of said re-closable container, be slidably inserted into said slot such that said locking tab is frictionally secured within said slot.
- 11. A blank as defined in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is applied to said end panel.
- 12. A blank as defined in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is applied to said side panel.
- 13. A re-closable container formed from a blank, the blank being cut from a piece of material, said re-closable container comprising:
a bottom panel; a front panel foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said front panel being upright from said bottom panel; a rear panel foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said rear panel being upright from said bottom panel; first and second side panels foldingly attached to said bottom panel, each said side panel having a first adhesive portion applied thereto along an outer edge thereof, each said side panel having a second adhesive portion applied thereto between said first adhesive portion and said bottom panel, said first and second adhesive portions being applied proximate to said front panel, said side panels being upright from said bottom panel; first and second bellows panels, each said bellows panel having a first bellows section and a second bellows section which are foldingly attached to each other, each said first bellows section being foldingly attached to one of said side panels, each said second bellows section being foldingly attached to said front panel, each said first bellows section being bonded to said first adhesive portion and each said second bellows section being bonded to said second adhesive portion such that a slot having an opening with no raw or cut edges is formed between said first and second bellows sections below said first adhesive portion; and a top panel foldingly attached to said rear panel, said top panel having first and second tab members associated therewith, said first and second tab members configured to be slidably inserted into said slots formed by said first and second bellows sections such that said tab members are frictionally secured within said slots, and such that said top panel effectively closes the container.
- 14. A re-closable container as defined in claim 13, wherein the piece of material from which the blank used to form the re-closable container was cut has a relief portion provided proximate to said first bellows sections of said bellows panels and said first and second side panels, said relief portions allowing said first bellows sections of said bellows panels to be bonded to said first adhesive portion.
- 15. A re-closable container as defined in claim 13, wherein said first and second adhesive portions are applied to top surfaces of said first and second side panels.
- 16. A re-closable container as defined in claim 15, wherein said first and second bellows sections of said first and second bellows panels have top and bottom surfaces.
- 17. A re-closable container as defined in claim 16, wherein said bottom surface of said first bellows sections are bonded to said first adhesive portions.
- 18. A re-closable container as defined in claim 17, wherein said bottom surface of said first bellows sections are bonded to the second adhesive portions.
- 19. A re-closable container as defined in claim 16, wherein said top surface of said second bellows sections are bonded to said second adhesive portions.
- 20. A re-closable container as defined in claim 13, wherein said tab members associated with said top panel are provided at opposite ends of a closure flap which is foldably attached to said top panel, each of said tab members being foldably attached to said closure flap, said closure flap being positioned along a bottom surface of said front panel.
- 21. A re-closable container as defined in claim 20, further comprising a pair of internal flaps which are foldably attached to said top panel, each said internal flap being positioned against a top surface of said side panels and against a top surface of said first bellows sections of said bellows panels.
- 22. A re-closable container formed from a blank, the blank being cut from a piece of material, said re-closable container comprising:
a bottom panel; a front panel foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said front panel being upright from said bottom panel; a rear panel foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said rear panel being upright from said bottom panel; first and second side panels foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said side panels being upright from said bottom panel; said front panel having a pair of first adhesive portions applied thereto along an outer edge thereof with one of said first adhesive portions being applied proximate to said first side panel and the other one of said first adhesive portions being applied proximate to said second side panel, said front panel having a pair of second adhesive portions applied thereto with one of said second adhesive portions being applied between one of said first adhesive portions and said bottom panel and with the other one of said second adhesive portions being applied between the other one of said first adhesive portions and said bottom panel; first and second bellows panels, each said bellows panel having a first bellows section and a second bellows section which are foldingly attached to each other, each said first bellows section being foldingly attached to said front panel, each said second bellows section being foldingly attached to one of said side panels, each said first bellows section being bonded to one of said first adhesive portions and each said second bellows section being bonded to one of said second adhesive portions such that a slot having an opening with no raw or cut edges is formed between each of said first and second bellows sections below said first adhesive portions; and a top panel foldingly attached to said rear panel, said top panel having first and second tab members operatively associated therewith, said first and second tab members configured to be slidably inserted into said slots formed by each of said first and second bellows sections such that each said tab member is frictionally secured within one of said slots, and such that said top panel effectively closes the container.
- 23. A re-closable container as defined in claim 22, wherein the piece of material from which the blank used to form the re-closable container was cut has a relief portion provided proximate to each of said first bellows sections of said bellows panels and said front panel, said relief portions allowing each of said first bellows sections of said bellows panels to be bonded to said first adhesive portions.
- 24. A re-closable container as defined in claim 22, wherein each of said first and second adhesive portions are applied to top surfaces of said first and second side panels.
- 25. A re-closable container as defined in claim 24, wherein each of said first and second bellows sections of said first and second bellows panels have top and bottom surfaces.
- 26. A re-closable container as defined in claim 25, wherein said bottom surface of each of said first bellows sections are bonded to said first adhesive portions.
- 27. A re-closable container as defined in claim 26, wherein said bottom surface of each of said first bellows sections are bonded to said second adhesive portions.
- 28. A re-closable container as defined in claim 25, wherein said top surface of each of said second bellows sections are bonded to said second adhesive portions.
- 29. A re-closable container as defined in claim 22, wherein each of said tab members associated with said top panel are provided on a pair of closure flaps which are foldably attached to said top panel, one of said tab members being foldably attached to one of said closure flaps, the other one of said tab members being foldably attached to the other one of said closure flaps, each of said closure flaps being positioned along a bottom surface of said first and second side panels.
- 30. A re-closable container as defined in claim 29, further comprising an internal flap which is foldably attached to said top panel, said internal flap being positioned against a top surface of said front panel and against a top surface of each of said first bellows sections of said bellows panels.
- 31. A two-piece, re-closable container comprising:
a base tray portion formed from a first blank, the first blank being cut from a piece of material, said base tray portion including,
a bottom panel; first and second opposite panels foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said first and second opposite panels being upright from said bottom panel; third and fourth opposite panels foldingly attached to said bottom panel, said third and fourth opposite panels each having a pair of first adhesive portions applied thereto along an outer edge thereof with one of said first adhesive portions being applied proximate to said first opposite end panel and the other one of said first adhesive portions being applied proximate to said second opposite end panel, said third and fourth opposite panels each having a pair of second adhesive portions applied thereto with each said second adhesive portion being applied between said first adhesive portions and said bottom panel; first, second, third and fourth bellows panels, each said bellows panel having a first bellows section and a second bellows section which are foldingly attached to each other, each said first bellows section being foldingly attached to one of said third and fourth opposite panels, each said second bellows section being foldingly attached to one of said first and second panels, each said first bellows section being bonded to one of said first adhesive portions and each said second bellows section being bonded to one of said second adhesive portions such that a slot having an opening with no raw or cut edges is formed between each of said first and second bellows sections below said first adhesive portions; and a top panel formed from a second blank, the second blank being cut from a piece of material, said top panel being foldingly attached to first and second closure flaps, each said closure flap having a pair of tab members at opposite ends thereof which are foldingly attached thereto, each said tab member configured to be slidably inserted into one of said slots such that each said tab member is frictionally secured within one of said slots, and such that said top panel effectively closes said base tray portion.
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This application is a Continuation-in-Part of Ser. No. 10/200,424, entitled “Re-closure Folded Paperboard Containers With Bellows Corners” and filed July 22, 2002.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10200424 |
Jul 2002 |
US |
Child |
10411489 |
Apr 2003 |
US |