IP Library Granted Patent US 7,621,439
Granted Patent B2
US 7,621,439 · App. 11/956,159 · Granted Nov 24, 2009

Container having stackable shelf assembly

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Patent No.
US 7,621,439
App. No.
11/956,159
Granted
Nov 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container assembly is provided. The container has at least one bottom panel, and at least one side panel extending upwardly from the at least one bottom panel, to form an inner cavity. The bottom panel has at least one vent hole. A blank is provided having a substantially rectangular shape. The blank has flaps extending from corners of the blank. The flaps have tabs extending from an end. The flaps are folded substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by a body of the blank. At least one of the tabs are placed into at least one vent hole in the bottom panel.

Claims (6)

1. An assembly comprising:

a container having at least one bottom panel and at least one side panel extending upwardly from said at least one bottom panel to form an inner cavity; wherein the bottom panel has at least one vent hole; and

a shelf having a substantially rectangular shape, the shelf having flaps hingedly attached by fold lines to each corner of the shelf and extending diagonally outwardly from each corner of the shelf, wherein each of the flaps has a tab extending from one end thereof;

wherein the flaps are folded substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by a body of the shelf, and wherein at least one of the tabs are placed into said at least one vent hole in the bottom panel.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein: the container is formed from at least one of a paperboard, containerboard, cardboard, pasteboard, fiberboard, corrugated containerboard, corrugated paperboard, single wall corrugated containerboard, and multiwall corrugated containerboard.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the blank is formed from at least one of a paperboard, containerboard, cardboard, pasteboard, fiberboard, corrugated containerboard, corrugated paperboard, single wall corrugated containerboard, and multiwall corrugated containerboard.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2008
From: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
To: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 021461/0116 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2008
From: MCCLURE, JACK A
To: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 020557/0061 →