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Granted Patent B2
US 11,457,751 · App. 16/821,517 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Floorstand with shelf support

Inventors: Eric T. Nguyen (Diamond Bar, CA); Alexander C. Sin (Winston-Salem, NC); Jerry R. Frost (Lewisville, NC)
Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
A47F5/116
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,457,751
App. No.
16/821,517
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, where the plurality of panels includes a shelf panel defining at least one shelf flap, a first side panel, a back panel, and a second side panel. The container includes a support panel defining at least one shelf support flap. The shelf support flap is operatively connected the shelf flap of the shelf panel, and is configured to move between a first position and a second position when the shelf flap of the shelf panel is folded. A blank for a container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured to be folded at least partially around an interior space, including a back panel. The blank includes a support panel. The support panel is connected to the back panel along a break line.

Claims (8)

1. A container comprising:

a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, where the plurality of panels includes, a first side panel, a back panel, a second side panel, and a shelf panel defining at least one shelf flap;

a support panel defining at least one shelf support flap, wherein the at least one shelf support flap is operatively connected to the at least one shelf flap of the shelf panel, and wherein the support panel is configured to move between a first position and a second position when the at least one shelf flap of the shelf panel is folded;

side support panels connected to the support panel at respective fold lines; and

support flanges connected to the side support panels at respective fold lines, wherein the support flanges are configured to be folded at an oblique angle relative to their respective side support panels and abut an underside surface of the at least one shelf support flap, wherein the support flanges defines a first plane, the side support panel defines a second plane, and the back panel defines a third plane, wherein the first plane is oblique to both the second and third planes.

2. The container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first side panel is connected to the shelf panel along a respective one of the fold lines, and wherein the second side panel is connected to the shelf panel along a respective one of the fold lines opposite from the first side panel.

3. The container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support panel is configured to move between the first position and the second position when the at least one shelf flap of the shelf panel is folded about a respective fold line between the at least one shelf flap and an upright portion of the shelf panel.

4. The container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support flanges and the side support panels are configured to slide between a first position and a second position when the at least one shelf flap of the shelf panel is folded about a respective fold line between the at least one shelf flap and an upright portion of the shelf panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: NGUYEN, ERIC T.; SIN, ALEXANDER C.; FROST, JERRY R.
To: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 052295/0471 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62820632 · Mar 19, 2019
Related Publication 20200297132A1 · Sep 24, 2020
Cited By (2)
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