Thomas E Rodgers

US Patent:

6719191, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Aug 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/226703

Inventors:

Stephen M. Christensen - Yakima WA
Thomas E. Rodgers - Yakima WA

Assignee:

Longview Fibre Company - Longview WA

International Classification:

B65D 532

US Classification:

22912226, 206509, 22912232, 229191, 229918, 229919

Abstract:

A bliss-type, corrugated paperboard container having an open top for transporting and displaying fruit, vegetables and the like has a main piece, which provides a bottom element and opposed first side elements, and two bliss pieces which are adhesively attached to the main piece and provide opposed second side elements. The second side elements include an inner panel having extremities which are separated from the first side elements. Diagonal pieces, attached to the extremities of each inner panel, extend to the first side panels, and second side flaps extend from the diagonal pieces to overlie portions of the first side panels. An outer panel of the second side element extends between the first side elements. Indexing tabs have first ends which are connected to the inner panels and second ends which are connected to the outer panels. The indexing tabs are bent 180Â between the first and second ends.