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MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER
WITH CORNER SUPPORTS AND THE RESULTING CONTAINER
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
[001] The present disclosure relates in general to a method of manufacturing
and the
material used to manufacture packaging/containers. Such packaging/containers
may be
readily used to transport product and/or display the contents of the
packaging/containers
following delivery of the packaging/containers to a user.
[002] Various packages and containers are conventionally provided for
transporting
product to and storing product in a retail environment and for display to
prospective
customers. As is conventionally known in the packaging industry, such
containers can be
transported to manufacturing and/or retail environments for display in knock-
down form, i.e.,
flattened but otherwise being glued, stapled or otherwise affixed or joined
together, such that
they are already substantially pre-assembled. In such a knock-down state,
personnel
assembling the container need only open the sides and/or ends of the container
and affix the
container bottom wall or walls into its assembled condition or the container
can be moved to
its assembled condition by an automated process requiring no personnel to
actually move any
of the sides and/or ends of the container. As a result, such final assembly
may be performed
prior to loading manufactured product. Alternatively, such final assembly may
be performed
such that the product can be placed into a resulting assembled container for
ready display.
[003] Conventionally, it has been deemed advantageous at times to stack a
plurality
of such containers, one on top of the other, for the purposes of transport to
a retail
environment or during display in the retail environment. In this use, it is
necessary that the
containers stacked above the bottom-most container are amply supported and
also that a stack
of a number of such containers, when loaded with product, will not collapse.
[004] The following is a simplified summary to provide a basic understanding
of
aspects of various embodiments according to the present disclosure.
[005] In accordance with the present disclosure and the illustrated embodiment
or
embodiments, a method of manufacturing containers, the resulting containers,
and the
associated blanks and pre-assemblies used are provided, which, when utilized,
result in a
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container that has increased side panel strength and corner strength so as to
enable a manual
and/or an automated erection or final assembly of the resulting container via
a manual or an
automated process and the effective vertical stacking of containers when the
container
includes product.
[006] Additionally, in accordance with the present disclosure, the
manufactured
container provides the dual use of being both a transporting container for
transporting product
to a retail environment and a display container configured to display the
product in that retail
environment.
[007] Other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the
following descriptions when considered in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[008] FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an assembled and fully erected
container
manufactured in accordance with the present disclosure.
[009] FIGURE 2 is a top view of the container of FIG. 1.
[0010] FIGURE 3 is an enlarged view of an interior portion of one of the
corners of
the container of FIG. 1.
[0011] FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of a primary blank and two supplementary
blanks used in manufacturing the container of FIG. 1.
[0012] FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the supplementary blanks and primary
blank of Fig. 4 attached together and lying in a substantially flat, unfolded
condition in a first
stage of assembly of a pre-assembly of the container of FIG. 1.
[0013] FIGURE 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of an area of attachment of
the
primary and supplementary blanks of FIG. 5.
[0014] FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of the primary and secondary blanks of
Fig. 5
in a final stage of assembly of the pre-assembly for the container of FIG. 1.
[0015] FIGURE 8 is a cut-away view of a partially flattened pre-assembly
viewed
from a bottom of the pre-assembly and showing the layering of materials of the
pre-assembly,
in accordance with the present disclosure.
[0016] FIGURE 9 is a perspective view of a partially erected container,
manufactured
in accordance with the present disclosure.
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[0017] FIGURE 10 is a perspective, cut-away view of a corner of the assembled
and
partially erected container of FIG. 9.
[0018] FIGURE 11 is a perspective, cut-away view of a first stage of movement
of
the corner section of the container of FIG. 10.
[0019] FIGURE 12 is a perspective, cut-away view of the final stage of
movement of
the comer section of the container of FIG. 11.
[0020] FIGURE 13 illustrates a functional block diagram used to describe the
manufacturing method of a container pre-assembly, in accordance with the
present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] In the following description of an embodiment or embodiments in
accordance
with the present disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings.
It is to be
understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural and
functional
modifications may be made.
[0022] The manufacture and use of containers that may be used for more than
one
purpose, e.g., for transport of product and subsequent display of product in a
retail
environment, are becoming increasingly popular among both manufacturers and
retailers
because such containers enable a reduction or minimization of the amount of
container
material while increasing or maximizing the amount of display space available
for product.
Thus, it is conventionally known that blanks, e.g., items made from some type
of paperboard
and/or other material that is die-cut and scored for subsequent manipulation
to form a pre-
assembly or pre-assemblies, e.g., a partially assembled container wherein the
blank, or
blanks, is manipulated and affixed to itself, or to each other but is not
finally assembled.
Containers, e.g., packaging, cartons, boxes, etc., made from the pre-assembly
or pre-
assemblies, may be provided that enable product to be transported to a retail
environment in a
transporting container and displayed in the retail environment within the
transporting
container. Minor modification of the container may be required.
[0023] The durability, strength and stackability of such packaging or
containers often
require increasing the amount of material content within the container.
However, further
reducing the amount of material content within containers has become a
significant goal of
many manufacturers and retailers because of the adverse effect that container
has on landfills
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and the environment in general as well as the cost of manufacturing,
transporting and
disposing of such containers. In addition, it is desirable, where appropriate,
to manufacture
containers by using two pieces of material, or blanks, with one blank used to
produce the
container and the other to create a tray and/or to reinforce the corners. Such
use of two
blanks may be more cost effective and/or efficient rather than attempting to
achieve the cost
effectiveness or efficiency with only one blank.
[0024] Thus, both manufacturers and retailers are recognizing a need to reduce
the
number of containers used to provide product to an end-consumer in a retail
supply chain.
Thus, is done in an effort to conserve natural resources, reduce an impact on
the environment,
improve efficiency by saving the time it takes to erect a container by
reducing the number of
human touches it takes, and reduce costs associated with product manufacture
and sale. In an
effort to achieve these goals, various initiatives have been put in place by
both suppliers and
retailers to reduce the overall number of product containers and the materials
used therein by
some percentage, e.g., five percent.
[0025] One conventional mechanism for reducing the amount of containers
necessary
to provide product to potential consumers in a retail environment is by
providing dual-use
containers wherein a container can be used both to contain product during
transporting and
also to display the product once that product has arrived in a retail
environment, e.g., a store
or other environment offering product for sale.
[0026] Further, in an effort to further use available space in a retail
environment,
retailers may be interested in using the display function of such dual-use
containers in a
manner such that containers may be stacked on top of one another to improve or
optimize
vertical space utility in the retail environment. Simply put, having the
ability to be able to
stack display cartons enables a store operator to present more product and/or
different types
of product in a manner that a customer can see. For example, by providing the
opportunity to
stack such containers, e.g., display cartons, on a counter, a store operator
is able to increase
the use of counter space such that more than one carton can occupy the same
horizontal
counter foot print. As is understood in the retail industry, such a
configuration increases sales
because customers are able to see more available product and product types for
sale.
[0027] However, a problem with stacking such display cartons and shipping
cartons,
whether such packaging is dual-use transporting/display containers or
otherwise, is that the
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weight of the carton(s) in combination with the weight of the product(s)
stored in the
container(s) can cause one or more containers to be damaged or collapse. As a
result, a store
operator is left with damaged, ineffective or completely non-functioning
display container(s),
which causes operational problems and reduces likelihood of sales to
consumers.
[0028] Accordingly, based on all of these factors, there is a need to provide
a method
of manufacturing reduced-material content-containers and associated pre-
assemblies and
blanks, which, when utilized, result in a container that has significantly
improved stacking
strength, or anti-nesting characteristics, over conventional containers and
optionally provides
the dual use both as a transporting container for transporting product to a
retail environment
and a display container configured to display the product in that retail
environment. With this
understanding of one area of packaging/container utility in mind, a
description of at least one
illustrative embodiment, according to the present disclosure, follows.
[0029] According to at least one illustrated embodiment, there is disclosed a
shipping
container, display container and/or a dual-use container, e.g., for
transporting product and
subsequent display of the product, as well as corresponding container pre-
assemblies and
blanks, that includes, overall, a reduced amount of material content while
maintaining or
increasing the stacking strength of such a container by the use of internal
support sections in
the corners of the container. Such internal support sections may allow for a
reduction of the
material in the outer shell of the container leading to an overall reduction
in the amount of
material. In view of recent retailer initiatives to reduce the amount of
material content in
containers, such containers may have increased utility to manufacturers and
retailers. Thus,
providing containers with reduced material content and requiring fewer human
touches to
erect a container using a manual or an automated process would be of increased
value.
Additionally, because of the unique structure provided in accordance with the
at least one
illustrated embodiment, side wall strength may be increased as well.
[0030]
Additionally, based on the at least one illustrated example of a
container provided with corner support sections, as disclosed herein, it
should be appreciated
that the incorporation of the support sections also increases stackability of
the resulting
containers without requiring a lengthier time period for final assembly and
without a need
for assemblers (either human or automated or semi-automated equipment) to have
superior
capabilities. This is because, as explained herein, the majority, if not all,
of manipulation of
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the pre-assembly to form or put in place the corner support sections is
already performed as
part of the final assembly of the container. As a result, the additional
operations needed to
provide for the corner support sections, in accordance with the present
disclosure, is reduced
or eliminated relative to what would be conventionally required for installing
or assembling
conventional corner supports.
[0031] Understanding of the manufacturing of a container, blanks and/or pre-
assemblies, in accordance with the present disclosure, may best be understood
by first
introducing a manufactured container in accordance with an illustrated
embodiment and
according to the present disclosure.
[0032] Figure 1 illustrates a side perspective view and Fig. 2 illustrates a
top view of
a container 100 manufactured in accordance with the present disclosure. As
shown in Figs. 1
and 2, container 100 may include one or more support sections 102A-D disposed
at the
corners of the container 100, which, in this example, is a dual-use container
of the type
referred to in the packaging industry as a half regular carton with one or
more cut-outs for
display purposes. However, it should be understood that the manufactured
container 100 may
be any type of carton, package, box, etc. of any suitable type.
[0033] As shown in Fig. 1, a primary blank 101 forms the exterior of container
100
while the support sections 102A-D are part of supplementary blanks 103 which
supplementary blanks 103 are attached to interior portions of primary blank
101, as shown in
more detail in Figs. 6 and 8. Primary blank 101 may include bottom panels
designated as
major flaps 130 and minor flaps 131A and 131C. Support sections 102A-D may
further
improve the strength and stackability of container 100. Support sections
102A,C are disposed
in opposing corners of container 100 as are support sections 102B,D. As will
be further
discussed later herein, support sections 102A and 102C are, for exemplary
purposes,
designated as outboard support sections and support sections 102B and 102D are
designated
as inboard support sections. Support section 102A is comprised of a panel
202A, an
extension 302A coupled to panel 202A via working score 252A, a tab 502A
coupled to
extension 302A via working score 452A, and a tab 502A having been folded at
knife cut
352A and affixed to pad 402A. Extension 302A, pad 402A, tab 502A and minor
flap 131A
form means or a panel mover 200A for moving support panel 202A into a position
extending
diagonally across its respective corner of container 100 when container 100 is
erected, as
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shown in Figs. 1 and 2. An enlarged view of panel mover 200A is shown in Fig.
3. Support
section 102C is structured the same and operates the same as support section
102A and
comprises a panel 202C, an extension 302C, a pad 402C, and a tab 502C, which
elements
combine with minor flap 131C to form means or panel mover 200C, acting
similarly to panel
mover 200A. Support sections 102B and 102D include panels 202B and 202D,
respectively.
[0034] One of the reasons for support sections 102A and 102C being comprised
differently from support sections 102B and 102D is for ease of erecting the
container 100 by
reducing the number of human touches or allowing for automated steps to erect
container 100
(see Figs. 1 and 2) from a pre-assembly 300 (see Fig 7 and also Fig. 8 for the
pre-assembly
300 not in its final, flat position). The panels 202C and 202D of support 102B
and 102D are
configured to "snap into place" in a position extending diagonally across
their respective
corners when the pre-assembly 300 of Fig. 7 is opened into a partially erected
position (see
Fig. 9). However, support panels 202A and 202C of support sections 102A and
102C are not
so configured because of the orientation they must assume in the flattened,
pre-assembly
configuration, as shown in see Fig. 6. Thus, panel movers 200A and 200C are
used to
automatically move panels 202A and 202C into their respective positions
extending
diagonally across their respective corners when the container is erected to
its final assembled
condition.
[0035] Figure 4 illustrates an example of a primary blank 101 and two
supplementary
blanks 103A and 103C. As shown in Fig. 4, the primary blank 101 includes four
panels: first
and second side panels 105, 115; a back panel 110; and, a front panel 120,
these panels being
separated by fold lines 111A-C. The blank 101 also includes four bottom panels
130, 131A,
131C, which cooperate and interact to form a bottom when the container 100 is
finally
assembled or erected. An adhesive panel 140, separated from side panel 115 by
fold line
111D, is used as part of pre-assembly manufacturing to affix an edge of the
side panel 115
with an edge of back panel 120. Accordingly, as part of pre-assembly
manufacturing
discussed further later, adhesive panel 140 is positioned so as to overlap the
edge of back
panel 120 and adhesive is applied to the overlapping areas so as to affix the
overlapping areas
to one another.
[0036] A display cut-out 145 may be provided in front panel 120 of the primary
blank
101. Accordingly, although not shown, cut-out 145 may be formed when a
perforation is
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used to remove material (not shown) from the container 100 so as to provide an
access
opening for product displayed in the container 100. Opening 145 may be in
communication
with an open top end of the container 100, which, during use as a display, may
be free of any
top wall or panel following modification of the container 100 for the display
function of the
dual-use container. It is within the scope of the present disclosure that the
opening 145 may
be omitted, for example, if the container 100 is to be used only as a shipping
container.
Additionally, it is within the scope of the present disclosure that container
100 may include a
top (not shown).
[0037] Figure 4 also illustrates an example of supplementary blanks 103
configured
to include support sections 102, as previously illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
Support sections
102A-D are each hingedly connected via a living hinges or working scores 152A,
152B,
152C and 152D to respective central sections 160A and 160C. Those working
score
connections for support sections 102A-D allow alteration of the angle between
each support
section 102A-D and respective central sections 160A and 160C. As part of the
pre-assembly
manufacturing, the central sections 160A and 160C may be affixed to
corresponding side
panels 105 and 110 of the primary blank 101, as suggested by, for example, the
glue or
adhesive lines or points 213 in Fig. 4 and as further shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 6
is an enlarged
view of a portion of Fig. 5 showing center section 160A of supplementary blank
103 affixed
to primary blank 101. Pad 402A is affixed to bottom panel 131A via adhesive
area 213 (see
Fig. 4). Also, for example, tab 502A is shown to be configured to fold at
score 602A and
separate from extension 302A at knife cut 352A, as suggested in Fig. 6, and to
be affixed to
pad 402A. The result is visible in Fig. 8, where the pre-assembly 300 of Fig.
7 is not yet in
the flattened, pre-assembly position. Pre-assemblies, such as pre-assembly 300
in Fig. 7, are
shipped to customers in this flattened configuration and are assembled or
erected by the
customers, manually or by automated means. Supplementary blanks 103A and 103C
are
interchangeable in that either blank 103 can be affixed to either side panel
105 or 115
[0038] Regardless of which supplementary blank 103 is affixed to which side
panel
105, 115, the initial opening of the pre-assembly 300 results in the support
sections 102B and
102D snapping into positions extending diagonally across their respective
corners of the
container 100 and results in the support sections 102A and 102C extending at a
predetermined angle such as, for example, substantially a 90 angle relative
to their central
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sections 160A,C, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Support sections 102A,C
eventually extend
diagonally across their respective corners of container 100 when panel movers
200A and
200C, including pads 402A,C affixed to minor flaps 131A, 131C, are employed
during final
assembly or erection of the container 100 from the pre-assembly 300.
[0039] The appropriate faces or surfaces of the primary blank 101 and
supplementary
the blanks 103 may be affixed to each other in one or more suitable manners
including
application of adhesive on one or both of the affixed faces, use of staples,
tape, etc. However,
of particular utility may be the use of adhesive to attach the blanks 101 and
103 together.
Such an adhesive may be selected from various different types of adhesives
that enable
varying speeds of set times and strengths of adherence. For example, the
blanks 101 and 103
may be adhered to one another using an adhesive that may be what is referred
to in the
packaging industry as a "cold-set" adhesive, meaning that the adhesive is not
heated prior to
application. Such adhesives generally take longer to set, i.e., provide
adherence of the
materials being joined. However, such adhesives also generally provide a
relatively strong
bond. Cold-set adhesives differ from what are referred to as "hot-melt"
adhesives, which
generally set relatively faster but provide a relatively weaker bond.
[0040] Thus, it should further be appreciated that cold-set adhesives provide
for the
ability to alter positioning by, for example, a lateral sliding movement,
immediately
following initial contact between the blanks 101 and 103. Therefore, it should
be understood
that the folding operations performed as part of pre-assembly manufacture, and
explained
further below, may result in some lateral sliding movement between the blanks
101 and 103
during the pre-assembly folding operations.
[0041] Following from what is shown or suggested in Figs 4, 5 and 8, primary
blank
101 includes fold lines or living hinges or working scores 111A and 111C.
Supplementary
blanks 103A and 103C include fold lines or living hinges or working scores
602A and 602C,
respectively. When pre-assembly materials, that is blanks 101 and 103, are
affixed and
folded, working scores 111A and 111C on primary blank 101 move working scores
602A and
602C on supplemental blanks 103A and 103C to enable the affixing, for example,
using a
glue adhesive, of tab 502A to pad 402A, the affixing of back panel 110 to side
panel 115, and
the movement of support sections 102A-D to a flattened position with: inboard
support panel
102B spanning portions of side panel 105 and front panel 120 and being
sandwiched between
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back panel 110 and side panel 105 and front panel 120; inboard support panel
102D spanning
portions of side panel 115 and back panel 110 and being sandwiched between
front panel 120
and side panel 115 and back panel 110; outboard support panel 102A lying
between back
panel 110 and center section 160A; and, outbound support panel 102C lying
between front
panel 120 and center section 160C.
[0042] Because the working scores 111A, 111C on the primary blank 101 are
needed
to move the working scores 602A, 602C on supplemental blanks 103A, 103C to
properly
move and place the support panels 202A and 202C in a flattened position yet
maintaining
their capacity to function properly during erection of pre-assembly 300 into
container 100, the
support section movers 200A and 200C need to be disposed on the support
sections 102A and
102C of supplemental blanks 103A and 103C nearest the working scores 111A and
111C of
primary blank 101. Thus disposed, when the pre-assembly 300 is opened to a
partially
erected condition (see Figs 9 and 10), the two inboard support sections 102B,
102D move or
snap into place in their desired positions extending diagonally across their
respective corners.
However, support panels 102A,C are moved differently. When bottom panel or
minor flap
131 is moved from its initial erected position in Fig. 10 through a partially
erected position in
Fig. 11 to a final erected position in Fig. 12, as suggested by the arrows,
minor panel 131A
has enabled panel mover 200A to move support panel 202A to its desired
position extending
diagonally across its respected corner between side panel 105 and back panel
110.
Movement of panel mover 202A is enabled by living hinges or working scores
152A, 252A
and 452A, as suggested in Figs. 10-12. In accordance with the present
disclosure, the
erection of container 100 from pre-assembly 300 can be accomplished either
manually or by
an appropriate mechanized or automatic process or a combination thereof
Furthermore,
while two panel movers 200A,B are shown herein, it within the scope of the
present
disclosure that pre-assembly 300 and container 100 may include only one such
mover or
more than two such movers.
[0043] Thus, as shown in Figs. 4-8, manufacture of pre-assembly 300 is shown
in an
exemplary manner wherein the blanks 103 are affixed to the side panels 105,
115 of blank
101. It is within the scope of the present disclosure wherein blanks 103 may
be affixed to
other panels of primary blank 101.
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[0044] As a result of cooperation of the components of blanks 101 and 103 when
container 100 is erected, one or more optional air cells 170 may be created in
the container
100, as shown, for example, in Figs. 1 and 2.
[0045] A finally assembled container 100 is formed, for example, in a
rectangular
configuration, with side panels 105, 110 and front and rear panels 120, 110
forming a
respective pair of opposing walls. Further, container 100 includes increased
strength by not
only the support sections 102A-D at the corners of the container 100 where the
various panels
intersect, but also by the optional air cell 170 provided at those same
corners. However, it
should be appreciated that a majority of the increased strength and anti-
nesting characteristics
is due to the plurality of support sections 102A-D of the supplementary blanks
103 extending
diagonally across respective corners of the container 100.
[0046] Although Figs. 1-12 illustrate one example of a container that may be
manufactured in accordance with present disclosure, various different types of
blanks and
pre-assemblies may be used to produce various different types of containers.
Thus, although
one or more of the panels may be configured in a rectangular shape, various
other shapes are
also suitable. Further, although not illustrated in Figs. 1-12, one of the
disclosed blanks 101,
103 or a different blank may be used to construct the exterior of the
container 100 and may
also include a top panel of various suitable shapes and sizes.
[0047] Figure 13 illustrates a functional block diagram showing the operation
of
various method functions performed in accordance with a method of producing
pre-
assemblies in conjunction with present disclosure. With regard to the
manufacturing of
containers such as the container 100 shown in Figs. 1-12, the manner of
manufacturing such a
container may be conveniently described in two phases: pre-assembly and final
assembly/erection.
[0048] Pre-assembly is normally performed at a container manufacturing
facility to
produce a pre-assembly, which may also be thought of and referred to as a
knock-down of the
container. These pre-assemblies may be shipped to a customer location such as
a product
manufacturing facility. At the product manufacturing facility, the customer
may perform
final assembly/erection of the containers by, for example, folding and
assembling various
panels of the container to provide a container that is configured to hold
manufacture product,
e.g., for shipping and/or display.
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[0049] In such operations, the labelling of the resulting containers may be
performed
by the customer of the pre-assemblies and/or as part of manufacture of the pre-
assemblies as
illustrated in Fig. 13.
[0050] Figure 13 illustrates various functional operations performed as part
of the
manufacture of a pre-assembly by, for example, a container manufacturer. The
operations
may begin, for example, with printing 1305 of container material prior to the
container
material being die cut and/or scored 1310 as part of an overall blank
manufacturing operation
1315. The manufactured blanks 1330 may or may not be printed on one or both
sides of the
blanks 1330 depending on customer requirements. Accordingly, the printing
operation 1305
may be omitted.
[0051] Subsequent to blank manufacturing 1315, multi-blank pre-assembly
operations may be performed, such as suggested in step 1320 in Fig. 13, in
various suitable
manners by hand or using various commercially available machines (for example,
those
produced by Bahmueller Technologies, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA or
Bobst
Group North America of Roseland, New Jersey, USA), to produce pre-assemblies
for a
reinforced container such as that illustrated in Figs 1-12, for example.
[0052] Thus, at the beginning of such operations, raw material 1325 is used to
produce blanks 1330. Such raw materials 1325 may include but are not limited
to various
grades, types, configurations and combinations of corrugated fiberboard and/or
solid
paperboard, liner board, board of various fluting types and combinations as
well as various
types of sealants, non-organic materials and inks and dies of various suitable
types.
[0053] It should be understood that implementation of the method of
manufacturing
and the pre-assembles and blanks according to the present disclosure involves
performing or
completing certain selected tasks or steps manually, automatically, or a
combination thereof.
[0054] While the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with an
illustrated embodiment described above, it should be evident that many
alternatives,
modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Accordingly, the
embodiment of the present disclosure, as set forth above, is intended to be
illustrative, not
limiting. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope of the
present disclosure. Thus, it should be understood that containers come in many
different
varieties but most packaging containers can be folded and then assembled from
a flat form,
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known as a blank or pre-assembly. Accordingly, it should be understood that
the pattern for
any blank, pre-assembly or container may be different than that described
herein.
100551 Although the present disclosure has been described and illustrated in
detail, it is to be clearly understood that this is done by way of
illustration and
example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation. The scope of the
present
disclosure is to be limited only by the terms of the appended claims.
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