Single piece unistack display tray

Abstract

In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a single-piece containerboard blank is provided having a bottom panel with a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between the side edge and the corner edge. A side panel is hingedly attached to the bottom panel along the side edge. An adjacent edge of the side panel is a side panel end edge. An internal corner stacking tab assembly is hingedly attached to the side panel at the side panel end edge along a first fold line. The internal corner stacking tab assembly includes a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line. A tab extends from an edge of the internal corner stacking tab assembly. The tab is positioned substantially transverse of the third fold line.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A blank for a container comprising: 
 a single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to define    a bottom panel, said bottom panel having a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between said side edge and said end edge,    a side panel hingedly attached to said bottom panel along said side edge, said sidewall panel having a side panel end edge,    an internal corner stacking tab assembly hingedly attached to said side panel along a first fold line at said side panel end edge, said internal corner stacking tab assembly including a plurality of segments hingedly connected at a second fold line and a third fold line; and,    a tab extending from an edge of the internal stacking tab assembly, said tab extending substantially transverse of the third fold line.    
     
     
         2 . The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising a side panel cutout.  
     
     
         3 . The blank of  claim 2 , wherein the depth of said side panel cutout is less than about one half of the width of said side panel.  
     
     
         4 . The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising an end panel cutout.  
     
     
         5 . The blank of  claim 4 , wherein the depth of said end panel cutout less than about one half of the width of said end panel.  
     
     
         6 . The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising a notch formed in an edge of the internal stacking tab assembly substantially opposite of said tab.  
     
     
         7 . The blank of  claim 1 , wherein the truncated corner edge is configured to receive said tab.  
     
     
         8 . The blank of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the side panel is greater than the length of the side edge.  
     
     
         9 . The blank of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the end panel is greater than the length of the end edge.  
     
     
         10 . A container comprising: 
 a bottom panel, said bottom panel having a side edge, an end edge and a truncated corner edge extending between said side edge and said end edge,    a side panel hingedly attached to said bottom panel along said side edge, said sidewall panel having a side panel end edge,    an inner segment contiguous with said side panel,    a middle segment contiguous with said inner panel,    an outer segment contiguous with said end panel and attached to said end panel, said middle segment and said outer segment forming a corner,    a tab extending upwardly from said middle segment and said outer segment across    a fold line therebetween and forming a corner.    
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , further comprising a side panel cutout.  
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the depth of said side panel cutout is less than about one half of the width of said side panel.  
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 10 , further comprising an end panel cutout.  
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 14 , wherein the depth of said end panel cutout less than about one half of the width of said end panel.  
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 10 , further comprising a notch extending upwardly from said middle segment and said outer segment across a fold line therebetween, said notch being substantially opposite said tab.  
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the truncated corner edge is configured to receive said tab.  
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the length of the side panel is greater than the length of the side edge.  
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the length of the end panel is greater than the length of the end edge.