Container adhered partition and method of assembly

Abstract

A container adhered partition and method of its assembly, includes a container blank, having a dimensioned partition in its collapsed form applied and adhered to its interior walls, so that when the container is fabricated into the tubular form, both the container and its partition will be self-erecting, into the usable configuration. The method of assembly includes the layout of the blank container upon machinery, the precise positioning of the collapsed partition thereon, folding select walls in sequence of the container, into the tubular form, to provide a collapsed partitioned container for shipment or storage, and subsequent erecting for reception of other packaged goods within the integral partition cells.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A container adhered partition capable of folding into a flattened configuration with the container, but being erected to provide cells for accepting cans, bottles, or the like, including a container, said container having front, back and side walls, and having bottom flaps and closure flaps for closing the container into closure when erected, a partition provided within said container, said partition including at least one longitudinal partition, interconnected with at least one transverse partition, said longitudinal partition having adhesive tabs provided at each end, each adhesive tab capable of being adhesively secured to the interior of two opposite walls of said container, such that when the container is erected, the partition provides said cells into which goods may be inserted, and when said container is folded into the collapsed and flattened configuration, the partition also folds simultaneously into the flattened configuration within the container walls.  
     
     
         2 . The container adhered partition of  claim 1  wherein said tabs extend laterally a short distance from the longitudinal panel.  
     
     
         3 . The container adhered partition of  claim 1  wherein there are a pair of longitudinal panels formed of the partition.  
     
     
         4 . The container adhered partition of  claim 1  wherein there are three transverse panels provided within the container partition.  
     
     
         5 . A method for fabricating a container adhered partition, for application within a container, including forming a container body, said container body having joined opposite side walls and opposite end walls, and said container body in the blank folds having pivotally connecting flanges securing with select of said walls to form bottom closure for the container, and including upper flaps pivotally connected to selective said walls to form closure for the top of the container, said container body in the blank form, being laid flat, a partition, in a flattened configuration, being connected to the interior of one of said walls of the container, said partition including a series of longitudinal and pivotally connected transverse partition panels, said longitudinal panel having an adhesive tab provided at one end, and said adhesive tab being secured to the interior of one of said end walls, said partition panel at its opposite end having an adhesive tab, such that when the container body, in the blank form has its opposite end wall folded over, adhering said opposite end wall to the adhesive tab at the other end of said partition, and then folding over the opposite side wall of the container into a collapsed and flattened container including said flat partition, ready for erecting into a usable container incorporating a cellular forming partition.