Container

Abstract

A blank ( 100 ) for a container ( 500 ) for the transit of goods, the blank configured to form a container having a base and sidewalls, the blank comprising: a flexible retainer ( 104 ) fixed to the blank and configured such that when the container is formed, first and second portions ( 104 a, 104 b ) of the flexible retainer are positioned on opposing sidewalls of the container and are foldable over an item placed within the container to retain the item in position, wherein a cohesive material is applied to a first side ( 112 ) of the first portion of the flexible retainer and to a second side ( 114 ) of the second portion of the flexible retainer, wherein the second side is opposite the first side.

1 . A blank for a container for the transit of goods, the blank configured to form a container having a base and sidewalls, the blank comprising:
 a flexible retainer fixed to the blank and configured such that when the container is formed, first and second portions of the flexible retainer are positioned on opposing sidewalls of the container and are foldable over an item placed within the container to retain the item in position,   wherein a cohesive material is applied to a first side of the first portion of the flexible retainer and to a second side of the second portion of the flexible retainer, wherein the second side is opposite the first side.   
     
     
         2 . A blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible retainer comprises a sheet of flexible material. 
     
     
         3 . A blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the flexible retainer comprises a first discrete section and the second portion of the flexible retainer comprises a second discrete section. 
     
     
         4 . A blank according to  claim 3 , wherein the first and second discrete sections are fixed to opposing sidewall sections of the blank or to one or more base sections of the blank. 
     
     
         5 . A blank according to  claim 4 , wherein the first discrete section is fixed to a first sidewall section and to one or both sidewalls sections adjacent to the first sidewall section of the blank. 
     
     
         6 . A blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the cohesive material is applied at least to an upper portion of the first and second portions of the flexible retainer. 
     
     
         7 . A blank according to  claim 6 , wherein the upper portion is at least half the area of the first and/or second portions of the flexible retainer. 
     
     
         8 . A blank according to  claim 6 , wherein the cohesive material is applied to the entire area of the first and second portions of the flexible retainer. 
     
     
         9 . A blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible retainer is fixed to one or more sidewall sections of the blank proximate to a base section of the blank. 
     
     
         10 . A blank according to  claim 9 , wherein the flexible retainer is fixed to the blank by adhesive. 
     
     
         11 . A blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible retainer has a depth that is greater than a depth of a sidewall section. 
     
     
         12 . A blank according to  claim 11 , wherein the flexible retainer has a depth that is one of: at least 1.5 times the depth of the sidewall section; at least twice the depth of the sidewall section; and at least 2.5 times the depth of the sidewall section. 
     
     
         13 . A blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible retainer extends beyond an upper limit of the blank. 
     
     
         14 . A blank for a container for the transit of goods, the blank configured to form a container having a base and sidewalls, the blank comprising:
 a flexible retainer fixed to the blank and configured such that when the container is formed, first and second discrete sections of the flexible retainer are positioned on opposing sidewalls of the container and are foldable over an item placed within the box to retain the item in position,   wherein a cohesive material is applied to at least one side of each of the first and second discrete sections.   
     
     
         15 . A container formed from a blank according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . An intermediate blank formed from a blank according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         17 - 19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A container formed from a blank according to  claim 14 . 
     
     
         21 . An intermediate blank formed from a blank according to  claim 14 .