Octagon shaped tray and corresponding blank

Abstract

The present invention includes and blank and container formed from cellulose based material configured to form an octagon shaped tray. The tray includes a roll-over side wall that provides structural rigidity as well as simple and fast container set-up. The octagon shape provides a relatively strong tray for the storage of products within. The tray may have solid walls, a single first side panel flap, or a pair of opposed first side panel flaps. The side panel flaps allow a user to see or access the contents of the tray as well as providing ventilation. Corner gussets provide additional structural integrity.

1 . A single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to define a container blank, comprising: 
 a first side panel;    a first angled corner panel connected with said first side panel;    a second side panel connected with the first angled corner panel, opposite the first side panel;    a second side panel flap connected with said second side panel by a pair of spaced apart fold lines; and,    a second angled corner panel connected with said second side panel flap;    wherein said first angled corner panel is substantially the same size and shape as the second angled corner panel.    
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the single sheet of foldable material is formed from a cellulose-based material.  
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the cellulose based material is formed from at least one of a wood pulp, straw, cotton, and bagasse.  
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the cellulose based material is in the form of at least one of a fiberboard, containerboard, corrugated containerboard and paperboard.  
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a first bottom panel connected with the first side panel.  
   
   
       6 . A single sheet of foldable material cut and scored to define a container, comprising: 
 a first side panel;    a first angled corner panel connected with said first side panel;    a second side panel connected with the first angled corner panel, opposite the first side panel;    a second side panel flap adjacent the second side panel;    a second angled corner panel extending between the second side panel flap and the first side panel,    wherein the second angled corner panel and the first angled corner panel lie in intersecting planes.