Shipping Container For Paper Reams

Abstract

The present application provides a shipping container for a number of paper reams. The shipping container may include an over-shipper carton base, a telescoping over-shipper carton lid, an inner carton with the number of paper reams positioned therein, and a thermoplastic wrapper surrounding each of the number of paper reams.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A shipping container for a number of paper reams, comprising:
 an over-shipper carton base;   a telescoping over-shipper carton lid;   an inner carton with the number of paper reams positioned therein; and   a thermoplastic wrapper surrounding each of the number of paper reams.   
     
     
         2 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the number of paper reams comprises a five by two ream configuration within the inner carton. 
     
     
         3 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the number of paper reams comprises a five by one ream configuration within the inner carton. 
     
     
         4 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton base comprises a half-slotted container. 
     
     
         5 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton base comprises a center seam container. 
     
     
         6 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton lid comprises a half-slotted container. 
     
     
         7 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton lid comprises a center seam container. 
     
     
         8 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton base comprises a base floor, a first pair of opposed base sidewalls, and a second pair of opposed base sidewalls. 
     
     
         9 . The shipping container of  claim 8 , wherein the base floor comprises a plurality of base floor flaps extending from the first pair of opposed base sidewalls and/or the second pair of opposed base sidewalls. 
     
     
         10 . The shipping container of  claim 8 , wherein the first pair of opposed base sidewalls comprises a pair of base sidewall flaps. 
     
     
         11 . The shipping container of  claim 10 , wherein the pair of base sidewall flaps comprises an area of overlap. 
     
     
         12 . The shipping container of  claim 11 , wherein the area of overlap comprises a center portion of the first pair of opposed base sidewalls. 
     
     
         13 . The shipping container of  claim 12 , wherein the center portion comprises an adhesive thereon. 
     
     
         14 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton lid comprises a pair of lid sidewall flaps with an area of overlap. 
     
     
         15 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the inner carton comprises a side or end-slotted container. 
     
     
         16 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton base and/or the over-shipper carton lid comprise an ECT of about 35 or higher. 
     
     
         17 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the over-shipper carton base and/or the over-shipper carton lid comprise an ECT of about 40 to 50. 
     
     
         18 . The shipping container of  claim 1 , wherein the inner carton comprises an ECT of 30 or less. 
     
     
         19 . A shipping container, comprising:
 a center seam, half-slotted container base;   a telescoping center-seam, half-slotted lid positioned on the center seam, half-slotted container base;   a plurality of paper reams positioned within the inner carton; and   a thermoplastic wrapper surrounding each of the plurality of paper reams.   
     
     
         20 . The shipping container of  claim 19 , further comprising an inner carton positioned within the center seam, half-slotted container base.