Corrugated hutch

Abstract

The present invention provides a hutch having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall and a shelf having a first planar surface extending between the sidewalls supported by four support panels each having a second planar surface transverse to the first planar surface.

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         48 . A hutch for supporting heavy objects comprising:
 a back wall;   a first side wall extending outward from a first side of the back wall;   a second side wall extending outward from a second side of the back wall;   a first shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall;   a first support structure immediately below a rear portion of the first shelf; and,   a second support structure immediately below a middle portion of the first shelf.   
     
     
         49 . The hutch of  claim 48  wherein the first support structure includes a horizontal component, a first vertical component extending downward from a first side of the horizontal component and a second vertical component extending downward from a second side to the horizontal component. 
     
     
         50 . The hutch of  claim 49  wherein the second support structure includes a horizontal component, a first vertical component extending downward from a first side of the horizontal component and a second vertical component extending downward from a second side to the horizontal component. 
     
     
         51 . The hutch of  claim 48  further comprising:
 a second shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall spaced below the first shelf, the first support structure and the second support structure. 
 
     
     
         52 . The hutch of  claim 51  further comprising:
 a third support structure supporting a rear portion of the second shelf; and, 
 a fourth support structure supporting a middle portion of the second shelf. 
 
     
     
         53 . The hutch of  claim 52  further comprising:
 a third shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall spaced below the second shelf, the third support structure and the fourth support structure. 
 
     
     
         54 . The hutch of  claim 53  further comprising:
 a fifth support structure supporting a rear portion of the third shelf; and, 
 a sixth support structure supporting a middle portion of the third shelf. 
 
     
     
         55 . The hutch of  claim 54  wherein the first shelf, second shelf and third shelf are part of a first panel extending from a front edge of the first side wall to a front edge of the second side wall. 
     
     
         56 . The hutch of  claim 55  wherein the first support structure, the third support structure and the fifth support structure are part of a second panel extending from the first side wall to the second side wall between the first panel and the back wall. 
     
     
         57 . The hutch of  claim 56  wherein the second panel is connected to a first spacing panel. 
     
     
         58 . The hutch of  claim 57  wherein the second support structure, the fourth support structure and the sixth support structure are part of a third panel extending from the first side wall to the second side wall between the first panel and the third panel. 
     
     
         59 . The hutch of  claim 58  wherein the third panel is connected to a second spacing panel. 
     
     
         60 . The hutch of  claim 59  wherein the back wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, the first spacing panel and the second spacing panel are formed from a single blank of material. 
     
     
         61 . The hutch of  claim 60  wherein the blank of material is paperboard. 
     
     
         62 . The hutch of  claim 53  wherein each of the first shelf, the second shelf and the third shelf include a front lip portion. 
     
     
         63 . The hutch of  claim 60  further comprising a fourth shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall. 
     
     
         64 . The hutch of  claim 63  further comprising:
 a seventh support structure supporting a rear portion of the fourth shelf; and, 
 an eighth support structure supporting a middle portion of the fourth shelf. 
 
     
     
         65 . A hutch for supporting heavy objects comprising:
 a back wall;   a first side wall extending outward from a first side of the back wall;   a second side wall extending outward from a second side of the back wall;   a first shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall;   a first support structure immediately below a first portion of the first shelf;   a second shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall;   a second support structure immediately below a first portion of the second shelf;   a third shelf extending between the first side wall and the second side wall; and   a third support structure immediately below a first portion of the third shelf.   
     
     
         66 . The hutch of  claim 65  further comprising:
 a fourth support structure immediately below a second portion of the first shelf; 
 a fifth support structure immediately below a second portion of the second shelf; and, 
 a sixth support structure immediately below a second portion of the third shelf. 
 
     
     
         67 . The hutch of  claim 65  wherein the back wall, first side wall, second side wall, first shelf, first support structure, second shelf, second support structure, third shelf and third support structure are formed from a single blank of paperboard.