Packaging Corporation of America has been granted a patent for a corrugated fiberboard blank and container featuring a doubled-wall construction. The design includes hingedly coupled interior and exterior portions, with removable panels on the front side walls and a connecting panel for enhanced structural integrity. GlobalData’s report on Packaging Corporation of America gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

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Corrugated fiberboard container with removable panels

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Credit: Packaging Corporation of America

The granted patent US12049346B1 describes a corrugated fiberboard blank designed for enhanced structural integrity and functionality. The blank consists of an exterior portion, which includes a front, rear, left, right side wall, a bottom section, and a top section, and an interior portion that features similar walls. Notably, the interior portion is hingedly coupled to the exterior portion, allowing for flexibility in design and use. Both the first and second front side walls contain removable panels, which align when the interior and exterior portions are adhered together. The interior portion also includes a second bottom section extending from the second front side wall, and it is connected to the exterior portion via a connecting panel that extends from the front bottom wall of the first bottom section.

Further claims detail additional features of the corrugated fiberboard blank, such as the inclusion of a third removable panel in the top section and the presence of fold lines that facilitate the connection between panels. The design allows for multiple interconnecting legs that enhance the structural connection between the exterior and interior portions, with some embodiments specifying up to four interconnecting legs. The patent also describes variations where the interior portion comprises multiple sections, each hingedly coupled to the exterior portion. Overall, the claims emphasize the innovative design of the corrugated fiberboard blank, which aims to improve usability and adaptability in various applications.

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