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Details
Inventors: Roccaforte, Harry I.;
Assignee: Champion International Corporation (Stamford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Moy; Joseph Man-Fu
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sommer; Evelyn M.

A multi-sided container, preferably formed of a unitary blank, having an internal support formed of two hingedly connected divider panels receiving a fragile article, such as a light bulb, therebetween. One of the divider panels is hingedly connected to a glue flap which also interconnects a plurality of panels to form the multi-sided container. The divider panels have V-shaped notches at the tops thereof, and at least one divider panel has an aperture therein for receiving a part of the fragile article.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A container having an internal support for a fragile article comprises: a front panel, a rear panel, and first and second side panels hingedly connected along generally parallel fold lines forming an enclosed chamber; a glue flap interconnecting one of said side panels or said rear panel; and divider means located in said chamber for supporting the fragile article, said divider means including a first divider panel hingedly extending along a fold line from said glue flap to a corner formed by one of said parallel fold lines defining a side of a panel opposite said glue flap and a second divider panel hingedly extending along a fold line from said first divider panel at said corner to a diagonally opposite corner.
2.
A container according to claim 1, wherein said first divider panel has a substantially V-shaped notch in the top edge thereof.
3.
A container according to claim 1, wherein said first divider panel has a substantially straight top edge.
4.
A container according to claim 1, wherein said first divider panel has a length less than the length of said front panel.
5.
A container according to claim 1, wherein said first divider panel has an aperture therein for receiving a portion of the fragile article.
6.
A container according to claim 1, wherein said second divider panel has a substantially V-shaped notch in the top edge thereof.
7.
A container according to claim 6, wherein said first divider panel has a substantially V-shaped notch in the top edge thereof.
8.
A container according to claim 1, and further comprising a top closure including at least one top closure flap hingedly extending along a fold line from the top of and perpendicular to one of said panels.
9.
A container according to claim 1, and further comprising a bottom closure including at least one bottom closure flap hingedly extending along a fold line from the bottom of and perpendicular to one of said panels.
10.
A container according to claim 1, wherein said glue flap hingedly extends along a fold line from and perpendicular to one of said side panels



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