A container (10) for shipping products has opposed end walls (11, 12) and
opposed side walls (13, 14), each having an inner wall panel (16, 17 and
20, 21, respectively) and an outer wall panel (18, 19 and 22, 23,
respectively) defining double thickness walls. The outer wall panels in
the side walls are disposed orthogonally to the outer wall panels in the
end walls to define a rectangular or square outer container
configuration, and extension panels (25a, 25b) on opposite side edges of
a first pair (16, 17) of the inner wall panels extend diagonally across
interior corners of the container to define with the inner wall panels an
octagonal inner container configuration. Bottom flaps (40, 41, 42 and 43)
foldably connected to the bottom edges of the outer wall panels form a
peripheral bottom wall (15), and include quick-lock detents (46, 47 and
52, 53, 54) to enable quick and easy set up of the bottom. In one
embodiment (10'), a reinforcing panel (61) is formed in two of the inner
wall panels, and is foldable to a position between the inner and outer
wall panels, at the top thereof, to reinforce the walls of the container.
A blank (B, B') for making the container (10, 10') is also disclosed.