1. A container blank comprising:
a single piece of corrugated material divided by first and second longitudinal parallel attachment lines to define front, bottom, and back panels,
a first transverse attachment line at one end of the bottom panel, the first transverse attachment line separating the bottom panel from a first end panel,
a second transverse attachment line at the opposite end of the bottom panel, the second transverse attachment line being parallel to the first transverse attachment line, the second transverse attachment line separating the bottom panel and a second end panel,
a first support panel attached to the front panel and the first end panel, the first support panel being attached to said first end panel along the first longitudinal attachment line I and being attached to the front panel by a diagonal attachment line extending from the juncture of the first longitudinal attachment line and the first transverse attachment line to the juncture of the top edge of the front panel with the top edge of the first support panel,
a second support panel attached to the back panel and the first end panel, the second support panel being attached to said first end panel along the second longitudinal attachment line and being attached to the back panel by a diagonal attachment line extending from the juncture of the second longitudinal attachment line and the first transverse attachment line to the juncture of the top edge of the back panel with the top edge of the second support panel,
the top edge of the first end panel being defined by an attachment line which is aligned with the top edges of the first and second support panels,
a receptacle platform attached to the top edge of the first end panel along the attachment line,
an aperture formed in the receptacle platform.
2. The blank of claim 1 further comprising
a first side flap attached to the front panel and the second end panel, the first side flap being attached to said second end panel along the first longitudinal attachment line and being attached to the front panel by a diagonal attachment line extending from the juncture of the first longitudinal attachment line and the second transverse attachment line to the juncture of the side edge of the front panel with the outer side edge of the first side panel,
a second side flap attached to the back panel and the second end panel, the second side flap being attached to said second end panel along the second longitudinal attachment line and being attached to the back panel by a diagonal attachment line extending from the juncture of the second longitudinal attachment line and the first transverse attachment line to the juncture of the side edge of the back panel with the outer side edge of the second side flap.
3. The blank of claim 1 further comprising
a cover panel attached to the back panel along a third longitudinal attachment line opposite the second longitudinal attachment line,
a closure panel attached to the front panel along a fourth longitudinal attachment line, the fourth longitudinal attachment line being opposite the first longitudinal attachment line and being in two parts separated by a cut line offset from the fourth longitudinal attachment line,
a closure flap attached to the cover panel by a fifth longitudinal attachment line opposite the third longitudinal attachment line, the closure flap being aligned with the cut line.
4. The blank of claim 3 further comprising
an aperture in the cover panel which is aligned with the aperture in the receptacle platform in the formed container,
the cover panel aperture having a maximum size that is equal to the size of the receptacle platform aperture.
5. The blank of claim 1 further comprising
a cover panel attached to the back panel along a third longitudinal attachment line opposite the second longitudinal attachment line,
a closure panel attached to the cover panel along a fourth longitudinal attachment line, the fourth longitudinal attachment line being opposite the third longitudinal attachment line and being in two parts separated by a cut line offset from the fourth longitudinal attachment line,
a closure flap attached to the front panel by a fifth longitudinal attachment line opposite the first longitudinal attachment line, the closure flap being aligned with the cut line.
6. The blank of claim 5 further comprising
an aperture in the cover panel which is aligned with the aperture in the receptacle platform in the formed container,
the cover panel aperture having a maximum size that is equal to the size of the receptacle platform aperture.
7. A container comprising
a bottom panel,
front and back panels attached to the bottom panel by first and second attachment lines,
first and second end panels attached to the bottom panel by first and second transverse attachment lines,
a first support panel extending outwardly of the first end panel and being attached to a side of the first end panel and a side of the front panel,
a second support panel extending outwardly of the first end panel and being attached to a side of the first end panel and a side of the back panel,
a receptacle platform extending outwardly from the top of the first end panel, the receptacle platform having an aperture formed therein
a first side flap extending outwardly from the second end panel, the first side flap being attached to a side of the second end panel and a side of the front panel,
a second side flap extending outwardly from the second end panel, the second side flap being attached to a side of the second end panel and a side of the back panel,
a cover panel attached to the back panel,
a closure flap attached to the cover panel on the side opposite the attachment of the cover panel to the back panel the front panel having an upper edge,
a closure panel attached to the front panel along the upper edge,
a closure aperture formed between the closure panel and the front panel, the closure flap extending into the closure aperture, and
an aperture in the cover panel aligned with the aperture in the receptacle platform, the cover panel aperture being equal to or smaller than the receptacle platform aperture.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for a selected communication station of a multi-station radio communication network through which to communicate, said apparatus comprising:
an available station set selector configured to select an available station set of communication stations of the multi-station radio network that exhibit characteristics at least as good as a threshold;
an allocator adapted to receive indications of selections made by said available station set selector, said allocator configured to allocate the selected communication station through which to communicate, allocation made by said allocator of the selected communication station in manners to distribute radio network loading amongst communication stations of the selected station set.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the characteristics that are at least as good as a threshold used by said available station set selector comprise RSSI, received signal strength indication, levels of signals broadcast by the communication stations of the multi-station radio communication network.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said available station set selector selects the communication stations of the available station set that broadcast signals of RSSI levels, when measured, greater than the threshold.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a characteristic measurer configured to measure characteristics of the communication stations of the multi-station radio network.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said available station set selector is adapted to receive indications of measurements made by said characteristic measurer and wherein selection by said available station set selector is responsive to the indications of the measurements.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein allocation of the selected communication station by said allocator is made from amongst the communication stations of the available station set selected by said available set selector.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the allocation by said allocator of the selected communication station in the manners to distribute the radio network loading comprises randomly distributing the radio network loading amongst communication stations of the selected station set.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein communications with the radio communication network comprise communication of data formatted in frames in which the frames comprise frame numbers and wherein random distribution of the radio network loading by which said allocator allocates the selected communication station utilizes the frame numbers pursuant to the allocation.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the allocation of the selected communication station is made responsive to calculation of the frame number modulo the number of communication stations comprising the available station set.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein communication with the radio communication network are carried out at times defined by a system time and wherein the random distribution of the radio network loading by which said allocator allocates the selected communication station utilizes the system time.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the allocation of the selected communication station is made responsive to calculation of the system time modulo the number of communication stations comprising the available station set.
12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein communications with the radio communication network are carried out by a mobile station positioned at a geographical location and wherein random distribution of the radio network loading by which said allocator allocates the selected communication station utilizes indicia of the geographical location.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the allocation of the selected communication station is made responsive to calculation of the indicia of the geographical location modulo the number of communication stations comprising the available station set.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein communications with the multi-station radio communication network comprise packet-switched communications and wherein allocations made by said allocator are made to distribute packet-switched communications loading amongst the communication stations of the selected station set.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein communications with the radio communication network are carried out by a mobile station and wherein said available station set selector and said allocator are embodied at the mobile station.
16. Cell-selection apparatus for a data-capable mobile station operable in a multi-cell communication system, said cell-selection apparatus comprising:
an available cell selector configured to select cells available to the mobile station through which to communicate;
a cell selection allocator configured to allocate a selected cell of the multi-cell communication system with which to communicate, allocation made to distribute loading amongst the cells available to the mobile station through which to communicate.
17. A method in a mobile station for selecting a selected communication station of a multi-station radio communication network through which to communicate, said method comprising the operations of:
selecting an available set of communication stations of the multi-station radio network that exhibit characteristics at least as good as a threshold; and
choosing the selected communication station from amongst the communication stations of the available set, selection of the selected communication station made in a manner to distribute radio network loading amongst communication stations of the selected station set.
18. The method of claim 17 further comprising the operation of sending a request requesting assignation of the selected communication station chosen during said operation of choosing.
19. The method of claim 17 wherein the manner by which to distribute the network loading comprises a random distribution amongst the communication stations of the selected station set.
20. The method of claim 17 further comprising the operation, prior to said operation of selecting, of measuring the characteristics of the communication stations of the multi-station radio network.