IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0944126
(1992-09-11)
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발명자
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- Johnston James B. (Roseville CA) Rufer Christopher J. (Sacramento CA) Gardner
- Jr. Gordon K. (Los Banos CA) Pimentel
- Jr. Joseph (Gustine CA) Upton
- III Verdis (Woodland CA)
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출원인 / 주소 |
- The Morning Star Packing Co. (Woodland CA 02)
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A collapsible, palletized bin container is provided which has separate compartments therewithin. Each compartment is designed to house a separate fluid-filled bag. Dividers are located within the container which form the discrete compartments. Each divider has tabs which are received within notches
A collapsible, palletized bin container is provided which has separate compartments therewithin. Each compartment is designed to house a separate fluid-filled bag. Dividers are located within the container which form the discrete compartments. Each divider has tabs which are received within notches in sidewalls of the container. The notches allow the sidewalls to bow slightly outward while still maintaining a tight seal with the tabs. The container is collapsible to a substantially smaller volume for transport when empty and a bar, chain and hook assembly is provided for easy removal of the fluid-filled bags when sliding the bags out of the compartments of the container.
대표청구항
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A container, comprising, in combination: a base, said base having an outer periphery, a means for confining contents of said container from an exterior of said container, said exterior confinement means including a plurality of walls extending up from said base about said periphery, a means for conf
A container, comprising, in combination: a base, said base having an outer periphery, a means for confining contents of said container from an exterior of said container, said exterior confinement means including a plurality of walls extending up from said base about said periphery, a means for confining contents of said container from portions of an interior of said container, said interior confinement means including a plurality of dividers supported on said base and connected to said walls, said interior and exterior confinement means collectively defining compartments above said base, and removable connection means between said base and said walls to allow said container to be deployed from a stored compact state to an assembled state; and wherein said exterior confinement means and said interior confinement means are connected through a removeable connection means, whereby said container may be collapsed to a smaller volume when said container is empty and re-erected when said container is to be utilized; and wherein said removeable connection means between said interior confinement means and said exterior confinement means includes a plurality of horizontal expansion joints; whereby attachment of said walls of said exterior confinement means to said dividers of said interior confinement means is preserved when said walls expand slightly horizontally away from said dividers due to substances being placed within said compartments; and wherein each of said expansion joints includes a notch in one said wall and a tab extending from an edge of one said divider adjacent said wall, said tab having a height which decreases from said edge of said divider to an outside edge of said tab. A method for assembling a collapsible container, the steps including: orienting a pallet on a surface; fixedly attaching a support base on a top surface of the pallet, providing a pair of clips on opposed edges of the pallet such that portions of the clips extend upwardly from said pallet yet providing clearance between the clips and the base, placing a plurality of dividers on a top surface of the base and extending upward from the base, the dividers combined to exhibit a cruciform-shape, providing the dividers with means for anchoring the dividers to sidewalls, placing two sidewalls adjacent the dividers and anchoring them thereto by orienting the sidewalls in a vertical plane perpendicular to one of the dividers at a height approximately equal to a height of the dividers upon the base and translating the sidewalls toward the dividers until notches within the sidewalls receive tabs extending from the dividers, the notches disposed at uppermost and lowermost edges of the sidewalls and the tabs disposed at uppermost and lowermost corners of the dividers, the notches and the dividers sloped complementally on bottom surfaces thereof toward a geometric center of the container, and allowing the tabs to slide vertically along the slopes of the notches to align the sidewalls precisely with the dividers, orienting the two sidewalls thus assembled such that they are on sides of the pallet away from the clips, placing two other sidewalls on the pallet between the clips and the base, anchoring the dividers to the two other sidewalls, and employing straps to secure the sidewalls together. A material storage and transportation device, comprising, in combination: a plurality of flexible bags receiving material therein, and a container confining said bags therewithin, the container including a base with a pallet thereunder, sidewalls defining an exterior of the container and a plurality of interior dividers defining at least two regions inside said container, said dividers separating said bags within said container, whereby material may be stored discretely in amounts less than that which would fill said entire container without modifying the size of said container; and wherein said container includes connection means between said sidewalls and said base and between said sidewalls and said interior dividers, whereby said container is collapsible into substantially flat separate pieces and reassembleable, whereby storage of said container while empty requires less space; and wherein said connection means includes a horizontal width expansion joint, such that when said sidewalls bulge outwardly due to forces imposed thereon, said connection means maintains connection between said sidewalls and said dividers.
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