IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0357863
(2003-02-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Polumbaum, Douglas
- O'Meallie, Sean
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
17 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A pallet and storage container combination for retail sale is provided. The combination includes a pallet having a body including an outer surface for supporting a load and an inner surface. The pallet has a plurality of feet integral with the body and disposed below the inner surface for seating on
A pallet and storage container combination for retail sale is provided. The combination includes a pallet having a body including an outer surface for supporting a load and an inner surface. The pallet has a plurality of feet integral with the body and disposed below the inner surface for seating on a ground surface and supporting the pallet body. Each foot has a lower ground contacting edge. The combination also includes a plurality of boxes disposed on top of one another to form a stack. The stack is disposed within a pallet space defined between the feet and the pallet body. A retaining member is disposed around the pallet body and the stack so that the stack is securely held within the pallet space regardless of whether the pallet body is in a vertical standing position or a horizontal position.
대표청구항
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1. A pallet and storage container combination for retail sale, the combination comprising:a pallet having a body including an outer surface for supporting a load and an inner surface, the pallet having a plurality of feet integral with the body and disposed below the inner surface for seating on a g
1. A pallet and storage container combination for retail sale, the combination comprising:a pallet having a body including an outer surface for supporting a load and an inner surface, the pallet having a plurality of feet integral with the body and disposed below the inner surface for seating on a ground surface and supporting the pallet body, the plurality of feet having lower ground contacting edges; a plurality of boxes disposed on top of one another to form a stack, the stack being disposed within a pallet space defined between the feet and the pallet body; and a retaining member disposed around the pallet body and the stack so that the stack is securely held within the pallet space regardless of whether the pallet body is in a vertical standing position or a horizontal position. 2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the pallet body includes a plurality of side walls that intersect one another and are integral to the pallet body to define a square shaped pallet, each corner of the pallet body having one foot formed thereat.3. The combination of claim 2, wherein each foot at one corner includes a first section that forms a part of one side wall and a second section that forms a part of another side wall that intersects the one side wall at the one corner.4. The combination of claim 3, wherein each of the first and second sections includes an inclined edge, each inclined edge extending from the lower ground contacting edge of the foot to a lower edge of one side wall, the lower edge of the side wall being disposed below the inner surface of the pallet body.5. The combination of claim 1, wherein the pallet body has at least one handle opening formed completely therethrough from the outer surface to the inner surface.6. The combination of claim 1, wherein a height of the stack is less than a distance from the inner surface of the pallet body to each of the lower ground contacting edges of the feet.7. The combination of claim 1, wherein the band is a strip of paperboard that is snugly wrapped around the pallet body and the stack.8. The combination of claim 1, wherein the pallet body has at least one handle opening formed completely therethrough from the outer surface to the inner surface and the band is a strip of paperboard that is wrapped around the pallet body and the stack, the band including an opening that aligns with the handle opening for permitting a user to grasp and carry the combined pallet body and stack when the band is wrapped therearound.9. The combination of claim 1, wherein each foot includes a slot formed therein for detachably, interlockingly receiving a wheel member for converting the pallet body to a dolly.10. The combination of claim 1, wherein each of the boxes is a corrugated box that has a number of fold lines, the corrugated box positionable between a flattened state and a folded assembled box state, the boxes being in the flattened state when they are arranged to form the stack.11. The combination of claim 1, wherein the plurality of boxes comprises more than eight boxes.12. A pallet and storage container combination for retail sale, the combination comprising:a pallet having a body including an outer surface for supporting a load and an inner surface, the pallet having a plurality of feet integral with the body and disposed below the inner surface for seating on a ground surface and supporting the pallet body, the plurality of feet having lower ground contacting edges, wherein at least one side of the pallet body has a longitudinal slot formed therein; a web formed of at least two members that are integral to and extend between respective feet, each web member having a ground contacting surface when the feet seat upon the ground surface; a plurality of boxes disposed on top of one another to form a stack, the stack being disposed within a pallet space defined between the feet and the pallet body, the stack being dimensioned so that it and an individual box thereof can be received into and removed from the longitudinal slot; and a retaining member disposed around the pallet body and the stack so that the stack is securely held within the pallet space regardless of whether the pallet body is in a vertical standing position or a horizontal position, wherein removal of the retaining member permits one or more boxes to be removed through the longitudinal slot. 13. The combination of claim 12, wherein the web comprises a first rail that extends from one corner of the pallet body to another corner and a second rail that extend from one corner to another corner with the first and second rails being substantially parallel to one another.14. The combination of claim 13, wherein each of the first and second rails includes an inner surface that has a number of nubs formed thereon for elevating the stack off of the inner surfaces of the first and second rails.15. The combination of claim 12, wherein pallet body is square shaped and the feet are constructed so that the stack can not freely be removed along a side wall of the pallet body except through the longitudinal slot formed in one of the side walls.16. A pallet and storage container kit for retail sale, the kit comprising:a pallet having a body including an outer surface for supporting a load and an inner surface, the pallet having a plurality of feet integral with the body and disposed below the inner surface for seating on a ground surface and supporting the pallet body, the plurality of feet having lower ground contacting edges, the inner surface of the pallet body having a plurality of reinforcing ribs formed thereon and a boss protruding outwardly therefrom and being integrally connected with at least two reinforcing ribs, the boss having a bore formed therein; a plurality of boxes disposed on top of one another to form a stack, the stack being disposed within a pallet space defined between the feet and the pallet body; a holder that is disposed between one edge of the stack and one side of the pallet body, the holder holding at least one article that is selected from the group consisting of (a) a detachable leg that has a post for interlocking reception in the bore of the boss; (b) a plurality of wheel casters for detachable attachment to the plurality of feet and the detachable leg; (c) packing tape; and (d) a marker; and a retaining member disposed around the pallet body and the stack so that the stack and holder are securely held within the pallet space regardless of whether the pallet body is in a vertical standing position or a horizontal position. 17. The kit of claim 16, wherein the plurality of reinforcing ribs comprises four reinforcing ribs with each reinforcing rib having one end extending near or to one side wall and another end that is integral with the boss.18. The kit of claim 16, wherein the holder is one of a paperboard box and a styrofoam holder.19. The kit of claim 16, wherein the detachable leg has a bore formed therein at an end opposite the post for receiving one wheel caster.
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