Reinforced foot for agricultural commodity bin
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-025/24
A47B-091/00
B65D-090/12
B23P-011/00
B23P-006/00
A01F-025/14
B65D-019/18
출원번호
US-0790723
(2013-03-08)
등록번호
US-9079707
(2015-07-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Winterberg, William
출원인 / 주소
Winterberg, William
대리인 / 주소
Miller, Mark D.
인용정보
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3인용 특허 :
26
초록▼
Disclosed are structures for protecting the lower corners of containers used for storing and shipping agricultural commodities, and related methods of use. More particularly, removable reinforced feet or toes for protecting the lower corners of agricultural commodity bins are disclosed. The reinforc
Disclosed are structures for protecting the lower corners of containers used for storing and shipping agricultural commodities, and related methods of use. More particularly, removable reinforced feet or toes for protecting the lower corners of agricultural commodity bins are disclosed. The reinforced feet or toes are resistant to damage and may be easily removed, repaired and replaced. In embodiments of the invention, the feet or toes are provided with one or more removable reinforcement structures that may be removed and replaced by new structures when worn or damaged, without requiring removal of the feet or toes themselves.
대표청구항▼
1. A resilient foot for an agricultural storage bin comprising: a. a removable foot for attachment underneath an outer edge of one corner of said bin, said foot having a bottom surface and adjacent sides forming a lower corner of said foot for protecting said outer edge of said one corner of said bi
1. A resilient foot for an agricultural storage bin comprising: a. a removable foot for attachment underneath an outer edge of one corner of said bin, said foot having a bottom surface and adjacent sides forming a lower corner of said foot for protecting said outer edge of said one corner of said bin, said foot also having at least one recess in said bottom surface near an outer edge of said lower corner of said foot, wherein said at least one recess is near said outer edge of said one corner of said bin when said removable foot is attached to said bin; andb. at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure attached to said foot in said at least one recess, wherein a portion of said reinforcing structure is positioned at said bottom surface of said foot in said at least one recess and is substantially flush with said bottom surface of said removable foot, and wherein said reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly attach or anchor said removable foot to said storage bin. 2. The foot of claim 1 wherein the shape of said at least one reinforcing structure is complementary to the shape of said recess. 3. The foot of claim 1 wherein said at least one reinforcing structure is a bolt. 4. The foot of claim 3 wherein said bolt includes a head, and said recess has a shape corresponding to said head for receiving it. 5. The foot of claim 1 wherein said at least one reinforcing structure is a combination of a bolt and at least one washer, said bolt having a head, and wherein said recess has a depth corresponding to the combined thickness of said head and said at least one washer, and said recess has a shape corresponding to said washer. 6. The foot of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing structure is a metallic piece attached at least partially underneath said foot. 7. The foot of claim 6 wherein said metallic piece forms at least a portion of the lower corner of the foot. 8. The foot of claim 6 wherein said metallic piece is positioned over a portion of the lower corner of the foot. 9. The foot of claim 6 wherein said metallic piece is provided over a portion of an outside edge of the foot. 10. The foot of claim 1 wherein a plurality of reinforcing structures are provided in the form of bolts for insertion in a bottom surface of said foot, each such bolt having a head, and said foot is provided with a corresponding plurality of recesses in the bottom surface thereof, each recess corresponding to one of said bolts and having shape corresponding to the head of such bolt. 11. The foot of claim 1 wherein at least one slot is provided on a side of said bin, and at least one tab is provided on a side of said foot for engagement with said at least one slot. 12. The foot of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing structure is removable from said foot without removing said foot from said storage bin. 13. The foot of claim 1 wherein said removable foot has a contoured upper wall that is complementary to a shape of an outer wall of said corner of said bin, said contoured upper wall having at least one tab for engaging with a corresponding slot on said outer wall of said corner of said bin. 14. A resilient foot assembly for a stackable agricultural storage bin comprising: a. a removable foot for attachment underneath one corner of said bin, said foot having a flat bottom surface including an outer corner located below an outer edge of said one corner of said bin, said flat bottom surface for bearing a portion of the weight of said bin and for placement on an upper corner of a second stackable agricultural bin, said foot having at least one recess near said outer corner located in said bottom surface of said foot; andb. at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure attached to said foot in said at least one recess, wherein said reinforcing structure is substantially flush with said bottom surface of said removable foot when said reinforcing structure is installed and secured in said at least one recess and said reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly anchor said removable foot to said storage bin. 15. The foot of claim 14 wherein said at least one reinforcing structure is a bolt, having a head, and said at least one recess has a shape corresponding to said head for receiving it. 16. The foot of claim 14 wherein said at least one reinforcing structure is a combination of a bolt and at least one washer, said bolt having a head, wherein said at least one recess has a depth corresponding to the combined thickness of said head and said at least one washer and wherein said at least one recess has a shape corresponding to said washer. 17. The foot of claim 14 wherein a plurality of reinforcing structures are provided in the form of bolts for insertion in a bottom surface of said foot, each such bolt having a head, and said foot is provided with a corresponding plurality of recesses in the bottom surface thereof for receiving said heads. 18. The foot of claim 14 wherein said reinforcing structure is removable from said foot without removing said foot from said storage bin. 19. The foot of claim 14 wherein said reinforcing structure does not protrude beyond said bottom surface of said removable foot when attached to said removable foot. 20. The foot of claim 14 wherein said foot has attachment structures for engaging with said one corner of said bin to secure said foot to said one corner of said bin, and said reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly anchor said foot to said one corner of said bin. 21. An agricultural bin system for improving the resilience and extending the usable life of storage bins, said system comprising: a. a stackable storage bin having four weight bearing corners, each corner having an outer wall including at least one structure for attachment to a foot;b. four removable feet, each for attachment to one of said four corners of said storage bin for protecting an outer edge of said one of said four corners, each of said feet comprising: a flat bottom surface including an outer corner for bearing a portion of the weight of said bin and for placement on an upper corner of a second stackable agricultural bin,at least one recess in said bottom surface, andan upper wall having at least one complementary structure for engaging said foot attachment structure of said one of said four corners; andc. at least one removable reinforcing structure inserted into the at least one recess of each of said removable feet, wherein said at least one removable reinforcing structure is substantially flush with said bottom surface when installed and secured in said recess of the removable foot and said at least one removable reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly anchor the removable foot to said storage bin. 22. The system of claim 21 wherein said reinforcing structures do not protrude beyond the bottom surfaces of said removable feet. 23. The system of claim 21 wherein said upper wall of each of said removable feet has a contoured structure that corresponds to a contoured shape of said outer wall of one of said four corners of said bin. 24. The system of claim 21 wherein said upper wall has a complementary shape to a shape of said outer wall of one of said four corners. 25. An agricultural bin system for improving the resilience and extending the functional life of storage bins, said system comprising: a. a stackable storage bin having four weight bearing corners, each corner having a contoured outer wall including at least one structure for attachment to a foot;b. four removable feet, each for attachment to one of said four corners of said storage bin, each of said feet comprising: a flat bottom surface including an outer corner for bearing a portion of the weight of said bin and for placement on an upper corner of a second stackable agricultural bin,at least one recess in a bottom surface of said outer corner, andan upper wall having a contoured shape that is complementary to said contoured outer wall of said one of said four corners, and a corner attachment structure for engaging said foot attachment structure of said one of said four corners;c. at least one reinforcing structure for each of said removable feet, each of said reinforcing structures installed and secured in the at least one recess in the bottom of one of said feet, wherein said at least one removable reinforcing structure is substantially flush with said bottom surface and said at least one reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly attach to said storage bin when so installed. 26. The system of claim 25 wherein said reinforcing structure does not protrude beyond said bottom surface of said removable foot when attached to said removable foot.
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