Reinforced foot for agricultural commodity bin
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-006/28
B65D-090/12
B23P-011/00
B23P-006/00
A01F-025/14
B65D-019/18
출원번호
US-0659628
(2015-03-17)
등록번호
US-9580239
(2017-02-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Winterberg, William
출원인 / 주소
Winterberg, William
대리인 / 주소
Miller, Mark D.
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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 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 surfac
1. 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, said at least one recess being closer to said outer edge of said removable foot than a midline of said removable foot; andb. at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure attached to said foot in said at least one recess, wherein a bottom end of said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure is substantially flush coplanar with said bottom surface of said removable foot when said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure is installed and secured in said at least one recess. 2. The foot of claim 1 wherein said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure is a bolt, having a head, and said at least one recess has a shape corresponding to said head for receiving it. 3. The foot of claim 1 wherein said at least one removable rigid 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. 4. The foot of claim 1 wherein a plurality of removable rigid 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. 5. 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. 6. The foot of claim 1 wherein said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure is removable from said foot without removing said foot from said storage bin. 7. The foot of claim 1 wherein said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly anchor said removable foot to said storage bin. 8. The foot of claim 1 wherein said removable foot has attachment structures for engaging with said one corner of said bin to secure said removable foot to said one corner of said bin, and said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure does not directly or indirectly anchor said removable foot to said one corner of said bin. 9. The foot of claim 1 wherein said removable foot protects an outer edge of said one corner from damage from dragging along a surface and collisions, and said at least one removable rigid reinforcing structure resists breakdown of the corner of said removable foot. 10. The foot of claim 1 further comprising an attachment mechanism for connecting said removable foot to said bin. 11. 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 foot attachment 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 lower 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 of said lower corner, said at least one recess being near an outer edge of said one of said four corners when said foot is attached to said one of said four corners such that the at least one recess has a proximity to said outer edge of said one of said four corners that is less than a width of said recess, andan upper wall having at least one bin attachment 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, such that there is no more than a slight protrusion of said at least one removable reinforcing structure from said flat bottom surface of said foot. 12. The system of claim 11 wherein said at least one removable reinforcing structure does not attach to said storage bin. 13. The system of claim 11 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. 14. The system of claim 11 wherein said upper wall has a complementary shape to a shape of said outer wall of one of said four corners. 15. 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 foot attachment structure for attaching 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, said at least one recess having a width, and an edge of said at least one recess is located less than said width from said outer corner of said flat bottom surface, andan upper wall having a contoured shape that is complementary to said contoured outer wall of said one of said four corners, and a bin attachment structure for engaging said foot attachment structure of said one of said four corners; andc. 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 removable feet, wherein said at least one reinforcing structure is substantially coplanar with said bottom surface with no significant protrusion of said at least one reinforcing structure from said bottom surface and said at least one reinforcing structure does not attach to said storage bin when so installed. 16. The system of claim 15 wherein said reinforcing structures do not directly or indirectly anchor said removable feet to said storage bin. 17. The system of claim 15 wherein said removable feet protect said outer walls of said corners from damage from dragging along a surface and collisions, and said reinforcing structures resist breakdown of said outer corners of said removable feet.
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