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US3130860A
US3130860A US109125A US10912561A US3130860A US 3130860 A US3130860 A US 3130860A US 109125 A US109125 A US 109125A US 10912561 A US10912561 A US 10912561A US 3130860 A US3130860 A US 3130860A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0213—Containers presenting a continuous stacking profile along the upper or lower edge of at least two opposite side walls
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S220/15—Plastic bottle crates

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  • FIG. 3 #WMM 3,130,860 Patented Apr. 28, 1964 ice to Union Carcorporation of rFhis invention is a one piece open top container for handling fragile material.
  • One luse is in grape pick-ing where the loaded containers are stacked one on top of the other Ifor carting from the iield.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a container
  • FIG. 2 is ea section on line 2-2 of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a -deta-il showing the support of containers in stacked relation.
  • the container has side walls 1 and 2, end walls 3 and 4, and a bottom wall 5 and is adapted to be molded in one piece, for example, of one of the semi rigid plastics such as polyethylene.
  • the bottom wall is provided with reinforcing ribs 6 and drainage holes 7.
  • the interior of the container is, however, of smooth surface which is easily kept clean.
  • the side and end walls are join-ed to each other by integral ⁇ angular corner portions 8 with sides which extend substantially the full depth of the container and in the same -general direction as the adjacent side and end walls, the sides of the :corner portions being spaced inward from the adjacent side and end walls so that the rectangle defined by the corner portions is smaller than the rectangle ldeined by the side and end walls.
  • fthe container Around the top edge of fthe container is lan outwardly extending rim 9 integr-al with the upper edges of the corner portions and of the side and end walls. Beneath the portion of the rim 9, overlying the corner sections 8, are vertical ribs 10 integral with the Iunder side of the rim 9 .and the outside of the corner portions 8. These ribs stiien the corner portions. The lower ends 11 of the ribs terminate above the bottom wall of the container so that when the containers are stacked one on top of the other as shown in FIG. 3, the Weight is transferred Ifrom the upper to the lower containers through the ribs 10 on the corner portions.
  • the corner portions being relatively rigid, provide adequate support even though the more flexible side walls may bulge.
  • each of the end walls is provided with an indent 12 between the corner sections which may extend the full depth of the container.
  • Each indent terminates in an upper s-uriace 13 -which provides a hand grip for lifting the container.
  • the surface 13 marks the level to which the container should be filled.
  • the distance from the rim 9 to the surfaces 13 of the indents is greater than the distance yf-rom the lower ends 11 of the ribs 10 to the bottom wall 5 of the container.
  • An open top rectangular container having integral side, end and bottom walls, said side and end walls being joined to each other by angular corner portions with sides which extend substantially the full depth of the container and in the saine general direct-ion as the adjacent side and end walls, the upper edges of the sides of the corne-r portions being spaced inward -from the adjacent side yand end walls whereby the rectangle defined by the upper edges of the corner portions is smaller than the rectangle dened by the side and end walls, Ithe -sides of the corner portions being integral with and in substantially direct continuation of the adjacent side and end walls, Ian outwardly extending rim integral with the upper edges of the corner portions and of the side and end walls, a plural-ity of ver tically extending ribs on lthe outside of each of said corner port-ions said ribs having upper ends integral with lthe underside of said rim and having lower ends terminating above the bot-tom wall of the container so as to rest on the of a :lower container when like containers are stacked one on top of

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April 28, 1964 F. OBERKIRCHER OPEN TOP CONTAINER Filed May l0, 1961 FIG. 3 #WMM 3,130,860 Patented Apr. 28, 1964 ice to Union Carcorporation of rFhis invention is a one piece open top container for handling fragile material. One luse is in grape pick-ing where the loaded containers are stacked one on top of the other Ifor carting from the iield.
In the drawing, FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a container, FIG. 2 is ea section on line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a -deta-il showing the support of containers in stacked relation.
The container has side walls 1 and 2, end walls 3 and 4, and a bottom wall 5 and is adapted to be molded in one piece, for example, of one of the semi rigid plastics such as polyethylene. The bottom wall is provided with reinforcing ribs 6 and drainage holes 7. The interior of the container is, however, of smooth surface which is easily kept clean.
The side and end walls are join-ed to each other by integral `angular corner portions 8 with sides which extend substantially the full depth of the container and in the same -general direction as the adjacent side and end walls, the sides of the :corner portions being spaced inward from the adjacent side and end walls so that the rectangle defined by the corner portions is smaller than the rectangle ldeined by the side and end walls. This means that when the containers are stacked one on top of the other, it is impossible for the containers to telescope.
Around the top edge of fthe container is lan outwardly extending rim 9 integr-al with the upper edges of the corner portions and of the side and end walls. Beneath the portion of the rim 9, overlying the corner sections 8, are vertical ribs 10 integral with the Iunder side of the rim 9 .and the outside of the corner portions 8. These ribs stiien the corner portions. The lower ends 11 of the ribs terminate above the bottom wall of the container so that when the containers are stacked one on top of the other as shown in FIG. 3, the Weight is transferred Ifrom the upper to the lower containers through the ribs 10 on the corner portions. The corner portions, being relatively rigid, provide adequate support even though the more flexible side walls may bulge.
lEach of the end walls is provided with an indent 12 between the corner sections which may extend the full depth of the container. Each indent terminates in an upper s-uriace 13 -which provides a hand grip for lifting the container. The surface 13 marks the level to which the container should be filled. As is cleanly apparent from FIG. 3, the distance from the rim 9 to the surfaces 13 of the indents is greater than the distance yf-rom the lower ends 11 of the ribs 10 to the bottom wall 5 of the container. When the containers are stacked one on top of the other, the upper containers lare supported above the level of the material loaded in the lower containers. 'This prevents injury of the `fragile contents when the containers are stacked.
What is claimed las new is:
An open top rectangular container having integral side, end and bottom walls, said side and end walls being joined to each other by angular corner portions with sides which extend substantially the full depth of the container and in the saine general direct-ion as the adjacent side and end walls, the upper edges of the sides of the corne-r portions being spaced inward -from the adjacent side yand end walls whereby the rectangle defined by the upper edges of the corner portions is smaller than the rectangle dened by the side and end walls, Ithe -sides of the corner portions being integral with and in substantially direct continuation of the adjacent side and end walls, Ian outwardly extending rim integral with the upper edges of the corner portions and of the side and end walls, a plural-ity of ver tically extending ribs on lthe outside of each of said corner port-ions said ribs having upper ends integral with lthe underside of said rim and having lower ends terminating above the bot-tom wall of the container so as to rest on the of a :lower container when like containers are stacked one on top of the other, said end walls each having an indent below the rim and between the corner portions providing a hand grip, the upper surfaces of the indents indicating the level to which the container should be lled, and the 4distance from the rim to said upper surfaces being greater than the distance from the lower ends of said ribs to the bottom wall of the container whereby the contents of the container filled to .the indicated level 0 are not crushed when the containers are stacked one on top of the other.
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US3341063A (en) * 1964-08-03 1967-09-12 Jr Anson W Voorhees Reinforced plastic tote box
US3473690A (en) * 1967-06-15 1969-10-21 Arnaud De Cazenove Fruit packing box
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US3341063A (en) * 1964-08-03 1967-09-12 Jr Anson W Voorhees Reinforced plastic tote box
US3334767A (en) * 1964-12-28 1967-08-08 Cornelius Co Bottle carrier for 6-packs
US3303965A (en) * 1965-01-13 1967-02-14 Purex Corp Ltd Plastic containers adapted for stacking
US3473690A (en) * 1967-06-15 1969-10-21 Arnaud De Cazenove Fruit packing box
WO1988007478A1 (en) * 1987-03-26 1988-10-06 Langenbeck Keith A Storage and transport tray and tray packing system
US4834243A (en) * 1987-03-26 1989-05-30 Langenbeck Keith A Tray for storing and transporting beverage containers and the like
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US5292001A (en) * 1987-03-26 1994-03-08 Keith A. Langenbeck Nestable storage and transport tray
US5184748A (en) * 1989-06-21 1993-02-09 Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. Low-depth nestable tray for fluid containers
USD329932S (en) 1990-05-25 1992-09-29 Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. Outer wall structure for a nestable tray
EP2028111A1 (en) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-25 Georg Utz Holding AG Storage container
US20120181192A1 (en) * 2011-01-14 2012-07-19 Mary Julia Prewitt Orthodontic retainer cleaning case
US9358084B2 (en) * 2011-01-14 2016-06-07 Julia Prewitt Orthodontic retainer cleaning case
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US10961010B2 (en) * 2015-03-17 2021-03-30 Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc. Tray with enhanced rigidity and crush strength
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