US3797727A - Collapsible container and assembly method therefor - Google Patents

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US3797727A
US3797727A US00233553A US3797727DA US3797727A US 3797727 A US3797727 A US 3797727A US 00233553 A US00233553 A US 00233553A US 3797727D A US3797727D A US 3797727DA US 3797727 A US3797727 A US 3797727A
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  • a recurring problem in the storage, manufacturing and shipping industries is one of maximizing the usage of available storage space.
  • the bulk storage and transporting of small parts is normally accomplished by placing the parts in a container of acceptable size and shape, and thence transporting the containers by the use of a fork lift truck or an overhead crane.
  • Such containers are usually constructed of metal or wood and are therefore quite bulky, heavy and cannot be disassembled for storage purposes.
  • an object of this invention is to provide an improved and economical container for storing and transporting bulk or packaged parts.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a container having detachable and collapsible sidewalls that can be expeditiously removed from a pallet assembly and stored flat when the container is not in use, thereby conserving valuable storage space.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a noncomplex and economical container exhibiting a lightweight construction and a high degree of structural integrity.
  • a still further object of this invention is to provide a method for expeditiously erecting such container.
  • FIG. 1 is an angular perspective view of a collapsible container embodying the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top perspective view showing a flat bottom sheet being inserted into the erected container
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded, isometric view of the container
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view, taken at circle IV in FIG. 3, illustrating a pallet flange and retention barbs employed in the container; and.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view, taken in the direction of arrows V--V in FIG. 1, illustrating the FIG. 4 retention barbs in their locking engagement with a sidewall of the container.
  • a collapsible container includes a horizontally disposed base or pallet assembly 12 of any suitable substantially rigid material such as steel or wood, an upstanding sleeve 14 formed by four contiguous sidewalls and a separable, flat bottom sheet 16.
  • the pallet assembly is rectangular and includes a flat base plate 18 having an upstanding restraining means or flange 20 perimetrically oriented about the base plate and suitably secured to edges 22 thereof (FIG. 5).
  • Two pallet supporting foot members 24, having bot tom skid surfaces 26, are also secured to the base plate.
  • the foot members are each reinforced by ribs 28 appropriately spaced to provide convenient openings for accepting standard carriage forks generally associated with material handling fork lift trucks.
  • the foot members may be tapered downwardly (FIG. 5) to facilitate vertical stacking of the pallets when the containers have been disassembled for storage.
  • Sleeve or wall structure 14 may be constructed of a standard corrugated paperboard material that is fire retardant and water repellent, such as that manufactured by theLaminite Division of Tri-Wall Containers, Inc., of Long Island, New York.
  • the contiguous sidewalls, forming a collapsible sleeve, are hingedly connected together at their upstanding edges by standard scorelines.
  • the expanded sleeve is suitably sized and configured to abut and snugly fit within the confines of continuous flange 20 and to have bottom edges 30 thereof abut bottom plate 18.
  • the sidewalls are urged outwardly against pallet flange 20 by a corrugated paperboard bottom sheet 16 which forms retention means to prevent lateral movement of the sidewalls relative to the pallet.
  • the pallet flange has a multiplicity oflocking means, such as pointed barbs 32, formed therearound which pierce lower portions of the sidewalls to lock the sleeve in position relative to the pallet assembly.
  • the barbs may be formed by the use of triangularly shaped punch (not shown) which is suitably struck to point an apex 34 of each barb generally downwardly, relative to pallet 12.
  • the barbs on each side of the flange are preferably laterally spaced in offset and staggered relationship relative to the barbs formed on a directly opposite side of the flange to permit the barbs to penetrate an unpunctured surface of a respective sidewall upon reinstallation and rotation of the sleeve from its original position.
  • the top edges of the sidewalls may be reinforced by overlying U-shapecl rails 38.
  • the rails thus provide reinforcement means to strengthen and protect such edges against wear, abrasion and water absorbsion, and to provide added strength for vertically stacking the container one upon another.
  • the rails also have a multiplicity of barbs 40 formed thereon which are constructed like barbs 32 to pierce the underlying sidewalls for retention purposes.
  • Each rail preferably has a length (FIG. 1) which is slightly less than the length of a respective, underlying sidewall to provide maximum top edge protection thereto without restricting the foldability of the sidewalls for storage purposes.
  • sleeve 14 normally stored in a collapsed substantially flat condition, is opened by expanding it into the rectangular form illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the sleeve is positioned on the base to have lower portions of its sidewalls positioned adjacent to the barbs.
  • the sleeve is fully inserted into the confines of rectangular flange 20 to have its bottom edges 30 abut base plate 18.
  • bottom retention sheet 16 is then inserted into the compartment defined by the sleeve and pressured downwardly to abut the base plate.
  • Pressing of the retention sheet between the sidewalls functions to apply a pressure to the sidewalls to urge them outwardly into locked, piercing engagement with barbs 32. It should be understood that other types of piercable material which will function to receive the barbs to retain the sidewalls in locked position could be said flange.
  • said retention means comprises a separable, flat bottom sheet configured to substantially conform with a horizontal cross utilized in lieu of corrugated paperboard. Edges 42 of 5 section of aid compartment.
  • Rails 40 can be attached to the top edges of the sidewalls before or after the above sequence has been accomplished. It has been shown by actual testing that a standard size container made in accordance with this invention will exhibit a loading capacity exceeding 4,000 lbs.
  • a container comprising a horizontally disposed base
  • an upstanding sleeve formed by contiguous sidewalls. positioned on said base to define an open top compartment therewith, locking means formed around said base releasably connecting lower portions of said sleeve to said base and retention means positioned within said compartment for urging said sidewalls outwardly into expanded, locked engagement with said locking means and to prevent lateral movement of said sidewalls relative to said base.
  • said sleeve comprises a corrugated paperboard material and wherein said sidewalls are hingedly connected together at their upstanding edges to form a collapsible sleeve foldable between a substantially flat, stored condition and an expanded condition forming said compartment.
  • said restraining means comprises a flange extending upwardly from marginal edges of said base, said sidewalls are positioned in telescopic and abutting relationship within said flange and wherein said locking means are formed on said flange.
  • said locking means comprises a plurality of pointed barbs formed on said flange to point generally downwardly into penetrating relationship with said sidewalls.
  • a collapsible container comprising,
  • a replaceable wall structure constructed of a fibreboard material having four vertically oriented sidewalls foldably enjoined and fitted within said flange to cooperate with said pallet fo form a material receiving compartment therewith.
  • collapsible container of claim 8 including a multiplicity of barbs projecting inwardly from said flange in piercing relationship with at least one of said sidewalls to prevent inadvertent removal of the wall structure from said pallet.
  • said reinforcement means comprises a rail having a multiplicity of barbed projections positioned in piercing relationship with underlying surface portions of said sidewalls.
  • a container comprising a horizontally disposed base
  • an upstanding sleeve formed by contiguous sidewalls, positioned on said base to define an open top compartment therewith, and
  • restraining means on said base comprising a rectangular flange extending upwardly from marginal edges of said base, said sidewalls positioned in telescopic and abutting relationship within said flange,
  • said locking means comprising a plurality of pointed barbs formed on said flange to point generally downwardly into penetrating relationship with said sidewalls, the barbs formed on one side of said flange being laterally spaced in offset relationship with respect to the barbs formed on an opposite side of said flange.
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