US3870188A - Tray or crate - Google Patents

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US3870188A
US3870188A US317690A US31769072A US3870188A US 3870188 A US3870188 A US 3870188A US 317690 A US317690 A US 317690A US 31769072 A US31769072 A US 31769072A US 3870188 A US3870188 A US 3870188A
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Thomas Vigus Buffett
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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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents

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  • a tray or crate moulded from a plastics material has its side walls formed with outwardly projecting flanges extending along the top and bottom edges thereof and the major part of each side wall between the flanges is offset outwardly, but preferably not beyond the outer edges of the flanges.
  • the tray or crate has externally ribbed and flanged corner portions which project above the tops of the side walls.
  • the bottom and side walls of the tray or crate arepreferably formed with apertures.
  • This invention relates to trays and crates.
  • a tray or crate of moulded construction having one or more side walls thereof formed with outwardly projecting stiffening flanges extending along their top and bottom edges, at least part of each of said side walls being offset outwardly relative to those parts of the side walls adjoining said flanges.
  • the tray or crate is preferably formed as a one-piece molded plastic unit.
  • all the side walls have externally flanged top and bottom edges and outwardly offset intermediate parts as set forth above.
  • the said flanges project outward at least as far as said part of the side wall.
  • the outer edges of said flanges are in vertical line with the offset parts of the side walls.
  • the invention also provides a tray or crate which is of moulded construction and which has at least two pairs of opposite side walls and corner portions between adjacent side walls, which corner portions project above the top edges of the side walls, each side wall of at least one of said pairs having a part thereof disposed outwardly of the top and bottom marginal portions of such wall.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a tray according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is an end elevation of the tray, and includes a sectional view of a corner portion on the line 3-3 of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is a compound view of which the bottom half shows the tray in plan, and the top half is an inverted plan view party in section in the direction of the arrows 44 of FIG. I, and
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tray.
  • the tray shown is a onepiece molded plastic unit and has an apertured bottom wall with ribs 10a, apertured shorter side (or end) walls 11 and apertured longer side walls 12. Corner portions 13 are formed where the side walls meet and project upwards above the tops of the side walls 11 and 12. These corner portions are curved and have outwardly projecting vertical stiffening ribs 16, horizontal stiffening ribs 17 to 20 and inclined edge flanges 15.
  • the bottom ribs 20 form continuations of horizontal ribs or flanges 21 extending along the bottom edges of the side walls ll, 12 but are disposed at a slightly higher level.
  • ribs 18 are continuations of external flanges 22 extending along the top edges of the side walls 11, 12.
  • each side wall between the top and bottom flanges 21, 22 and the vertical ribs 16 comprises marginal portions 23 and an offset or intermediate or central portion 24 which is disposed in the plane of the outer edges of flanges 21, 22 and ribs 16.
  • the central portion 24 is joined to marginal portions 23 by inclined portions 25 along its top and two ends and by a horizontal portion 26 along its bottom edge.
  • Inclined webs 27 connect the horizontal portion 26 to the horizontal corner stiffening ribs 19.
  • the resulting shape of the side walls of the tray makes them stiff and strong and increases the effective volume of the tray. Fragile goods disposed in the tray against the bulging side walls are moreover protected by the external top and bottom flanges during placing of the trays side by side.
  • a tray of moulded construction having two pairs of opposite upstanding side walls and curved corner portions extending between adjacent side walls, each of said side walls having outwardly projecting stiffening flanges extending along its top and bottom edges and vertical stiffening flanges where the side wall joins the corner portions, the whole of each side wall except those parts of the side wall adjoining said flanges being offset outwardly substantially into a plane containing the outer edges of said stiffening flanges.

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US4798318A (en) * 1986-10-06 1989-01-17 Cannondale Corporation Carrier bag assembly for bicycle handlebars
US6076697A (en) * 1997-06-09 2000-06-20 Allabaugh, Jr.; Robert Carleton Crate for cartons
US20050133515A1 (en) * 2003-12-23 2005-06-23 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Plastic boxes and methods for making same
US20110215693A1 (en) * 2010-03-03 2011-09-08 Golias Robert J Reinforcement rib for shelving
US20120103851A1 (en) * 2009-07-13 2012-05-03 Ruiz Carmona Manuel Box for packaging and transporting products
US20130292394A1 (en) * 2012-05-01 2013-11-07 Berry Plastics Corporation Retortable package
US20140097186A1 (en) * 2012-10-08 2014-04-10 Michael D. Stolzman Crate
US20140224696A1 (en) * 2010-04-08 2014-08-14 Miguel Pujadas S.A. Dishwasher tray
US9604769B2 (en) 2012-03-20 2017-03-28 Berry Plastics Corporation Stand up package
US9884716B2 (en) * 2012-10-26 2018-02-06 Berry Plastics Corporation Package
US20180134438A1 (en) * 2016-11-16 2018-05-17 Francisco Felix Araujo Multipurpose jaba-type agricultural container, and its manufacturing process
US10532872B2 (en) 2014-12-08 2020-01-14 Berry Plastics Corporation Package
US11827412B2 (en) * 2019-07-30 2023-11-28 Creative Plastic Concepts, Llc Base wall support for tote

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DE3775454D1 (de) * 1986-04-30 1992-02-06 Godfriaux & Cie Verpackungsbehaelter.
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EP0386313B2 (de) * 1989-03-07 1997-09-03 Stucki Kunststoffwerk und Werkzeugbau GmbH. Aus Kunststoff hergestelltes Lager- und Transportmittel

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US3307729A (en) * 1964-01-15 1967-03-07 Shell Oil Co Container having gear-like corners
US3387740A (en) * 1967-06-22 1968-06-11 Ms Ind Inc Reinforced plastic bakery tray and the like
US3547299A (en) * 1968-11-19 1970-12-15 Ind Management Ass Storage container for fluids

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US3307729A (en) * 1964-01-15 1967-03-07 Shell Oil Co Container having gear-like corners
US3387740A (en) * 1967-06-22 1968-06-11 Ms Ind Inc Reinforced plastic bakery tray and the like
US3547299A (en) * 1968-11-19 1970-12-15 Ind Management Ass Storage container for fluids

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4798318A (en) * 1986-10-06 1989-01-17 Cannondale Corporation Carrier bag assembly for bicycle handlebars
US6076697A (en) * 1997-06-09 2000-06-20 Allabaugh, Jr.; Robert Carleton Crate for cartons
US20050133515A1 (en) * 2003-12-23 2005-06-23 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Plastic boxes and methods for making same
US7222745B2 (en) * 2003-12-23 2007-05-29 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Plastic boxes and methods for making same
US8733572B2 (en) * 2009-07-13 2014-05-27 Manuel RUIZ CARMONA Box for packaging and transporting products
US20120103851A1 (en) * 2009-07-13 2012-05-03 Ruiz Carmona Manuel Box for packaging and transporting products
CN102574604A (zh) * 2009-07-13 2012-07-11 曼努埃尔·鲁伊斯·卡蒙娜 用于包装和运输产品的箱子
US20110215693A1 (en) * 2010-03-03 2011-09-08 Golias Robert J Reinforcement rib for shelving
US8960823B2 (en) * 2010-03-03 2015-02-24 Metal Fabricating Corporation Reinforcement rib for shelving
US20140224696A1 (en) * 2010-04-08 2014-08-14 Miguel Pujadas S.A. Dishwasher tray
US9095249B2 (en) * 2010-04-08 2015-08-04 Miguel Pujadas, S.A. Dishwasher tray
US9604769B2 (en) 2012-03-20 2017-03-28 Berry Plastics Corporation Stand up package
US20130292394A1 (en) * 2012-05-01 2013-11-07 Berry Plastics Corporation Retortable package
US9463894B2 (en) * 2012-05-01 2016-10-11 Berry Plastics Corporation Retortable package
US20140097186A1 (en) * 2012-10-08 2014-04-10 Michael D. Stolzman Crate
US9884716B2 (en) * 2012-10-26 2018-02-06 Berry Plastics Corporation Package
US10532872B2 (en) 2014-12-08 2020-01-14 Berry Plastics Corporation Package
US20180134438A1 (en) * 2016-11-16 2018-05-17 Francisco Felix Araujo Multipurpose jaba-type agricultural container, and its manufacturing process
US11827412B2 (en) * 2019-07-30 2023-11-28 Creative Plastic Concepts, Llc Base wall support for tote
US20240043161A1 (en) * 2019-07-30 2024-02-08 Creative Plastic Concepts, Llc Base wall support for tote

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GB1379886A (en) 1975-01-08
JPS5047788A (sv) 1975-04-28
ZA729090B (en) 1973-09-26
DE2300755A1 (de) 1973-07-19
CH562131A5 (sv) 1975-05-30
IT973076B (it) 1974-06-10
BE793790A (fr) 1973-05-02
FR2167909B3 (sv) 1976-01-09
NL7300403A (sv) 1973-07-17
FR2167909A1 (sv) 1973-08-24

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