Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Octagonal bulk bin with self-locking webbed bottom flaps
- Patent Title (中): 八角形散货箱,带有自锁式蹼底板
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Application No.: US11512864Application Date: 2006-08-29
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Publication No.: US07654440B2Publication Date: 2010-02-02
- Inventor: Benjamin W. Quaintance , Mark A. Wisecarver
- Applicant: Benjamin W. Quaintance , Mark A. Wisecarver
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: International Paper Co.
- Current Assignee: International Paper Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agent Matthew M. Eslami; Dennis H. Lambert
- Main IPC: B65D5/00
- IPC: B65D5/00 ; B65D5/08 ; B65D5/10 ; B66D5/24

Abstract:
An octagonal bulk bin has sidewalls, end walls and diagonal corner panels interposed between adjacent sidewalls and end walls. Major bottom flaps are foldably joined to a bottom edge of the sidewalls, minor bottom flaps are foldably joined to a bottom edge of the end walls, and diagonal bottom flaps are foldably joined to a bottom edge of the diagonal corner panels. A cut separates each major bottom flap from an adjacent diagonal bottom flap, and a web panel connects adjacent side edges of the minor bottom flaps and diagonal bottom flaps. According to one aspect of the invention, each diagonal bottom flap, web panel, and portion of an adjacent major bottom flap are crushed. According to another aspect of the invention, differently shaped notches in a free edge of the minor flaps form locking tabs that are engaged in slots near a free edge of the major flaps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070131746A1 Octagonal bulk bin with self-locking webbed bottom flaps Public/Granted day:2007-06-14
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