Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collapsible bulk bin and methods for constructing the same
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Application No.: US14675038Application Date: 2015-03-31
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Publication No.: US09428299B2Publication Date: 2016-08-30
- Inventor: Tesfahun Y. Mengistu , Thomas D. Graham , John Thomas Yoder, IV
- Applicant: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
- Agency: Westrock IP Legal
- Main IPC: B65D5/36
- IPC: B65D5/36 ; B65D5/32 ; B65D5/42 ; B31B11/00 ; B31B17/60 ; B65D88/52 ; B65D90/02

Abstract:
A container configured to be selectively moved between a substantially flat position and a deployed position is provided. The container includes a first blank of sheet material for forming side walls of the container, and a second blank of sheet material for forming a bottom wall of the container. The first blank having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface, a top edge and a bottom edge. The first blank includes a first side panel, a second side panel, a third side panel, a fourth side panel, a fifth side panel, and a sixth side panel wherein each of the side panels are coupled across a fold line. The first blank also includes end flaps extending from the bottom edge of each of the side panels wherein at least two of the end flaps includes a tab joint. The second blank having a plurality of side edges equal to a number of side panels of the first blank, each side edge having a width substantially equal to a width of the side panels of the first blank. The second blank is foldable and is coupled to at least one end flap of the first blank for forming a bottom wall of the container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150203240A1 COLLAPSIBLE BULK BIN AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2015-07-23
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