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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637373 | Stackable container A container configured to support a second identical container in a stacked relationship, comprising a base including a plurality of spaced apart members, the spaced apart members including at least one stacking member, and at least one container support member, whe... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7422124 | Stacking pocket for disposing at a corner of a roof of a shipping container and for holding a caster wheel of an above-stacked shipping container A stacking pocket for disposing at a corner of a roof of a shipping container and for holding a caster wheel of an above-stacked shipping container. The pocket includes flat bars, a plate, and a wheel. The plate is triangular-shaped to substantially conform to the c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7337914 | Frame structure for a collapsible box with top access, side access and interconnected vertical stacking A collapsible box with a pair of opposed, hinged sidewalls in which a lightweight frame structure holds the sidewall in a vertical orientation during assembly and provides load-bearing strength. The frame structure and sidewalls fold over one another, and lie substa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331508 | Stackable container with support flanges A container is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected panels forming sidewalls surrounding a central space. Flaps extend from lower sidewall edges and fold along fold lines to form a bottom. Support flanges are arranged along upper sidewall edges on opposite... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316459 | Modular expandable display case A display case includes at least one L shaped bottom member having a bottom and an upstanding back along with an L shaped top member having a top and a depending back. A tongue is disposed on an edge of one of the backs and a groove is disposed on an edge of another... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281648 | Tray with means for holding a vertical post An improved tray or other packaging article having hinged tab portions for securing a vertical support post is provided. The hinged tab portions capture the vertically oriented post and hold it in place for easier assembly of a larger packaging unit. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258905 | Sealable food container with improved lidding and stacking features A sealable food container includes a base serving member such as a plate having a generally planar central portion, a sidewall extending generally upwardly and outwardly therefrom and a base outer flange portion extending outwardly from the sidewall. The sidewall de... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240799 | Foldable container A foldable container includes a base panel and a pair of folding panels coupled with the base panel via a folding device, wherein the folding device includes a first load-carrying arrangement positioned on the base panel and a second load-carrying arrangement provid... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7159730 | Folding crate with array connection features Folding crates includes a base and pivotable side walls which fold open from a stacked storage condition in which the walls are in juxtaposition and within the perimeter of the base. Latches are provided to connect the open walls and provide support between the wall... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124890 | Case ready stackable tray designs A shipping system for packing and transporting products, such as case ready food items, in which the products require a certain amount of separation between layers. The shipping system comprises a shipping unit, formed by at least one substantially open-topped tray,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108133 | Pallet container The invention is directed to a pallet container assembly with a thin-walled rigid inner container of thermoplastic material for the storage and transport of liquid or flowable contents, including a cage-like bar frame closely surrounding as support jacket the inner ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100288 | Cutlery A set of cutlery includes a plurality of superimposable cutlery components, which are adapted to be releasably connected so as to form a transportable unit. In order to facilitate the handling of such cutlery, it is suggested that the cutlery components should be ac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081077 | Displayable modular container for produce A stackable produce container is formed from a flat one-piece blank, typically of corrugated paper stock. The container has reinforced corners and is divided into compartments by transverse ribs which provide resistance to bulging under load and when exposed to high... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059575 | Industrial tank support An industrial tank support includes a platform and multiple supporting legs positioned around the platform with the platform located between the top end and bottom end of the legs. The platform has first and second surfaces thereon which have different configuration... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032756 | Container The present invention relates to containers, and more specifically, to plastic containers. The containers described herein may be applied to any use, but they are particularly useful for storing paint. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6976602 | Foldable insulated food box A lower receptacle section with a flat base and upwardly sloping side walls mates with an upper cover section a flat top and downwardly sloping side walls. A hinge connects portion of the lower section lip to a portion of the upper cover section lip. Integrally form... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969228 | Palletizing system for storing and transporting materials A palletizing system for stacking materials is provided. The system utilizes support members to minimize leaning of stacked materials. These support members are inserted through openings defined by one or more slip sheets. In particular, these openings are spaced ab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948617 | Stackable container with support flanges A container is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected panels forming sidewalls surrounding a central space. Flaps extend from lower sidewall edges and fold along fold lines to form a bottom. Support flanges are arranged along upper sidewall edges on opposite... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938820 | Interlocking stackable box A stackable box formed from a one-piece blank cut of corrugated paperboard material has integrated right-angle stacking tabs protruding upwardly from each top corner of the box which matingly interlock with openings on each bottom corner of a second similarly constr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935504 | Passive interlock structure A passive interlock structure for use in containers (such as cartons and trays), particularly those fabricated from corrugated paperboard and the like, which permits the facilitated aligning of vertically stacked containers. The passive interlock structure feature i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926194 | Reusable box construction for transporting tree seedlings A collapsible, reusable box construction (10′) for transporting horticultural products which comprises a body unit (11′) including an elongated rectangular body member (20′) having a plurality of independent panels (22′) (23 | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920990 | Column protector A protector for an upright column of a product storage rack has a V-shaped body with flat side walls joined to a convex curved vertical apex section. Pairs of studs cooperate with keyhole slots in the column to releasably mount the protector on the column. A releasa... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6832580 | Modular cage A modular cage comprising first and second profiled elements connected by interlocking corner joints for reversible joining so as to constitute a supporting frame and grille-like wall elements connected to the frame to constitute the cage, with the corner joints com... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6712214 | Stackable display tray A stackable display tray including a shell having a plurality of sides defined by an equal number of corners, a substantially closed bottom having bottom corners corresponding with the corners of the shell, and a top having top corners corresponding with the corners... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6378764 | Tray for transporting products, and method for its fabrication A tray for transporting products and a method for its manufacture, the tray being formed from a sheet of cardboard which is die cut and includes fold lines defining the bottom and sides of the tray. The tray includes a hollow corner column (5) into which ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6290122 | Versatile pizza carton A wall-engageable pizza carton folded into a non-wall-engaged format and which (a) has thermal-legs for holding the bottom of the box above a table top, (b) has an improved hole-covering flap that can function as an inner panel interlock means, and (c) ca... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6247594 | Fluid tank assembly A fluid tank assembly is designed for stacking with similar assemblies. The fluid tank assembly includes a base having a plurality of upright stacking legs, a tank having a liquid-receiving chamber received on and supported by the base, and couplers for c... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6223922 | Stackable, collapsible and returnable container with locking structure A returnable reusable container which may be quickly assembled to contain a product and quickly disassembled to a substantially flat condition for storage and return shipping when empty. The container has a rigid member extending around its upper perimete... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6216872 | Stackable container suitable for transporting produce This invention provides a stackable collapsible container 10 comprising a housing 11 which is constituted by side walls 12; end walls 14; cover panels 16; and a floor panel 18. The container 10 further includes four load bearing shafts 24 for connecting t... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6170689 | Collapsible container A collapsible container includes a substantially rectangular plastic base, a first plastic wall coupled by a first hinge to a first edge of the base, and a second plastic wall coupled by a second hinge to a second edge of the base opposite the first edge ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6029399 | Vertical bench Vertically stackable benches and pallets for holding three inch and four inch diameter planting pots, wherein the benches can be entirely formed from wire. Each of the benches has a center portion formed from a planar shaped wire grid. Support members on ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5988420 | Container lid A container lid has a top wall with a series of recessed areas that include therewithin a plurality of geometrical projections and a bottom wall that displays a plurality of recesses complementary in shape to the projections of the top wall whereby identi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5913580 | Structure of drawer type storage bin A structure of drawer type storage bin, includes a housing having four vertical rods positioned at the four corners thereof wherein the top end of each rod having a connection member with a tenon internally, a thin plate provided between every two connect... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5868268 | Storage container with self-retaining lip A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the stora... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5865316 | Multi-food display tower with interconnecting food bin A display stand for displaying at least two types of food items includes a lower and an upper display component, each for accommodating a plurality of soft-packaged items, and a tray component for receiving a plurality of hard-packaged items. Each lower a... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5823375 | Cargo container A cargo container has a frame (3) and a door (8,9) mounted on the frame. A support, preferably in the form of stacking plate (30), is mounted on the door so that when the door is closed and excessive loads applied externally to the container distort the c... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5819930 | Container for cassette or the like A container includes a cover secured on a base for receiving an insert and a casing disposed on one of the corners of the base for slidably receiving a knob. A latch is slidably engaged in the base for being biased to engage with the insert and for retain... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806701 | Container with anticontact cutout at each corner A container having an anticontact cutout-structure around each corner is disclosed. The cutout-structure almost completely prevents a twist lock from unexpectedly coming into contact with the edge frames of each corner and allows the edge frames to be fre... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5779051 | Two-plane stacking container for liquids A container for liquids is configured for two-plane stacking with one or two similarly constructed containers; it comprises a body having a rectanguloid configuration with a top wall defining a recessed liquid pouring spout area and a raised handle area. ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5762222 | Composite packing container The present invention relates to a composite packing container which generally comprises a bottom bracket, a front, rear, left and right side panels which jointly define a box unit, and a cover which can be enveloped onto the box unit. Characterized in th... | 06/09/1998 |
