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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311285 | Box and a shipping method for a cable drum The present invention provides a box and a method of shipping a cable drum enabling the cable to be unwound in full or in part while the drum is inside said box. The shipping box comprises a bottomless chest for surrounding the drum and a device for unwinding the ca... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7223317 | Method of assembling a storage unit A method of assembling a storage unit is disclosed. The method comprises applying heat to a groove separating a pair of walls to melt at least a portion of the plastic material, and pivoting the walls so that the surfaces of the groove contact and join as the melted... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7059274 | Combinative pet cage A combinative pet cage comprises a front meshed board, a rear meshed board, a left meshed board, a right meshed board, a top meshed board, a bottom meshed board, a plurality of screw parts, and a plurality of connecting parts. The frame of each of the meshed boards ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6446352 | Crate dryer Device for drying washed and rinsed crates or cases, comprising a frame and receiving or accommodation spaces carried by the frame for the crates or cases, in which the accommodation spaces are attached to a rotating shaft and are situated on either side ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5924587 | Performance oriented shipping container A container comprises bottom, left and right side, front, back and top asblies. The side, front, back and top assemblies have a rectangular sheet with a batten frame affixed to the perimeter of a first face thereof and coincident with the edges thereof. ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5622306 | Tubular corrugated paperboard shipping container with a pair of attaching strips A tubular corrugated paperboard shipping container having a rigid base frame, a cleat-reinforced tubular corrugated paperboard body attached thereto, and a top frame. The corrugated paperboard body includes a pair of spaced-apart attaching strips fixed on... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5386919 | Fully collapsible box with reverse mitred cleats A fully collapsible box with four sidewalls comprising vertical slats, horizontal cleats and interconnected wires at the ends of the cleats at the corners of the box, wherein the ends of the cleats have reverse miters so that the box may be hingedly colla... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5279435 | Shipping and display crate A combination shipping and display crate includes a pair of end walls to which are fixed a plurality of slats in which at least one slat is slidably mounted in opposing slots formed in the crate end walls, and held in place by friction or torsion.... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5137165 | Framework means for collecting pieces of a varying, unsymmetrical and irregular form, preferably frozen animal carcasses The invention relates to a framework means for collecting, preferably, frozen animal carcasses and similar pieces of goods, including a wooden crate and strapping means. The novelty resides in the feature that in the crate, which comprises a bottom frame ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4927037 | Container for fluids, solids having flow properties of the like A container for fluids, solids having flow properties or the like, and comprising a box of a conventional packing material, such as cardboard, a supporting frame of a material that is stronger and of greater dimensional stability, such as wood, and an inn... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4903859 | Container for flowable materials An improved flexible semi-bulk container utilizing rigid panels associated with the side walls of the flexible container to provide rigidity and enable the container to stand alone when filled with fluidized material such as fluidized solids, semi-solids,... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4832256 | Wood reinforced corrugated paperboard shipping container with attaching strips A wood reinforced corrugated paperboard shipping container is disclosed having a rigid wood base, a wood reinforced corrugated paperboard body attached thereto and a top frame. The wood reinforced corrugated paperboard body includes attaching strips at th... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4664282 | Variable shape structure A structure for holding plants, flowers or other objects utilizes a plurality of generally rectangular bar members having a hole at each end, the generally rectangular bar members being stacked in alternate directions in a rectilinear array, the holes pro... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4646927 | Transport container assembly An erectable transport container comprising end members, slats and handle which are compactly packagable in a disassembled kit form for later assembly without the need for tools, separate fasteners, or adhesive to form a useful container for storage, tran... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4251006 | Crate assembly and materials therefor Lightweight, strong, thermoplastic foamed crates for storage and shipment of tender or fragile materials, especially produce such as fruit and vegetables, are prepared from (a) an extruded base and side panel structural foamed thermoplastics and (b) end p... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4230233 | End panel for carton A molded plastic carton end includes a thin face panel reinforced by molded ribs and bounded on four sides by rim sections each comprising a plurality of parallel walls abutting against a face member with closely spaced cross members to add additional sti... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4066042 | Hollow plastic coop dowels with wood core An improved poultry coop for holding and transporting chickens, and the like, having improved dowel construction of double layer compartmentalized rigid polyvinyl chloride jackets with hardwood dowel cores. Two of such improved dowels are provided in each... | 01/03/1978 |
