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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181806 | Collapsible container A collapsible container that in the assembled configuration provides for a predetermined central space protected by six walls that are perpendicularly mounted with respect to each abutting wall and in the e collapsed configuration occupies minimum space. A bottom wa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7896183 | Easy access refuse container A refuse container comprising a lower member having lower side walls, upper wall sections, a hinge for pivotally mounting the upper wall sections one to the other such that the upper wall sections may be opened and closed, at least one section fastener for securing ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7478734 | Collapsible container A volumetric efficient collapsible and tamper proof container for protecting goods contained therein during transportation and storage. The container comprises six walls perpendicularly and hingedly mounted to each other to define a cubic space therein. Long and sho... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7331560 | Concrete form systems A system for holding poured concrete in a desired shape until it sets is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of forms having two opposing end sections. Each of the end sections has an end bracket attached to it. A plurality of footing stakes are used to co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7296704 | Collapsible container A collapsible container is equipped with a global positioning system and a radio transmitter to ease in locating the container when lost. The collapsible container includes some reflective means or bright coloration such that it is easily seen upon open waters. The ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7243614 | Modular animal enclosure A modular animal enclosure includes a housing comprising a top portion affixed to a base portion to form a sheltered interior. The housing includes a door aperture and a climate conditioning aperture. A remove ably attachable climate conditioning unit is installed o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213374 | Hinge for an enclosure A hinge for an enclosure is disclosed. The hinge includes a hinge rod and a bushing. The hinge rod is secured to one of a door and a door jamb of the enclosure. The bushing is secured to the other of the door and the door jamb of the enclosure. Moreover, the hinge r... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185778 | Barrier units and articles made therefrom Barrier units and articles made therefrom, particularly constraining bands of high strength and low weight for containing articles, especially in blast resistant container assemblies, are disclosed. The barrier unit comprises a surface having a regular polygonal per... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165821 | Drawer assembly A drawer assembly includes four side boards and each of the side boards has at lease one lug on two ends and one of two sides thereof, and a bottom board which has lugs one four sides thereof. The four side boards are connected to be a four-side frame by connecting ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7039291 | Card rack A racking device for arranging various electronic components is described. The rack has a frame for receiving one or more modules that can be positioned in the rack. The modules have a rear wall and a pair of side panels and a top and bottom panel extending from the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029078 | Latch mechanism for locker A storage unit providing a storage space is disclosed. The storage unit comprises a base and a panel moveable relative to the base to expose and conceal a storage space a handle configured for at least vertical movement, at least one connector configured for at leas... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997138 | Pet enclosure A pet enclosure having a moisture and odor-resistant, plastic, rattan-like material woven onto a frame. The enclosure is foldably collapsible for compact storage and shipping, and is quickly and easily assembled with minimal or no tools. An elevated floor panel is s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971728 | Combinative locker A combinative locker includes four peripheral panels, a rear panel and a front panel. The peripheral panels are connected with one another. Each of the peripheral panels includes an internal side, a rear edge, a front edge, a first reinforcement device formed on the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6726045 | Interlocking structure The invention is an interlocking structure. It can be shipped in a low volume disassembled state. It is easily interlocked together, without tools or special skills, by the eventual user. The interlocked structure has uncommon rigidity and strength. Containers like ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6631821 | Reinforced double-wall knock-down bin A reinforced double-wall knock-down bin molded of plastic resin, comprising a pallet-base, two vertical side-walls, and two vertical end-walls. The pair of side-walls are rigidly secured to the pallet-base. The end-walls are secured to the pallet-base wit... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6601724 | Collapsible merchandizing container A collapsible display container includes a base and a pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base. The side walls are orientable between an assembled position and a second position. At least one of the side walls includes a display memb... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601723 | Method and system for providing an easily assembled rigid-walled wicker hamper A system and method for providing a multi-paneled hamper where adjacent panels are coupled to one another via an exposed hinge-like pivoting coupling.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6415938 | Containers A container (1) comprising a base (2) and four side panels (6, 7, 8, 9), a pair of opposed side panels (6, 8) are coupled to upstanding comer posts (10) of the base (2) and the other pair of panels (7, 9) are coupled to rails (5) upstanding from the base ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409037 | Freely connectable chest unit A freely connectable chest unit assembled from two sidewall panels, a top and a bottom panel, a back panel, and a door. A first fastening mechanism firmly connects the top and the bottom panel to the sidewall and the back panels, and enables vertical conn... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6331090 | Device for connecting containers Device for establishing a gastight and fluidtight connection in a horizontal level between two or more containers (100, 200) of the iso-container type. The device includes a substantially band shaped, elastic sealing member (300) which surrounds an openin... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6293416 | Flat pack box The invention provides a box comprising four side panels which are injection molded from a suitable rigid plastic material and further comprises a plurality of complementary locating members integrally molded with the first and second sides of the wall me... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6234315 | Collapsible container with detachably hinged side panels A collapsible container including a base (1) and four side panels (15, 16, 17, 18) with u-shaped links (41) coupling the side panels to the base (1) to enable the side panels (15, 16, 17, 18) to fold down over the base (1) to a storage position from a use... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6170686 | Demountable wire mesh container for bottles The container has a pallet-like base platform (1), provided with short vertical tubes (5) at its vertices, into which two side panels (7-7') can be inserted, which are definitively secured to the base platform with the aid of pressure-activated joining cl... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6019226 | Demountable palletized container A multi-component demountable palletized container includes a pallet bottom, four sidewall components which may be readily assembled with rods and disassembled and a top. Each of the sidewalls include a pair of horizontal and a pair of vertical members th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6012253 | Portable enclosure for small vehicles A portable protective enclosure for small vehicles comprises a plurality of individual planar panel members including a base panel, a roof panel, a front panel, a rear panel, a left side panel, and a right side panel and mutually engaging attachment devic... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5971187 | Hinge for a collapsible container A hinge pivotally connects two side wall panels for use as a collapsible container. The hinge has a first leaf hingedly joined to a second leaf. The first leaf and second leaf each have a pair of spaced prehensile panels for receiving an edge of a side wa... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938059 | Collapsible container having sidewalls with slidable hinge axes A hinge is provided to affix members to each other and permit a the members to be moved relatively to each other transversely of the hinge axis while remaining hinged to each other. A collapsible container assembly utilizing such hinges is provided, in wh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5873480 | Electronic rack and mounting frame This invention relates to an electronic rack and mounting frame for protecting sensitive electronic equipment against damage caused by impacts and excessive vibration during shipping and handling.... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5850061 | Generator sound shield An acoustical enclosure for an engine generator set which can be easily assembled and disassembled, as well as assembled and disassembled in close quarters. The assembly and disassembly can be accomplished without special tools. The enclosure is construct... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5820120 | Cradle system repair of model railroad trains This invention provides a portable system for adjustably grasping and cradling a model train engine or other car (especially Garden Scale) without damaging it and presenting the desired portion of such engine or car for repair or maintenance. The device u... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5620108 | Laundry container A laundry container including a cover body, a waterproof shade, a base seat, an upper frame, two support plate assemblies and two fixing beams. The base seat has an outer and an inner peripheries which define a peripheral groove. Several bosses are dispos... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5593058 | Adjustable crates An adjustable crate assembly is disclosed. The assembly is composed of a pair of opposing sidewalls and adjustable crossbars which connect the opposing sidewalls. The crossbars connect to mateable portions on the inner surfaces of the panels which make up... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5490604 | Composter A plurality of identical wall panels connected together by removable rods driven through holes in adjacent corners of adjacent panels and into the ground. The device includes a cover which is shaped to fit four wall panels. Also, a greater number of panel... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5359809 | Reusable pot for receiving a tree root ball and facilitating transport, handling and planting thereof The present invention is a reusable nursery stock container (1) which is designed to receive the root ball directly from the tree diging machine (2) which may be disassembled at the time a plant (3) is transplanted so as to substantially reduce damage to ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5265750 | Lightweight cylinder construction A modular cylinder comprises a plurality of, in this case 24, modules each having a tongue to engage a groove of its neighbor and each either having a camming ramp to engage a camming ramp of its neighbor, or a filler rod inserted between adjacent modules... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5191989 | System for constructing storage containers for ready assembly and disassembly There is provided a new and useful component system for constructing storage containers adapted for ready assembly and disassembly, the system comprising a series of panels at least some of which include tongues or grooves along at least two edges thereof... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5142445 | Modular stackable interlocking storage cabinet for electronic components A modular storage cabinet for electronic components which includes at least one base having front back and opposite side walls. Each base side wall includes a coacting top and bottom fastener. A plurality of stackable side bars wherein each side bar inclu... | 08/25/1992 |
