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Bulk Bin with Interlocking Elements for Stacking

a technology of interlocking elements and bins, applied in the directions of packaging, transportation and packaging, containers, etc., to achieve the effect of facilitating the alignment of containers during stacking

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-12
ORBIS CORP
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The present invention is about a collapsible bulk bin container with interlocking elements for distributing impact forces. The container has interlocking top and bottom elements, as well as interlocking sidewalls. The interlocking elements can be protrusions or notches that fit into corresponding elements on another container. The container also has recesses and stringers for added strength. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a reliable and safe way to distribute heavy loads in a collapsible container.

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One weakness of this prior design becomes apparent when a stack of containers is subjected to impacts as typically occur in use.
These forces result in high stresses in the upper sections of the two adjacent corners of the sidewall of the lower container, which quite often result in breakage as shown in FIG. 2.

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[0030]While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and will herein be described in detail preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to the embodiments illustrated.

[0031]FIG. 1 shows two known bulk bin containers 10, an upper container stacked on top of a lower container. The bulk bin containers 10 include a generally square or rectangular base portion 14 and four sidewalls 24 hingedly connected to the sides of the base portion 14.

[0032]As illustrated in the partial, enlarged cross-sectional view of one side of the stacked containers 10, a bottom portion 12 of a base 14 of the upper container 10, includes a recess 16 along an outer edge of the bottom portion. The recess 16 is formed from an upper horizontal surface 18 and a vertical, inw...

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Abstract

A bulk bin container having a plurality of first interlocking elements along a bottom portion of the container, and a corresponding plurality of second interlocking elements along a top portion of the container. The interlocking elements help distribute impact forces to a stack of such containers.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61 / 875,377 filed Sep. 9, 2013, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]N / AFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention is generally directed toward bulk bin containers with interlocking elements that distribute forces from an impact to a stack of such containers; and more particularly, to bulk bin containers with bottom structures that interlock or mate with top structures of another like container to more evenly distribute horizontal forces impacting two or more stacked bins.DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART[0004]Plastic bulk bin containers typically consist of a base and four hingeably connected sidewalls. The sidewalls are in an approximately horizontal position when the bulk container is in a collapsed state, and in a vertical position when the container is erected to receive shipping goods. The...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D6/18B65D21/02
CPCB65D21/02B65D11/184B65D19/16
Inventor JENNINGS, JAMES ALLEN
Owner ORBIS CORP
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