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Container and support frame system for bulk products

a support frame and container technology, applied in the field of containers, can solve the problems of not being reusable, material cost and assembly, adding significant manufacturing costs, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing manufacturing costs and waste, and adding structural integrity

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-03-14
STANPAC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a container with a re-usable frame that adds more strength to the container. The frame can be reused. The container is also designed to be lightweight, reducing manufacturing costs and waste. The container can be used to hold a wide variety of bulky materials that can be scooped or scraped out, such as ice cream, sorbet, or cookie dough.

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However, these features also add significant manufacturing expense, both in terms of material costs and assembly.
In addition, the steel rings are not reusable and the combination of paperboard and metal makes such containers difficult to fully recycle.

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[0027]Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the invention generally comprises a frame 100 which receives a container 200. The frame 100 comprises a bottom support 110, at least one side support 130, a lower portion 120 joining the at least one side support 130 to the bottom support 110, and an upper portion 140 defining an opening in the frame for receiving the container 200. The container 200 likewise comprises a bottom 210, one or more sidewalls 230, a lower lip 220 joining the sidewalls 230 to the bottom 210, and a rim 240.

[0028]As seen in FIGS. 4 and 10-12, the lower portion 120 of the frame 100 defines a channel 122 for receiving the lower lip 220 of the container. In some embodiments, the outer wall of the channel 122 is in direct contact with the lower lip 220, which reinforces the junction between the bottom 210 and the sidewalls 230 of the container 200 when outward forces are applied.

[0029]In some embodiments, the upper portion 140 of the frame also defines a contact surface 142 for rec...

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Abstract

A container and supporting frame is provided for bulk storage of products intended to be scooped or scraped. A re-usable frame surrounds and supports a disposable container. The base of the frame includes a channel to support a lower lip of the container. An upper portion of the frame includes a contact surface, which may be a groove, for receiving a rim of the container. The frame supports the container against outward forces exerted by the user.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 556,683 filed on Sep. 11, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to the field of containers, particularly containers designed to hold bulk products that are intended to be scooped or scraped out of the container.BACKGROUND[0003]Paperboard containers are commonly used to package bulk products that are meant to be scooped or scraped out of the container, such as ice cream, sorbet, gelato, vegetable shortening, margarine, cookie dough, and the like. In use, such containers must resist substantial outward forces applied by the user, during the scooping or scraping action.[0004]For wholesale quantities (e.g. 1 gallon or more), containers are often made from heavy gauge paperboard materials, with the top and bottom joined by steel rings. The use of heavy gauge paperboard and steel rings re...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D61/02B65D81/05B65D85/78
CPCB65D61/02B65D81/05B65D85/78B65D21/0233A23G9/503B65D15/04Y02W30/80
Inventor WITT, STEPHEN HUGH
Owner STANPAC