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US 10,273,046 B2Granted
Method for transporting waste or recyclable material
AssigneeDivert, Inc.
InventorsNicholas L. Whitman, Ryan R. Begin
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Abstract
Systems, methods and devices are provided for transporting, tracking and managing waste or recyclable materials, which may include one or more devices for transporting waste or recyclable material, such a via a bin that comprises a base; and a collapsible sleeve movable between an open state and a collapsed state, wherein the collapsible sleeve in the open state interfaces in a nesting manner with the base to form a bin for receiving and transporting waste material.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- transporting goods on a pallet, wherein the pallet comprises a base with side walls and a collapsible sleeve that is contained within the side walls of the base, wherein if the collapsible sleeve is collapsed and configured to lie flat on the base, the collapsible sleeve provides a surface for the transport of the goods, and if the collapsible sleeve is open, the collapsible sleeve, with the base, forms a bin;
- transporting the goods from a first location to a second location on the pallet when the collapsible sleeve is collapsed;
- upon removal of the goods from the pallet at the second location, forming the bin by opening the collapsed collapsible sleeve;
- at the second location, placing waste or recyclable material in the bin;
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- transporting the material in the bin from the second location to the first location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.