Pallet-less brick
AssigneeBall Corporation
InventorDaniel Gage
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A pallet-less brick is provided that allows for materials to be transported without the use of straps or pallets, which makes the transportation and subsequent use of the materials more efficient and more environmentally friendly. The pallet-less brick can have a generally planar body with a series of protrusions and recesses extending in different directions. A protrusion extending in one direction can be received in a recess of an adjacent brick, such that the bricks are stackable without the use of straps or pallets. Similarly, a second protrusion and recess combination fulfill a similar function, and the multiple protrusions and recesses secure stacked pallets in at least two directions.
Claims10
A pallet-less brick for transporting compressed metal scrap, comprising:
- a body having a planar upper surface extending in a first direction and a second direction, wherein said first direction is substantially perpendicular to said second direction;
- a planar first end and a planar second end positioned on opposing ends of said body, each of said planar first end and planar second end being void of any protrusions or recesses;
- a first protrusion and a second protrusion extending upwardly from said upper surface of said body;
- a first recess and a second recess extending inwardly into an opposing lower surface of said body, wherein said first recess is aligned directly below said first protrusion, and said second recess is aligned directly below said second protrusion;
- a third protrusion extending upwardly from said upper surface of said body and extending between said first protrusion and said second protrusion;
- and
- a third recess extending inwardly into said opposing lower surface of said body and extending between said first recess and said second recess, and wherein said third recess is aligned directly below said third protrusion, wherein said body, said first protrusion, said second protrusion, and said third protrusion are made from scrap metal, and wherein said pallet-less brick is configured to selectively engage and nest with a second pallet-less brick in to allow a plurality of pallet-less bricks to be stacked in a vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.