Method for transporting goods on a pallet reversibly convertible to a bin
AssigneeDivert, Inc.
InventorsNicholas L. Whitman, Ryan R. Begin
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Abstract
A method for transporting goods on a pallet, where the pallet may be reversibly converted to a bin for the collection of waste and/or recyclable material. The pallet may include a base with side walls and a collapsible sleeve wherein, if the collapsible sleeve is open and joined to the base, the collapsible sleeve, with the base, forms a bin. Goods are transported on the pallet. After unloading the pallets and removing the goods, the pallet may be converted to a bin. Waste or recyclable material may be placed in the bin and transported away. After removing the material in the bin and cleaning the bin, the bin may be collapsed back into a pallet for the transportation of goods.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- transporting goods on a plurality of pallets, wherein at least one of the plurality of pallets 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 and joined to the base, the collapsible sleeve, with the base, forms a bin;
- transporting goods on the at least one of the plurality of pallets from a first location to a second location using a transportation trailer;
- unloading the at least one of the plurality of pallets from the transportation trailer at the second location;
- upon removal of the goods from the at least one of the plurality of pallets at the second location, forming a bin by opening the collapsible sleeve and attaching the open collapsible sleeve to the base;
- at the second location, placing waste or recyclable material in the bin;
- transporting the material in the bin from the second location, using the transportation trailer used to deliver goods;
- removing the material in the bin;
- cleaning the bin;
- collapsing the collapsible sleeve;
- placing the collapsed collapsible sleeve on the at least one of the plurality of pallets;
- and
- loading the at least one of the plurality of pallets with goods for transportation from the first location to the second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.