Collapsible crate
AssigneePilkington Group Limited
InventorsJustin Sugar, Robert Langham
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Abstract
A collapsible crate and a method for synchronizing a method of assembling a collapsible crate are provided. The collapsible crate comprising a base, a first panel, a second panel, and a band style fastener. The first panel and the second panel are at least partially disposed within gaps between stringers of the base. The band style fastener is disposed about a portion of the base and a portion of one of the first panel and the second panel. The band style fastener secures the one of the first panel and the second panel to the base. The first panel and the second panel at least partially disposed in the base facilitates a transition fit therebetween. The collapsible crate is compact when the crate is collapsed and decreases a cost of the crate.
Claims21
A collapsible crate, comprising:
- a base including at least two stringers, the stringers defining a gap therebetween;
- a first panel at least partially disposed within the gap between the stringers;
- a second panel at least partially disposed within the gap between the stringers;
- and
- a band style fastener disposed about a portion of the base and a portion of one of the first panel and the second panel, wherein the band style fastener secures the one of the first panel and the second panel to the base, and
- wherein there is a transition fit between the first panel and the base, and there is a transition fit between the second panel and the base.
A collapsible crate, comprising:
- a base including two exterior stringers and three interior stringers, a first of the exterior stringers and a first of the interior stringers defining a first gap therebetween and a second of the exterior stringers and a second of the interior stringers defining a second gap therebetween;
- a front panel comprising a first set of boards at least partially disposed within the first gap, the first set of boards being continuous in profile and straight along their whole length;
- a back panel comprising a second set of boards at least partially disposed within the second gap, the second set of boards being continuous in profile and straight along their whole length;
- a first side panel comprising a first pair of corner uprights at least partially disposed within the first gap and the second gap, the first pair of corner uprights being continuous in profile and straight along their whole length;
- a second side panel comprising a second pair of corner uprights at least partially disposed within the first gap and the second gap, the second pair of corner uprights being continuous in profile and straight along their whole length;
- a first band style fastener disposed about a portion of the base and a portion of the first side panel;
- a second band style fastener disposed about a portion of the base and a portion of the second side panel, wherein the band style fasteners secure the first side panel and the second side panel to the base, and
- wherein there is a transition fit between the front panel and the base, and there is a transition fit between the back panel and the base.
A method of assembling a collapsible crate, comprising the steps of:
- providing a base including at least two stringers, the stringers defining a gap therebetween;
- providing a first panel;
- partially disposing the first panel within the gap between the stringers;
- providing a second panel;
- partially disposing the second panel within the gap between the stringers;
- providing a band style fastener;
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- disposing the band style fastener about a portion of the base and a portion of one of the first panel and the second panel, wherein the band style fastener secures the one of the first panel and the second panel to the base, and wherein there is a transition fit between the first panel and the base, and there is a transition fit between the second panel and the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.