Pallet cover and transport container
OwnerCharles Birnstihlinventor
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Abstract
A pallet cover and transport container includes a container body having a top end, a plurality of side walls, and an interior space. The bottom end of the container is open to the interior space and includes complementary dimensions to a shipping pallet. A first plurality of grooves are disposed along the bottom end of the side walls at locations complementary to the side channels of the shipping pallet. Connectors are disposed along the side walls to removably secure the container to a pallet. The connectors including a sliding shaft having an aperture for receiving a lock. A second plurality of grooves are disposed along the closed top end of the container body to allow the container to be used while inverted and transported by a forklift.
Claims14
A cover and transport container for use with a shipping pallet, said container comprising:
- a container body having a closed top end, a plurality of side walls, an open bottom end and an interior space;
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- a plurality of grooves that are positioned along a bottom edge of at least one of the side walls;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions extending from an outside surface of the closed top end, said plurality of protrusions forming a second plurality of grooves having a location that is complimentary to a location of the plurality of grooves, wherein said second plurality of grooves being configured to receive a forks of a forklift when the cover is in the inverted position,
- wherein the open bottom end includes a rectangular shape having dimensions that are complementary to a dimension of a shipping pallet, and each of the plurality of grooves include locations that are complementary to a location of a fork channel on the shipping pallet, and
- wherein the container body includes a unitary construction having functionality for operating in an inverted position wherein a plurality of objects are stored on an inside surface of the closed top end within the interior space.
A cover comprising:
- a top wall;
- a plurality of side walls;
- an open bottom end;
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- a plurality of grooves that are positioned along a bottom edge of at least one of the side walls;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions extending from an outside surface of the closed top end, said plurality of protrusions forming a second plurality of grooves having a location that is complimentary to a location of the plurality of grooves, wherein said second plurality of grooves being configured to receive a forks of a forklift when the cover is in the inverted position,
- wherein the open bottom end includes a rectangular shape having dimensions that are complementary to a dimension of a shipping pallet,
- wherein each of the plurality of grooves include locations that are complementary to a location of a fork channel on the shipping pallet,
- wherein the top wall and the plurality of side wall define a hollow interior space, and
- wherein the top wall and the plurality of side walls are permanently joined together and include functionality for operating in an inverted position wherein a plurality of objects are stored on an inside surface of the closed top end within the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.