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US 11,866,225 B2Granted
Reusable knock-down shipping container
AssigneeFives Intralogistics Corp.
InventorClyde Schafer
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Abstract
A shipping container formed from a single piece of flexible planar material as a continuous and contiguous structure foldable into a reusable, knock-down box. The shell body comprises a fabric or mesh and includes a semi-rigid bottom panel and a zipper disposed within an end panel securing an end panel flap. A pair of opposing handles are formed in the end portion and a resealable label pouch is affixed to a top panel.
Claims28
A reusable collapsible shipping container, comprising:
- a single piece of flexible continuous and contiguous planar material comprising a textile fabric or mesh of natural man made or synthetic fibers;
- said planar material formed having a plurality of longitudinal creases or seams forming a spaced apart top panel opposing a bottom panel, and a pair of opposing side panels connecting said top panel and said bottom panel;
- a rear panel having edges attaching to said edges of said top panel, said bottom panel, and said opposing side panels;
- a front panel having edges attaching to said edges of said top panel, said bottom panel, and said opposing side panels;
- said front panel including a hinged flap having a bottom hinge and a top edge and side edges attaching to said front panel by a zipper;
- said front panel and said rear panel including a centrally disposed opening forming handles;
- a resealable label pouch affixed to a top surface of said top panel;
- said side panels including medial longitudinal ceases or seams extending a selected distance from a center position and diagonal creases or seams extending from a distal end of said medial longitudinal cease to each upper and lower corner of said container;
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- a semi-rigid removable bottom or base is composed of ABS plastic or urethane.
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A reusable collapsible shipping container, comprising:
- a single piece of flexible continuous and contiguous planar material comprising a textile fabric or mesh of natural man made or synthetic fibers;
- said planar material formed having a plurality of longitudinal creases or seams forming a spaced apart top panel opposing a bottom panel, and a pair of opposing side panels connecting said top panel and said bottom panel;
- a rear panel having edges attaching to said edges of said top panel, said bottom panel, and said opposing side panels;
- a front panel having edges attaching to said edges of said top panel, said bottom panel, and said opposing side panels;
- said front panel including a hinged flap having a bottom hinge and a top edge and side edges attaching to said front panel by a zipper;
- said front panel and said rear panel including a centrally disposed opening forming handles;
- said side panels including medial longitudinal ceases or seams extending a selected distance from a center position and diagonal creases or seams extending from a distal end of said medial longitudinal ceases to each upper and lower corner of said container;
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- a semi-rigid removable bottom or base.
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A reusable collapsible shipping container, comprising:
- a single piece of flexible continuous and contiguous planar material comprising a textile fabric or mesh of natural man made or synthetic fibers;
- said planar material formed having a plurality of longitudinal creases or seams forming a spaced apart top panel opposing a bottom panel, and a pair of opposing side panels connecting said top panel and said bottom panel;
- a rear panel having edges attaching to said edges of said top panel, said bottom panel, and said opposing side panels;
- a front panel having edges attaching to said edges of said top panel, said bottom panel, and said opposing side panels;
- said front panel, said top panel, or a combination thereof including a hinged flap attaching to said front panel or said top panel by means of fastening;
- said front panel and said rear panel including a centrally disposed opening forming handles;
- said side panels including medial longitudinal ceases or seams extending a selected distance from a center position and diagonal creases or seams extending from a distal end of said medial longitudinal cease to each upper and lower corner of said container;
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- a semi-rigid removable bottom or base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.