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US 12,269,641 B2Granted
Intermediate bulk container (IBC) and associated pallet
AssigneeElkhart Plastics LLC
InventorJacob M. Hixson
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Abstract
An intermediate bulk container system includes a molded bottle and a pallet. The molded bottle includes a bottom wall and a top wall opposite the bottom wall. A plurality of support columns extend vertically from the bottom wall and define a column thickness. A plurality of sidewalls extending vertically between the bottom wall and the top wall and horizontally between the support columns. The sidewalls define a sidewall thickness that is less than the column thickness.
Claims20
A molded bottle for an intermediate bulk container system, the molded bottle comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a top wall opposite the bottom wall;
- a plurality of columns extending vertically from the bottom wall, each of the plurality of columns defining a column thickness and a first height;
- and
- a plurality of sidewalls extending vertically between the bottom wall and the top wall and horizontally between the plurality of columns, each of the plurality of sidewalls defining a sidewall thickness that is less than the column thickness, and each of the plurality of sidewalls having a top surface and a second height defined between the bottom wall and the top surface, wherein the first height is greater than the second height.
2 more elements
An intermediate bulk container system, comprising:
- a molded bottle including a top wall, a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top wall and bottom wall, and a plurality of support columns extending vertically from the bottom wall and defining a first height and a column thickness that is greater than a sidewall thickness defined by the plurality of sidewalls, wherein each of the plurality of sidewalls includes a top surface and a second height defined between the bottom wall and the top surface, with the first height being greater than the second height;
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- a pallet supporting the bottom wall of the molded bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.